13th Parliament · 1st Session
Tuesday, 1 August 2017
Members (92 present, 9 absent)
Present (92)
Alex Yam Amrin Amin
(Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and 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)
Charles Chong
(Deputy Speaker)
Chee Hong Tat
(Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information and Health)
Chen Show Mao Cheng Li Hui Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Chia Shi-Lu Chong Kee Hiong Christopher de Souza Daniel Goh Pei Siong Denise Phua Lay Peng Dennis Tan Lip Fong Desmond Choo Desmond Lee
(Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Home Affairs and National Development and Deputy Leader of the House)
Fatimah Lateef Foo Mee Har Gan Kim Yong
(Minister for Health)
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)
Heng Swee Keat
(Minister for Finance)
Indranee Rajah
(Senior Minister of State for Finance and Law)
Intan Azura Mokhtar Janil Puthucheary
(Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information and Education)
Jessica Tan Soon Neo Joan Pereira Josephine Teo
(Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs and Manpower)
K Shanmugam
(Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law)
K Thanaletchimi Khaw Boon Wan
(Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport)
Lam Pin Min
(Senior Minister of State for Health and Transport)
Lawrence Wong
(Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance)
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
(Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers for Trade and Industry and 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
(Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers for Education and Minister for Social and Family Development)
Murali Pillai 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 Foreign Affairs and 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 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 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
Motions (2)
Bills (4)
1st Reading Ministry of Trade and Industry
Jurong Town Corporation (Amendment) Bill
1st Reading Ministry of National Development
Building Maintenance and Strata Management (Amendment) Bill
1st Reading Ministry of National Development
Professional Engineers (Amendment) Bill
2nd Reading Ministry of Social and Family Development
Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Bill
Oral Answers (6)
Oral Answer Ministry of Defence
SAF's Anti-terror Operations
Christopher de Souza Pritam Singh Ng Eng Hen
+1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport
Causes for Expressway Viaduct Collapse and Workplace Safety
Daniel Goh Pei Siong Ang Wei Neng Cheng Li Hui
+7 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower
Debar Blacklisted Construction Companies from Projects
Leon Perera Desmond Choo Low Thia Khiang
+1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower
Review of Liabilities and Penalties under Workplace Safety and Health Act
Desmond Choo Sam Tan Chin Siong
Oral Answer Ministry of Health
Guidelines to Minimise Misdiagnosis by Doctors
Lam Pin Min Lim Wee Kiak Tin Pei Ling
Oral Answer Prime Minister's Office
Foreign Interference in Singapore Elections
Cheng Li Hui Chan Chun Sing Png Eng Huat
Written Answers (67)
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Rejection of Private Hire Car Driver's Vocational Licence Applications
Zainal Sapari Gan Thiam Poh Lim Biow Chuan
+2 more
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Withdrawal of NAC Funding to Author of "State of Emergency"
Grace Fu Hai Yien Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Feasibility of Public-private Partnership for Sports Hub
Grace Fu Hai Yien Ganesh Rajaram
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Digital Development and Information
Breakdown of Programmes that Received Public Service Broadcast Funds
Ganesh Rajaram Yaacob Ibrahim
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Impact of Completion of SUTD and MIT Tie-up
Ong Ye Kung Foo Mee Har
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Singaporeans in Key Leadership and Management Positions of Autonomous Universities
Ong Ye Kung Lim Biow Chuan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Government Investigation of Encrypted Instant Messaging Apps
Seah Kian Peng K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Raising Maximum Penalty for Unattended Bags at MRT Stations
Cheng Li Hui K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Impact of Cessation of Sand Import from Cambodia
Pritam Singh Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development
Extension of Child Development Account Government Dollar-for-dollar Matching Benefit
Kok Heng Leun Tan Chuan-Jin
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Ban of Smoking at Open Windows of Residential Properties
Gan Thiam Poh Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry
Cashback Features in Hire-Purchase Schemes
Tan Wu Meng S Iswaran Cedric Foo Chee Keng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance
Enforcement Actions against Illegal Sale of Contraband Cigarettes
Gan Thiam Poh Heng Swee Keat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Reach and Effectiveness of Pioneer Generation Disability Assistance Scheme
Gan Kim Yong Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Protection of Public Hospitals against Security Threats
K Thanaletchimi Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Preparedness of Our Population for Emergency
Lee Bee Wah K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Proportion of "999" Calls that were Emergencies and Required Police Intervention
K Shanmugam Joan Pereira
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Instructions on Safe Use of Personal Mobility Devices
Lim Swee Say Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Percentage of Pro-family and Pro-breast-feeding Companies
K Thanaletchimi Lim Swee Say
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Fire Alarms for All HDB Blocks
Lawrence Wong Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Infestation of Mayflies in Nee Soon South
Lee Bee Wah Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Sightings of Crocodiles in Sembawang
Lim Wee Kiak Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Standard Bar Code Label on Drugs as Safeguard
K Thanaletchimi Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Use of CPF Funds for Children's Tuition Fees
Lim Swee Say Zainal Sapari
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Paid Annual Home Leave for Foreign Domestic Workers
Louis Ng Kok Kwang Lim Swee Say
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Actions against Short-term Rentals of Homes
Lawrence Wong Melvin Yong Yik Chye
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Availability of Heavy Vehicle Lots around HDB Towns
Kwek Hian Chuan Henry Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Electric Vehicles for Public Transport and Government Agencies
Ang Hin Kee Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Checks on Hawkers to Prevent Touting
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Joan Pereira
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Bicycle Location Services for Bike-share Operators
Khaw Boon Wan Melvin Yong Yik Chye
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Human Resource Industry's Role in Helping Jobseekers
Lim Swee Say Liang Eng Hwa
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Government's Assistance for Developers of Mobile Apps for Foreign Workers
Daniel Goh Pei Siong Lim Swee Say
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Review of HDB Blocks in Hougang for Lift Upgrading Programme
Lawrence Wong Png Eng Huat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Upgrading Ageing Bus Depots
Khaw Boon Wan Melvin Yong Yik Chye
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Parking of Vehicles by Car Rental Companies at Residential Estates
Khaw Boon Wan Sylvia Lim
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Joint Effort between SportSG and Football Association of Singapore to Promote Local Football
Grace Fu Hai Yien Ganesh Rajaram
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Career Counselling for Polytechnic Students
Lee Bee Wah Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry
Index to Track Business Costs by Category
Kwek Hian Chuan Henry Lim Hng Kiang
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office
Guidelines and Avenues for Political Appointees to Address Allegations Publicly
Chen Show Mao Lee Hsien Loong
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office
Increase in Total Number of Electors for Coming Presidential Election
Gan Thiam Poh Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office
Efforts to Catalyse Reverse Mortgages for Private Housing
Kwek Hian Chuan Henry Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Written Answer Ministry of Transport
Expected Run-in Period of New Signalling System on North-South Line
Murali Pillai Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Transport
Minimum Age Requirement for Private Hire Car Drivers
Sitoh Yih Pin Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Transport
Roadworthiness of CNG Vehicles
Cheng Li Hui Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Transport
Vehicle Inspection Regime for CNG Taxis and Private Cars
Ang Hin Kee Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Transport
Loss of Earnings by Taxi Drivers from Violent or Drunken Passengers
Khaw Boon Wan Randolph Tan
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry
Applicants Granted PR Status under EDB's Global Investor Programme
Gan Thiam Poh Lim Hng Kiang
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower
Publication of Information Forecasting Major Supply-Demand Mismatch in Specific Job Categories
Pritam Singh Lim Swee Say
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower
Decline in Average Weekly Paid Overtime Hours Worked Per Employee
Lim Swee Say Randolph Tan
Written Answer Ministry of Defence
Errors in Tamil Translations on National Day Parade 2017 Rehearsal Collaterals
Murali Pillai Ng Eng Hen
Written Answer Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Plans for ASEAN to Execute Multilateral Approach in China's One Belt One Road Initiative
Vivian Balakrishnan Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs
Recidivism of Local Inmates of Drug Rehabilitation Centres and Long-Term Imprisonment Regimes
K Shanmugam Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Law
Number of Local SMEs Owning Intellectual Property Rights
K Shanmugam Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Couples with Unsuccessful Pregnancy after Three Cycles of Subsidised Assisted Reproductive Technology Treatment
Gan Kim Yong Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Shortage of Local Doctors in Singapore
Gan Kim Yong Foo Mee Har
Written Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development
Day Care Centres for Persons with Special Needs
Desmond Choo Tan Chuan-Jin
Written Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development
Review of Family-related Laws Governing Legal Rights and Responsibilities between Step-parents and Step-children
Tan Chuan-Jin Daniel Goh Pei Siong
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Successful Applicants for Additional CPF Housing Grant
Desmond Choo Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Conditions Governing Permits for Construction Works on Terrace Houses
Lawrence Wong Sylvia Lim
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Number of HDB Flats Built Specifically for Senior Citizens Yearly since 2002
Kwek Hian Chuan Henry Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Frequency of Sweeping and Cleaning of Public Areas under NEA
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Tin Pei Ling
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Food Waste Management Strategies
Seah Kian Peng Daniel Goh Pei Siong Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer Ministry of Education
Students Suffering from Domestic Abuse
Christopher de Souza Ng Chee Meng
Written Answer Ministry of Education
Class Sizes in Primary and Secondary Schools
Leon Perera Ng Chee Meng
Written Answer Ministry of Education
Time Spent by Teachers on Marking Assignments and Administrative Work
Ng Chee Meng Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer Ministry of Education
Review of Cut-off Points for Undergraduate Courses
Ong Ye Kung Zainal Sapari
Written Answer Ministry of Education
Affordability of Degree Courses for Mature Students at Autonomous Universities
Pritam Singh Ong Ye Kung