The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development
The Minister stated that the functions of the former Ministry of Trade, Consumer Affairs, Co-operative Development and Christian Religious Affairs were transferred in 2018 to another ministry under Extraordinary Gazette No. 2103/33 of 28 December 2018. He informed Parliament that, as a result, the current Ministry has no document files relating to the requested period regarding official vehicles.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 MINISTER OF TRADE, CONSUMER, CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS APPOINTED IN NOVEMBER 2018: OFFICIAL VEHICLES
¶ 02 In 2018, the scope of the then Ministry of Trade, Consumer Affairs, Co-operative Development and Christian Religious Affairs was transferred to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Resettlement of Prolonged Displaced Persons and Co-operative Development, which was established by Extraordinary Gazette No. 2103/33 dated 28.12.2018.
¶ 03 Accordingly, you are kindly informed that the current Ministry does not have any document files relevant to the required period.
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 January 2026. No. 23111. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17695