Parliament sitting, 15 August 2016

111 sections · 13th Parliament · Official Report, 15 August 2016, Vol 94, Issue 22 · Open in the reader

  1. PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT
  2. Rearrangement of Business
  3. Petition
  4. Suspension of Standing Orders
  5. Updates to Safety and Security Preparations
  6. Consultancy Services for Construction of Bin Centre at Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall
  7. Singapore's Deployment to Support Multi-national Coalition against ISIS
  8. Lapses in Management of Student Loans
  9. Foreign Students Defaulting on Scholarship Bonds
  10. Functions of Nanyang Polytechnic International
  11. Overpayment in Allowances to Volunteer Special Constabulary Officers
  12. Effectiveness of Support Schemes in Helping PMETs Find New Jobs
  13. Personal Explanation
  14. Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) (Amendment) Bill
  15. Olympic Achievements
  16. Rearrangement of Business
  17. Time Limit for Minister's speech
  18. Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill
  19. Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill
  20. Ministry's Purchase of Document Generator System and Efforts to Integrate System with Existing Platforms
  21. Co-ordination between LTA and ICA for Toll Collection at Land Checkpoints
  22. Makeshift Brothels in Heartland Areas like Punggol and Woodlands
  23. Reasons for Increase in Rates at HDB and URA Car Parks
  24. Factors Determining Increase in HDB and URA Car Park Charges
  25. Government Oversight of Contracts for Healthcare Workers Recruited for Public Healthcare Institutions through Private Agencies
  26. Election Reporting by Mainstream Media on Cooling-off Day
  27. Regulator's Decision for Same-sex Kiss Scene in Musical
  28. Supply, Demand and Pricing of Water
  29. Sectors Covered under Industry Transformation Programme
  30. Review of Government's Demand Aggregation Contracts
  31. Assistance for Bereaved Families on Administering Deceased's Estate
  32. Qualifying for Maternity Protection under Child Development Co-Savings Act and Employment Act
  33. Recourse for Employers of Foreign Domestic Workers with Mental or Critical Illnesses
  34. Better Detection and Management of Child Abuse Cases
  35. Impact on Rice Supply Given El Nino Effect and Weather Changes
  36. Number and Profile of Children who Do Not Attend Pre-school
  37. Impact of Compulsory Education Act on Enrolment for Primary School
  38. Efforts to Tackle Phone Scams
  39. Recruitment of Singaporeans in Police Force
  40. Ensuring Commuter Safety during Power Outages and Train Breakdowns
  41. Communication of Information about Safety and Emergency Features to Commuters
  42. Government Construction Projects Awarded to Local and Foreign Engineering Companies
  43. Increasing Singapore's Organ Transplant Rate
  44. Reasons for Recent Occurrence of a Cluster of Tuberculosis Cases
  45. Estate Upgrading Programme for Private Estates
  46. Co-ordination of Works Required for Telephony, Gas and Utilities Supply Services under Estate Upgrading Programme
  47. Mandatory Autism Testing for Babies
  48. Help for Growing Companies as Workforce Tightens
  49. Take-up Rate for Partnerships for Capability Transformation Scheme
  50. Standardised Internal Processes for Financial Institutions in Monitoring and Handling Potential Anti-money Laundering Cases
  51. Impact of Private-hire Car Companies' Demands on COE Premiums
  52. Inclusion of CPF Contribution in Calculation of Public Transport Affordability
  53. Student Drop-out Rate after Completion of Primary School Education
  54. Means Testing for Medifund across Restructured Hospitals and Specialist Centres
  55. Tender Evaluation Method in Procurement of Manpower Services at Restructured Hospitals and Institutions
  56. Review of Rice Stockpile Scheme Given Extreme Weather Changes
  57. Employment of Stay-at-home Mothers in Public Sector
  58. Private Hire Driver's Vocational Licence for Permanent Residents and Work Permit Holders
  59. Lowering Threshold for Permissible Noise from Vehicles at Expressways near Residential Areas
  60. Preventing Youths from Purchasing Sexual Services
  61. Take-up Rate by Students for Spanish as Third Language
  62. Increasing Public Education and Penalties to Encourage Heavy Vehicle Drivers to Use Correct Lanes
  63. Referral by Private General Practitioners of Non-emergency Cases to Government Accident and Emergency Departments
  64. Construction of Portable Ramps at Entrances to Old HDB Flats
  65. Complaints of Second-hand Smoke from Neighbours at HDB Flats
  66. Extending Non-smoking Zones in Selective Public Areas in Punggol
  67. Enhancing Last-mile Connectivity with Shelters to Link Commercial Buildings to MRT Stations and Bus Stops
  68. Pay-as-you-bid System for COEs
  69. Special Needs Children in Mainstream Schools
  70. Prevention of Shop Thefts by Youths
  71. Re-designing Home Team Jobs
  72. Using Forensics Data Analysis to Curb Recalcitrant High-rise Littering Culprits
  73. Easing Congestion and Traffic Bottlenecks on KPE
  74. Number of Offenders Arrested for Loan Sharking and Illegal Money Lending Activities
  75. Update on Implementation and Take-up Rate of Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme
  76. Approval Process for Flat Owners Subsidies under HDB's Goodwill Repair Assistance Scheme
  77. Scoring Methodology Used to Determine Civil Servants' Current Estimated Potential
  78. Breaches of Cooling-Off Day Regulations
  79. Review of Voting Age
  80. Measures to Require Banks to Upgrade Branch Security Protocols
  81. Building of Additional MRT station between Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Gombak MRT Stations
  82. Reducing Light Pollution on Streets and Its Impact on Safety
  83. Making Bus Stops Friendly to Wheelchair Accessible Buses
  84. Effect of Island-wide Electric Car Sharing Programme on COE Quotas
  85. Minimum Width of Footpaths for Safe Use by Pedestrians and Cyclists
  86. Service Standards for Responding to Calls Via Emergency Call Buttons on MRT Trains
  87. Reason Train Car at Bukit Panjang LRT Failed to Stop at Three Stations on 28 July 2016
  88. Sole Distributorship Agreements under Competition Act
  89. Use of CPF Ordinary Account by HDB Lessees to Service Home Loans
  90. Update on Effectiveness of Compulsory Day off Policy for Foreign Domestic Workers
  91. Minimum Years of Citizenship as Additional Qualifying Criterion for Silver Support Scheme
  92. Use of Medisave Accounts of Deceased Members for Their Funeral Expenses by Family Members
  93. Licensed Foreign Employee Dormitories
  94. MDA's Due Diligence and Oversight Processes in Provision of Financial Support
  95. Publication of Results of Public Opinion Surveys by Government Agencies or Statutory Boards
  96. Status of Review on Need to Repeal Marital Rape Immunity
  97. Measures to Deal with Roadblock Evasions
  98. Review of Standard Drug List to Include Medication for Common Age-related Illnesses
  99. Applications for Medifund and Grants Disbursed
  100. Reason for Increase in Difference between Corporate Tax Rate and Rate of Effective Tax Payable between FY2014 and FY 2015
  101. Rationale for Personal Income Tax Relief Cap
  102. Public Sector Procurement Guidelines for Defective Products Supplied
  103. Upcoming Survey on Intangible Cultural Heritage
  104. Statistics on Children Born in Singapore without Father's Name on Birth Certificate or with Father Named but Parents not Married at Date of Registration of Birth
  105. Conversion Criteria for Heavy Vehicle Parking Lots and Normal Parking Lots
  106. Food Centre and Market at Block 511 Bedok North Street 3 after Expiry of Lease in October 2017
  107. Comprehensive National Plan for Managing e-Waste
  108. Building of Primary and Secondary Schools and Junior College in Fernvale in Sengkang
  109. International Students in Polytechnics and Universities Not Fulfilling Their Scholarship Bonds
  110. Role of Public Universities' Management in Administering Freshmen Orientation Camps
  111. Non-fulfilment of Scholarship Bonds by Foreign Students Graduating from NUS and NTU