1115/’18
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara,— To ask the Minister of Plantation Industries,—
(a) Will he inform this House —
(i) of the quantity of tea annually exported by Sri Lanka in Metric tons;
(ii) of the countries that purchase tea from Sri Lanka;
(iii) whether tea in bulk is subjected to proper tests and exported under a standard monitoring mechanism, when tea is exported by the Sri Lanka Tea Board; and
(iv) if not, of the authority that holds the responsibility of the quality of tea exported?
(b) Will he also inform this House—
(i) whether sugar or other flavors and colourings were added during the process of drying and processing tea in the factories during the past period;
(ii) whether it has been confirmed through testing;
(iii) whether a measuring unit is available to measure up the sugar concentration of tea; and
(iv) of the measures that will be taken against those who engage in activities that are harmful to the proper quality of tea?
(c) If not, why ?
Asked Date
2018-09-19
Asked by
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, M.P.
Ministry
Plantation Industries
Legislature
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
2
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