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14th Parliament · 2nd Session

Wednesday, 7 February 2024

Members (95 present, 3 absent)

Present (95)

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 Carrie Tan Chan Chun Sing (Minister for Education) Chee Hong Tat (Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Finance) 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 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 Grace Fu Hai Yien (Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations) 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 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 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) 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 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) 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 Sun Xueling (Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family Development) 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 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 (3)

Motions (3)

Oral Answers (22)

Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Preserving Heritage and Identity after Merger of Primary and Secondary Schools

Murali Pillai Christopher de Souza Gan Siow Huang
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport

Compensation to Point-to-point Drivers for Downtime Taken to Install New On-Board Units in Their Vehicles

Amy Khor Lean Suan Yeo Wan Ling
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Public Education on Proper Use of Hospital A&E Departments and Respective Fees Charged, and Promotion of Remote Care

Janil Puthucheary Yip Hon Weng
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower

Persons with Disabilities who Applied for Jobs through Employment and Employability Institute

Gan Siow Huang Darryl David
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development

Assistance for Stallholders at Coffee Shops Faced with Increasing Rentals and Business Overheads

Yeo Wan Ling Sim Ann Jamus Jerome Lim
Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Guidelines For Schools on Setting Criteria for Direct Admission Scheme

Chan Chun Sing Jamus Jerome Lim Darryl David
Oral Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

Salary Data for Child Protection Officers

Louis Ng Kok Kwang Eric Chua
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Enrolment at Polyclinics for Healthier SG

Janil Puthucheary Gerald Giam Yean Song
Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Teaching Students to Recognise and Report Physical, Sexual and Emotional Abuse in School Settings

Gan Siow Huang Razwana Begum Abdul Rahim
Oral Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Standardising "Use By" and "Best Before" Date Labels for Food to Reduce Confusion

Koh Poh Koon He Ting Ru Jamus Jerome Lim
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower

Review of Computation of Monthly CPF Interest Payment

Chua Kheng Wee Louis Tan See Leng Jamus Jerome Lim
Oral Answer Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Impact of Situation in Myanmar on ASEAN's Unity

Neil Parekh Nimil Rajnikant Dennis Tan Lip Fong Sim Ann +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Suitability Screening for Individuals Who Have to Work with Children

Gan Siow Huang Razwana Begum Abdul Rahim
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport

Introducing Separate COE Category for Point-to-Point Vehicle Services

Amy Khor Lean Suan Yip Hon Weng
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Success Rates for Assisted Reproductive Technology Treatments at Public Hospitals

Louis Ng Kok Kwang Rahayu Mahzam
Oral Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

Universal Code for Standard of Care at Homes for Children and Adults with Disabilities, and at Day Centres for Persons with Special Needs

He Ting Ru
Oral Answer Prime Minister's Office

Inclusion of Tripartite Standard for Contracting with Self-Employed Persons in Sustainability Reporting by SGX-listed Firms

Alvin Tan See Jinli Jean
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development

Coordinating HDB's Repairs and Redecoration Works with Town Councils' Works

Sim Ann Jamus Jerome Lim
Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Review of Teachers' Workloads

Louis Ng Kok Kwang Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman
Oral Answer Prime Minister's Office

Rise in Individual Bankruptcy Applications to 18-year High

Alvin Tan Yip Hon Weng
Oral Answer Ministry of Finance

Statistics on Total Employment and Trade Income of Top 1,000 Earners

Chua Kheng Wee Louis Indranee Rajah
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport

Update on Global Positioning System-based Approach Procedure at Seletar Airport

Gerald Giam Yean Song Chee Hong Tat

Written Answers (29)

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office

Singpass Facial Verification Security Preparedness and Safeguards

Josephine Teo Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of Finance

Automatic Disbursement of Support Schemes to Individuals and Households

Leong Mun Wai Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of Finance

Data on Non-receipt of Support Schemes and Feedback on Erroneous Disbursement of Payouts

Lawrence Wong Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of Finance

Reviewing CDC Vouchers Scheme to Support Larger Households Based on Household Size

Yip Hon Weng Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of Defence

Process for Evaluating and Altering National Servicemen's PES Status Due to Psychological Difficulties

Ng Eng Hen Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Reviewing Timeline and Sufficiency of Singapore's Contributions to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Louis Ng Kok Kwang Vivian Balakrishnan
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Training for SingPost Employees to Detect Drugs, Contraband and Hazardous Materials

K Shanmugam Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Update on Man Hours of Volunteers in Citizens on Patrol Scheme

K Shanmugam He Ting Ru
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Adoption of Farm-to-Table Recognition Programme among Businesses

See Jinli Jean Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Number of Contractors Caught for Violation of Environmental Pollution Laws

Yip Hon Weng Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Security Measures and Alternative Means for Checking Students' PSEA Balances

Leong Mun Wai Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Possibility of PSEA Balances Transferred to CPF Ordinary Accounts Earlier Than at Age 31

Leong Mun Wai Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Programmes in Schools to Nurture Future Leaders amid Times of Uncertainties

Christopher de Souza Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Career Guidance for IHL Students and Advice for Students Who Take on Freelance Assignments

Chan Chun Sing See Jinli Jean
Written Answer Ministry of Social and Family Development

Proportion of Social Workers and Staff to Persons with Special Needs

Masagos Zulkifli B M M He Ting Ru
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Statistics of Menopausal Hormonal Treatment Received by Singaporean Females

Ong Ye Kung Gerald Giam Yean Song
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Organisations with Programmes and Benefits for Female Workers with Menopausal-related Health Issues

Ong Ye Kung Gerald Giam Yean Song
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Data on Repeated Vaping Offenders in Schools and IHLs and Initiatives to Curb Addiction

See Jinli Jean Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Trends for Women Suffering from Arthralgia

Ong Ye Kung Gerald Giam Yean Song
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Number of HDB BTO Units Launched in 2023 That Face Car Parks or Bin Centres

Desmond Lee Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Staff to Animal Ratio at Licensed Breeding Facilities

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

Wait-out Period Requirement for Singaporeans and PRs After Divesting Overseas Properties

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

Places of Worship Gazetted as National Monuments and Located on Privately-owned Leasehold Lands

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

Measures to Safeguard Employees' Interests when Employers Consider Cost-cutting

Christopher de Souza Tan See Leng
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Penalties for Employers Who Do Not Send Mandatory Retrenchment Notice

Christopher de Souza Tan See Leng
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Trend for PMET Employment among Different Age Groups

Tan See Leng Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

CPF Members with CPF Investments in Singapore Government Securities

Chua Kheng Wee Louis Tan See Leng
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Rationale for Differing Treatment of Sale Proceeds for Investments Made Using Funds from Different CPF Accounts

Chua Kheng Wee Louis Tan See Leng
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Workshops Investigated and Penalised for Illegal Vehicle Modifications

Leong Mun Wai Chee Hong Tat