## Summary
Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara directed a detailed parliamentary question to the Minister of Defence concerning Sri Lanka's provision of security services to foreign maritime security companies. The question seeks to establish the origins and institutional history of this arrangement, including when it commenced and which body was originally responsible. The member further requests comprehensive financial and operational details about any company to which this responsibility may have been transferred, including annual income figures up to 2025, profit-sharing arrangements in the case of a joint venture, total payments made to the Sri Lanka Navy, and the methodology used to determine service charges. Additionally, the question asks for an accounting of firearms provided by the Tri-Forces for this purpose, broken down by type, along with the payments received for their use.
asked the Minister of Defence:
(a) Will he inform this House the –
(i) year in which the Government commenced providing security services for foreign maritime security companies; and
(ii) name of the institution that has been assigned the responsibility for providing such security services?
(b) If the responsibility for providing such security services has been shifted, will he also inform this House –
(i) the year in which it was shifted;
(ii) the name and the nature of the new company to which the said responsibility was assigned;
(iii) the income earned by the said company in each year up to 2025, separately; and
(iv) if the said company is a joint venture, the percentage of the profit that goes to each party?
(c) Will he further inform this House, regarding the said company, the –
(i) total amount of money received by the Sri Lanka Navy from the inception of the company to date;
(ii) methodology adopted in determining the charges for the services rendered;
(iii) the number of firearms that have been provided by the Tri-forces by type, separately; and
(iv) amount paid for the firearms?
(d) If not, why?