Parliament sitting, 3 February 2026

168 sections · 15th Parliament · Official Report, 3 February 2026, Vol 96, Issue 15 · Open in the reader

  1. PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT
  2. Leader of the Opposition
  3. Mitigating Cost Impact on Customers with Beverage Container Return Scheme's Roll-out in April 2026
  4. Moderating Shop Rental Increases in Heritage Precincts Such as Chinatown and Kampong Glam
  5. Ensuring Appropriate Use of NRIC Numbers across Public and Private Sector Transactions
  6. Take-up Rate of SkillsFuture-supported AI-related Training Course
  7. AI Adoption's Impact on Employment of Fresh Graduates
  8. Policy on Optimal Class Sizes Given Increasingly Complex Challenges Faced by Teachers
  9. Cooperation with Foreign Jurisdictions to Disrupt Cross-border Vape Supply Chains
  10. Details on Stepped-up Surveillance for Central Kitchens, Including Different Classification for those Supplying School Meals
  11. Enhancing Food Safety Measures Following Recent Gastroenteritis Cases at Primary Schools and Incentives for Operators of School Canteens
  12. Clarification by Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment
  13. Coastal Protection and Other Amendments Bill
  14. Suspension of Standing Orders to Allow Senior Minister of State and Minister of State to Speak More than Once, and to Remove Time Limit for Speeches
  15. Land Transport and Related Matters Bill
  16. Adjournment of Debate
  17. Safeguards to Prevent Harm to Vulnerable Users of Gen AI Chatbot App
  18. Coordinating Befrienders' Outreach to the Elderly and Scaling Up Use of Technology to Monitor Seniors' Well-being
  19. Balancing Efforts to Attract High-spending Visitors and A High Volume of Visitors
  20. Criteria for Implementing Free Parking Scheme in New HDB Estates Such as Tengah
  21. Expediting Citizenship Applications, Subsidised Healthcare Rates and Other Moves as Support for Singaporeans Adopting Foreign Children
  22. Consideration of Alternative Sites before Forest was Cleared for Jurong Innovation District's CleanTech Park and Bahar Precincts
  23. Impact of Progressive Wage Model on Wage Levels, and Business Costs and Competitiveness
  24. Stages when Students in Mainstream Schools are Assessed for Special Educational Needs and Support to Help These Students Prepare for School
  25. Implications for Singapore's Carbon Tax and Sustainability Pathway Given Recent Moves by the US and Partners in Europe and Region
  26. Current Healthcare Workforce Strength Compared against Projected Service Demand
  27. Reduction in Budget Meal Options for Lower-income Residents with Scrapping of Budget Meal Initiative at HDB Coffee Shops
  28. Data on Leave Days taken by Parents Due to Childcare Centre Closures or Children Falling Ill
  29. More Measures to Encourage Seniors to Go for Regular Dental Check-ups
  30. Effectiveness of Voucher Schemes in Helping Singaporeans Cope with Cost-of-living Concerns Sustainably
  31. Impact of US-based MNCs' Exemption from 15% Global Corporate Tax on Singapore's Tax Revenues and Medium-term Fiscal Risks
  32. Error Rate in Sex-sorting Process for Mosquitoes in Project Wolbachia and Process to Ensure These Mosquitoes Lack Physiological Capability to Bite Humans
  33. Implications for Singapore from Disputes over US Claim on Greenland
  34. Construction Status and Expected Completion for Tampines North Integrated Transport Hub
  35. Data Related to Marriage Status, Parental Age and Number of Children in Single-parent Households
  36. Assessment of 11% Decline in Reading on Trust that Next Generation of Singaporeans Would be Better Off
  37. Data on Student Care Centres Not Registered as Fee Assistance Administrator or School-based Centre and Regulation over Such Centres
  38. Trend of Foreign Technology Companies Re-domiciling in Singapore to Mitigate Geopolitical Regulatory Risks
  39. Complaints Received on Inaccurate Bus Arrival Information on LTA's Online and Physical Platforms
  40. Singapore's Position on Capture of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro
  41. Assessment of Current Capacity and Coverage of Strength Training Facilities for Seniors
  42. Proposal for One Budget Meal Option Per Hawker Stall at Centres Managed by NEA and Town Councils
  43. Range of Total Annual Compensation for Political Office Holders from 2018 to 2024
  44. Proposal for Property Tax Deferral Scheme to Give Cash-strapped Persons Option to Postpone Paying Property Taxes
  45. Measures to Manage "Tunnel Squatting" across Rail Network
  46. Guidance to Schools to Encourage Students to Speak up about School-related Issues through Appropriate Channels
  47. Enforcing against E-vaporisers Disguised as Smart Devices or Everyday Items
  48. LTA's Role and Processes with Respect to Vehicle Recalls
  49. Expanding Vehicle-specific Data Collection by LTA for More Offence Types
  50. Considerations in Evaluating Invitations for Singapore to Join New Multilateral Groups Such as Board of Peace
  51. Data on Profile of Persons with Forfeited SkillsFuture Credits and Total Value Involved
  52. Number of Bidders for School Bus Service Contracts for SPED Schools
  53. Exposure of Singapore's Reserves to Proposed Changes to Section 892 of US Tax Code
  54. Rationale for Structuring New HDB Shop Leases as Two Three-year Terms and Proposed Penalties for Early Lease Termination
  55. Implementing Progressive Wage Credit Scheme as a More Long-term Feature
  56. Summonses Issued to Cyclists for Failing to Display Front and Rear Lights for Night Rides
  57. Ensuring Correct Use of Dormitory Transition Scheme Grants
  58. Estimated Carbon Footprint and Air Pollutant Emissions from Firework Displays at Major Events
  59. Institutionalising Office of the Leader of the Opposition in Constitution
  60. PolCam Installations for Plantation Village and Grove Precincts at Tengah
  61. Proposal to Include Information such as Compensation Ranges and Flexible Work Arrangement Options in Government Job Postings for Transparency
  62. Data on Foreign Motorists Given Fines in 2024 and 2025
  63. Reviewing Shared Responsibility Framework to Address Banks' Responsibility for Unauthorised Digital Transactions that Occur Within Seconds
  64. Allowing HDB Homeowners to Replace Entrance Doors with Fire-rated Ones under Home Improvement Programme
  65. Allowing E-polling via SingPass for Home Improvement Programme and Extending Programme to HDB Blocks Built After 1997
  66. Due Diligence Conducted to Ensure Independence of Firms Appointed to Assess Carbon Credit Integrity
  67. Number of Licences Granted to Massage Establishments in Past Three Years and Vice Activities Detected
  68. Number of Students Switching Courses of Study in Polytechnics and ITEs, and Costs Incurred
  69. Take-up Rates for Public Transport Vouchers
  70. Appeals for Additional CDC Vouchers from Different Households Sharing Same Address
  71. Verifying that Subsidised Courses for Licensed Professions are Aligned with Prerequisite Qualifications
  72. Participation Rate and Profile of Participants at Events Organised by People's Association
  73. Impact of US' Withdrawal from International Bodies on Singapore's Interests
  74. Requiring Developers to Publish Noise Level Reports and Fund Noise Mitigation Measures for Housing and Commercial Projects Near Public Infrastructures
  75. Possibility of Sentient AI Developing in Singapore's Networks and Systems
  76. Refreshing Practical Support Measures for New Mothers Given Reasons for Women to Delay Childbirth
  77. Finding on Consumption of Infant Formula Products Contaminated with Cereulide Toxins
  78. Singapore's Working Hours Compared with OECD Economies and Plans for Moderating Working Hours
  79. Factors for Continued Decline in Full-time Permanent Employment Rate for Polytechnic Graduates Since 2022
  80. Data on Non-residents Residing in Singapore for More than Five Years and those Who Have Unsuccessfully Applied for Resident Status
  81. Digital Break and Cyber Wellness Programmes for Students in Light of Social Media and Gaming Addiction Trend
  82. Reforms to Sustain Emission Reductions in Manufacturing, Power, Waste and Water Sectors
  83. Assisting Vulnerable Residents to Apply for Certificate of Medical Need to Ride Mobility Scooter on Public Paths
  84. Closing Gaps to Support Caregivers' Long-term Financial Security and Re-employment Pathways
  85. Deployment of Community Relations Unit Powers beyond Pilot Run in Tampines for Severe Hoarding Cases
  86. Expanding CDC Voucher Usage from Participating Supermarkets to Heartland Merchants
  87. Property Tax Increment on Non-Owner-Occupied Properties to Address Wealth Inequality
  88. Impact Assessment of Hainan Free Trade Port on Potential Trade Flow Disruption for Singapore
  89. Trade Diversification Strategy in Building Supply Chain Resilience through Strengthening International Partnerships
  90. Review on Local AI Start-up Manus's Acquisition by Meta and Implications on Singapore's AI Ecosystem
  91. Value of Locally Produced High-end AI Chips and Efforts to Overcome Existing Key Constraints from 2020 to 2025
  92. 1777 Hotline Emergency Screening Protocols and Cost Implications for Non-Emergency Ambulance Service Case Redirection
  93. Quarterly Statistics on Traffic Accidents from 2023 to 2025 Linked to Substance Use and Traffic Police Assessment Protocols for Such Cases
  94. SPF Property Seizure Statistics over Past Three Years and Efficiency Rate of Return Process
  95. Accident Statistics for Past Three Years and Traffic Safety Measures against Speeding and Yellow Box Violations at Loyang Avenue and Old Tampines Road Junction
  96. Annual Number of Notices of Traffic Offence Issued to Malaysia-Registered Motorcycles for 2025
  97. MAS and Life Insurance Association of Singapore (LIAS) Collaboration on Clinical Guidance for Insurance Medical Record Disclosure Context Requirements for Claims
  98. Percentage of Reported Vaping Activities during and After-operating Hours and Extending Hotline Operations or Automating Vaping Reporting Systems for Timely Enforcement
  99. Five-Year Statistics on Medisave and MediShield Life Coverage Adequacy towards Lifelong Dialysis Treatment and Healthcare Financing Enhancements for Working Patients
  100. CREST and COMIT Referral Statistics by Source in Past Three Years and Assessment on Appropriate Care Tiers
  101. Community Health Post-Expansion and Heartland Public Health Screening Programme Plans
  102. EatWise SG Performance Indicators for Detecting Malnutrition Risk among Seniors, Current Performance Levels and Annual Targets for Nutrition Screenings
  103. Update on "My Healthy Plate" Guidelines for Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Tracking and Health Impact among Singaporeans
  104. Statistics on Private Health Insurance Coverage Disputes Impacting Access to Timely Clinical Treatment over Past Three Years
  105. Singapore's Participation in US-Led Board of Peace and Considerations on Existing Membership and Fee Structures
  106. Updates on Beverage Container Return Scheme Point Locations and Infrastructure Planning
  107. Investigation Panel Report of Tanjong Katong Road South Sinkhole Incident on 26 July 2025
  108. Noise Monitoring Protocols of Construction Sites and Usage of Noise Readings in Addressing Resident Complaints
  109. Reforming Hawker Centre Management Model for Improved Efficiency Standards
  110. Assessment on Lower Floor Residents' Exposure to Secondhand Cigarette Smoke from Common Areas and Implementing Buffer Zones to Reduce Exposure
  111. Health Impacts of Long-term MRT Noise Exposure for Commuters and Inclusion in National Health Prevention Strategies
  112. Data on Children under Non-Parental Care Due to Parent Incapacity
  113. Statistics of Male Domestic Violence Victims with Protection Orders over Past Five Years and Addressing Under-reporting of Male Victims
  114. Extension of LPA Form 1 Filing Fee Waiver beyond 31 March 2026 Deadline and Plans to Encourage Singaporeans to Execute LPAs
  115. Special Needs Trust Company's Trust Services Take-up Rates by Household Income and Race, and Plans to Boost Services
  116. Enhancing Statutory Penalties to Minimise Impact of Sudden Closures of Early Childhood Development Centres
  117. Due Diligence Measures before Processing Adoption of Children
  118. Statistics of Eligibility of Enabling Employment Credit Employers and Barriers Preventing Greater Uptake
  119. Police Reports on AI-generated Non-consensual Intimate Images on X's Grok Platform
  120. Breakdown of SkillsFuture Credit Utilisation by Age
  121. Reviewing $5,000 SEN Fund Cap in Light of Rising Private Specialised Support Costs
  122. Detecting Bullying Incidents and Strengthening Reporting Channels in view of Smartphone Usage Restrictions in Schools
  123. Statistics on Pre-tertiary Peer-to-peer Sexual Misconduct Cases Reported and Counselling Support Protocols Available
  124. Measures to Strengthen Socioeconomic Mixing in Oversubscribed Schools
  125. Proportion of Lesson Time Spent on Financial Literacy-related Curricular in Character and Citizenship Education
  126. New Round of SkillsFuture Funding for Adult Singaporeans amid Rapidly Evolving Job Market Requirements
  127. Breakdown of Government-funded PhD Scholars in Science Disciplines by Citizenship over Past Five Years and Bond Completion Rates
  128. Breakdown of PSLE Results by Percentage of Achievement Level Scoring Bands for Past Three Years
  129. Circumstances for Suspension or Termination of Caterer's Operations under Central Kitchen Meal Model
  130. Protocols to Ensure Timely Detection, Confirmation and Parent Notification of Gastroenteritis Outbreak in Schools
  131. Average Timeline of SPED School Placement Process for 2,880 Unenrolled Children
  132. Breakdown of PhD Students in Science Disciplines at Autonomous Universities by Citizenship for Past Five Years
  133. Rise in Involuntary Part-time or Temporary Employment among Fresh Polytechnic Graduates from 2023 to 2025
  134. Transition Planning of Students with Special Educational Needs from Primary to Secondary School under Optional Formal Declaration Framework
  135. Factors Determining Requirement of Shadow Teacher or In-class Support Aide for Students and Financial Assistance for Lower-income Families
  136. Statistics on Employment Outcomes for SPED Graduates from 2022 to 2024 and Publication of Annual SPED Graduate Employment Data
  137. Support for Student-Athletes Incurring Additional Tuition or Administrative Fees due to Longer Time-to-graduation
  138. Additional Measures to Support Sustainability of Individual Stallholder System
  139. Mothers Re-entering Workforce through Career Conversion and SkillsFuture Career Transition Programmes for Last Five Years
  140. Statistics on Discrimination Complaints Received from 2021 to 2025 with Breakdown of Types of Discrimination
  141. Data on Singaporeans Categorised as NEETs by Demographics
  142. Measures to Tackle Increased Numbers of Long-term Unemployed Resident PMETs above 50
  143. Update on LUP Status for Blocks Determined to be Unfeasible and Application Rate for Enhanced LHG
  144. Percentage of Sheltered Playgrounds and Outdoor Fitness Stations within HDB Estates and Public Parks
  145. Status of Local Wild Boar Population Following 2023 African Swine Fever
  146. Complaints on Pest Bird Nuisance and Measures to Reduce Such Nuisances in Last Five Years
  147. Considerations for Pro-rating ABSD Remission Timeline for Developers by Size of Residential Development
  148. Measures to Ensure Meal Quality and Portion Compliance in Revised Budget Meal Scheme
  149. Statistics of Shophouses in Kampong Glam on Wakaf Land and MUIS' Preservation Plans
  150. Assessing Noise Generated by Roads, MRT Lines and Airport as Part of Transport System Design
  151. Effectiveness of Noise Barriers, Low-noise Pavement and Rail Modifications on Residential Noise Level Reductions
  152. Ensuring Residential Liveability Near Expressways and MRT Corridors in Long-term Transport Expansion Plans
  153. Measures to Increase Charging Points in High Demand HDB Car Parks in View of 60,000 EV Charging Points by 2030 Target
  154. Improvements of Early Morning Train Service Reliability for Essential and Shift Workers
  155. Implementation of Clearer Accountability Measures and Formal Documentation for Extended or Irregular Train Service Wait Times for Affected Commuters
  156. Addressing Concerns Relating to Public Charger Quality and Charger Interoperability Issues to Encourage Continued Purchase of Electric Vehicles
  157. Scheduling System for MRT Train Frequencies, Conditions Triggering Injection of Additional Trains and Reviewing Commuter Feedback
  158. Peak Hour Waiting Times and Capacity Improvement Measures for Service 43 at Bus Stops along Buangkok Green after Withdrawal of Service 43M
  159. Cost-benefit Analysis for Escrow Deposits in Private Hire Car and Taxi Rental Industry
  160. Electric Vehicle Charger Breakdown by AC versus DC Type and Kilowatt Rating
  161. Public Transport Customer Satisfaction Survey Findings and Publication of 2024 and 2025 Findings
  162. Daily Entry Statistics of Malaysia-registered Motorcycles and Data on their Involvement in Road Safety Incidents in 2025
  163. Feasibility Assessment of Existing Bus Service along Buangkok Green to Connect Buangkok Crescent to Ang Mo Kio MRT Station
  164. Alternative Solutions or Public Space Designation Plans for Youth Arts Activities at Bayfront MRT Station
  165. Implementation of Coaching, Safety and Governance Standards across Commercial and Community Sports Providers
  166. Monitoring Continuity of Sports Participations of DSA Applicants and Minimising Attrition Rates among Late Developers or Less Advantaged Youths
  167. Usage Statistics of 2026 CDC Vouchers Spent on Heartland Businesses and Impact on Household Consumption and Small Business Resilience
  168. Clarification by Acting Minister for Transport