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14th Parliament · 1st Session

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

Members (86 present, 17 absent)

Present (86)

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 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 Liang Eng Hwa Lim Biow Chuan Lim Wee Kiak Louis Ng Kok Kwang 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) Wan Rizal Yip Hon Weng Zaqy Mohamad (Senior Minister of State for Defence and Manpower and Deputy Leader of the House) Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim

Absent (17)

Motions (1)

Bills (3)

Oral Answers (23)

Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Support for Teachers with Young Children and Those Returning to Work after Extended Absence

Gan Siow Huang Tan Wu Meng
Oral Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

Strengthening Governance of Madrasahs in light of Developments Relating to Recent Police Report Made by Madrasah Irsyad

Wan Rizal Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Oral Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Enforcement Actions under Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act for Greenwashing

Alvin Tan Leon Perera
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower

Tripartite Guideline or Standard on Unexpected Care Leave

Tan See Leng Gan Siow Huang Louis Ng Kok Kwang +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Addressing Possible Disamenities Such as Indiscriminate Littering and Feeding of Wildlife as Lazarus Island Opens to Eco-Tourism

Alvin Tan Melvin Yong Yik Chye Tan Wu Meng
Oral Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Guidelines on Use of Vernacular Languages for Wayfinding Signs and Public Address Systems in Healthcare Institutions and MRT Stations

Gerald Giam Yean Song Janil Puthucheary
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower

Proposal for Transfer of Investments Bought Using CPF Special Account or Ordinary Account to Nominee Rather than Estate of Deceased CPF Member

Tan See Leng Vikram Nair
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Impact of Recent MediShield Life Coverage Revisions on Out-of-Pocket Payments for Cancer Treatment and Drugs

Yip Hon Weng Rahayu Mahzam
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

MediFund Financial Support for Different Members of a Household

Rahayu Mahzam Jamus Jerome Lim
Oral Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Mental Well-being Circles Formed under SG Mental Well-being Network

Wan Rizal Alvin Tan
Oral Answer Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Negotiations on Treaty on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

Dennis Tan Lip Fong Vivian Balakrishnan
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development

Reasons for HDB BTO Applicants Not Booking A Flat When Invited to Do So

Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Yip Hon Weng
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Average Wait Time for Walk-in Patients at Polyclinics and Number of Patients Turned Away

Janil Puthucheary Saktiandi Supaat Tan Wu Meng
Oral Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Average Response Time for Emergency Vehicles

He Ting Ru Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development

BTO Flat Applicants who Purchased Flats as Fiancé and Fiancée but Do Not Subsequently Submit Marriage Certificate

Indranee Rajah Gan Thiam Poh Jamus Jerome Lim
Oral Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

Revision of Household Income Eligibility Criteria for Disabled Persons Scheme Given Rising Cost of Living

Eric Chua Tan Wu Meng
Oral Answer Prime Minister's Office

Control Over MAS on Choice of Monetary Regime or Total Level of Reserves Held

Alvin Tan Jamus Jerome Lim
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport

Changi Airport Terminal 5 Sustainability and Climate Change Mitigation Measures

Dennis Tan Lip Fong S Iswaran
Oral Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Reports of Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act Offences Related to COVID-19

He Ting Ru Janil Puthucheary
Oral Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

MUIS' Use of Digital Social Media and Asatizah Recognition Scheme to Combat Trend of Online Radicalisation

Shahira Abdullah Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Oral Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Impact of Writ of Election on Validity of Appointment as Grassroot Adviser

Edwin Tong Chun Fai Gerald Giam Yean Song
Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Extent of Election Campaigning and Similar Activities Following Issuance of Writ of Election

Chan Chun Sing Gerald Giam Yean Song
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development

Reasons for Low Take-up Rate for Lease Buyback Scheme among Owners of Larger Flats

Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Yip Hon Weng

Written Answers (22)

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Electric Vehicles Deployed by Public Sector and Plans to Convert More Vehicles into Electric Ones

He Ting Ru S Iswaran
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Circumstances under which Law Enforcement Agencies will Reveal Names of Persons Associated with Ongoing Investigation

K Shanmugam Leon Perera
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office

Abuse of Government-linked Online Reservation Systems

Josephine Teo Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office

Representation of Residents after Dissolution of Parliament

Gerald Giam Yean Song Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office

Accuracy of Guidelines in Section 2.4 of Candidate Handbook for GE2020

Gerald Giam Yean Song Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office

Number of Children Born to Women Degree Holders

He Ting Ru Indranee Rajah
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Outcome of Children and Young Persons Investigated for Offences

Louis Ng Kok Kwang K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Outcome of Cases under Chapter 11 of Penal Code

K Shanmugam Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Profile of Foreigners Granted Singapore Citizenship

K Shanmugam Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Motorists Charged for Obstructing Emergency Vehicles

He Ting Ru K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Traffic Accidents Involving Food Delivery or Courier Riders

Melvin Yong Yik Chye K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Law

Land Valuation for Community Centres and Clubs

Jamus Jerome Lim K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Life-cycle Assessment of Carbon Footprints of Carrier Bags

Grace Fu Hai Yien Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Projected Increase in Hospital Bed Capacity in Next Five Years

Chua Kheng Wee Louis Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Calibration of Nutri-Grade System and Plans to Educate Public

Yip Hon Weng Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Use of Handphones and Absence from Operating Theatre by Medical Professionals during Surgery

Yip Hon Weng Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Length of Lease Duration of Public Rental Flat Tenants

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

Allocation of Public Rental Flats to Approved Applicants

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

Support for Singaporeans to Rent in Open Market

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

Spalling Concrete Cases Reported to HDB in Past Three Years

Melvin Yong Yik Chye Desmond Lee
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Forgery of In-principle Approval Letters for Migrant Workers

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

Inclusion of Other Qualifying Full Banks as Fixed Deposit Banks under CPFIS

Chua Kheng Wee Louis Tan See Leng

Clarifications (1)