166/’15
Hon. Lucky Jayawardana,— To ask the Minister of Industry and Commerce,—
(a) Is he aware that —
(i) a building that bears the name ‘Mahinda Rajapaksha Theatre’ has been constructed at the premises of the National Institute of Co-operative Development in Polgolla;
(ii) the aforesaid building is not effectively utilized despite that a long time has passed since the opening of that building;
(iii) performers and artists do not get the opportunity of staging performances at this theatre due to the high charges made; and
(iv) this has caused a great injustice to performers and artists?
(b) Will he inform this House —
(i) of the amount of money that was spent by the government for the construction of this building;
(ii) of the date on which the aforesaid building was opened;
(iii) of the number of performances that have been staged at this theater as at present;
(iv) of the nature of those performances;
(v) of the amount that is charged per day for staging a performance at this theatre;
(vi) of the time limit given for using the theatre per day;
(vii) of the total income that has been earned so far from the performances that have been staged at this theatre;
(viii) whether action will be taken to provide the opportunity for performers and artists to stage performances at this theatre paying a reasonable charge; and
(ix) if so, the date from which such action would be taken?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2015-11-24
Asked by
Hon. Lucky Jayawardana, M.P.
Ministry
Industry and Commerce
Legislature
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
The answer is given in sinhala language.
Answered Date
2015-11-24
Answered by
Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka, M.P.
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