13th Parliament · 2nd Session
Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Members (85 present, 15 absent)
Present (85)
Amrin Amin
(Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers for Health and Home Affairs)
Amy Khor Lean Suan
(Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources and Health)
Ang Hin Kee Ang Wei Neng Anthea Ong Arasu Duraisamy Baey Yam Keng
(Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers for Culture, Community and Youth and Transport)
Cedric Foo Chee Keng Chan Chun Sing
(Minister for Trade and Industry and Government Whip)
Charles Chong
(Deputy Speaker)
Chee Hong Tat
(Senior Minister of State for Education and Trade and Industry)
Chen Show Mao Cheng Li Hui Chong Kee Hiong Christopher de Souza Daniel Goh Pei Siong Darryl David Denise Phua Lay Peng Dennis Tan Lip Fong Desmond Choo Desmond Lee
(Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for National Development and Deputy Leader of the House)
Douglas Foo Edwin Tong Chun Fai
(Senior Minister of State for Health and Law)
Fatimah Lateef Foo Mee Har Gan Kim Yong
(Minister for Health)
Gan Thiam Poh Goh Chok Tong Heng Chee How
(Senior Minister of State for Defence)
Heng Swee Keat
(Minister for Finance)
Indranee Rajah
(Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Education and Finance)
Intan Azura Mokhtar Irene Quay Siew Ching Janil Puthucheary
(Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information and Transport)
Jessica Tan Soon Neo Joan Pereira Josephine Teo
(Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Home Affairs)
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 Liang Eng Hwa Lily Neo Lim Biow Chuan
(Deputy Speaker)
Lim Hng Kiang Lim Sun Sun Lim Swee Say Lim Wee Kiak Louis Ng Kok Kwang Low Thia Khiang Low Yen Ling
(Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers for Education and Manpower)
Melvin Yong Yik Chye Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman
(Senior Minister of State for Defence and Foreign Affairs)
Mohamed Irshad Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
(Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers for Education and Social and Family Development)
Murali Pillai Ong Teng Koon Ong Ye Kung
(Minister for Education)
Patrick Tay Teck Guan Png Eng Huat Pritam Singh Rahayu Mahzam S Iswaran
(Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations)
Saktiandi Supaat Sam Tan Chin Siong
(Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Social and Family Development and Deputy Government Whip)
Seah Kian Peng Sim Ann
(Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information and Culture, Community and Youth and Deputy Government Whip)
Sitoh Yih Pin Sun Xueling
(Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers for Home Affairs and National Development)
Sylvia Lim Tan Wu Meng
(Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry)
Teo Chee Hean
(Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security)
Teo Ser Luck Terence Ho Wee San Tharman Shanmugaratnam
(Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies)
Vivian Balakrishnan
(Minister for Foreign Affairs)
Walter Theseira Yaacob Ibrahim Yee Chia Hsing Yip Pin Xiu Zainal Sapari Zaqy Mohamad
(Minister of State for Manpower and National Development)
Bills (4)
1st Reading Ministry of Education
Currency (Amendment) Bill
2nd Reading Ministry of Home Affairs
Civil Defence and Other Matters Bill
2nd Reading Ministry of National Development
Developers (Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing) Bill
2nd Reading Ministry of Manpower
Employment (Amendment) Bill
Oral Answers (9)
Oral Answer Ministry of Education
Wide-ranging Review by Taskforce on Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families
Indranee Rajah Rahayu Mahzam
Oral Answer Ministry of Education
Reviewing Adequacy of Statutory Levers in Children and Young Persons Act
Murali Pillai Rahayu Mahzam Indranee Rajah
Oral Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Additional Hidden Costs in Award of Contracts to Overseas Tenderer for Mid-Autumn Festival 2016 and Chinese New Year 2017
Png Eng Huat Chan Chun Sing Lily Neo
Oral Answer Ministry of Law
Online Falsehoods in Recent News Reports Alleging Singapore’s Involvement in 1MDB Deals
Chan Chun Sing Png Eng Huat Murali Pillai
+1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Health
Practice of Engaging Foreign Agents to Bring Overseas Patients to Singapore Public Hospitals
Murali Pillai Cheng Li Hui Pritam Singh
+1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Finance
Waiver of Seller’s Stamp Duty for Collective Sale if Seller Does Not Agree to Sale
Zainal Sapari Lim Biow Chuan Lawrence Wong
Oral Answer Ministry of Health
Social Safety Net for Disabled who Need Institutional Long-term Care Beyond ElderShield
Edwin Tong Chun Fai Christopher de Souza
Oral Answer Ministry of Education
Review of Practice to Rank Teachers for Performance
Zainal Sapari Low Yen Ling Denise Phua Lay Peng
+1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport
Introduction of Licensed Public PMD-sharing Services in 2019
Dennis Tan Lip Fong Lam Pin Min
Written Answers (35)
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Impact of Overseas Developments on Singapore’s Waste Recycling Efforts
Ong Teng Koon Louis Ng Kok Kwang Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Lessons for Singapore from October 2018 Hong Kong MTR Breakdown
Gan Thiam Poh Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Mandating Home Protection Scheme for Those who Service Loans for HDB Flats with Cash or CPF Funds
Gan Thiam Poh Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Lowering CPF Payout Age
Lee Bee Wah Josephine Teo
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Limiting Number of Massage Establishment Licences Within Defined Locality
Melvin Yong Yik Chye K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Companies that Have Tapped on Lean Enterprise Development Scheme
Josephine Teo Zainal Sapari
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Arson Linked to Illegal Moneylending
Ang Wei Neng K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Achievement of Key Performance Indicators for SkillsFuture Study Awards
Irene Quay Siew Ching Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Applications for Financial Assistance Scheme in Past Five Years
Gan Thiam Poh Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development
Structural Gaps in Existing Support Programmes for Low-income and Vulnerable Families
Desmond Lee Rahayu Mahzam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Recourse for Children with Chronic Conditions who Are Refused Health Insurance and Are Not Eligible for Medifund
Irene Quay Siew Ching Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Appeals by Singaporeans Aged 62 and Above to Use Medisave Beyond Withdrawal Limit
Lee Bee Wah Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Jumbo Flats as Category Separate from that of 4-room Flats for HDB Rental
Lawrence Wong Ong Teng Koon
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Law
Simplifying Process of Cross-jurisdictional Recognition of Authenticity of Documents issued by Public Authorities
Murali Pillai K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development
Reasons for Rise in Child Abuse Cases
Melvin Yong Yik Chye Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Key Performance Indicators for Scheme to Help Hospitals Scale Up Adoption of Smart Technologies
Irene Quay Siew Ching Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Impact of Proposed Acquisition by Foreign Company of Hyflux Shareholding on Singapore’s "National Taps" Water Strategy
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Retailers' Concerns over Existing PMD Stocks that Do Not Meet New Fire Safety Requirement
Cheng Li Hui Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Traffic Signal Countdown Timers at Traffic Junctions
Khaw Boon Wan Melvin Yong Yik Chye
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Circular Economy Framework for Waste-producing Sectors
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Rahayu Mahzam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Waiving Requirement for Consent from Ex-spouse for Listing of Children as Occupiers in HDB Flats for Selected Conditions
Lawrence Wong Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Assessed Threats of Rising Sea Levels to Reservoirs, Coastal Areas and Reclaimed Land in Singapore
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Chong Kee Hiong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Air Filters Effective in Filtering Out Harmful Effects of Second-hand Smoke
Gan Kim Yong Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Impact of Foreign Student Holiday Work Passes on Jobs and Internship Opportunities for Singaporean Graduates and Undergraduates
Lee Bee Wah Josephine Teo
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Effectiveness of Efforts to Attract and Retain Singaporean Medical Students who had Studied Abroad to Work in Singapore
Cheng Li Hui Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Cases of Windows of HDB Flats Being Dislodged
Lawrence Wong Zainal Sapari
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Proposal to Review Retirement Age for Police Officers
Kwek Hian Chuan Henry K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Actions to Mitigate Rain Splashing into Common Corridors for HDB Flats that Have Gone Through Home Improvement Programme
Patrick Tay Teck Guan Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs
Suspicious Mails Reported to Police by Postal Services
K Shanmugam Joan Pereira
Written Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information
Telecommunication Outages in Past Three Years
S Iswaran Joan Pereira
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Successful First-timer Applicants Receiving CPF Housing Grants in Last Three Years
Gan Thiam Poh Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of Education
Number of Courses Accredited by SkillsFuture
Ong Ye Kung Melvin Yong Yik Chye
Written Answer Ministry of Education
Percentage of Students Living in HDB Flats under Public Rental Scheme
Ong Ye Kung Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Education
Proposal to Mark Examination Scripts Electronically
Cheng Li Hui Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower
Average and Median Starting Monthly Salaries for ITE, Polytechnic and University Graduates
Josephine Teo Louis Ng Kok Kwang