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13th Parliament · 1st Session

Tuesday, 1 March 2016

Members (83 present, 9 absent)

Present (83)

Alex Yam Amrin Amin (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Home Affairs) Amy Khor Lean Suan (Senior Minister of State for Health and the Environment and Water Resources) Ang Hin Kee Ang Wei Neng Baey Yam Keng (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth) Cedric Foo Chee Keng Chan Chun Sing (Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Government Whip) Charles Chong (Deputy Speaker) Chee Hong Tat (Minister of State for Communications and Information and Health) Chen Show Mao Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Chong Kee Hiong Christopher de Souza Daniel Goh Pei Siong Darryl David Denise Phua Lay Peng Dennis Tan Lip Fong Desmond Choo Desmond Lee (Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development and Deputy Leader of the House) Foo Mee Har Gan Kim Yong (Minister for Health) Gan Thiam Poh Goh Chok Tong Grace Fu Hai Yien (Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Leader of the House) Halimah Yacob (Speaker) Heng Chee How (Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office) Heng Swee Keat (Minister for Finance) Indranee Rajah (Senior Minister of State for Finance and Law) Intan Azura Mokhtar Jessica Tan Soon Neo Joan Pereira K Shanmugam (Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law) Khaw Boon Wan (Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport) Koh Poh Koon (Minister of State for National Development and Trade and Industry) Kwek Hian Chuan Henry Lam Pin Min (Minister of State for Health) Lawrence Wong (Minister for National Development) Lee Bee Wah Lee Hsien Loong (Prime Minister) Lee Yi Shyan Leon Perera Liang Eng Hwa Lily Neo Lim Biow Chuan (Deputy Speaker) Lim Hng Kiang (Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade)) Lim Swee Say (Minister for Manpower) Lim Wee Kiak Louis Ng Kok Kwang Low Thia Khiang Low Yen Ling (Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers for Trade and Industry and Acting Ministers for Education) Masagos Zulkifli B M M (Minister for the Environment and Water Resources) Melvin Yong Yik Chye Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman (Senior Minister of State for Defence and Foreign Affairs) Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social and Family Development and Acting Ministers for Education) Ng Chee Meng (Acting Minister for Education (Schools) and Senior Minister of State for Transport) Ng Eng Hen (Minister for Defence) Ong Teng Koon Ong Ye Kung (Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) and Senior Minister of State for Defence) Patrick Tay Teck Guan Png Eng Huat Pritam Singh Rahayu Mahzam Saktiandi Supaat Sam Tan Chin Siong (Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office and Minister of State for Manpower and Deputy Government Whip) Seah Kian Peng Sim Ann (Senior Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Finance and Deputy Government Whip) Sitoh Yih Pin Sun Xueling Sylvia Lim Tan Chuan-Jin (Minister for Social and Family Development) Tan Wu Meng Teo Chee Hean (Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security) Teo Ho Pin Teo Ser Luck (Minister of State for Manpower) Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies) Tin Pei Ling Vikram Nair Yaacob Ibrahim (Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs) Yee Chia Hsing Zainal Sapari Zaqy Mohamad

Absent (9)

Motions (4)

Bills (2)

Oral Answers (15)

Oral Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Safeguarding Interests of Young and Vulnerable Persons during Police Investigations

Desmond Lee Rahayu Mahzam Dennis Tan Lip Fong +5 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Schools' Procedures for Students Involved in Police Investigations

Ng Chee Meng Ang Wei Neng Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development

Alternative HDB or JTC Sites for Small Businesses whose Premises are Destroyed by Fire

Saktiandi Supaat Desmond Lee
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development

Plans for HDB Commercial Shops with Near-expiry Leases

Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Lawrence Wong
Oral Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Bookings Made for Stationary Vehicles with Engines Running

Masagos Zulkifli B M M Lim Wee Kiak
Oral Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Effectiveness of High-rise Littering Prevention Measures

Gan Thiam Poh Tan Wu Meng Ang Wei Neng +3 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport

Measures to Prevent and Minimise Impact of Oil Spills

Ang Wei Neng Ng Chee Meng Joan Pereira
Oral Answer Ministry of Finance

Clawback Amounts from Productivity and Innovation Credit Payouts

Sylvia Lim Indranee Rajah
Oral Answer Ministry of Finance

Ensuring Fair Terms in Government Contracts

Zainal Sapari Indranee Rajah
Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Inclusion of History and Maintenance of Tripartite Relations in School Curriculum

Melvin Yong Yik Chye Low Yen Ling Patrick Tay Teck Guan
Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Creating Ethics-based Education System Centred on Character and Not Grades

Low Yen Ling Christopher de Souza Lee Bee Wah +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Plans to Preserve Singapore's Food Heritage

Lim Wee Kiak Sim Ann
Oral Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Preventing Outrage of Modesty Cases on MRT Trains

Amrin Amin Leon Perera Lee Bee Wah
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Changes in the Doctor- and Nurse-to-Population Ratios

Tan Wu Meng Leon Perera Chee Hong Tat +2 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

HDB Rental Flats for Displaced and Homeless Individuals

Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap

Written Answers (17)

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Including National Wage Council's Recommendations as Requirements in Cleaning Contracts

Masagos Zulkifli B M M Zainal Sapari
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Monitoring Performance of Contractors Managing Maintenance Works in Private Estates

Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Accurately Calibrated Weighing Scales at Supermarkets and Grocery Stores

S Iswaran Chen Show Mao
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Take-up rates of Schemes that Encourage SMEs to Hire Fresh Graduates and Interns

S Iswaran Chen Show Mao
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Early Alerts for Road Diversions Using Digital Message Display Units

Gan Thiam Poh Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Locations of ATMs

Tan Wu Meng Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Sale of Land Parcels around Major MRT Interchange Stations

Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Publicity for and Feedback on Silver Zone Project

Khaw Boon Wan Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Compensation for Injuries Caused by Cyclists

Lee Bee Wah Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Pensioners' Out-of-pocket Medical Expenses since Implementation of MediShield Life

Png Eng Huat Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Government Land for Landed Housing Development to Meet Demand

Gan Thiam Poh Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Cycling Offences in Past Two Years

Lim Wee Kiak Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Prosecutions for Illegal Use of Electric Bicycles

Khaw Boon Wan Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Update on Electric Vehicle (EV) Phase 1 Test-bed

Ang Hin Kee Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Actions by CASE against Errant Vendors and Retailers

S Iswaran Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Appeals for Higher HDB Loan Quantum

Lawrence Wong Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Experiment and Sale of Genetically-modified Fish in Singapore

Lawrence Wong Leon Perera