3293/’12
Hon. Buddhika Pathirana,— To ask the Minister of Mass Media and Information,—
(a) Is he aware that a Ministers’ Sub-Committee was appointed in June 2008, in Room No. 2/08 at the Bandaranayaka Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) under the leadership of the Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development to look into the harassments taking place against media personnel in Sri Lanka ?
(b) Will he inform this House—
(i) whether the aforesaid Sub-Committee has been abolished by now; and
(ii) if so, the reasons for that ?
(c) Will he state separately on per year basis—
(i) the amount of money spent on the rent, telephone bills and electricity bills of the building in which the Ministers’ Sub-Committee to look into the harassments taking place against media personnel in Sri Lanka housed; and
(ii) the total amount of money spent for other expenses in addition to the expenses mentioned in (i) above ?
(d) Will he also inform this House—
(i) of the name of the Ministry that the aforesaid expenditure was borne and the relevant Expenditure Heads; and
(ii) if the aforesaid payments have not yet been made by now the date on which it will be done ?
(e) If not, why ?
Asked Date
2013-11-26
Asked by
Hon. Buddhika Pathirana, M.P.
Ministry
Mass Media and Information
Legislature
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Threats against Journalists
Answered Date
2014-06-04
Answered by
Hon. Keheliya Rambukwella, M.P.
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