Topic
Land & Housing
1,053 speeches · 220 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. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe, M.P. JJB | 106 |
| 2 | Hon. Anura Karunathilaka, M.P. JJB | 43 |
| 3 | Hon. Aravinda Senarath, M.P. JJB | 39 |
| 4 | Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, M.P. ITAK | 26 |
| 5 | Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna, M.P. JJB | 24 |
| 6 | Hon. Jeevan Thondaman, M.P. UNP | 22 |
| 7 | Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P. JJB | 22 |
| 8 | Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan, M.P. ITAK | 20 |
| 9 | Hon. Mano Ganesan, M.P. SJB | 18 |
| 10 | Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran, M.P. ITAK | 18 |
Speeches
1,053 on this topic- 5 February 2025 The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka JJB AI summary Anura Karunathilaka stated that deeds have been issued for 1,678 housing units across 24 projects and that remaining deeds will be granted after compliance certificates, notarial deeds, and settlement of outstanding water, assessment, and monthly charges. He noted that beneficiaries may be required to pay up to Rs. 350,000, but the Government is preparing a mechanism for residents facing hardship and is considering further reductions to expedite the issuance of deeds. Oral Question: UDA Housing Units and Deed Distribution (Q.295/2024) Read →
- 5 February 2025 The Hon. S.M. Marikkar SJB AI summary Asked the Minister to state the aggregate total number of housing units. Oral Question: UDA Housing Units and Deed Distribution (Q.295/2024) Read →
- 5 February 2025 The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka JJB AI summary Anura Karunathilaka provided figures on deed issuance under several housing projects, noting that deeds have so far been granted for Metrohomes, Mihindusenpura, and Sirisara Uyana only. He stated that 94 deeds were issued for Metrohomes, 398 for Mihindusenpura, and 34 for Sirisara Uyana, while other listed projects remain pending under programmes scheduled for 2025 to 2027. Detailed project-wise information, including unit totals, divisional secretariat areas, and planned deed programme years, was tabled in an annex. Oral Question: UDA Housing Units and Deed Distribution (Q.295/2024) Read →
- 5 February 2025 The Hon. S.M. Marikkar SJB AI summary Hon. S.M. Marikkar asked for the number of housing units, seeking a specific figure in the context of the parliamentary proceedings. Oral Question: UDA Housing Units and Deed Distribution (Q.295/2024) Read →
- 5 February 2025 The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka JJB AI summary Anura Karunathilaka provided the figure that there are 24 flat projects in total. No further policy position, proposal, or question was included in the excerpt. Oral Question: UDA Housing Units and Deed Distribution (Q.295/2024) Read →
- 5 February 2025 The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing JJB AI summary The Minister stated that since 2010 the Urban Development Authority has completed 24 flat projects in the Colombo District in relation to the question on granting deeds to residents. He indicated that detailed project information is extensive, implying it would be provided separately or in fuller form as part of the answer. Oral Question: UDA Housing Units and Deed Distribution (Q.295/2024) Read →
- 5 February 2025 The Hon. S.M. Marikkar SJB AI summary Hon. S.M. Marikkar asked the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing to provide details of housing units in multi-storey flat complexes built by the Urban Development Authority in the Colombo District since 2010, broken down by complex and Divisional Secretary’s Division. He requested the number of units for which deeds have already been granted and asked whether and when deeds will be issued for units still without deeds, or the reasons if no action will be taken. Oral Question: UDA Housing Units and Deed Distribution (Q.295/2024) Read →
- 5 February 2025 The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake JJB AI summary Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake questioned the Government on the functioning of the Fragmentation Board, noting that although it was intended to prevent subdivision of plantation and coconut lands, it has lacked a Chairman and may have facilitated fragmentation instead. He asked whether new regulations would be introduced to strengthen prevention, whether the current requirement for Board approval for land parcels over five acres would be retained, and whether local authorities would be properly regulated in granting approvals. Oral Question: Coconut Production Decline (Q.290/2024) Read →
- 23 January 2025 The Hon. Amirthanathan Adaikkalanathan DTNA AI summary Hon. Amirthanathan Adaikkalanathan welcomed the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme in principle but urged that it be sustained beyond electoral considerations and applied consistently to corruption, official misconduct, and abuses by State institutions. He called for the return of lands in the North and East occupied by the armed forces or taken by departments such as Wildlife, Forest Conservation and Archaeology, and requested guaranteed prices and support for farmers and fishers affected by disasters and low market prices. He also raised concerns over killings and gun violence in Mannar, alleged police and military laxity, the need to repair the Sivapur Bridge in Manthai East, and the lack of prompt police action on harmful social media allegations, citing a Vavuniya school case. Debate: Regulations under Imports and Exports (Control) Act and Related Economic Measures Read →
- 23 January 2025 The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing JJB AI summary The Minister stated that the UDA relocated about 883 unauthorized stalls from Olcott Mawatha to the Bastian Mawatha Floating Market in 2014, following the Colombo City Beautification Project, and spent Rs. 312 million on construction and Rs. 40 million on renovations. He said the Floating Market has been unsuccessful, with low trader income, rent difficulties, and recurring UDA losses, while the original lands have been reoccupied by others because the Pettah Multimodal Transport Hub and related projects have not proceeded. He indicated that any decision on returning traders or addressing current occupants should follow an updated UDA plan and study, and that alternatives are being considered to reduce losses and provide fair options for existing traders, including a redesigned market concept or other Pettah trading spaces. Oral Question: Olcott Mawatha Traders and Floating Market Read →
- 23 January 2025 The Hon. Dewananda Suraweera JJB AI summary A question was raised to the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing about traders removed from Olcott Mawatha, Colombo 11 and relocated to shops at the Floating Market. It asked whether the Government is aware of poor sales at the new location, whether traders are seeking return to their former premises, whether restoration is possible, and what measures have been taken to improve the Floating Market. Oral Question: Olcott Mawatha Traders and Floating Market Read →
- 22 January 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe JJB AI summary Lands released for housing included four plots reserved for common amenities, which were reported to be currently unoccupied. Dr. Susil Ranasinghe stated that if those plots are being used for non-public purposes, he would refer the matter to the Land Reform Commission for investigation. He added that the LRC has authority to re-acquire reserved common lands if they are being misused and undertook to take appropriate action. Oral Question: Lands Released from Land Reform Commission to Dharmayathana Protection Council (Q.7/2025) Read →
- 22 January 2025 The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana JJB AI summary Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana questioned the status of land in Ambalanthota, Kaduwela, stating that plots reserved for common purposes and public amenities had allegedly been released to private individuals and developed with buildings. He alleged misuse and corruption involving the Land Reform Commission and asked what action would be taken to recover the land, conduct an official site inspection, identify those responsible, and restore the land for public use. Oral Question: Lands Released from Land Reform Commission to Dharmayathana Protection Council (Q.7/2025) Read →
- 22 January 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe JJB AI summary In response to concerns raised by Hon. Rohana Bandara, Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe stated that inquiries are being conducted into alleged malpractice involving LRC lands. He indicated that further action is being taken based on those inquiries. Oral Question: Lands Released from Land Reform Commission to Dharmayathana Protection Council (Q.7/2025) Read →
- 22 January 2025 The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana JJB AI summary Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana raised concerns that lands vested in the Land Reform Commission under the Land Reform Commission Act, No. 01 of 1972, and later managed by the JEDB and SPC, had been re-allocated without LRC concurrence. He referred to a CID investigation into a land in Kataragama linked to G. Rajapaksa and noted recent Government decisions to halt further LRC reallocations and establish an Auditor General’s office within the LRC. He asked what urgent measures were being taken to begin full investigations and act quickly on irregularities in LRC land administration. Oral Question: Lands Released from Land Reform Commission to Dharmayathana Protection Council (Q.7/2025) Read →
- 22 January 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe JJB AI summary On behalf of the Minister, Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe replied to a question regarding land plots, stating that there were 46 residential plots, 15 plots for roads or reservations, and 4 plots for common purposes, with their extents specified. He said the residential plots had been alienated for housing through a public auction in 2000, with additional allocations in 2007 following a request by the Chairmen’s Association of Labour Tribunals, and that valuation reports and the layout plan were tabled as annexes. He further stated that the common plots are currently unused. Oral Question: Lands Released from Land Reform Commission to Dharmayathana Protection Council (Q.7/2025) Read →
- 22 January 2025 The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana JJB AI summary Asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation for details on the release and subsequent allocation of former LRC land in the Kothalawala GN Division, Kaduwela, where a “Silk Factory” was located. He sought information on any land released to the Dharmayathana Protection Council or other parties, the number and extent of remaining plots allocated for housing, roads/reservations, and common purposes, and the basis, timing, values, survey plans, and present use of those allocations. Oral Question: Lands Released from Land Reform Commission to Dharmayathana Protection Council (Q.7/2025) Read →
- 22 January 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe JJB AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe stated that the Government is considering a structured process for issuing land titles and lands to all landowners connected to the Land Reform Commission, not only the specific owners under discussion. He emphasized that the process would be carried out in an orderly manner. Oral Question: Lands Owned by Land Reform Commission - Fraudulent Acquisition (Q.4/2025) Read →
- 22 January 2025 The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka said the Land Reform Commission’s inability to identify the extent of land it holds is a serious issue. He recalled that under the 50-acre law and related constitutional determinations, about 500–600 historically entitled families were to receive land, and said efforts during his tenure as Land Minister were not completed after the government changed. He urged the Government to resolve the matter quickly, noting that many lawful occupants have been left destitute. Oral Question: Lands Owned by Land Reform Commission - Fraudulent Acquisition (Q.4/2025) Read →
- 22 January 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe JJB AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe said issuance of LRC permits for small residential lots has been paused due to ongoing inquiries into LRC lands, but the investigations concern large project lands rather than ordinary residential titles. He expressed regret to affected applicants and stated that the backlog of individual residential permits would be fast-tracked and released soon. He also said the Urumaya free grant programme has raised concerns because grants issued without conditions may enable misuse, sale, or transfer of land, and that officials have advised considering alternatives. He noted that about 27,000 Urumaya deeds have been issued, many applications remain pending, and expert advice is being taken before further title issuance steps are finalized. Oral Question: Lands Owned by Land Reform Commission - Fraudulent Acquisition (Q.4/2025) Read →