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14th Parliament · 2nd Session

Wednesday, 8 January 2025

Members (91 present, 7 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 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 Denise Phua Lay Peng Dennis Tan Lip Fong Derrick Goh Desmond Choo Desmond Tan (Senior 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 (Deputy Prime Minister and 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) 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 Digital Development and Information and Health and Government Whip) Jessica Tan Soon Neo (Deputy Speaker) Joan Pereira Josephine Teo (Minister for Digital Development 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 (Prime Minister and Minister for Finance) Lee Hsien Loong (Senior Minister) Leong Mun Wai Liang Eng Hwa Lim Biow Chuan Lim Wee Kiak Louis Ng Kok Kwang Low Yen Ling (Senior Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry) Mariam Jaafar Mark Lee 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 (Minister of State for Law and Transport) Neil Parekh Nimil Rajnikant Ng Eng Hen (Minister for Defence) Ng Ling Ling Ong Hua Han Patrick Tay Teck Guan Pritam Singh (Leader of the Opposition) Rachel Ong Rahayu Mahzam (Minister of State for Digital Development and Information and Health) Raj Joshua Thomas Razwana Begum Abdul Rahim Saktiandi Supaat Seah Kian Peng (Speaker) See Jinli Jean Sharael Taha Shawn Huang Wei Zhong (Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Minister for Finance) 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 Digital Development 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 (7)

Motions (4)

Bills (3)

Oral Answers (12)

Oral Answer Ministry of Transport

Maximum Capacity Utilisation Rates of Changi Airport's Existing Terminals and Update on Construction of Terminal 5

Chee Hong Tat Ang Wei Neng
Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Addressing Survey Findings Which Showed Decline in English Literacy Skills amongst Older Workers and Average Scores for Adaptive Problem-solving

Jessica Tan Soon Neo Chan Chun Sing Patrick Tay Teck Guan +5 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Help from Public Healthcare Institutions on Bill Issuance for Patients Facing Insurance Claim Difficulties

Rahayu Mahzam Yip Hon Weng
Oral Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Deployment of Surveillance Cameras to Catch High-rise Littering and Trial of Other Technologies to Supplement Present Efforts

Amy Khor Lean Suan Tan Wu Meng Carrie Tan +2 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Transport

Update on Roll-out of On-Board Units for ERP 2.0 System

Melvin Yong Yik Chye Amy Khor Lean Suan
Oral Answer Ministry of Health

Reviewing Use of MediSave for Root Canal Treatment

Rahayu Mahzam Christopher de Souza
Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Take-up Rates and Usage Patterns for $4,000 SkillsFuture Credit (Mid Career) Top-up

Gan Siow Huang Neil Parekh Nimil Rajnikant Patrick Tay Teck Guan +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower

Reports of Harassment of and Violence Towards Platform Workers

Yeo Wan Ling Koh Poh Koon Hany Soh
Oral Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Impact of Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link on Singapore's Retail, Manufacturing and Commercial Rental Sectors and Job Market

Lim Biow Chuan Desmond Choo Alvin Tan +1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Education

Data on 2024 Secondary 1 Posting Exercise

Shawn Huang Wei Zhong He Ting Ru Jamus Jerome Lim
Oral Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Proposal for More Severe Penalties for Scams Involving Impersonation of Government Agencies

Sun Xueling Joan Pereira
Oral Answer Ministry of Law

Efforts to Facilitate Low-income or Illiterate Persons' Access to Legal Aid Bureau Services Via Non-digital Means

Denise Phua Lay Peng Murali Pillai

Written Answers (76)

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Infringement of Occupancy Cap That Allowed Up to Eight Unrelated Persons in Larger Private Residential Properties

Jessica Tan Soon Neo Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development

Prioritisation of Childcare Centre Slots for Households Located within One Kilometre of Centre

Jamus Jerome Lim Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Regulations for Usage and Operating Hours of Sports Facilities Located in Private Educational Institutions

Tan Wu Meng Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Projected Expenditure for Next Generation Electronic Medical Record System and Impact on Healthcare Costs

Ong Ye Kung Gerald Giam Yean Song
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Blocking of Illegal Gambling Sites

K Shanmugam Yip Hon Weng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development

Changes to Child Protection Policy, Procedures or Practices In Response to 2024 Domestic Violence Trends Report

Razwana Begum Abdul Rahim Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Factors Determining Booking Priority at National Stadium

Saktiandi Supaat Edwin Tong Chun Fai
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Availability of Internship Places for Each Cohort of Penultimate Year Students of Institutes of Higher Learning

Chan Chun Sing Liang Eng Hwa
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance

Measures to Address Longer-term Housing Affordability and Cost-of-living Concerns Besides Property Tax Rebates

Chee Hong Tat Yip Hon Weng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development

Issuance of Care and Protection Orders Where Child Involved Was Not Required to Stay in Place of Safety

Masagos Zulkifli B M M Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Use of Bus Boarding Ramps for Wheelchairs and Baby Pushchairs

He Ting Ru Chee Hong Tat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Reasons for Recent Telecommunication Disruptions and Steps to Address Root Causes

Neil Parekh Nimil Rajnikant Josephine Teo
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Minimum Occupation Period for Beneficiaries Who Have Inherited HDB Flats

Lim Biow Chuan Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development

Support for Persons Concerned about Their Capacity to Parent Their Children Safely

Razwana Begum Abdul Rahim Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Defence

Response Rate of Operationally-ready NSmen to Mobilisation Exercises and Assessment of Preparedness Level Related to Ongoing Developments in Middle East and Europe

Neil Parekh Nimil Rajnikant Ng Eng Hen
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Impact of Management Change at SingPost on Postal Services and Workers

Pritam Singh Josephine Teo
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Approval for Courses under SkillsFuture Mid-career Support Programmes

Jamus Jerome Lim Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Proposal for Bulk Purchase of Shingles Vaccination to Reduce Cost to Consumers

Christopher de Souza Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Probe into LinkedIn Recruitment Advertisements for Chinese Communist Party Branch Secretaries at Ngee Ann Polytechnic

K Shanmugam Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Sufficiency of HDB and Public Car Parks Given Expected Vehicle Growth from Additional 20,000 COEs Coming Onstream

Gan Thiam Poh Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development

Promoting Public Understanding of Daily Caregiving Boundaries in New Guidelines on Healthy Family Boundaries

Wan Rizal Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education

Determining Factors in Secondary 1 Posting Exercises Given Less Differentiated PSLE Scoring System

Jamus Jerome Lim Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Deterrence for Use of Kpods or Vape Juices Mixed with Etomidate

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

Percentage of Companies with Workplace Fatalities that Had Previously Received Stop-work Orders

Tan See Leng Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Extension of Incentives for Off-peak Travelling and Switching to Selected Bus Services Beyond North East MRT Line Regions

Chee Hong Tat Liang Eng Hwa
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance

Timeline for Report by Equities Market Review Group

Gan Kim Yong Chua Kheng Wee Louis
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Rationale for Change in Policy on Disclosure of Full NRIC Numbers

Josephine Teo Patrick Tay Teck Guan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Lease Tenure Selection for Community Care Apartment Applicants at Time of Flat Selection

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

Encouraging More Singaporeans to Utilise SkillsFuture Credits Top-up Given in 2020 before Expiration

Wan Rizal Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance

Preventing Individuals with Outstanding Debts and Claims Tribunals' Orders from Setting Up New Business Entities

Chee Hong Tat Melvin Yong Yik Chye
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Review of Policies for Persons with Links to Singapore and Associated With INTERPOL Red Notices

Gan Thiam Poh K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Law

Evidence Required for Breach of Disputes Resolution Tribunal Order to Cease Smoking at Home

Edwin Tong Chun Fai Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Balancing Public Housing Demand and Environmental Preservation at Woodlands N1 Site

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

Reports of Incidents Involving Intoxicated Passengers on Public Transport

Chee Hong Tat Gerald Giam Yean Song
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Data on Housing Grants Disbursed after Revision of Enhanced CPF Housing Grant Amount for First-timer Home Buyers

Chua Kheng Wee Louis Desmond Lee
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Requirements on Social Media Platforms to Ensure Age-appropriate Use In Addition to Efforts to Raise Public Awareness

Josephine Teo Saktiandi Supaat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health

Review of Maximum Age Limit for Blood Donation

Xie Yao Quan Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs

Protection for Police Officers against Targeted, Pre-mediated Attacks

K Shanmugam Christopher de Souza
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development

School- or Community-based Programmes to Educate Children on Definitions of Types of Abuse and Ways to Seek Help

Razwana Begum Abdul Rahim Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Proposed Connection of Cross Island MRT Line's Punggol Extension to Yio Chu Kang MRT Station

Gan Thiam Poh Chee Hong Tat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport

Complaints about Aggressive or Jerky Bus Driving

Chee Hong Tat Gerald Giam Yean Song
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Data on Reports of Damaged or Choked Drains

Lim Biow Chuan Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development

Notification of Animal Escapes by Mandai Wildlife Group Enclosures

Desmond Lee Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Finance

Safeguards to Prevent Misuse of Banking Customers' Personal Data Given New Advisory on Full NRIC Number

Gan Kim Yong Don Wee Rachel Ong
Written Answer Ministry of Finance

Number of Deregistered Entities and Measures to Ensure They Fulfil Obligations on Claims and Payments

Chee Hong Tat See Jinli Jean
Written Answer Ministry of Finance

Proposal for New Occasional Paper on Income Growth, Inter-generational Inequality and Mobility Trends

Chee Hong Tat Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry

Monitoring of Clean Electricity Imports from Indonesia and Safeguards against Price Renegotiations and Policy Changes

He Ting Ru Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Citizenship or Residency Status of Persons on INTERPOL's Red Notice and Currently in Singapore

K Shanmugam Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Breakdown of New Citizens by Educational Qualifications since 2019

K Shanmugam Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs

Applications to Amend Date of Birth in Passport in Past Five Years and Moves to Facilitate Hassle-free Travel

K Shanmugam Hany Soh
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Locally Produced and Imported Food

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

Reasons for Decrease in Enforcement Actions against High-rise Littering in 2023

Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Grace Fu Hai Yien
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Support for Stallholders Affected by Central Kitchen Meal Provision in Schools and Ensuring Nutritional Values for Such Meals

Wan Rizal Chan Chun Sing
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Statistics on Local Graduates Working in Jobs Related to Field of Studies

Chan Chun Sing See Jinli Jean
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Value of Scholarships and Tuition Grants Given to International Students

Chan Chun Sing Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Number of Applicants and Successful Admissions to Primary 1 under Phases 2A and 2B of Registration Exercises from 2020 to 2024

Chan Chun Sing Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Number of Youths with Special Educational Needs in Tertiary Educational Institutions and Undergoing Internships

Chan Chun Sing See Jinli Jean
Written Answer Ministry of Education

Data on Foreign Students Unable to Pay School Fees and Removed from School in Past Five Years

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

Statistics on Child Abuse Cases from 2021 to 2023

Razwana Begum Abdul Rahim Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Assessment of Usefulness of Next Generation Sequencing in Cancer Identification and Treatment

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

Waiting Time for Dental Services at Public Healthcare Institutions and Proposal for More Polyclinics to Offer Dental Services

Ong Ye Kung Yip Hon Weng
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Enforcement against "Kpods" or Vape Juice Mixed with Etomidate

Ong Ye Kung Hany Soh
Written Answer Ministry of Health

Length of Stay in Transitional Care Facilities and Capacity Expansion of Mobile Inpatient Care @ Home Programme

He Ting Ru Ong Ye Kung
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Future Uses of Interim Bus Park at Corner of Boon Lay Place and Boon Lay Drive

Desmond Lee Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer Ministry of National Development

Animal Welfare and Cruelty Complaints Lodged against Pet Boarders and Groomers

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

Provision of Seating Areas in Retail and Commercial Developments for Elderly and Individuals with Mobility Challenges

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

Retrofitting Multi-storey Car Parks in New Estates to Accommodate Taller Vehicles

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

Inclusion of Arts-related Businesses as Participating Merchants in CDC Vouchers Scheme

Usha Chandradas Edwin Tong Chun Fai
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Help for Migrant Workers Faced with Sudden Job Loss and Enhancing Migrant Worker Employment Safeguards

Tan See Leng See Jinli Jean
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Harmonising Workforce Regulations across Regions under Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone

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

Update on Release Date of Tripartite Guidelines on Restraint of Trade Clauses in Employment Contracts

Tan See Leng Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Review of CPF Contribution Threshold for Silver Support Scheme amid Inflation

Tan See Leng Gerald Giam Yean Song
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower

Statistics on Gross Monthly Incomes of Full-time Self-employed Taxi and Private Hire Car Drivers

Tan See Leng Jamus Jerome Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Evaluating Ridership Data of Express Feeder Bus Service 298X and Future Implementation for Trunk Bus Routes

Chee Hong Tat Leong Mun Wai
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

KTM Tebrau Shuttle Train Service's Capacity to Meet Demands

Chee Hong Tat Hazel Poa
Written Answer Ministry of Transport

Impact of Recently-announced Increase in Airport Fees and Charges on Changi's Competitiveness

Chee Hong Tat Yip Hon Weng

Clarifications (2)