14th Parliament · 1st Session
Friday, 4 September 2020
Members (95 present, 0 absent)
Present (95)
Alex Yam Alvin Tan
(Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry)
Amy Khor Lean Suan
(Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment and Transport)
Ang Wei Neng Baey Yam Keng
(Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport)
Carrie Tan Chan Chun Sing
(Minister for Trade and Industry)
Chee Hong Tat
(Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Transport)
Cheng Li Hui Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Chong Kee Hiong Christopher de Souza
(Deputy Speaker)
Chua Kheng Wee Louis Darryl David Denise Phua Lay Peng Dennis Tan Lip Fong Derrick Goh Desmond Choo Desmond Lee
(Minister for National Development, Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration)
Desmond Tan
(Minister of State for Home Affairs and Sustainability and the Environment)
Don Wee Edward Chia Bing Hui Edwin Tong Chun Fai
(Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law)
Eric Chua
(Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers for Culture, Community and Youth and Social and Family Development)
Foo Mee Har Gan Kim Yong
(Minister for Health)
Gan Siow Huang
(Minister of State for Education and Manpower)
Gan Thiam Poh Gerald Giam Yean Song Grace Fu Hai Yien
(Minister for Sustainability and the Environment)
Hany Soh Hazel Poa He Ting Ru Heng Chee How
(Senior Minister of State for Defence)
Heng Swee Keat
(Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies)
Indranee Rajah
(Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Finance and National Development and Leader of the House)
Jamus Jerome Lim Janil Puthucheary
(Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information and Health and Government Whip)
Jessica Tan Soon Neo
(Deputy Speaker)
Joan Pereira Josephine Teo
(Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Home Affairs)
K Shanmugam
(Minister for Home Affairs and Law)
Koh Poh Koon
(Senior Minister of State for Health)
Kwek Hian Chuan Henry Lawrence Wong
(Minister for Education and Second Minister for Finance)
Lee Hsien Loong
(Prime Minister)
Leon Perera Leong Mun Wai Liang Eng Hwa Lim Biow Chuan Lim Wee Kiak Louis Ng Kok Kwang Low Yen Ling
(Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry)
Mariam Jaafar Masagos Zulkifli B M M
(Minister for Social and Family Development, Second Minister for Health and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs)
Melvin Yong Yik Chye Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman
(Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Education and Foreign Affairs)
Mohd Fahmi Aliman Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
(Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development)
Murali Pillai Nadia Ahmad Samdin Ng Eng Hen
(Minister for Defence)
Ng Ling Ling Ong Ye Kung
(Minister for Transport)
Patrick Tay Teck Guan Poh Li San Pritam Singh
(Leader of the Opposition)
Rachel Ong Raeesah Khan Rahayu Mahzam
(Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health)
S Iswaran
(Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations)
Saktiandi Supaat Seah Kian Peng Sharael Taha Shawn Huang Wei Zhong Sim Ann
(Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information and National Development and Deputy Government Whip)
Sitoh Yih Pin Sun Xueling
(Minister of State for Education and Social and Family Development)
Sylvia Lim Tan Chuan-Jin
(Speaker)
Tan Kiat How
(Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office and for National Development)
Tan See Leng
(Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Manpower and Trade and Industry)
Tan Wu Meng Teo Chee Hean
(Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security)
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
(Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies)
Tin Pei Ling Vikram Nair Vivian Balakrishnan
(Minister for Foreign Affairs)
Wan Rizal Xie Yao Quan Yeo Wan Ling Yip Hon Weng Zaqy Mohamad
(Senior Minister of State for Defence and Manpower and Deputy Leader of the House)
Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim
Motions (2)
Bills (1)
Oral Answers (6)
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower
Developments on Fair Consideration Framework and Measures on Discriminatory Hiring Practices
He Ting Ru Yip Hon Weng Ang Wei Neng
+6 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower
Updates on Unemployment and Retrenchment Numbers and Adoption of Schemes such as SGUnited Traineeships
He Ting Ru Carrie Tan Josephine Teo
+2 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower
Amount Disbursed under Self-employed Relief Scheme and Further Measures to Help Self-employed
Dennis Tan Lip Fong Cheng Li Hui Josephine Teo
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport
Singaporeans Employed in Financial Services Sector
Ong Ye Kung Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Oral Answer Ministry of Finance
Data on Employees who have been Supported by Jobs Support Scheme
Chua Kheng Wee Louis Heng Swee Keat
Oral Answer Ministry of Finance
Ministerial Statement on Fifth Set of COVID-19 Measures
Cheng Li Hui Lim Biow Chuan Heng Swee Keat
+1 more
Written Answers (73)
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Statistics for COVID-19 Community Testing
Gan Kim Yong Gerald Giam Yean Song Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
COVID-19 Vaccine Plans
Murali Pillai Gan Kim Yong Ang Wei Neng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry
Strategy for Attracting Foreign Direct Investments in Post COVID-19 Era
Chan Chun Sing Patrick Tay Teck Guan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Reasons for Recent Surge in Dengue Cases
Liang Eng Hwa Yip Hon Weng Leon Perera
+1 more
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Measures at Autonomous Universities to Reduce Risk of Assaults on Students
Lawrence Wong Tan Wu Meng Tin Pei Ling
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Essential Services Disrupted by Isolation Measures at Foreign Worker Dormitories
Desmond Lee Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office
Usage and Effectiveness of TraceTogether App
Teo Chee Hean Gerald Giam Yean Song
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Progress of Development on Thomson-East Coast Line Given Delays Due to COVID-19
Ong Ye Kung Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Declaring Foreign Worker Dormitories to be Clear of COVID-19
Lim Biow Chuan Josephine Teo
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Addressing Mental Health Challenges Faced by Foreign Workers Affected by Isolation at Dormitories
Josephine Teo Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Reports of Mental Health Cases Arising from Work-from-Home Arrangements during COVID-19 Pandemic
Gan Kim Yong Cheng Li Hui
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Patients Accessing Subsidised Care at Public Hospitals and Specialist Centres
Gan Kim Yong Tan Wu Meng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Defence
Recruitment for Cyber NSF and Cyber Military Expert Schemes
Chong Kee Hiong Ng Eng Hen
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office
Adoption of Blockchain-based Multi-currency Payments Network
Tharman Shanmugaratnam Saktiandi Supaat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Digital Development and Information
Broadband Service Subsidies for Seniors in Low-income Households
S Iswaran Saktiandi Supaat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Digital Development and Information
Enhancing and Securing Internet Connectivity Given Prevalence of Work-from-Home Arrangements
Chong Kee Hiong S Iswaran
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Proposal for Coding in Mainstream Curriculum at Schools
Lawrence Wong Tin Pei Ling
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Cost Savings at Tertiary Institutions Arising from Online Learning
Murali Pillai Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Review of Data Collection Duration for Graduate Employment Survey
Lawrence Wong Raeesah Khan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Measures to Address Over-subscription During Primary 1 Registration Exercise in Bukit Batok and Sengkang
Murali Pillai Lawrence Wong Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development
Criteria and Appeals for Early Graduation from Home Ownerhsip Plus Education Scheme
Raeesah Khan Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development
Application for Government Paid Childcare Leave Scheme Broken Down by Gender of Employees
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development
Enforcement of Compliance with Maintenance Payments in Divorce Cases
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Tin Pei Ling
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Recent Trends in High-rise Littering
Gan Thiam Poh Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Measures to Mitigate Disamenities from Second-hand Cigarette Smoke in Residential Areas
Louis Ng Kok Kwang Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Criteria for Setting Up Hawker Centres and Wet Markets
Don Wee Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Local-Foreign Employment in Local Food Production Sector
Gan Thiam Poh Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Cleaning of Debris Washed Ashore Due to Monsoon Season
Dennis Tan Lip Fong Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Designs for Future HDB Flats
Chong Kee Hiong Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Proposal for New Committee to Study Enthanasia of Healthy Pet Dogs
Desmond Lee Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Measures to Tackle Illegal Bird-feeding
Gan Thiam Poh Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Construction of Extended Cycling Path Network
Dennis Tan Lip Fong Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry
Spike in Households' Utility Bills in July and August 2020
Chan Chun Sing Liang Eng Hwa
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office
Number of Banks with Qualifying Full Banking Licences Currently Granting Loans to Local Corporations with Turnovers below $10 Million
Don Wee Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office
Develop Responsible Financing Policies to Address Climate Risks Posed by High Climate-Risk Sectors
Tharman Shanmugaratnam Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office
Number of Adult Singaporeans Not Having a Bank Account and Reasons for Not Having One
Chua Kheng Wee Louis Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Written Answer Ministry of Finance
Data on Retiree Landlords Dependent on Rental Incomes of Their Commercial Units and Further Grants to Cover Them Beyond Rental Relief Framework
Heng Swee Keat Ng Ling Ling
Written Answer Ministry of Finance
Review of Personal Income Tax Reliefs vis-a-vis Dependant's Income Threshold and Child's NS Allowances Since 2010
Heng Swee Keat Patrick Tay Teck Guan
Written Answer Ministry of Finance
Take-up and Split of Loan Capital SMEs and Large Firms, Interest Rates Paid by Banks and Expected Repayment Period for Banks
Heng Swee Keat Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs
Breakdown of Number of Applications Received to Extend Social Visit Pass, Long Term Visit Pass or Long Term Pass Plus of Foreign Spouses of Singaporean
Gerald Giam Yean Song K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs
Consideration to Allow Private Security Firms to Recruit and Employ Singporeans Aged Above 60 on a Temporary Basis as Private Security Officers
Patrick Tay Teck Guan K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Law
Number of Cases of Neighbour Disputes Arising from Second-hand Cigarette Smoke Mediated Successfully in Past Two Years
Louis Ng Kok Kwang K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Resources for Detection of Mental Health Issues and Provision of Preventive Care and Subsidies Available
Gan Kim Yong Ng Ling Ling
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Estimated Operational Lifespan of Motorised Wheelchair or Scooter Issued under Seniors' Mobility and Enabling Fund
Gan Kim Yong Tan Wu Meng
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Extending Availability of Medication Delivery to Patients' Home for Patients Collecting Routine Medication for Chronic Conditions
Gan Kim Yong Christopher de Souza
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Number of Visitors and Their Family Members Allowed into Singapore for Medical Treatment since 27 March 2020
Gan Kim Yong He Ting Ru
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Plans to Join COVID-19 Vaccine Trials and Developing a Framework for Administering COVID-19 Vaccine when Adopted
Gan Kim Yong Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Total Number of Imported COVID-19 Cases Who are Non-Singaporeans and Top Three Countries of Embarkation of These Cases
Gan Kim Yong Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information
Plans to Increase Awareness Among Merchants who Adopt Cashless Payments on Payment Verification and Possible Scams
S Iswaran Christopher de Souza
Written Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information
Response to US Clean Network Initiative while Maintaining Access to Technologies from Different Providers
S Iswaran Gerald Giam Yean Song
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Proposal to Bring Forward Schedule for Building Hawker Centre in Bukit Batok HDB Town
Murali Pillai Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Incentivising Use of Environment-friendly Food and Drink Containers
Gan Thiam Poh Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry
Number of Banks Involved in Administration of Government-assisted Schemes
Don Wee Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry
Expanding Green Lane for Business Travel to China without Sponsors
Chan Chun Sing Christopher de Souza
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry
Cost of Living During COVID-19 and Measures to Monitor and Manage Situation
Chan Chun Sing Christopher de Souza
Written Answer Ministry of Education
Bursary Applications Received by Autonomous Universities and Percentage Rejected in Past Five Years
Lawrence Wong Raeesah Khan
Written Answer Ministry of Education
Statistics on Reported Cyberbullying Cases in Primary and Secondary Schools in Last Three Years and Measures to Protect Children against Cyberbullying
Lawrence Wong Shawn Huang Wei Zhong
Written Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development
Distribution of Balance in Special Needs Savings Scheme on Demise of Child
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Christopher de Souza
Written Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development
Statistics and Outcome of Applications for COVID-19 Support Grant
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development
Survey on Vulnerable Members of Society by Vulnerable-In-Community (VIC) Network and Release of Report
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Transport
Plans to Study Feasibility of Introducing Sub-spoke Bus Services
Don Wee Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Transport
Plans to Review and Extend Guidelines for Covered Linkways Beyond 400 Metres
Don Wee Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Transport
Update on Feasibility Study of Implementing Noise Mitigation Measures along Pan-Island Expressway Adjacent to HDB Blocks in Bukit Batok SMC
Murali Pillai Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Transport
Unprofitable Bus Services as of July 2020
Dennis Tan Lip Fong Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower
Firms under Fair Consideration Framework Watchlist
Chua Kheng Wee Louis Josephine Teo
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower
Breakdown of Employed and Unemployed Singaporean, Permanent Resident and Foreign PMETS by Industries, Age and Gender
Patrick Tay Teck Guan Josephine Teo
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower
Take-up Rate of SG United Traineeships Across Sectors and Need to Raise Awareness
Josephine Teo Cheng Li Hui
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower
Employment Rate and Redundancy Rate of Jobs Support Scheme Recipient Firms in March 2020 versus Currently
Josephine Teo Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Number and Trend of Cases of Thefts and Vandalism of Community Gardens in Last Five Years and Measures and Public Education Programmes in Place
Gan Thiam Poh Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Number of Requests for Assistance with Rent Payments under HDB Public Rental Scheme and Plans to Consider Temporary Rent Freeze
He Ting Ru Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Local Species of Flora and Fauna Classified as Extinct and Endangered and Efforts to Raise Students and Young Singaporeans' Awareness of Biodiversity Conservation Issues
Tan Wu Meng Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Initiatives to Promote Inter-generational Collaboration and Actions in Tackling Issues Facing Singaporeans
Edwin Tong Chun Fai Ng Ling Ling
Written Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Efforts and Upcoming Plans to Engage Youths on Views, Concerns and Aspirations for a post-COVID-19 World
Edwin Tong Chun Fai Cheng Li Hui