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13th Parliament · 2nd Session

Monday, 1 April 2019

Members (94 present, 6 absent)

Present (94)

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) Chee Hong Tat (Senior Minister of State for Education and Trade and Industry) Chen Show Mao Cheng Li Hui 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 (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) 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 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) K Shanmugam (Minister for Home Affairs and Law) Khaw Boon Wan (Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport) Kwek Hian Chuan Henry 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 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) Masagos Zulkifli B M M (Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs) 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 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) Teo Chee Hean (Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security) Teo Ho Pin Teo Ser Luck Terence Ho Wee San Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies) 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 (6)

Motions (2)

Bills (3)

Oral Answers (13)

Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Guidelines for Doctors' Communication of Information to Patient's Family

Gan Kim Yong Chia Shi-Lu Lim Wee Kiak +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Impact of Pasir Gudang Incident in Johor on Singaporeans

Amy Khor Lean Suan Lee Bee Wah Daniel Goh Pei Siong
Oral Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Impact of Hyflux’s Recent Challenges on Singapore's Water Supply

Masagos Zulkifli B M M Seah Kian Peng Pritam Singh +2 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Remedial Actions Following Blood Donors' Personal Data Leak

Png Eng Huat Sylvia Lim Dennis Tan Lip Fong +7 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Role of Personal Data Protection Commission in Investigating Blood Donors' Data Leak

Cheng Li Hui Edwin Tong Chun Fai Sylvia Lim +3 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

More Help for PMETs Retrenched in 2018

Ang Wei Neng Josephine Teo Daniel Goh Pei Siong +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport

Impact of Suspension of Boeing 737 Max Aircraft

Cheng Li Hui Janil Puthucheary
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development

Low-income Parents who Sell Flats Co-owned with Children so Children Can Buy Flats in Their Own Names

Murali Pillai
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development

Unauthorised Modifications in Industrial Buildings

Leon Perera Zaqy Mohamad
Oral Answer Ministry of Finance

Impact of Inclusion of Capital Income on Singapore's Gini Coefficient

Louis Ng Kok Kwang Lawrence Wong
Oral Answer Ministry of Finance

Concerns over Tender and Eventual Award of Patrol Boat Contract to ST Marine

Indranee Rajah Leon Perera
Oral Answer Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Implications of Recent Agreement with Malaysia to Suspend Overlapping Claims in Singapore's Territorial Waters off Tuas

Vivian Balakrishnan Ang Wei Neng
Oral Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Lessons from Recent Shooting Incidents in Amsterdam and Christchurch

Ang Wei Neng Sun Xueling

Written Answers (49)

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Public Education on Dangers of Consumption of Psychoactive Substances

K Shanmugam Joan Pereira
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Law

Proposal to Review International Arbitration Act to Allow for Appeal through Singapore Courts

Murali Pillai K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Law

Proportion of Cases Filed at Small Claims Tribunal That Relate to Tenancy-related Disputes

K Shanmugam Rahayu Mahzam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Interest Earned Under CPF LIFE Cannot Be Bequeathed

Josephine Teo Png Eng Huat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Mandatory Cybersecurity Courses for Government and Private Sector Employees

S Iswaran Joan Pereira
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Defence

Causes of Death of Two SAF Personnel Found Dead in SAF Camps in July and September 2018

Ng Eng Hen Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Demand for and Supply of MOE Kindergarten Places

Ong Ye Kung Liang Eng Hwa
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Review Ban against E-cigarettes as Alternative for Long-term Smokers

Melvin Yong Yik Chye Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Law

Sale of Government Freehold Land to Private Developers

Lim Wee Kiak K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Seniors Aged 65 and Above who Received Payouts from Silver Support Scheme

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

Flexibility in Imposing Household Income Ceiling on Singaporeans who Need to Care for Mentally Disabled Persons

Murali Pillai Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Causes of Cracks on Walls of HDB Flats

Lawrence Wong Joan Pereira
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development

Application, Issuance and Rejection of Personal Protection Orders

Melvin Yong Yik Chye Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Proposal for National Water Rationing Day

Seah Kian Peng Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Serious Accidents Involving Personal Mobility Devices

Desmond Choo Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Update on Current Bus Stop Bench Replacement Exercise

Khaw Boon Wan Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Extension of HPV Vaccination Programme and One-off Catch-up Programme to Male Students

Gan Kim Yong Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Effectiveness of Online Appointment System in Reducing Waiting Time at Polyclinics

Gan Kim Yong Rahayu Mahzam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Review Eligibility Criteria of Dependant's Passes for Children by Considering Combined Household Income

Josephine Teo Ong Teng Koon
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Genuine HDB Upgraders Looking to Buy Private Property but Hampered by Transitional Taxes

Lawrence Wong Foo Mee Har
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office

Increase in Number of Eligible Voters for Each GRC and SMC

Gan Thiam Poh Lee Hsien Loong
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office

Ethnicity of Singapore Residents Listed under "Others" in Ethnic Category

Teo Chee Hean Anthea Ong
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Evaluation Framework for Grounding and Review of Aircraft Operating in Singapore

Desmond Choo Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Productivity Extraction Factor for Fare Revision Framework to Consider Operating Profits from Retail Operations of Public Transport Operators

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

Progress on Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Points Across Singapore

Khaw Boon Wan Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Statistics on Business E-mail Compromise Scams and Measures to Educate Potential Victims

Melvin Yong Yik Chye K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Regulations in Place Governing Release and Publication of Prejudicial Information on Ongoing Criminal Investigations and Proceedings

K Shanmugam Sylvia Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Law

Singapore Medical Council's Appeal against its Disciplinary Tribunal's Sentence on Dr Soo Shuenn Chiang

Daniel Goh Pei Siong K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Update on Usage of CHAS Card at GP Clinics

Gan Thiam Poh Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Measures to Prevent Healthcare Insurance Fraud

Gan Kim Yong Joan Pereira
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Attracting Local Workers in Senior Care Industry

Gan Kim Yong Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Average Cash Top-up by Patients after MediShield Life and Medisave Deductions for Subsidised Hospitalisations

Pritam Singh Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Number of Complaints Received by Personal Data Protection Commission and Referred for Alternative Dispute Resolution

S Iswaran Sylvia Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Time Limit for Telecommunications Companies to Complete Porting of Telephone Numbers

S Iswaran Joan Pereira
Written Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Regulation on Access to CCTVs Installed in Public and Private Premises

Ang Wei Neng S Iswaran
Written Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Statistics and Review on Application of Number of Busking Sites and Audition Cycles for Buskers

Grace Fu Hai Yien Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Medical Tourism Receipts for 2015 to 2018

Chan Chun Sing Daniel Goh Pei Siong
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Priority for Senior Citizens Applying for Two-room Flexi Flats with Peers as Group Application

Gan Thiam Poh Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Criteria for Tender Evaluation under Price Quality Method Framework to Tap on Construction Productivity and Capability Fund for Public Sector Construction Projects

Murali Pillai Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Extension of Fresh Start Housing Scheme to Bigger Flats for Big Families

Murali Pillai Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Update on Redevelopment Plan for HDB Flats at Dakota Crescent

Lawrence Wong Lim Biow Chuan
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Waiting List for Season Parking at Heavy Vehicle Parking Lots at Bukit Batok East Avenue 2 and Bukit Batok Road (Jurong Road)

Lawrence Wong Rahayu Mahzam
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Total Area in Singapore Used for Housing, Industries, Parks, Nature Reserves and Water Catchment

Lawrence Wong Png Eng Huat
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Environmental Impact on Singapore of Methane Fumes Incident at Pasir Gudang

Desmond Choo Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Statistics on Women Not in Labour Force Due to Care-giving Duties to Family or Relatives

Josephine Teo Walter Theseira
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

CPF Members with and without Basic Retirement Sum in their Retirement Accounts on Reaching 55 in Last Three Years

Josephine Teo Walter Theseira Anthea Ong
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Statistics on Households with at Least One Member over Age 65 Employing Foreign Domestic Workers from 2015 to 2018

Josephine Teo Walter Theseira
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Number of Workers Misclassified as Self-Employed Persons in Last Three Years

Josephine Teo Walter Theseira
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Complaints of Gender-related Discrimination Reported in Last Three Years

Josephine Teo Walter Theseira

Clarifications (1)