The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing
The Minister clarified that laboratory testing methods may produce small variations, citing results of 11 to 14 mg/kg, but said such differences are not large. He stated that the request to revise the Sri Lanka Standard was made on 20 July 2024 and was unrelated to the consignment in question. He added that the consignment had not been accepted into stores or used, and that after further checks the contractor could be required to re-export it and supply material meeting the specification.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, briefly: There are three main laboratory methods; results can vary slightly across labs and methods, but not by a large range — we saw 11 to 14 mg/kg. The request to revise SLS upwards was not recent; it dates to 2024.07.20, unrelated to this questioned consignment. As I stated, this consignment has not been taken into stores or plants; it has not been used. After further checks, if needed, we can require the contractor to re-export and supply to specification.
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Cite as: The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 February 2025. No. 1739786070060795. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23094