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14th Parliament · 1st Session

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Members (95 present, 8 absent)

Present (95)

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 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, Prime Minister's Office) Don Wee 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) Foo Mee Har 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 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) Kwek Hian Chuan Henry Lawrence Wong (Deputy Prime Minister and 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 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 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 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 Teo Chee Hean (Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security) 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 (8)

Motions (1)

Bills (2)

Oral Answers (7)

Written Answers (55)

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance

Pegging Cost-of-Living Support to Numbers in Households

Gan Thiam Poh Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Oversight of Practice where Foreign Countries Purchase Advertising or Produce Content for Local Consumption in Mainstream and Alternative Media

Josephine Teo Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Upstream Preventive Strategies to Counter Misperceptions of Vaping

Ong Ye Kung Ng Ling Ling
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Adequacy of Rare Disease Fund in Supporting Applicants

Ong Ye Kung Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Utilisation Rate and Effectiveness of Designated Smoking Points in Reducing Second-hand Smoke

Liang Eng Hwa Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Speed Limiters for Lorries Ferrying Workers

Melvin Yong Yik Chye K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Details of Discussions on Australia-Asia Power Link's Sun Cable Project

He Ting Ru Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Update on Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project

He Ting Ru Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Effect of Geopolitical Conflicts, High Inflation and Threat of Global Recession on Singapore Green Plan 2030

Grace Fu Hai Yien Ang Wei Neng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Progress on Plan to Legislate Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Guidelines

Tan See Leng Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Review of Penalties for Animal Abuse Offences under Animals and Birds Act

Louis Ng Kok Kwang Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Rest Period for Workers Designated to Drive Their Colleagues

Tan See Leng Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Sale of Counterfeit Healthcare Products in Online Marketplaces

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

First-time Buyers No Longer Able to Purchase New HDB Flats under New Loan-to-Value Limit and Other Parameters in Recent Property Cooling Measures

Leong Mun Wai Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Designated Areas for Delivery Riders at Buildings and Malls

Hany Soh Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Impact of Warnings from Law Enforcement Agencies and Acquittals in Criminal Cases on Migrant Workers' Ability to Work in Singapore

Tan See Leng Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Utilisation of Open Space Car Parks in HDB Estates and Conversion of Those Underused to Communal Areas

Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Vacancies at Healthcare Institutions Created by Employees Returning to Aviation Sector

Ong Ye Kung Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Funding of Tree Pruning Works Aimed at Modifying Habitats of Wild Birds

Murali Pillai Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Contamination Rate of Recyclable Waste After Adoption of New Blue Recycling Bins

Hany Soh Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Randomised Balloting Process for HDB BTO Flats for First-time Applicants

Leong Mun Wai Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Projects Funded under Singapore Food Story R&D Programme

Grace Fu Hai Yien Cheryl Chan Wei Ling
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Dispute Resolution Platforms for Tenancies Signed before Set-up of Fair Tenancy Industry Committee's Code of Conduct for Retail Leases

Tan Wu Meng Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Take-up of Buy Now Pay Later Services among Those Aged 21 and Below

Melvin Yong Yik Chye Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Investigation into Impact on Singaporeans from Global WhatsApp Outage

Josephine Teo Hany Soh
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Changes in Average Loan-to-Value Ratio and Percentage of Mortgage Loans Used for Owner-occupied versus Investment Properties since 2008

Tharman Shanmugaratnam Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Persons who Missed Deadline to Re-register for New NRICs due to COVID-19 Pandemic

K Shanmugam Murali Pillai
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Free Trade Agreement with Most Trade Benefits and Minimised Imported Costs and Inflationary Pressures

Gan Thiam Poh Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Finance

Last Review on Bottom-end of Marginal Resident Personal Income Tax Rates and Need to Increase Tax-free Threshold

Lawrence Wong Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer Ministry of Defence

Update on Development of SAF Digital and Intelligence Service

Ng Eng Hen Christopher de Souza
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Enhancing ScamShield with Improved Anti-scam Measures and Accessibility to Vulnerable Groups

K Shanmugam Yip Hon Weng
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Mandating Use of Fire-rated Glass for Windows of High-rise Buildings and HDB Flats

Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Impounding Passports of Ex-inmates Released from Prison

K Shanmugam Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Mean and Median Time between Arrest for Capital Offence and Access to Counsel Given

K Shanmugam Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Staff Turnover Rate amongst White-collar Crime Investigation Officers

K Shanmugam Murali Pillai
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Bringing Forward Decision to Increase Home Team Officers' Retirement Age to 58 by 2030

K Shanmugam Murali Pillai
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Share of Violent Offences Committed by Juveniles and Gang-related from 2000 to 2020

Jamus Jerome Lim K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Average Number of Fines Issued Each Year for Failure to Wear Seat Belts

Jamus Jerome Lim K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Measures to Avoid Technical Recession and Help for Companies in High Interest Rate and Inflationary Environment

Yip Hon Weng Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Ways to Meet Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets While Continuing as International Financial and Economic Hub

Christopher de Souza Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Singapore's Target to Peak Emissions at 65 MtCO2e

He Ting Ru Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Allowing More Students with Moderate-to-severe Hearing Loss to Learn Alongside Those With No Hearing Loss

Chan Chun Sing Christopher de Souza
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Streaming of Students in Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families' Taskforce Programme at PSLE

Chan Chun Sing Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

Annual Median and Average Monthly Income of Single Unwed Parents in Past Four Years

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

Total Arrears Owed by Patients in Restructured Hospitals Each Year Since 2011

Hazel Poa Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Projected Increases in Hospital Beds at Private and Public Hospitals in Next Five and 10 Years

Liang Eng Hwa Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Proportion of HDB Resale and BTO Flat Transactions by Singaporeans and PRs from 2010

Leong Mun Wai Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Help for Senior Citizens to Apply for BTO Flats

Christopher de Souza Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

HDB Flats Purchased in Last Five Years by Those Previously Residing in Private Properties

Leong Mun Wai Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Average Waiting Time for Rental Flats under Public Rental Scheme by Ethnic Group

Hazel Poa Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Complaints Received on Residential Rental Discrimination by Age or Race

Chua Kheng Wee Louis Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Rent Increase Affecting HDB Public Rental Scheme Households

Carrie Tan Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Update on Development and Land Reclamation Works on and around Pedra Branca

Gerald Giam Yean Song Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Requests to Waive Non-citizen Quota for Renting Out HDB Flats

He Ting Ru Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Outcome of Retirement and Re-employment Disputes Amicably Resolved through Mediation

Tan See Leng Gerald Giam Yean Song