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The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 8 May 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Questions: Foreign Official Visits by Former President (Q.5/2024) and Follow-up Questions

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Hon. Lakmali Hemachandra asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education to provide details of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s official foreign visits from 2022 to 2024. She requested the number of visits, countries visited, objectives, benefits to Sri Lanka, accompanying persons funded by the Government and reasons for their inclusion, as well as the total expenditure incurred.

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¶ 01 asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education:

¶ 02 (a) Will she inform this House the - (i) number of foreign official visits made by Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe during 2022 to 2024; (ii) country of visit, objective, benefits to Sri Lanka, and persons (other than the Former President) who participated at Government expense and the purpose of including each of them, separately for each visit; and (iii) total expenditure for these visits? (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Thursday, 8 May 2025 ·No. 1748426168056758 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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