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14th Parliament · 1st Session

Monday, 20 March 2023

Members (88 present, 15 absent)

Present (88)

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) 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) 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 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 Lian Pin 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) Leon Perera Leong Mun Wai Liang Eng Hwa Lim Biow Chuan Lim Wee Kiak Louis Ng Kok Kwang 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 Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim (Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development) Nadia Ahmad Samdin Ng Ling Ling Ong Ye Kung (Minister for Health) 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 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 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 Teo Chee Hean (Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security) Tin Pei Ling Vikram Nair Vivian Balakrishnan (Minister for Foreign Affairs) Yip Hon Weng Zaqy Mohamad (Senior Minister of State for Defence and Manpower and Deputy Leader of the House) Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim

Absent (15)

Motions (4)

Bills (1)

Oral Answers (10)

Oral Answer Prime Minister's Office

Singapore's Longer-term Inflation Expectations

Alvin Tan Saktiandi Supaat Jamus Jerome Lim
Oral Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Naming of Mr Lee Hsien Yang and Mrs Lee Suet Fern when Being Investigated for Giving False Evidence in Judicial Proceedings while Keppel Offshore & Marine Senior Staff were Not Named

Hazel Poa K Shanmugam Leon Perera +2 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Implementation of Recommendations by 2021 National Wellness Committee on Junior Doctors

Yip Hon Weng Janil Puthucheary Sylvia Lim +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Second-hand Shoes Collected in Project for Recycling to Create Running Tracks Exported for Overseas Resale

Edwin Tong Chun Fai Tan Wu Meng Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Steps Taken to Ensure Recyclables Collected in Government Campaigns are Not Misused

Edwin Tong Chun Fai Pritam Singh Tan Wu Meng +6 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower

Automatic Revocation of CPF Nominee Status when a Beneficiary Becomes an Ex-spouse following Divorce

Tan See Leng Sylvia Lim Lim Biow Chuan +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Sociological Factors Linked to Trend of Teens Being Detained Under Internal Security Act

Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Mark Chay
Oral Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

Child Protective Service's Procedures for Suspected Child Abuse Cases Reported by Schools

Eric Chua Gerald Giam Yean Song Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim
Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Awareness on Spotting Signs of Abuse in Schools

Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim
Oral Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Studies on Environmental and Social Impact of Importing Renewable Energy under Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project

Louis Ng Kok Kwang Tan See Leng

Written Answers (61)

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Extension of Lemon Law to Cover Used Cars Sold by Car Dealers on Behalf of Owners

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

Adequacy of Numbers of Professional Counsellors to Cater for Increased Attention on Mental Health Issues

Seah Kian Peng Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development

Data on Placement, Profile of Applicants and Duration of Stay for Applications for Safe, Sound Sleeping Places

Masagos Zulkifli B M M Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Requests for Change of Tenants since Launch of Joint Singles Scheme Operator-run Pilot for HDB’s Rental Flats

Gan Thiam Poh Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Outcome of Consultation to Reduce Risks to Consumer While Supporting Development of Cryptocurrency Trading

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

Local Workforce's Ability to Meet Current Demand for Artificial Intelligence Skills

Josephine Teo He Ting Ru
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Extension of Co-Funding for Assisted Conception Procedures Scheme to Private Clinics

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

Benefits Packages for Seniors Born after Those in Merdeka Generation

Lawrence Wong Lim Wee Kiak
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Requirement for HDB Coffee Shop Operators to Replace Exiting Halal Food Stalls with Halal-certified Incoming Ones

Jamus Jerome Lim Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Individuals Convicted of Offences under Compulsory Education Act

Gerald Giam Yean Song Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Prevalence of Potholes on Public Roads

Melvin Yong Yik Chye S Iswaran
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Consultations with BTO Flat Buyers on Creative Design of New Flats

Cheng Li Hui Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Share of Sophisticated Investment Products Sold to Retail Investors as Percentage of All Financial Products Sold

Tharman Shanmugaratnam Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Stepping Up Recruitment for Non-teaching Positions in Schools

Chan Chun Sing Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Number of Foreign Students Caught Working Illegally in 2022 and Actions Taken against Hiring Companies

Tan See Leng Mark Chay
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Reporting Potential Unsafe Workplace Practices through OneService Mobile Application

Melvin Yong Yik Chye Tan See Leng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Impact of Removal of Subsidies for COVID-19 Test Kits on National Surveillance Programme

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

Proposal to Carve Out Myanmar from ASEAN Grouping

Dennis Tan Lip Fong Vivian Balakrishnan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development

Data on Types and Sources of Reporting of Child Abuse Cases

Masagos Zulkifli B M M Saktiandi Supaat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Expansion of Mandatory Energy Labelling Scheme to Include Other High-energy Consumption Household Appliances such as Dishwashers and Water Heaters

Grace Fu Hai Yien Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Ensuring Materials Used for Screeding of Floors in HDB Common Areas Are Non-slip and Look Pleasant

Lim Biow Chuan Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Mandatory Retrenchment Notifications Received by Government and Proportion of Tech Firms amongst Notifying Companies

Desmond Choo Tan See Leng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Number of Complaints Pertaining to Road and MRT Track Noise

S Iswaran Mariam Jaafar
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Data such as Attrition Rates and Gender of Foreign Service Staff

He Ting Ru Vivian Balakrishnan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower

Review of $4,500 Salary Cap in Section 35(a) of Employment Act 1968

Tan See Leng Abdul Samad
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Proposal to Install Double-glazed Windows in New HDB Flats Being Built in Areas Close to Main Roads, MRT Tracks or RSAF Flight Paths

Desmond Lee Mariam Jaafar
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry

Update on Expansion of Marina Bay Sands under Its Second Development Agreement

Gan Kim Yong Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Extension of Complimentary Admission to Children’s Museum Singapore

Edwin Tong Chun Fai Hany Soh
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Number of Hawkers Exiting Trade and How Many Were Due to Impact of Inflation

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

Standardised Forms for Required Documents to Accompany Applications for Government Business Grants

Gan Kim Yong Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Enforcement against Neighbours who Refuse to Cooperate for the Repairs of Spalling Concrete or Leakages

Gan Thiam Poh Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office

Number and Assessment of Applications to Set Up Single Family Offices in Singapore

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

Disruptions to Regular Train Services on Thomson-East Coast Line Since Opening of Line's Stage 3 Segment

Melvin Yong Yik Chye S Iswaran
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office

Attracting Talents Affected by Recent Workforce Lay-offs and Hiring Freezes into Civil Service

Josephine Teo Yip Hon Weng
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office

Budget Allocation for Mental Health of Civil Servants

Shahira Abdullah Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Ministry of Finance

Difference in Income Tax Payable for Working Mothers from New Working Mother's Child Relief

Lawrence Wong Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Proportion of Women in Leadership Roles in Public Service

He Ting Ru Vivian Balakrishnan
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Lessons from Recent Search and Rescue Operation Lionheart in Türkiye

Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Efforts to Prevent Jaywalking and Improve Traffic Infrastructure for Safety of Elderly Pedestrians

Yip Hon Weng K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Performance of Companies under Global Trader Programme

Gan Kim Yong Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Measures to Reduce Urban Heat Island Effect from Transport Infrastructure

S Iswaran Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Household Appliances Sold under Energy Label Tick Rating Scheme

Grace Fu Hai Yien Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Export of Wastes Not Covered under Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997

Grace Fu Hai Yien Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Disruption to Food Supply Chain from Floods in Malaysia

Cheng Li Hui Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Provision of Multi-religious Prayer Rooms at Autonomous Universities, Polytechnics and ITEs

Chan Chun Sing Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

Cost of Placing Child in Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre and Place of Safety

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

Expenditure on Mental Health Promotion, Prevention and Treatment

Shahira Abdullah Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Adoption of Technologies and Innovations to Care for Older People

Sylvia Lim Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Health

GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Drugs Approved for Treatment of Diabetes and Obesity

Melvin Yong Yik Chye Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Profile of First-timer HDB Flat Owners at Point of Key Collection

Desmond Lee Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

HDB BTO Applicants Who Declined to Select Their Flat

Gan Thiam Poh Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Mandatory Treatment Orders Issued in Animal Cruelty and Abuse Cases

Louis Ng Kok Kwang Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Applications under Scheme to Buy Back Units from Ethnic Integration Policy-constrained Flat Owners

He Ting Ru Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Review of Application Process under Sale of Balance Flat Scheme

Dennis Tan Lip Fong Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Impact of Higher Interest Rate on HDB Mortgage Rates and Loan Repayments

Desmond Choo Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Vary Choice of Locations in Consecutive BTO Sales Exercises

Dennis Tan Lip Fong Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Budget Meal Criteria in New Lease Renewal Requirements for HDB Rental Coffee Shops

Jamus Jerome Lim Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

SportSG's Shoe Collection and Recycling Programme and Oversight

Edwin Tong Chun Fai Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Job Advertisements on MyCareersFuture Portal and Vacancies Filled

Tan See Leng Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Investigation into Cause of Explosion at Audi Service Centre at 55 Ubi Road 1

Melvin Yong Yik Chye Tan See Leng
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Re-employed Workers Given Re-employment Contracts of Two Years and Longer

Desmond Choo Tan See Leng