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14th Parliament · 1st Session

Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Members (93 present, 10 absent)

Present (93)

Abdul Samad 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 Sustainability and the Environment and Minister for Transport) Carrie Tan Chan Chun Sing (Minister for Education) Chee Hong Tat (Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport) Cheng Hsing Yao Cheng Li Hui Cheryl Chan Wei Ling 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, Prime Minister's Office) Don Wee Edward Chia Bing Hui Edwin Tong Chun Fai (Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law) Eric Chua (Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Minister for Social and Family Development) Gan Kim Yong (Minister for Trade and Industry) Gan Siow Huang (Minister of State for Education and Manpower) Gan Thiam Poh Gerald Giam Yean Song Hany Soh Hazel Poa He Ting Ru Heng Chee How (Senior Minister of State for Defence) 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) Koh Poh Koon (Senior Minister of State for Manpower and Sustainability and the Environment) Kwek Hian Chuan Henry Lawrence Wong (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance) Lee Hsien Loong (Prime Minister) Leong Mun Wai Liang Eng Hwa 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 Rahayu Mahzam (Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Minister for Law) Raj Joshua Thomas S Iswaran (Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations) Saktiandi Supaat Seah Kian Peng Sharael Taha Shawn Huang Wei Zhong Sitoh Yih Pin Sun Xueling (Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family Development) Sylvia Lim Tan Chuan-Jin (Speaker) Tan Kiat How (Senior 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

Absent (10)

Motions (2)

Oral Answers (8)

Written Answers (71)

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Complaints of Ageism in Workplace

Tan See Leng Hazel Poa
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Assessment of Reports Linking COVID-19 Vaccines to Onset of Kidney Diseases in Patients with Renal Problems

Ong Ye Kung Yip Hon Weng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Foreign Students who Receive Tuition Fee Grants or Scholarships and Subsequently Become Singapore Citizens

Leong Mun Wai Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Impact of Change in Primary 1 Registration Framework on Number and Proportion of Students Obtaining Places in Schools within One and Two Kilometres of Residence

Chan Chun Sing Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Relevance of Preferential Additional Registration Fee Scheme to Minimise Pollution from Older Vehicles

S Iswaran Murali Pillai
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Proportion of Time that Teachers Allocate to Teaching versus Non-teaching Administrative Duties

Jamus Jerome Lim Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Sufficiency of Measures and Staff Strength to Assist Consumers Subjected to Undue Pressure to Enter into Unfair Transactions

Liang Eng Hwa Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Key Causes of Recent Increase in Number of Patients Requiring Kidney Dialysis

Ong Ye Kung Yip Hon Weng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Property Agents who Failed to Take Due Diligence Measures for Anti-money Laundering-related Lapses in Breach of Estates Agents Act

Gan Thiam Poh Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Diabetes Cases Referred from Public Healthcare System to Private Doctors

He Ting Ru Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Projected Economic Benefit to Singapore from Recent FinTech Cooperation Agreement with India

Tharman Shanmugaratnam Desmond Choo
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Prosecution and Convictions under Organised Crimes Act

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

Foreign Students Who Did Not Fully Serve Out Bonds after Receiving Tuition Fee Grants or Scholarships

Leong Mun Wai Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Mental or Emotional Stress Cited as Reason for Leaving Education Service in Last Five Years

Darryl David Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Coordination between Police and Banks when Scams are Reported

Dennis Tan Lip Fong K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Trend of Fare Evasion by Private Hire Car Passengers

Melvin Yong Yik Chye S Iswaran
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Proportion of Household Consumers Buying Electricity from SP Services Since Exit of Other Electricity Market Retailers

Sylvia Lim Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Monitoring Fraudulent Claims in Workfare Income Supplement Scheme

Jamus Jerome Lim Tan See Leng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Updating Safety Standards for Construction and Infrastructure Projects in Light of Climate Change

Mariam Jaafar Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Locally-sourced Raw Materials in Food Grown under 30-by-30 Goal

Dennis Tan Lip Fong Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Making Public Renovation Permits Issued by HDB for Authorised Renovation Works

Murali Pillai Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Claims Filed and Successfully Resolved at Financial Dispute Resolution Centre in Past Three Years

Gan Thiam Poh Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Measures to Further Reduce Number of Smoking Corners at Coffee Shops

Grace Fu Hai Yien Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Tying Achievement of 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution and Climate Targets to Individual Ministry's KPIs and Senior Management Performance Bonuses

Grace Fu Hai Yien Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Amount Owed for Medical Services Provided to Foreigners

Mariam Jaafar Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Enforcement against Motorists for Exceeding Noise Emission Limits in Last Five Years

Grace Fu Hai Yien Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Impact of India's Rice Export Ban and Thailand and Vietnam's Plans to Raise Rice Export Prices

Chua Kheng Wee Louis Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Incidence of Pregnant Women Being Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes

He Ting Ru Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Boosting In-bound Tourism Given Strong Singapore Dollar

Darryl David Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Economic Impact of Imposing Ban on Transporting Workers on Back of Lorries

He Ting Ru S Iswaran
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Trend for Occurrence of Landslide Incidents

Mariam Jaafar Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Evaluation of MRT Infrastructure Designs for Robustness in View of Climate Change

Tan Wu Meng S Iswaran
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Key Performance Indicators for Road Opening Coordination Committee

S Iswaran Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Update on Study into Making CPF Contributions Mandatory for Platform Workers

Tan See Leng Hazel Poa
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Applying Lessons from How Employers Manage Operational Needs during Employees' Reservist Call-ups to Use of Parental and Childcare Leave

Indranee Rajah Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Ease of Application for Overseas Networks and Expertise Pass Compared with that for Personalised Employment Pass

Jamus Jerome Lim Tan See Leng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Unauthorised PayNow Transactions Reported and Funds Recovered

Tan Wu Meng Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Publication of Findings from Public Consultation on Singapore's Climate Ambition

Teo Chee Hean Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office

Prevalence and Regulation of Cryptocurrency Transactions

Tharman Shanmugaratnam Yip Hon Weng
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office

Cryptocurrency Investment Companies Setting Up Operations and Measures in Place to Prevent Money Laundering and Fraud

Tharman Shanmugaratnam Yip Hon Weng
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office

HDB Homes with Mortgages Financed by Commercial Banks

Sitoh Yih Pin Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office

Ongoing Review of Prevention of Corruption Act 1960

Murali Pillai Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Ministry of Finance

Tax Evasion Offences Detected and Adequacy of Deterrent Measures in Place

Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Protecting Young People and Jobseekers from Overseas Job Scams and Human Trafficking Syndicates

Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Illegal Modifications to Motor Vehicle Involved in Tanjong Pagar Traffic Accident on 13 February 2021

Derrick Goh K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Utility of Maintaining Provisions in Chapter 9 of Penal Code 1871 Dealing with Corruption Involving Public Servants

K Shanmugam Murali Pillai
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Accidents Reported Involving Workers Transported in Back of Lorries and Other Vehicles

He Ting Ru K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Law

Derivation of Prices of Land Leases to Religious Organisations

K Shanmugam Sylvia Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

"Right to Repair" for Electronic Devices

Chua Kheng Wee Louis Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Need for New Cruise and Ferry Infrastructure to Include Environmental Baseline Studies and Environmental Impact Assessment

Leon Perera Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Improvement in Peak-hour Car Travel Speeds Since Implementation of High ERP Rates Along CTE

S Iswaran Ng Ling Ling
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Expected Completion Date for Third Runway at Changi Airport and Impact on Passenger and Flight Handling Capacities

S Iswaran Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Enforcement Actions Against Vehicle Owners and Workshops Since Increase of Penalties for Illegal Vehicle Modifications

Derrick Goh S Iswaran
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Compliance with Safety and Emission Requirements by Drivers of Foreign-registered Vehicles Entering Singapore

Grace Fu Hai Yien Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Outcome Since Introduction of Student-initiated Learning

Chan Chun Sing Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Pupil-Teacher Ratio for Primary and Secondary School Examinable Subjects

Jamus Jerome Lim Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Inclusion of Emerging and Contemporary Policy Issues, Constitution and Workings of Parliamentary Democracy in National Education Syllabus

Jamus Jerome Lim Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Facilitating Greater Access to Reading Resources for Children and Adolescents from Lower-income Families

Gerald Giam Yean Song Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Publishing Full National Education Curriculum Content for All Students

Gerald Giam Yean Song Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

Requiring Preschools to Set Aside Minimum Mandatory Rest Areas for Teachers and Staff

Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

Consent for Couples with Minor Children Undergoing Divorce to List Them in Respective Applications for HDB Flat

Masagos Zulkifli B M M Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Enrolment in Nursing Programmes in ITE, Polytechnics and Universities in Past Five Years

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

Breakdown of Invoices Issued to Patients at Public Healthcare Institutions Since 2021

Tan Wu Meng Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Annual Sales of Previously Owned Residential Properties Since 2019

Tan Wu Meng Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Previously Owned Residential Properties Transacted by Agents With General and Exclusivity Agreement Clause Since 2019

Tan Wu Meng Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Requests for Housing Assistance Received by HDB and Outcome

He Ting Ru Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Encouraging Transition Towards Household Services Scheme for Families with Foreign Domestic Worker

Tan See Leng Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Minimum Experience and Qualification for Experienced Tech Professionals Applying for Five-Year Employment Pass

Tan See Leng Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Appeals for Inclusion Under Silver Support Scheme in Last Three Years

Tan See Leng Sylvia Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Complaints from Singaporeans About Being Replaced by Foreign Labour in Last Five Years

Leong Mun Wai Tan See Leng
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Prevalence of Practice of "Special Account (SA) Shielding" by CPF Members

Melvin Yong Yik Chye Tan See Leng