The Hon. Sajith Premadasa
Clarified that a White Paper is a discussion document rather than a final policy paper, intended to frame debate. He objected that, in the material presented, History and Information Technology appear to have been made optional subjects, arguing both should be compulsory, while noting that the matter could not be discussed at that time.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, by “White Paper” we mean not a final document, but a discussion paper — a foundational document to frame debate. Also, based on what we were shown, History and Information Technology have been made optional subjects. Both should be compulsory. Yet we cannot discuss these now.
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 July 2025. No. 1754386160089643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4137