The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development
Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe stated that responses were being prepared to questions raised on 9 July 2025 by Hon. Sajith Premadasa and Hon. Shritharan. He said data on red onions had been obtained from relevant departments but the full answer was still pending and would be provided within the week. He also informed the House that the response to Hon. Premadasa’s question was lengthy and asked whether it should be read out or tabled.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the Hon. Sajith Premadasa and the Hon. Shritharan both raised questions on 09.07.2025. The Hon. Shritharan asked about red onions; we have obtained some data from the Department of Agriculture and Agrarian Services, but the full answer is pending. I will strive to provide the complete response within this week.
¶ 02 Regarding the Hon. Sajith Premadasa’s question, the reply spans 4–5 pages. Hon. Leader of the Opposition, shall I read it or table it?
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 July 2025. No. 1754386160089643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4153