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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 21 February 2025 ·Oral question: Question by Private Notice: Plans for Achieving Foreign Reserve Targets and Debt Servicing

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The Minister informed Parliament that the Deputy Minister of Finance, Prof. Anil Jayantha, was prepared to respond to a question raised under Standing Order 27(2), but an urgent matter prevented the response that morning. After consultation with Hon. Karunanayake, the answer was deferred to the following morning.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the Deputy Minister of Finance, Hon. Prof. Anil Jayantha, was ready to respond under Standing Order 27(2), but due to an urgent matter this morning, after consulting Hon. Karunanayake, it has been informed that the answer will be provided tomorrow morning. Therefore, the question asked under Standing Order 27(2) will be answered tomorrow morning.

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Hansard, Friday, 21 February 2025 ·No. 1740809173064396 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 February 2025. No. 1740809173064396. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3650