Hon. S. M. Marikkar

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 21 October 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question 2 (825/2025): Ministry of Health - Purchase of Medicines

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Hon. S. M. Marikkar raised a procedural concern that a writ application filed by the Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry on the matter under discussion was pending before court, questioning whether it was appropriate for Parliament to debate it. He also asked for an assurance that there would be no medicine shortages in the following year, noting that tenders for 2026 were being processed during 2025.

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¶ 01 Second supplementary: A writ application (CA/Writ/25/2025) by the Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry is pending in court regarding today’s matter. Is it proper to debate this now? Also, can you assure there will be no medicine shortages next year given tenders for 2026 are being processed this year?

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 21 October 2025 ·No. 22635 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. S. M. Marikkar. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 October 2025. No. 22635. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29508