Suspension of Standing Orders

4.48 pm

The Leader of the House (Ms Indranee Rajah): Mr Deputy Speaker, may I seek your consent and the general assent of Members present to move that the proceedings on item No 1 in the Order Paper for today be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No 48(3) so far as it is necessary to enable Minister of State for Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) Sun Xueling and Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Law (MinLaw) Rahayu Mahzam, to speak more than once?

In the course of the debate, Members of Parliament have directed queries to both Senior Parliamentary Secretary Rahayu Mahzam and Minister of State Sun Xueling, who had spoken on behalf of MinLaw and MSF respectively. I wish to move this Motion so that Minister of State Sun Xueling and Senior Parliamentary Secretary Rahayu Mahzam can respond to Members' queries on the specific elements of the Bill and related matters.

Mr Deputy Speaker: I give my consent. Does the Leader of the House have the general assent of hon Members present to so move?

Hon Members indicated assent.

With the consent of Mr Speaker, and the general assent of Members present, question put, and agreed to.

Resolved, "That, notwithstanding the Standing Orders, the proceedings on item No 1 in the Order Paper for today be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No 48(3) in respect of Minister of State for Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Family Development Sun Xueling and Senior Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Health and Ministry of Law Rahayu Mahzam speaking more than once." – [Ms Indranee Rajah]