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13th Parliament · 2nd Session

Thursday, 4 June 2020

Members (95 present, 5 absent)

Present (95)

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) 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 Chia Shi-Lu 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 (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance) Indranee Rajah (Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Education and Finance) Intan Azura Mokhtar Janil Puthucheary (Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information and Transport and Government Whip) 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) Kwek Hian Chuan Henry 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 Lim Wee Kiak Louis Ng Kok Kwang 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 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 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) 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 (Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security) Teo Ho Pin Teo Ser Luck Terence Ho Wee San Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for 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 and Deputy Government Whip)

Absent (5)

Motions (3)

Bills (2)

Oral Answers (7)

Written Answers (33)

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Structure of Rental Contracts for Taxis, Private Hire Cars and Limousines

Walter Theseira Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Safeguarding of Personal Data Collected by Contact-tracing Apps

Teo Chee Hean Murali Pillai
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Impact of COVID-19 Situation on Singapore’s Climate Change Commitments

Kwek Hian Chuan Henry Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Impact of Telecommuting by Employees at Water Plants on Singapore's Water Supply Adequacy

Seah Kian Peng Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Possible Review of “30 by 30 Vision” to Produce 30% of Singapore's Food Needs Locally by 2030

Seah Kian Peng Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Enhancements to NEU PC Plus Programme

S Iswaran Anthea Ong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Help for Residents who Cannot Afford Mobile Phones to Access Online Programmes

S Iswaran Denise Phua Lay Peng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Guidelines on Purpose, Duration, Process and Substance of Public Consultations by Government Agencies

Grace Fu Hai Yien Anthea Ong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Availability of Tertiary-Level Courses Related to E-sports

Ong Ye Kung Melvin Yong Yik Chye
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance

Extension of Wage Subsidies under Jobs Support Scheme to Shareholder-directors with Assessable Incomes not Exceeding $150,000

Lim Biow Chuan Heng Swee Keat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance

Updated Budget Deficit Forecast for FY 2020/2021 after Budget and Supplementary Budget Announcements

Leon Perera Heng Swee Keat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Assessment of Overseas Reports of Children with Multi-system Inflammatory Syndromes Linked to COVID-19 and Steps taken Locally

Gan Kim Yong Murali Pillai
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Help for Home Team Officers in Light of Additional Roles during COVID-19 Pandemic

K Shanmugam Christopher de Souza
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Addressing Workplace Grievances of Trainees Hired under SGUnited Trainship Programme

Josephine Teo Patrick Tay Teck Guan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Complaints by Foreign Domestic Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic

Josephine Teo Melvin Yong Yik Chye
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Average Duration between Grant Application and Notification of Decision for Government’s Business Grant Schemes

Walter Theseira Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Incidence of Blood Clots and Heart Diseases in COVID-19 Patients in Singapore

Leon Perera Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Update on COVID-19 Cases among Prison Inmates and Staff and Anti-COVID Measures Planned

Leon Perera K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Total Number of Scam Cases Reported and Accumulated Financial Losses since COVID-19 Pandemic Started and Preventive Action Taken to Protect Senior Citizens from Such Scams

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

Dedicated Line and Help Provided for Home Team Officers Facing Mental and Physical Stress when Conducting Spot Checks on Persons under Stay-Home Notice

K Shanmugam Joan Pereira
Written Answer Ministry of Law

Extending Relief under Part 2 of COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 to Cover Rental Agreements between Vehicle Hire Companies and Private Hire Car Drivers

K Shanmugam Patrick Tay Teck Guan
Written Answer Ministry of Law

Number of Tenants who Submitted Notifications for Relief under COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act and Number of Landlords who Filed for Applications for Assessor’s Determination

Chong Kee Hiong K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Collaboration with Global Scientific Community to Create a COVID-19 Vaccine

Gan Kim Yong Christopher de Souza
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Number of COVID-19 Tests Conducted and Expected Rate of Testing for Community Population

Leon Perera Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Plans to Reopen Economy in Stages after Circuit Breaker Ends

Chan Chun Sing Christopher de Souza
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Current and Projected 2030 Energy Composition for Electricity Generation and Plans to Phase out Fossil Fuels

Chan Chun Sing Anthea Ong
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Data on Number of Dogs Euthanised and Their Causes in Past Five Years

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

Actual and Expected Conversion of Natural Spaces to Urban Development and Carbon Sequestered under URA Concept Plan

Lawrence Wong Anthea Ong
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Data on Work Permit Holders not Employed as Foreign Domestic Workers and not Eligible for Work Injury Compensation for Death and Permanent Disability in Past Five Years

Josephine Teo Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Payout Conditions on Employers Regarding Leave under Jobs Support Scheme

Josephine Teo Murali Pillai
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Measures to Strengthen Singaporean Core in Workforce in Light of Deteriorating Economic Conditions

Josephine Teo Murali Pillai
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Number of Claims Reported for Work Injury Sustained at Home While on Remote Working Arrangement from 1 January to 31 May 2020

Josephine Teo Patrick Tay Teck Guan
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Number of Deaths and Breakdown by Causes of Work Permit and Special Pass Holders in Each of Past 10 Years

Josephine Teo Leon Perera