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13th Parliament · 2nd Session

Tuesday, 15 January 2019

Members (91 present, 9 absent)

Present (91)

Alex Yam 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) Chen Show Mao Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Chia Shi-Lu Chong Kee Hiong Christopher de Souza 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 Grace Fu Hai Yien (Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Leader of the House) 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) K Shanmugam (Minister for Home Affairs and Law) Khaw Boon Wan (Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport) Koh Poh Koon (Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry) 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 Lim Sun Sun 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 Ng Chee Meng (Minister, Prime Minister's Office) Ng Eng Hen (Minister for Defence) 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 Chuan-Jin (Speaker) 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 Ho Pin Teo Ser Luck Terence Ho Wee San Tin Pei Ling Vikram Nair 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)

Absent (9)

Motions (2)

Bills (3)

Oral Answers (13)

Oral Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

Support and Integration of Family Units with Foreign Spouses

Anthea Ong Mohamed Irshad Sam Tan Chin Siong
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Review MediShield Life's Claim Limits to Address Gaps

Tin Pei Ling Murali Pillai Edwin Tong Chun Fai +3 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Percentage of Standard versus Non-standard Drugs Prescribed for MediFund Assistance Patients Compared to Non-MediFund Assistance Patients

Edwin Tong Chun Fai Irene Quay Siew Ching
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Proposal to Promote Use of Generic Drugs in Public Healthcare Institutions

Lam Pin Min Leon Perera
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development

HDB Flat Owners who Gave Up their New BTO Flats in 2018

Ang Wei Neng Lawrence Wong Denise Phua Lay Peng +2 more
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development

Percentage of Land Cost in Actual Prices of BTO Flats Constructed in 2016 and 2017

Leon Perera Lawrence Wong Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap
Oral Answer Ministry of Defence

Measure to Prevent Malaysian Vessels from Entering Singapore Waters

Ng Eng Hen Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Oral Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Impact of Causeway Jams on Businesses in Singapore

Chan Chun Sing Leon Perera
Oral Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Proceeds from Sale of Drugs or Related Activities

Josephine Teo Gan Thiam Poh
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower

Successful Appeals for Earlier Withdrawal of CPF Payouts

Josephine Teo Lee Bee Wah
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower

Proposal to Make Public Data on Complaints of Unfair Employment Practices

Saktiandi Supaat Zaqy Mohamad Patrick Tay Teck Guan +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Size of Endowment Funds Linked to Differences in Student Educational Resources, Expenditure and Opportunities

Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Walter Theseira
Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Reports of Mental Health Cases in Schools

Intan Azura Mokhtar Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim

Written Answers (26)

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Ban Sharks Fin Dishes at Events Organised by Public Service Agencies

Chan Chun Sing Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Percentage of Recipients under Silver Support Scheme who are Women

Josephine Teo Foo Mee Har
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Non-renewal for Employment Pass Holders Whose Employers Do Not Match Mandatory Salary Increase

Josephine Teo Ang Wei Neng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Identifying and Automatically Blocking Scam Phone Calls

S Iswaran Walter Theseira
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Flexibility for Bus Captains to Meet Bus Service Reliability Framework Requirements

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

Tackling and Punishing Voyeurism Cases

Cheng Li Hui K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Stricter Alcohol Limits for Motorists

Murali Pillai K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development

Steps Taken to Promote Adoption of Children in Singapore

Murali Pillai Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Singapore Buildings’ Maximum Tolerance against Wind and Earthquake Tremors

Gan Thiam Poh Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Update on Episode where Quartz was Used for Columbarium Niches Instead of Marble

Masagos Zulkifli B M M Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Recent Accidents and Enhancing Road Safety on West Coast Road at Section between Penjuru Road and Jurong Town Hall Road

Khaw Boon Wan Foo Mee Har
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Foreigner on Long Term Visit Pass Applying for Private Hire Car Vocational Licence

Murali Pillai Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Training and Supervision Standards for Private Security Companies

Sitoh Yih Pin K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Need for White-collar and Cybercrime Investigators in Singapore Police Force

Murali Pillai K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Review of Electronic Game Loot Boxes as Form of Gambling

K Shanmugam Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Objections to Performance of RuPauls' Drag Race Show in Singapore

Lee Bee Wah S Iswaran
Written Answer Ministry of Finance

Income Tax Rate of Employment Pass Holders

Gan Thiam Poh Heng Swee Keat
Written Answer Ministry of Finance

Study of Public Preferences for Government Expenditure

Walter Theseira Heng Swee Keat
Written Answer Ministry of Finance

Supplementary Retirement Scheme

Walter Theseira Heng Swee Keat
Written Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Progress of Nominating Singapore's Hawker Culture for UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Culture Heritage of Humanity

Grace Fu Hai Yien Ang Wei Neng
Written Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Culture Pass for Events to Encourage Cultural Discovery

Grace Fu Hai Yien Terence Ho Wee San
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

BTO Flats Sold to Second-timer Buyers in Past Four Years

Gan Thiam Poh Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Breakdown of Successful Single Applicants for 2-Room Flexi Flats by Gender and Income Bracket

Gan Thiam Poh Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Percentage of Normal Technical Stream Students Transferred to Express Stream by End of Secondary School Education

Ong Ye Kung Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Efforts to Integrate Environmental Education into Education System

Ong Ye Kung Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Statistics on Workplace Injuries and Fatalities and Their Reporting Criteria

Josephine Teo Louis Ng Kok Kwang