FIRST SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1ST APRIL 2006 TO 31ST MARCH 2007

FIRST SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1ST APRIL 2006 TO 31ST MARCH 2007:

(Paper Cmd. 1 of 2007): Order read for consideration in Committee of Supply [Allotted Day].

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]:

The Chairman: First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1st April 2006 to 31st March 2007, contained in Paper Cmd. 1 of 2007.

No notice of amendment has been received. As no notice of amendment has been received, I propose to take Heads D, F, I, O, P, R, T and V en bloc .

Question, "That the sums stated for the Heads of Expenditure as shown in page 4 of Paper Cmd. 1 of 2007 stand part of the First Supplementary Main Estimates of Expenditure", put and agreed to.

Question, "That the sum of $87,068,860 shall be supplied to the Government under the Heads of Expenditure for the public services shown in the First Supplementary Main Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1st April 2006 to 31st March 2007 contained in Paper Cmd. 1 of 2007", put and agreed to.

Resolution to be reported.

Question, "That the sum stated for the Heads of Expenditure as shown in page 7 of Paper Cmd. 1 of 2007 stand part of the First Supplementary Development Estimates of Expenditure", put and agreed to.

Question, "That the sum of $406,460,600 shall be supplied to the Government under the Heads of Expenditure for the public services shown in the First Supplementary Development Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1st April 2006 to 31st March 2007", put and agreed to.

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Resolution to be reported.

Thereupon Mr Speaker left the Chair of the Committee and took the Chair of the House.

The Second Minister for Finance (Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that the Committee of Supply have come to certain resolutions.

First Resolution reported -

"That the sum of $87,068,860 shall be supplied to the Government under the Heads of Expenditure for the public services shown in the First Supplementary Main Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1st April 2006 to 31st March 2007 contained in Paper Cmd. 1 of 2007".

Second Resolution reported -

"That the sum of $406,460,600 shall be supplied to the Government under the Heads of Expenditure for the public services shown in the First Supplementary Development Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1st April 2006 to 31st March 2007 contained in Paper Cmd. 1 of 2007".

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam: Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move, "That Parliament doth agree with the Committee on the said resolutions."

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolutions accordingly agreed to.

Mr Speaker: Order. I propose to take the break now. I suspend the Sitting and will resume the Chair again at 3.20 pm.

Sitting accordingly suspended

at 3.05 pm until 3.20 pm.

Sitting resumed at 3.20 pm

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[Mr Speaker in the Chair]: