14th Parliament · 2nd Session
Thursday, 3 August 2023
Members (91 present, 8 absent)
Present (91)
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)
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, Prime Minister's Office)
Don Wee Edward Chia Bing Hui 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)
Indranee Rajah
(Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Finance and National Development and Leader of the House)
Jamus Jerome Lim 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)
Keith Chua 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 Lim Biow Chuan Louis Ng Kok Kwang Low Yen Ling
(Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry)
Mariam Jaafar Mark Lee 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)
Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
(Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development)
Murali Pillai Nadia Ahmad Samdin Neil Parekh Nimil Rajnikant Ng Eng Hen
(Minister for Defence)
Ng Ling Ling Ong Hua Han 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 Razwana Begum Abdul Rahim Saktiandi Supaat Seah Kian Peng
(Speaker)
See Jinli Jean 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 Syed Harun Alhabsyi Sylvia Lim 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 Usha Chandradas Vikram Nair Vivian Balakrishnan
(Minister for Foreign Affairs)
Wan Rizal 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 (1)
Bills (4)
1st Reading
Society of Saint Maur Incorporation (Amendment) Bill
2nd Reading Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Public Utilities (Amendment) Bill
2nd Reading Ministry of Finance
National Productivity Fund (Amendment) Bill
2nd Reading Ministry of Trade and Industry
Lease Agreements for Retail Premises Bill
Oral Answers (11)
Oral Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry
Opportunities for Business, Jobs, Tourism and Leisure from Proposed Establishment of Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone
Foo Mee Har Low Yen Ling
Oral Answer Ministry of Home Affairs
Inclusion of POFMA Correction Direction on Main Page of Asia Sentinel Website and Page Hosting Article with False Statement of Fact
Janil Puthucheary Pritam Singh
Oral Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry
Evaluation of Grab's Proposed Acquisition of Trans-Cab for Anti-Competitive Practices
Alvin Tan Tan Wu Meng Leong Mun Wai
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport
Update on Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail Project Given MyHSR Corp's Recent Request for Information Exercise
Chee Hong Tat Saktiandi Supaat Lim Biow Chuan
+1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower
Retrenchment among Employees Aged 63 and Older in Last Five Years
Koh Poh Koon Vikram Nair
Oral Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Safety of Seafood Imports Following Release of Treated Wastewater from Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Melvin Yong Yik Chye Grace Fu Hai Yien Gerald Giam Yean Song
+1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development
Environmental Impact of Relocation and Redevelopment of Paya Lebar Airbase
Tan Kiat How Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Oral Answer Prime Minister's Office
Impact of Financial Product Marketing Tactics on Less Financially Literate Consumers
Alvin Tan Carrie Tan Saktiandi Supaat
+1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Home Affairs
Rejection of Applications of Spouses of Low-wage and Aged Singaporeans for Long-Term Visit Passes to Work and Fulfil Family Care Needs
Carrie Tan Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Oral Answer Ministry of Education
ITE Students who Will Qualify for Entry into Polytechnics with New Grade Point Average Requirements
Wan Rizal Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman Hazel Poa
+1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Health
Addressing Rise in Suicide Cases and Making Mental Healthcare Assistance Readily Accessible
Janil Puthucheary Vikram Nair
Written Answers (61)
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Accessible Membership for Persons with Differentiated Abilities to Younger Children in Development Disability Registry
Josephine Teo Nadia Ahmad Samdin
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Tracking Specific Benefits Offered by Tripartite Standard on Work-Life Harmony Adopters
Louis Ng Kok Kwang Tan See Leng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry
Review of Oil and Gas Industry's Presence in Singapore
Gan Kim Yong Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Use of Fire Extinguishers at Lift Lobbies of HDB Blocks and Steps to Improve Community Fire Safety and Response
Hany Soh K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Law
Approval for Foreigners Buying Properties Zoned "Commercial" but Approved for Mixed Commercial and Residential Development
Lim Biow Chuan K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Enhancing Adult Employment Opportunities for Tradesmen
Chan Chun Sing Yip Hon Weng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Frequency of Enforcement Actions against Drink-Driving
Gan Thiam Poh K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Identifying Mental Distress and Stressors in Migrant Domestic Workers
Yip Hon Weng Tan See Leng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Relaxation of Income Criteria for HDB Rental Flats
Ang Wei Neng Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Supporting Local Farms to Increase Demand and Reduce Wastage of Produce
Edward Chia Bing Hui Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry
Jobs in Sustainability or Green Economy Sector and Initiatives to Boost Workforce Capability
Gan Kim Yong Saktiandi Supaat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office
Government Agencies' Review of Security and Access Controls of Most Privileged Operating System and Database Accounts
Josephine Teo Pritam Singh
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Law
Impact of Marking and Assessment Boycott at UK Universities on Students Taking the Bar Examination in Singapore
Hany Soh K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Customer Satisfaction Surveys to Assess SingPost's Performance
Josephine Teo He Ting Ru
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance
Households Receiving Lower GST Voucher Payouts Due to Revision in Annual Valuation of Property
Lawrence Wong Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Health and Wellness Modules in Institutes of Higher Learning
Chan Chun Sing Wan Rizal
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Increased Hiring of Administrative and Support Healthcare Employees
Louis Ng Kok Kwang Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Assessing Quality of Cleaning Vendors
Joan Pereira Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office
IT Vendor Staff with Excessive Access Rights to File Transfer Servers and Encryption/Decryption Keys in PSD's Human Resource and Payroll System
Tan Wu Meng Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Training for Migrant Domestic Workers in Caregiving for Individuals with Special Needs
Yip Hon Weng Tan See Leng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Expanding Primary 1 Intake for Kong Hwa School to Cater to Children from new BTO Flats in Vicinity
Chan Chun Sing Lim Biow Chuan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development
Assessing Singaporeans’ Attitudes towards Single Unwed Parents
Louis Ng Kok Kwang Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Men Above 55 Who Have Sought Mental Health Support from General Practitioners or Community Intervention Teams
Edward Chia Bing Hui Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Causes for $1 million Overpayment to Scheme Supporting Companies in Aviation Industry during COVID-19 Pandemic
Chee Hong Tat Dennis Tan Lip Fong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Grassroots Organisations Giving Contracts to Debarred Contractors during Debarment Period
Edwin Tong Chun Fai Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Proactive Checks of HDB Flats at Henderson Crescent for Repair and Maintenance of Common Issues
Joan Pereira Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Reviewing Current Practice of Refusing Coverage under CPF Dependants’ Protection Scheme for Persons with Certain Genetic Disorders
Tan See Leng Murali Pillai
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office
Training Civil Servants on How to Identify, Refuse and Report Inappropriate Requests from Political Office Holders
Gerald Giam Yean Song Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Recognition of Doctors and Dentists for Purposes of Paid Sick Leave
Jamus Jerome Lim Tan See Leng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Compensation for Hawkers and Market Stallholders Affected by Closures due to Repairs or Renovations
Chua Kheng Wee Louis Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance
Proposal for Additional Healthcare and Other Benefits for Those in Post-Merdeka Generation
Lawrence Wong Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development
Enrolment Levels in Preschools that Operate on Saturdays
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Conservation of People's Park Complex for Its Strong Community Significance and Design Merits
He Ting Ru Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Reasons for Exceptionally Heavy Rainfall on 20 July 2023
Melvin Yong Yik Chye Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office
Revised Regulatory Cap on Retail Deposits for Digital Full Banks and Other Safeguards for Consumers
Melvin Yong Yik Chye Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Prime Minister's Office
Number of Voters' Names Expunged from and Added to Registers of Electors Since 2020 General Election
Hazel Poa Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs
Monies Lost to Concert Ticket Scams
Melvin Yong Yik Chye K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs
Conditions Determining Impounding of Arrested Person's Passport
Gerald Giam Yean Song K Shanmugam
Written Answer Ministry of Law
Total Rent Received and Expenses Incurred on Black and White Bungalows in 2022
Edwin Tong Chun Fai Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of Law
Sizes of State Land around Black and White Bungalows Cleared for Safety or Health Reasons since 2013
Edwin Tong Chun Fai Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of Law
Cost of Restoration and Additional Works Done on Black and White Bungalows since 2018
Edwin Tong Chun Fai Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of Law
Clearance Certificates Issued to Foreign Persons to Purchase Landed Properties Since 2013
K Shanmugam Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer Ministry of Law
Black and White Properties Managed by SLA with Undeveloped State Land Adjacent to Property
Edwin Tong Chun Fai Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Law
Application Procedure for Maintenance of State Land Adjacent to Black and White and Landed Properties
Edwin Tong Chun Fai Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Law
Valuation Principles Used for State-managed Properties and Sale of Land for Public Housing
Edwin Tong Chun Fai Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry
Plans to Phase Out Use of Coal in Energy Production
Gan Kim Yong Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry
Impact of Arrest of Managing Director of Hotel Properties Ltd on Running of F1 Singapore Grand Prix 2023
Sharael Taha Gan Kim Yong Edward Chia Bing Hui
Written Answer Ministry of Transport
Update on Development of Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail Project
Chee Hong Tat Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer Ministry of Transport
Construction of Higher Road Divider Barriers in Accident-prone Areas
Melvin Yong Yik Chye Chee Hong Tat
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Construction Temporary Quarters and Factory-converted Dormitories with Unhealthy Carbon Dioxide Levels
Louis Ng Kok Kwang Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer Ministry of Education
Steps Taken to Increase Mental Health Literacy and Support in Schools and Higher Education Institutions
Chan Chun Sing Wan Rizal
Written Answer Ministry of Education
Publication of Eligibility Criteria for IHL-specific Financial Aid Schemes
Chan Chun Sing He Ting Ru
Written Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development
Help Provided to Social Service Agencies Unable to Meet Sector Salary Guidelines
Louis Ng Kok Kwang Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Support Available for Youths Diagnosed with Chronic Diseases
Tan Wu Meng Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Mental Health Support for Elderly Population To Prevent Suicides
Wan Rizal Yip Hon Weng Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Target Waiting Time for Initial Appointments to See Psychiatrists and Psychologists at Public Health Institutions
He Ting Ru Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and Foreigners Renting Bedrooms and Entire HDB Flats from Open Market
Desmond Lee Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
HDB Flat Eligibility Letter Applications Received and Average Waiting Time for Approval
Desmond Lee Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Maximum Number of Concurrent Users HDB Flat Portal Can Accommodate
Desmond Lee Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Eligibility Criteria and Amount of Cash Distributed at Festive Events Organised by People's Association and Grassroots Organisations
Gerald Giam Yean Song Edwin Tong Chun Fai
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower
Initiatives to Encourage Employers to Provide Mental Health Support in Workplace
Wan Rizal Tan See Leng