The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya
Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya provided details on the Speaker’s official facilities, stating that he uses a petrol Mitsubishi car and a diesel BMW car, for which Parliament pays only the fuel allowance. She said the official residence at No. 8-1, Lauries Lane, Colombo 04 was allocated to him from 8 January 2025 while he holds office, with 12.5% of his monthly allowance deducted as rent and utility bills paid by the occupant.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Okay. I will state the vehicle details:
¶ 02 (1) The Hon. Speaker uses two vehicles: a Mitsubishi car (petrol) and a BMW car (diesel). For these, Parliament pays only the fuel allowance.
¶ 03 Regarding the apartment: by letter No. HD/H/GQ/1.0/8-1(1) dated 26.03.2025 from the Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, the Government official residence at No. 8-1, Lauries Lane, Colombo 04, has been allocated for the period during which he holds office as Speaker, with effect from 08.01.2025.
¶ 04 (c) (ii) Yes.
¶ 05 (iii) As rent, 12.5% per month is deducted from the Speaker’s monthly allowance and credited to Government revenue, while the electricity and water bills are paid by the occupant.
¶ 06 (d) Not applicable.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 5 May 2026 ·No. 23546 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 May 2026. No. 23546. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19733