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The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake

New Democratic Front· Badulla· 17 November 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Questions and Supplementaries (Q.1-Q.4 and Standing Order 27(2) Question)

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Asked the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government to report on State-owned official residences used by Cabinet and State Ministers under the previous Government, excluding Madiwela MP housing. He requested details on the number of such residences, their current condition, whether any have been leased or rented to institutions or businesses, and how many have been officially allocated to Ministers and Deputy Ministers of the present Government.

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¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government: STATE-OWNED OFFICIAL RESIDENCIES FOR MINISTERS: PRESENT STATUS (a) Will he inform this House: (i) the number of State-owned official residences occupied by Cabinet Ministers and State Ministers during the period of the previous Government, excluding the official residences of the Members of Parliament in the Madiwela Housing Complex; (ii) the present condition of the said State-owned official residences; (iii) whether the said State-owned official residences have been provided to other institutions or businesses on lease or rent basis; and (iv) the number of Ministers and Deputy Ministers of the present Government to whom such official residences have been duly allocated? (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Monday, 17 November 2025 ·No. 22912 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 November 2025. No. 22912. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2489