REVISION OF QUESTION TIME
Parliament of Singapore · 2 April 2002
Official Report, 2 April 2002, Vol 74, Issue 3 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
[Mr Speaker in the Chair]
The Deputy Leader of the House (Mr Mah Bow Tan): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move,
That, notwithstanding the Standing Orders, with effect from this day's sitting until the termination of the First Session of this Parliament:-
(a) Question Time may continue for up to one and a half hours from the commencement of a sitting; and
(b) the existing time in Standing Order No. 88(2) be revised from "1.30 pm" to "2.00 pm."
Sir, this is to allow Members more time for questions and for answers to their questions.
Question put, and agreed to.
Resolved,
That, notwithstanding the Standing Orders, with effect from this day's sitting until the termination of the First Session of this Parliament:-
(a) Question Time may continue for up to one and a half hours from the commencement of a sitting; and
(b) the existing time in Standing Order No. 88(2) be revised from "1.30 pm" to "2.00 pm."
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 2 April 2002. Republished on SGParliament.