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Parliament of Singapore · 16 May 2005

Official Report, 16 May 2005, Vol 80, Issue 5 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Abdullah TarmugiIrene Ng Phek HoongTony Tan Keng Yam

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[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS:

NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK:

(Status): 1.

Ms Irene Ng Phek Hoong asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Security and Defence if he

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will update the House on (i) the progress of the National Security Coordination Secretariat; (ii) the status of the national security strategic framework; and (iii) the security situation in Singapore today.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence, Prime Minister's Office (Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam): Mr Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Member for Tampines GRC, Ms Irene Ng, for raising a number of questions relating to Singapore's national security.

Sir, as my answer is rather long, I will, with your permission, deliver it as a Ministerial Statement after Question Time in order to allow time for the other Questions listed on the Order Paper to be answered.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 16 May 2005. Republished on SGParliament.