Govt. silent over stock ‘deals’ poser in P'MEnt

Wednesday, 23 May 2012 00:16 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Yesterday in Parliament there were no plausible answers from the Government to the following oral questions from UNP MP John Amaratunga to Minister of Finance and Planning:

(a) Will he inform this House separately:

(i) the number of shares held in Galadari Hotels Lanka PLC, Laugfs Gas PLC and Ceylon Grain Elevators PLC by the Employees Provident Fund;

(ii) the dates on which each lot of shares were purchased;

(iii) the price at which aforesaid shares were purchased;

(iv) the persons from whom the shares were purchased;

(v) if the said shares have been subsequently sold, the person or persons to whom they were sold, on per lot basis;

(vi) the price at which the said shares were sold per each lot; and

(vii) the names of the brokers involved in these transactions?

(b) If not, why?