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The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Ratnapura· 9 October 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question 1: Oil Tanks and Pipeline in Kankesanthurai (Cement Corporation)

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Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi raised concerns about unresolved inter-agency financial settlements, citing SriLankan Airlines’ dues to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation as an example of broader weaknesses in inter-institutional transaction processes. He asked the Deputy Minister to provide a timeframe and outline the Government’s programme for settling such outstanding liabilities, warning that delays across successive terms would harm the country.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Minister, thank you for the comprehensive answer. Similar inter-agency settlement issues exist elsewhere as well, for example SriLankan Airlines’ dues to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation. Poor processes for inter-institutional transactions push problems down the road. As a responsible Government one year in office, can you commit to a time frame to conclude this? Otherwise, if this drags across terms, the country suffers. What programme are you implementing to settle such outstanding issues?

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Hansard, Thursday, 9 October 2025 ·No. 22973 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 October 2025. No. 22973. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7472