Clarification by Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information

The following statement was made in the speech given by the Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information (Mr Tan Kiat How) during the Motion on “Building an Inclusive and Safe Digital Society” at the Sitting of 10 January 2024:

The Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information (Mr Tan Kiat How): In particular, together with preceding schemes like NEU PC Plus, we have supported a total of 26,000 households with school-going children with access to digital devices over the last three years. [Please refer to "Building an Inclusive and Safe Digital Society", Official Report, 10 January 2024, Vol 95, Issue 119, Motions section.]

Written statement by Mr Tan Kiat How circulated with leave of the Speaker in accordance with Standing Order No 29(5):

I wish to make the following factual correction to my speech given during the Sitting of 10 January 2024. My statement should read as follows:

The Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information (Mr Tan Kiat How): In particular, together with preceding schemes like NEU PC Plus, we have supported a total of 26,000 households with school-going children with access to digital devices from 2020 to 2023.