Topic
Corruption & Governance Reform
2,708 speeches · 349 speakers
Party share
By the speaker's party · counts only, no scoring. "Unattributed" = speeches not resolved to an MP.
Most active on this topic
| # | Member | Speeches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P. JJB | 91 |
| 2 | Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney at Law, M.P. SJB | 86 |
| 3 | Hon. Mujibur Rahman, M.P. SJB | 80 |
| 4 | Hon. Ajith P. Perera, M.P. SJB | 70 |
| 5 | Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, M.P. SJB | 68 |
| 6 | Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, M.P. JJB | 68 |
| 7 | Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna, M.P. Independent Group 17 - Jaffna | 67 |
| 8 | Hon. Sajith Premadasa, M.P. SJB | 65 |
| 9 | Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, M.P. NDF | 64 |
| 10 | Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe, M.P. JJB | 64 |
Speeches
2,708 on this topic- 20 November 2025 The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy JJB AI summary Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy raised a supplementary question about an alleged fraud attempt using the name “Ministry of Digital Economy, Sri Lanka” and a government 1020 code to obtain bank and personal details. He tabled documentary evidence, including a phone number, for inclusion in the Hansard and asked the Minister to take the matter into consideration. Oral Question No. 3 (Q.812/2025): Financial Cybercrime Complaints (Second Round) Read →
- 20 November 2025 The Hon. Hector Appuhamy SJB AI summary Hon. Hector Appuhamy raised concerns over the President’s statement that documents related to the Easter Sunday attacks investigation had been removed, warning that such an act would obstruct justice and constitute a serious offence. He asked how the alleged removal of files is being investigated and requested that the Government report to Parliament on the matter. He also urged that the investigation not be handled solely by the Government, but treated as a shared responsibility of Parliament. Oral Question No. 1 (Q.680/2025): Environment - Deputy Minister Response and Adjournment Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti - Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development JJB AI summary The Minister stated that the Sri Lanka Cement Corporation had leased land at the Aruwakkalu Limestone Deposit to Asha Minerals without approval from the Ministry or the Attorney-General’s Department, and that related legal proceedings are ongoing. He also explained the background to the 2005 agreement concerning the salvaging of the “M.V. Cordiality” and the handover of recovered ilmenite to Asha Lanka Enterprises following Attorney-General’s advice and a committee recommendation. He rejected the suggestion that the Ministry had failed to protect mineral resources, noting that a review of the Mineral Resources Policy is underway to revoke irregular licences, monitor valid licences, and ensure transparent, competitive issuance of new licences, with Cabinet submission planned before year-end. Written Answers to Questions and Administrative Notices Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development JJB AI summary Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe clarified that National Agri Marketing Services Limited is a wholly Treasury-owned State company with a seven-member board, and said its creation is intended to standardize and improve the management of Dedicated Economic Centres, not privatize them. He cited unresolved audit issues, unrecovered public investment, irregular stall allocations and inconsistent management practices across the 18 centres, and proposed centre-level management committees including officials, traders, farmers, banks, police and local authorities. He outlined plans to address post-harvest losses through improved packaging, operationalize the Indian-funded Dambulla cold storage facility by December, support Government purchases of potatoes and onions, and relocate or refurbish facilities including Thambuththegama. He said leases would be for five years with valuation-based rent revisions, and that earlier draft provisions referring to a private company or re-tendering had been changed after stakeholder consultations. Adjournment: Dedicated Economic Centres Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna Independent Group 17 - Jaffna AI summary Ramanathan Archchuna opposed the Cabinet decision to convert all Dedicated Economic Centres into a private company, noting that the Northern Province lacks a functioning centre. He urged the Minister to visit Chavakachcheri and properly establish the facility, emphasizing the need for actual service delivery rather than misleading announcements. Adjournment: Dedicated Economic Centres Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake - Deputy Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs JJB AI summary Gamagedara Dissanayake discussed alleged irregularities in the management of the Dambulla Dedicated Economic Centre, including politically influenced appointments, unofficial collections from farmers, charges for entry and toilet use, and politically driven stall allocations to non-stakeholders. He said the centres were intended to benefit farmers but current practices undermine that purpose, with large monthly collections not fully reflected in official management accounts. He supported the subject Minister’s proposal for a structured mechanism to regularize DEC management and argued that those benefiting from the existing system were attempting to obstruct reforms. Adjournment: Dedicated Economic Centres Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha - Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning JJB AI summary The Minister outlined planned reforms in the Labour Ministry, including digitalizing Labour Department services to improve efficiency and compensation processes, while criticizing a previous Cabinet proposal to use space in the Mehewara Piyasa building for commercial entertainment facilities. He linked the Ministry’s work to the 2026 Budget framework, emphasizing fiscal discipline, reducing the deficit to 5.1 percent of GDP, meeting salary, pension and interest obligations, and prioritizing human capital through health and education spending. He rejected Opposition claims on low capital expenditure execution, stating that 2025 had higher execution rates than cited past years, and noted that Rs. 6.4 billion had been allocated to the Labour Ministry, including Rs. 1.2 billion for capital expenditure. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe SLMC AI summary M.S. Uthumalebbe supported the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government while urging measures to improve ethnic representation in Eastern Divisional Secretariats, including appointments reflecting local demographic balances. He requested action on pension anomalies affecting officers who retired between 2020 and 2024, amendments to Efficiency Bar circulars to protect retirees, and early Provincial Council elections. He also called for dialogue-based resolution of land and boundary disputes in conflict-affected areas and asked for a funding mechanism or subvention to help Eastern local authorities meet salary obligations and function effectively. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake JJB AI summary Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake said the Government had granted a phased 66 per cent public sector salary increase, which would also raise linked pensions, and argued that pension protections had been secured despite earlier attempts to curtail them. He stated that recruitment freezes since 2020 had caused major staffing shortages in sectors such as teaching, policing and administration, and said the Government would undertake large-scale recruitment to strengthen the public service. He also claimed private sector wages were rising alongside public salaries and linked these measures to the Government’s broader economic recovery efforts and the 2026 Budget. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan ITAK AI summary Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan raised concerns over the re-installation of a Buddha statue in Trincomalee under police protection and alleged State-backed construction of viharas and land seizures in Tamil areas, including Kuchchaveli and Thayiddi, warning that these actions could undermine communal harmony. He criticized the Opposition Leader’s support for retaining the statue and said Tamil voters expected justice from him. He also requested administrative reforms in the North and East, including the creation of Kodikamam, Achchuveli and Akkarayankulam Divisional Secretariat divisions, and the gazetting or establishment of Urban Councils and local authorities for Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Madhu, Oddusuddan, Maruthankerny and Kandawalai. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi JJB AI summary Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi said the Budget’s provision to recruit 50,000 public servants is necessary to address shortages in key cadres across central, provincial and local institutions caused by past recruitment freezes and post removals. He rejected allegations of ministerial interference in local bodies, arguing that powers are exercised under existing laws while noting that electoral mechanisms can distort control of administrations and should be corrected. He also stated that the Government is addressing pension arrears and gratuity payments, and urged recognition of progress while emphasizing the need to strengthen efficient local authorities for grassroots development. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Faiszer Musthapha, PC NDF AI summary Hon. Faiszer Musthapha urged the Government to revive the stalled Provincial Council election process by appointing the statutory Review Committee, addressing delimitation issues affecting minorities and small parties, and preserving reforms such as the mixed electoral system and 25 per cent women’s quota. He called for amendments to protect minority representation, greater devolution of constitutionally assigned Police and Land powers under the 13th Amendment, and an assessment of the Provincial Council system’s effectiveness. He also proposed reforms to reduce corruption in local authorities by limiting mayors’ and chairpersons’ executive powers, digitalizing approvals, addressing stray dogs humanely through sterilization, and resolving service and salary issues affecting management and investigations officers. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Ismail Muththu Mohamed AI summary Mohamed Ismail Muththu Mohamed raised concerns about politicization and delays in public administration, staff shortages in field-level services, inadequate travel allowances, and poor treatment of lower-level employees. He called for Provincial Council elections to be held without further delay, citing the 13th Amendment and the need to realize devolved minority rights. He also urged better resources, offices, vehicles, staffing, revenue plans, and allowances for local authorities, particularly in the North, and requested that public-sector interviews in Tamil-speaking areas be conducted or communicated in Tamil. He concluded by conveying condolences on the death of former Vavuniya Government Agent and Southern Province Governor Bandula Harischandra. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara SJB AI summary R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara argued that public administration is being weakened by officials’ fear of taking decisions, delays in Ministry approvals, and low capital expenditure, and he questioned whether Cabinet decisions and circulars are being vetted outside the Ministry. He challenged the Government’s claims on public sector salary increases and pensions, called for relief for retirees including higher deposit interest, and criticized limited allocations for housing and disaster loans for public servants. He urged equal funding and staffing for Opposition-controlled local authorities, demanded Provincial Council elections through a simple amendment restoring the previous system, and called for implementation of promised benefits for Grama Niladharis, Management Service Officers, and public officers’ vehicle permits. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi SJB AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi said his party supports holding Provincial Council elections under the previous electoral system and accused the JVP/NPP of opposing them, citing events from 1988-89 to argue that such opposition has had harmful consequences. He asserted that Provincial Council elections should be held promptly and said his side would demonstrate its public support. He also raised concerns over a Tangalle Municipal Council staff tour approved soon after the Chairman’s appointment, linking it to a fatal accident at Ella, and called for accountability, including a disciplinary inquiry into the Chairman and the granting of leave. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. B. Ariyawansha SJB AI summary Hon. B. Ariyawansha argued that the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government is central to development, but said public administration and local authorities face funding, staffing and governance problems. He criticized reductions in salary reimbursements to low-revenue local authorities, called for chairs and members to be empowered under the Pradeshiya Sabha framework, and urged equitable allocations including for Opposition MPs. He demanded urgent Provincial Council elections after more than eight years, citing the Government’s parliamentary majority to pass required legal amendments. He also called for implementation of recommendations on Management Service Officers, including salary revisions, recruitment to provincial vacancies, higher qualifications, restored senior-grade status and a clear promotion scheme. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. D.V. Chanaka SLPP AI summary Hon. D.V. Chanaka invoked Standing Order 91, which prohibits imputing improper motives or referring to Members’ private affairs, in response to allegations concerning his father’s ownership of “shops.” He denied that he or his father face theft or corruption cases and contrasted this with unnamed others who, he said, have such cases due to wrongdoing. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. W.H.M. Dharmasena SJB AI summary Hon. W.H.M. Dharmasena argued that the current local authority electoral system is impractical and requested a return to the former preferential representation system. He raised financial and staffing difficulties in local authorities, calling for excess staff redeployment and full government reimbursement of salary costs. He also sought improved allowances and facilities for Grama Niladharis, a male recruitment quota for difficult areas, and administrative and judicial reallocation of four remote Grama Niladhari divisions in Madulla to improve public access and legal administration. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. D.V. Chanaka SLPP AI summary D.V. Chanaka invoked Standing Order 86(6) to clarify what he said was a misunderstanding of remarks by the Deputy Minister regarding Police circulars on Public Safety Committees. He alleged that in Hambantota District, Police had been instructed to bring 3,500 people—not only committee chairpersons—and to use public funds to provide meals for attendees of Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s rallies. He questioned whether public revenue and Police resources could be used for political rallies and tabled a related letter, which was placed in the Library. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →
- 19 November 2025 The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman SJB AI summary Hon. Mujibur Rahuman challenged the President’s remarks on the Easter Sunday attacks, stating that key volumes and testimony from the Easter Commission report, allegedly retained during Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidency, should be sent immediately to the Parliamentary Library for MPs’ review. He also rejected the President’s allegations linking the media to drugs, urging him to present evidence publicly and act responsibly in his capacity as Executive President. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Read →