The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Kalutara· 21 October 2025 ·Oral question: Question by Private Notice (SO 27(2)): Health Services and Drug Shortages

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Assured Parliament that the proposed changes are intended to strengthen and develop the service, not to make arbitrary alterations. He rejected suggestions that the Government would seek ad hoc approvals for routine matters such as changing tyres or batteries.

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¶ 01 Please don’t allege changes we are not making. Our aim is to develop the service; we won’t be seeking ad hoc permissions just to change tyres or batteries. We will strengthen the service.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 21 October 2025 ·No. 22635 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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