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13th Parliament · 1st Session

Monday, 9 January 2017

Members (94 present, 7 absent)

Present (94)

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 Azmoon Ahmad 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) Chee Hong Tat (Minister of State for Communications and Information and Health) Chen Show Mao Cheng Li Hui Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Chia Shi-Lu Chia Yong Yong Chong Kee Hiong Christopher de Souza Daniel Goh Pei Siong 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) Edwin Tong Chun Fai Fatimah Lateef Foo Mee Har Gan Thiam Poh Ganesh Rajaram 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) Indranee Rajah (Senior Minister of State for Finance and Law) Intan Azura Mokhtar Janil Puthucheary (Minister of State for Communications and Information and Education) Jessica Tan Soon Neo Joan Pereira Josephine Teo (Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office and Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Transport) K Shanmugam (Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law) K Thanaletchimi Khaw Boon Wan (Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport) Koh Poh Koon (Minister of State for National Development and Trade and Industry) Kok Heng Leun Kuik Shiao-Yin Kwek Hian Chuan Henry Lam Pin Min (Minister of State for Health) Lawrence Wong (Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance) 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 Ministers for Education) Mahdev Mohan 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 Ministers for Education) Murali Pillai Ng Chee Meng (Minister for Education (Schools) and Second Minister for Transport) Ng Eng Hen (Minister for Defence) Ong Teng Koon Ong Ye Kung (Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) and Second Minister for Defence) Patrick Tay Teck Guan Png Eng Huat Pritam Singh Rahayu Mahzam Randolph Tan S Iswaran (Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry)) 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 Trade and Industry 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 Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies) Thomas Chua Kee Seng Tin Pei Ling Vikram Nair Vivian Balakrishnan (Minister for Foreign Affairs) Yaacob Ibrahim (Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs) Yee Chia Hsing Zainal Sapari Zaqy Mohamad

Absent (7)

Motions (2)

Bills (6)

Oral Answers (10)

Oral Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Trade Associations' Roles to Drive Industry Transformation Maps

Thomas Chua Kee Seng S Iswaran
Oral Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Implication of Recent ASEAN-Sino Partnerships

Zaqy Mohamad S Iswaran
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport

Impact on Singapore of Construction of Kuala Linggi International Port in Malacca

Josephine Teo Saktiandi Supaat
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport

Total Road Charges Paid by Singapore Vehicles to Malaysian Authority at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints

Ang Wei Neng Khaw Boon Wan
Oral Answer Ministry of Defence

Update on Seizure of Singapore's Terrex Infantry Carrier Vehicles in Hong Kong

Sun Xueling Dennis Tan Lip Fong Vikram Nair +5 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Defence

State of Singapore's Relations with China in View of Seizure of Terrex Vehicles

Zaqy Mohamad Vivian Balakrishnan Chia Yong Yong +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Singapore's Response to Refugee Situation in Rakhine State in Myanmar

Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap Vivian Balakrishnan Louis Ng Kok Kwang +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Measures to Improve Telecom Network Resilience Given Recent Service Disruptions

Ong Teng Koon Zaqy Mohamad Yaacob Ibrahim
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower

Impact of Softer Economy on Employment of Recent Graduates and Older Workers

Lim Wee Kiak Lim Swee Say
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower

Number of Workers who Secure Jobs at Government-supported Job Fairs

Leon Perera Lim Swee Say

Written Answers (57)

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

Measures to Reduce Food Waste

Masagos Zulkifli B M M Melvin Yong Yik Chye
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Radicalisation of Foreign Domestic Workers

Fatimah Lateef K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Challenges in Ramping Up HDB Flat Supply

Lawrence Wong Chong Kee Hiong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development

Maternity Claims for Mothers whose Companies Close Down During Maternity Leave Period

Tan Chuan-Jin Darryl David
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Improvements after Signalling System Upgrade at North-South and East-West MRT Lines

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

Action against Illegal Gambling Dens

Chia Yong Yong K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Issues Surfaced through Suara Musyawarah Exercise

Azmoon Ahmad Yaacob Ibrahim
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Sustaining Youths' Interest in Sports after Olympics

Grace Fu Hai Yien Lim Wee Kiak
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Reason for Singapore's Drop in World Talent Report 2016 Ranking

Ong Ye Kung Tin Pei Ling
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance

Drawing on Past Reserves for Singapore-Malaysia High-speed Rail Project

Pritam Singh Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Impact of Low Water Levels at Johore River Dams on Singapore-Malaysia Water Agreement Obligations

Seah Kian Peng Vivian Balakrishnan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Pilot Public-Private Partnership to Send Emergency Cases Transported by SCDF Ambulances to Raffles Hospital

Fatimah Lateef Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Evidence that Section 309 of Penal Code Deters Attempted Suicides

K Shanmugam Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Number and Causes of Environment-related Workplace Injuries

Lim Swee Say Zainal Sapari
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Encouraging Building Owners and Developers to Adopt Solar Energy Technology

Lee Bee Wah Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Upcoming Home Improvement Programme Plans for HDB Flats in Nee Soon

Lee Bee Wah Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Energy Usage Trends and Future Energy Conservation Plans

Azmoon Ahmad Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Measures to Protect Consumers who Buy from Parallel Car Importers

Cheng Li Hui S Iswaran
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Setting Minimum Age Limit for Drivers of Private Hire Vehicles

Khaw Boon Wan Zainal Sapari
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Issues Highlighted from Our Singapore Conversation Exercise

Azmoon Ahmad Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Minimise Sale of Beverages with High Sugar and Caffeine Content in School Canteens

Melvin Yong Yik Chye Ng Chee Meng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Tracking of Zika Cases and After-effects

Ang Wei Neng Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Singapore's Economic Growth Trend and Progress on Productivity and Innovation Adoption

S Iswaran Foo Mee Har
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Complaint against EM Services for Refusal to Supply Lift Components

Pritam Singh Lim Hng Kiang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Assessment of Deployment of Driverless Vehicles for Public Transport

Fatimah Lateef Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Amount of Operating Subsidy for Public Bus Operators in 2017 under Bus Contracting Model

Gan Thiam Poh Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Measures to Ensure Safe Evacuation of Persons Using Mobility Aids during Train Breakdowns

Khaw Boon Wan Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Number of Officers Hired for Enforcement Action against Errant Cyclists or Users of Personal Mobility Devices

Khaw Boon Wan Lim Biow Chuan
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Steps to Prevent Commercial Vehicles from Parking in Non-charging Parking Spaces

Sitoh Yih Pin Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Review of Traffic Flow at Junction outside Trade Association Hub

Khaw Boon Wan Thomas Chua Kee Seng
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Taxi Driver's Vocational Licence (TDVL) Re-application Criteria

Sitoh Yih Pin Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Inclusion of Potong Pasir in Silver Zone Programme

Sitoh Yih Pin Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Foldable Bikes and E-scooters Pilot Project Findings

Lee Bee Wah Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Update on Cross Island MRT Line Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Khaw Boon Wan Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Considerations for LRT Service Bi-directional Operations

Sun Xueling Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Update on Construction of Lifts at Pedestrian Overhead Bridges

Ang Wei Neng Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Developing and Maintaining a Singaporean Core in Commercial Aviation Pilot Sector

Low Thia Khiang Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Rank-and-file Workers on Adapt and Grow Programme

Lim Swee Say Zainal Sapari
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Labour Court Orders on Employee Salary Non-payment

Kok Heng Leun Lim Swee Say
Written Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Personal Data Collection at REACH's Public Events

Low Thia Khiang Yaacob Ibrahim
Written Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Ministry of Communications and Information Public Opinion Polls

Chen Show Mao Yaacob Ibrahim
Written Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Collection and Disbursement of Zakat by MUIS

Yaacob Ibrahim Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap
Written Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Mendaki Educational Loans for Post-graduate Programmes

Yaacob Ibrahim Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap
Written Answer Ministry of Foreign Affairs

ASEAN Meeting Update on Developments in Myanmar Rakhine State

Christopher de Souza Vivian Balakrishnan
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Convictions from Total Number of Crime Cases Reported from 2010-2015

Low Thia Khiang K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Subsidies Received by CHAS Cardholders for Dental Services

Daniel Goh Pei Siong Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Profile and Allocation of Additional 30,000 Healthcare Workers Required by 2020

Gan Kim Yong Tin Pei Ling
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Impact of Managed Care Companies and Third-party Administrator Companies on Healthcare Costs

Ang Wei Neng Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Update on SG50's "50 Schools, 50 SMEs" Initiative

S Iswaran Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Finance

Proportion of Public Procurement Projects' Contract Price Targeted at Wage Increases for Outsourced Workers

Heng Swee Keat Zainal Sapari
Written Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

Factors Determining Number and Capacity of Senior Activity and Care Centres in HDB Towns

Tan Chuan-Jin Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Dedicated Rest Areas Set aside for Outsourced Workers in Government Buildings

Lawrence Wong Zainal Sapari
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Raising Income Cap of $1,500 for Public Rental Housing

Lawrence Wong Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Number of HDB Blocks Qualified for Home Improvement Programme

Ang Wei Neng Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Update on NEA's Rodent Control Efforts

Lee Bee Wah Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Breakdown in Utilisation Rate of SkillsFuture Credits by Age Group

Ong Ye Kung Melvin Yong Yik Chye
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Statistics on Approved Training Organisations (ATOs), Public and Inhouse ATOs and Inhouse ATOs

Daniel Goh Pei Siong Ong Ye Kung