14th Parliament · 1st Session
Tuesday, 27 July 2021
Members (97 present, 7 absent)
Present (97)
Abdul Samad Alex Yam Ang Wei Neng Baey Yam Keng
(Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport)
Carrie Tan Chan Chun Sing
(Minister for Education)
Chee Hong Tat
(Senior Minister of State for Transport)
Cheng Hsing Yao 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 Foo Mee Har Gan Kim Yong
(Minister for Trade and Industry)
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 and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies)
Hoon Hian Teck Indranee Rajah
(Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Finance and National Development and Leader of the House)
Jamus Jerome Lim Janet Ang 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 Communications and Information and Second Minister for Home Affairs)
K Shanmugam
(Minister for Home Affairs and Law)
Koh Poh Koon
(Senior Minister of State for Health and Manpower)
Kwek Hian Chuan Henry Lawrence Wong
(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 Mark Chay 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 Health)
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 Communications and Information and Minister for Health)
Raj Joshua Thomas S Iswaran
(Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations)
Saktiandi Supaat Seah Kian Peng Shahira Abdullah Sharael Taha Shawn Huang Wei Zhong Sim Ann
(Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 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 Kiat How
(Minister of State for Communications and Information and National Development)
Tan See Leng
(Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry)
Tan Wu Meng Tan Yia Swam 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 (8)
Motion Ministry of Education
Proceedings on 27 July 2021
Indranee Rajah
Motion Ministry of Finance
Simultaneous Debate on Motions
Indranee Rajah
Motion Ministry of Education
River Valley High School Incident
Chan Chun Sing Carrie Tan Wan Rizal
+13 more
Motion Ministry of Finance
Support Measures for Phase Two (Heightened Alert) and Phase Three (Heightened Alert), and Support Measures for Phase Two (Heightened Alert)
Edward Chia Bing Hui Cheng Hsing Yao Liang Eng Hwa
+24 more
Motion
Exempted Business
Indranee Rajah
Motion Ministry of Finance
Amendments to Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for FY2021/2022
Indranee Rajah
Motion Ministry of Finance
Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the Financial Year 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022
Indranee Rajah
Adjournment Motion
Feasibility of Setting Up a Judicial Service Commission for Judicial Officers
Murali Pillai Lim Biow Chuan K Shanmugam
+1 more
Bills (1)
Oral Answers (14)
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport
Enforcing Safe Distancing Measures on Trains and Public Buses and Managing Commuter Volume during Phase Three (Heightened Alert)
Yip Hon Weng Baey Yam Keng
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower
Impact of Impending Winding Down of Jobs Support Scheme on Retrenchment and Unemployment
Tan See Leng Desmond Choo
Oral Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry
Plans for Marine and Offshore Engineering Sector, Singapore's Carbon Utilisation and Storage, and Low-carbon Hydrogen Sector
Tan Wu Meng Tan See Leng Jamus Jerome Lim
+1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Health
Singapore's Reliance on Nurses from Philippines and Impact on Local Nursing Workforce Numbers Following Recent Suspension
Koh Poh Koon Foo Mee Har
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development
Increasing Proportion of BTO Flats within Mature Estates for Married Child Priority Scheme to Facilitate Inter-generational Familial Support
Tin Pei Ling Desmond Lee
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower
Number and Actions against Salary Kickback Offences
Koh Poh Koon Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport
Plans for Zero Emissions Transport System in Jurong Innovation District and Existing Jurong Industrial Areas
S Iswaran Shawn Huang Wei Zhong Louis Ng Kok Kwang
+1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower
Extent of Employer's Responsibility for Migrant Domestic Worker's Medical Fees for Treatment Resulting from Worker's Social Activity during Personal Time-off
Tin Pei Ling Zaqy Mohamad
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower
Raising of Re-employment Age at Organisations that Receive Significant Direct or Indirect Government Funding
Tan See Leng Kwek Hian Chuan Henry
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport
Adoption Rates of Electric Passenger Vehicles
S Iswaran Seah Kian Peng Shawn Huang Wei Zhong
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower
Permitting Higher Voluntary Savings Amounts under CPF LIFE
Foo Mee Har Tan See Leng
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower
Proposal to Increase Minimum Amount of Annual Leave Entitlement
Louis Ng Kok Kwang Koh Poh Koon
Oral Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development
Update on Singapore Islamic College and Postgraduate Certificate in Islam in Contemporary Societies Programme
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Wan Rizal
Oral Answer Ministry of Home Affairs
Incidence of Reports from Theft Victims that Their Belongings Are Sold at Second-hand and Pawnshops
Desmond Tan Yeo Wan Ling
Written Answers (23)
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Average Waiting Time for BTO Flats in Mature Estates for First- and Second-time Owners, and Applicants who Failed in Past Ballots
Desmond Lee Yip Hon Weng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Proposal for BTO Ballot System to Automatically Flag Out Applicants' Eligibility for Relevant Priority Schemes
Desmond Lee Yip Hon Weng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance
Steps to Reduce Wastage in Use of Physical Items in Public Service Spending
Lawrence Wong Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Making Mental Health Screening and Support for New and Expectant Mothers Mandatory
Wan Rizal Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Reports of Students Committing and Attempting Suicide since Start of COVID-19 Pandemic
Murali Pillai Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Number and Profile of Singaporeans and Permanent Residents with Psychotic Disorders
Wan Rizal Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Take-up Rate for Community Health Assessment Team's Services Since COVID-19 Pandemic
Ong Ye Kung Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Reasons for Large Numbers of Malays Moving to 3-room or Smaller HDB Flats
Raeesah Khan Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Access to Bank Accounts that Had Been Frozen due to Alleged Scams
Dennis Tan Lip Fong K Shanmugam
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office
Requirement for Digital Full Banks to Provide Basic Banking Accounts and Other Financial Services
Murali Pillai Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office
Data Security for Singapore Companies Listed on Overseas Stock Exchanges
Tharman Shanmugaratnam Lim Wee Kiak
Written Answer Ministry of Transport
Progress on Construction and Operation of Tuas Mega Port and Strategic Adjustments Made for Post-COVID-19
Desmond Choo S Iswaran
Written Answer Ministry of Transport
Monitoring of Water Quality within Our Territorial Waters and Enforcement Actions and Penalties against Illegal Discharge of Waste and Hazardous Materials
S Iswaran Shawn Huang Wei Zhong
Written Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development
Data on Fresh Graduate Social Workers Remaining in Sector for Each Year in Past Five Years
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development
Data on Number and Percentage of Social Workers Who Applied for Sabbatical Leave Scheme in Past Five Years
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs
Data on Current and Expected 2021 Total Carbon Emissions by Data Centres in Singapore and Efforts to Reduce Emissions for Data Centres
Josephine Teo Shawn Huang Wei Zhong
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Current and Projected Consumption of Concrete in Singapore till 2025
Desmond Lee Shawn Huang Wei Zhong
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Current Average Waiting Time to Complete Goodwill Repair Assistance Cases and Ways to Expedite Process
Desmond Lee Tin Pei Ling
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Current Number and Proportion of HDB Flats with Multi-step Main Entrances Broken Down by Decade of Construction
Tan Wu Meng Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Update on Suggestion Made on 8 March 2017 for the President of Singapore to Issue Congratulatory Notes to Singapore Centenarians on Their Birthdays
Murali Pillai Edwin Tong Chun Fai
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower
Availability of Progressive Wage Models for Cleaners Hired by F&B Establishments, Not Employed by Licensed Cleaning Companies or Employed on Part-time Basis
Louis Ng Kok Kwang Tan See Leng
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower
Data on Foreign Hostesses on Work Passes and Social Visit Passes and Measures to Minimise Health Risks Posed by Nature of Their Interactions
Don Wee Tan See Leng
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower
Data on Working-age Singaporeans Who Started Dialysis in Past Three Years
Tan Wu Meng Tan See Leng