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FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE (SECOND SESSION) VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS MONDAY, 3 JULY 2023 No.

105 11.00 am PRESENT: 1 Mr ABDUL SAMAD (Nominated Member).

Ms JANET ANG (Nominated Member).

Mr ANG WEI NENG (West Coast).

Mr BAEY YAM KENG (Tampines), Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and Ministry of Transport.

Mr CHAN CHUN SING (Tanjong Pagar), Minister for Education.

Miss CHERYL CHAN WEI LING (East Coast).

Mr MARK CHAY (Nominated Member).


Mr CHEE HONG TAT (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport.

Mr CHENG HSING YAO (Nominated Member).

Mr EDWARD CHIA BING HUI (Holland-Bukit Timah).

Mr CHONG KEE HIONG (Bishan-Toa Payoh).

Mr DESMOND CHOO (Tampines).

Mr ERIC CHUA (Tanjong Pagar) Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Ministry of Social and Family Development.

Mr CHUA KHENG WEE LOUIS (Sengkang).


Mr DARRYL DAVID (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr CHRISTOPHER DE SOUZA (Holland-Bukit Timah), Deputy Speaker.

Ms GRACE FU HAI YIEN (Yuhua), Minister for Sustainability and the Environment.

Mr GAN KIM YONG (Chua Chu Kang), Minister for Trade and Industry.

Ms GAN SIOW HUANG (Marymount), Minister of State, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Manpower.

Mr GAN THIAM POH (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr GERALD GIAM YEAN SONG (Aljunied).

Mr DERRICK GOH (Nee Soon).

Ms HE TING RU (Sengkang).


Mr HENG CHEE HOW (Jalan Besar), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence.

Mr HENG SWEE KEAT (East Coast), Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies.

Prof HOON HIAN TECK (Nominated Member).

Mr SHAWN HUANG WEI ZHONG (Jurong).

Ms INDRANEE RAJAH (Tanjong Pagar), Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Finance, Second Minister for National Development and Leader of the House.
Mr S ISWARAN (West Coast), Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations.

Dr JANIL PUTHUCHEARY (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information and Ministry of Health and Government Whip.

Dr AMY KHOR LEAN SUAN (Hong Kah North), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and Ministry of Transport.

Prof KOH LIAN PIN (Nominated Member).

No.


105 3 JULY 2023 2 Dr KOH POH KOON (Tampines), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.

Mr KWEK HIAN CHUAN HENRY (Kebun Baru).

Mr DESMOND LEE (West Coast), Minister for National Development and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration.

Mr LEE HSIEN LOONG (Ang Mo Kio), Prime Minister.

Mr LEONG MUN WAI (Non-Constituency Member).

Mr LIANG ENG HWA (Bukit Panjang).

Mr LIM BIOW CHUAN (Mountbatten).


Assoc Prof JAMUS JEROME LIM (Sengkang).

Ms SYLVIA LIM (Aljunied).

Dr LIM WEE KIAK (Sembawang).

Ms LOW YEN LING (Chua Chu Kang), Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Ms MARIAM JAAFAR (Sembawang).

Mr MASAGOS ZULKIFLI B M M (Tampines), Minister for Social and Family Development, Second Minister for Health and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs.
Dr MOHAMAD MALIKI BIN OSMAN (East Coast), Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Mr MOHD FAHMI BIN ALIMAN (Marine Parade).

Mr MUHAMAD FAISAL ABDUL MANAP (Aljunied).

Assoc Prof Dr MUHAMMAD FAISHAL IBRAHIM (Nee Soon), Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of National Development.

Mr MURALI PILLAI (Bukit Batok).

Ms NADIA AHMAD SAMDIN (Ang Mo Kio).

Dr NG ENG HEN (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Minister for Defence.
Ms NG LING LING (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr LOUIS NG KOK KWANG (Nee Soon).

Miss RACHEL ONG (West Coast).

Mr ONG YE KUNG (Sembawang), Minister for Health.

Ms JOAN PEREIRA (Tanjong Pagar).

Mr LEON PERERA (Aljunied).

Ms DENISE PHUA LAY PENG (Jalan Besar).

Ms HAZEL POA (Non-Constituency Member).

Ms POH LI SAN (Sembawang).

Mr PRITAM SINGH (Aljunied), Leader of the Opposition.

Ms RAHAYU MAHZAM (Jurong), Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Law.

Mr SAKTIANDI SUPAAT (Bishan-Toa Payoh).


Mr SEAH KIAN PENG (Marine Parade).

Mr K SHANMUGAM (Nee Soon), Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law.

Mr SHARAEL TAHA (Pasir Ris-Punggol).

Ms SIM ANN (Holland-Bukit Timah), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development and Deputy Government Whip.

Mr SITOH YIH PIN (Potong Pasir).

Ms HANY SOH (Marsiling-Yew Tee).


Ms SUN XUELING (Punggol West), Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Social and Family Development.

Mr ALVIN TAN (Tanjong Pagar), Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Ms CARRIE TAN (Nee Soon).

No.

105 3 JULY 2023 3 Mr DENNIS TAN LIP FONG (Hougang).

Mr DESMOND TAN (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office.

Ms JESSICA TAN SOON NEO (East Coast), Deputy Speaker.
Mr TAN KIAT HOW (East Coast), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information and Ministry of National Development.

Dr TAN SEE LENG (Marine Parade), Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry.

Dr TAN WU MENG (Jurong).

Dr TAN YIA SWAM (Nominated Member).

Mr PATRICK TAY TECK GUAN (Pioneer).

Mr TEO CHEE HEAN (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security.

Mr RAJ JOSHUA THOMAS (Nominated Member).


Ms TIN PEI LING (MacPherson).

Mr EDWIN TONG CHUN FAI (Marine Parade), Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law.

Mr VIKRAM NAIR (Sembawang).

Dr VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN (Holland-Bukit Timah), Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Dr WAN RIZAL (Jalan Besar).

Mr DON WEE (Chua Chu Kang).

Mr LAWRENCE WONG (Marsiling-Yew Tee), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance.

Mr XIE YAO QUAN (Jurong).

Mr ALEX YAM ZIMING (Marsiling-Yew Tee).


Ms YEO WAN LING (Pasir Ris-Punggol).

Mr YIP HON WENG (Yio Chu Kang).

Mr MELVIN YONG YIK CHYE (Radin Mas).

Mr ZAQY MOHAMAD (Marsiling-Yew Tee), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Manpower and Deputy Leader of the House.

Mr ZHULKARNAIN ABDUL RAHIM (Chua Chu Kang).

ABSENT: Mr SPEAKER (Mr Tan Chuan-Jin (Marine Parade)).

Miss CHENG LI HUI (Tampines).

Ms FOO MEE HAR (West Coast).

Dr SHAHIRA ABDULLAH (Nominated Member).


Mrs JOSEPHINE TEO (Jalan Besar), Minister for Communications and Information and Second Minister for Home Affairs.

Mr THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM (Jurong), Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies.

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105 3 JULY 2023 4 1 Papers presented to Parliament and received by the Clerk of Parliament pursuant to Standing Order No.
31 (Presentation of Papers) and ordered to lie upon the Table: 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 United Nations (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 11 May 2023 (S. L. 860 of 2023) Legal Profession (Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism) (Amendment) Rules 2023 – Presented on 11 May 2023 (S. L. 861 of 2023) Customs (Duties – Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2023 – Presented on 12 May 2023 (S. L. 862 of 2023) Singapore Armed Forces (Summary Trial) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 15 May 2023 (S. L. 863 of 2023) Singapore Armed Forces (Detention and Imprisonment) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 15 May 2023 (S. L. 864 of 2023) Singapore Armed Forces (Disciplinary Barracks) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 15 May 2023 (S. L. 865 of 2023) Singapore Armed Forces (Subordinate Military Courts) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 15 May 2023 (S. L. 866 of 2023) Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2023 – Presented on 15 May 2023 (S. L. 867 of 2023) Regulation of Imports and Exports (Amendment No.
2) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 15 May 2023 (S. L. 868 of 2023) Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) (Temporary Smoking Facilities for Tax Free World Association Asia Pacific Exhibition and Conference 2023) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 17 May 2023 (S. L. 869 of 2023) Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Family Justice Reform Bill [Bill No.

15/2023] – Presented on 17 May 2023 (Pres.


Co. 90 of 2023) Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

12/2023] – Presented on 17 May 2023 (Pres.

Co. 91 of 2023) Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

13/2023] – Presented on 17 May 2023 (Pres.


Co. 92 of 2023) Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Financial Services and Markets (Amendment) Bill 2023 (Pres.

Co. 93 of 2023) – Presented [Bill No.

17 May 11/2023] on Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Companies, Business Trusts and Other Bodies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill [Bill No.

14/2023] – Presented on 17 May 2023 (Pres.


Co. 94 of 2023) 1.16 Electricity (Electrical Installations) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 22 May 2023 (S. L. 870 of 2023) No.
105 3 JULY 2023 5 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 The Connect Fund – Financial Statements for the Financial Year Ended 31 March 2023 – Presented on 26 May 2023 (S. 345 of 2023) Central Provident Fund (New Retirement Sum Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 5 June 2023 (S. L. 871 of 2023) Central Provident Fund (Revised Retirement Sum Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 5 June 2023 (S. L. 872 of 2023) Central Provident Fund (Retirement Sum Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 5 June 2023 (S. L. 873 of 2023) Central Provident Fund (Retirement Sum Topping-Up Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 5 June 2023 (S. L. 874 of 2023) United Nations (Sanctions – Somalia) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 6 June 2023 (S. L. 875 of 2023) Pioneer Generation Fund Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Period ended 31 March 2023 – Presented on 6 June 2023 (S. 346 of 2023) Goods and Services Tax Voucher Fund Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Period ended 31 March 2023 – Presented on 6 June 2023 (S. 347 of 2023) Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 13 June 2023 (S. L. 876 of 2023) Registration of Criminals (DNA Database, Identification Database and Register) Rules 2023 – Presented on 14 June 2023 (S. L. 877 of 2023) Registration of Criminals (Reviewing Tribunal) Rules 2023 – Presented on 14 June 2023 (S. L. 878 of 2023) 1.28 Wholesome Meat and Fish (Compoundable Offences) Rules 2023 –
 Presented on 14 June 2023 (S. L. 879 of 2023) 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 Presidential Elections (Certificate of Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 15 June 2023 (S. L. 880 of 2023) Presidential Elections (Community Declaration and Community Certificate) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 15 June 2023 (S. L. 881 of 2023) Presidential Elections (Forms and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 15 June 2023 (S. L. 882 of 2023) Presidential Elections (Voting) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 15 June 2023 (S. L. 883 of 2023) Public Transport Fund Financial Statements for Financial Year ended 31 March 2023 – Presented on 16 June 2023 (S. 348 of 2023) 1.34 Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Audited Financial Statement 2022 – Presented on 19 June 2023 (S. 349 of 2023) 1.35 Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Annual Report 2022 – Presented on 19 June 2023 (S. 350 of 2023) No.
105 3 JULY 2023 6 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 Public Order (Election Meetings and Processions in Presidential Elections) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 20 June 2023 (S. L. 884 of 2023) Reduction in the balance of the Contingencies Fund for the Consolidated Fund (FY2023) – Presented on 20 June 2023 (Misc.
7 of 2023) Central Provident Fund (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 2023 – Presented on 22 June 2023 (S. L. 885 of 2023) Central Provident Fund (Disciplinary Proceedings) (Revocation) Rules 2023 – Presented on 22 June 2023 (S. L. 886 of 2023) Healthcare Services Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedules) Order 2023 – Presented on 23 June 2023 (S. L. 887 of 2023) Diplomatic and Consular Relations (International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea) Order 2023 – Presented on 23 June 2023 (S. L. 888 of 2023) Air Navigation (139 — Aerodromes) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 27 June 2023 (S. L. 889 of 2023) Goods and Services Tax Act 1993 (Amendment of Fourth Schedule) (No.
2) Order 2023 – Presented on 27 June 2023 (S. L. 890 of 2023) Rental of State Properties at Ridout Road by Minister K Shanmugam and Minister Vivian Balakrishnan – Presented on 28 June 2023 (Misc.
8 of 2023) Central Provident Fund Board Annual Report 2022 – Presented on 30 June 2023 (S. 351 of 2023) Planning (Development) (Amendment) Rules 2023 – Presented on 30 June 2023 (S. L. 891 of 2023) Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) Rules 2023 – Presented on 30 June 2023 (S. L. 892 of 2023) Environmental Public Health (Public Cleansing) (Amendment No.
2) Regulations 2023 – Presented on 30 June 2023 (S. L. 893 of 2023) 1.49 MUIS Annual Report 2022 – Presented on 30 June 2023 (S. 352 of 2023) 24 Questions for Oral Answer were answered during Question Time.

With leave of Mr Deputy Speaker, 23 other Questions for Oral Answer were addressed in the subsequent Ministerial Statements.

Ministerial Statement – Review of the Rentals of State Properties at 26 and 31 Ridout Road – (Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security).
Ministerial Statement – Rentals of State Properties – (Second Minister for Law).

Ministerial Statement – Rental of 31 Ridout Road – (Minister for Foreign Affairs).

Ministerial Statement – Rental of 26 Ridout Road – (Minister for Law).

2 3 4 5 6 No.
No.

105 3 JULY 2023 7 Public Utilities (Amendment) Bill – "to amend the Public Utilities Act 2001 and to make related amendments to the Sewerage and Drainage Act 1999" – President's recommendation signified and Bill presented by the Senior Minister of State (Dr Koh Poh Koon), on behalf of the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment; read the first time; to be read a second time at the next available sitting on or after 1 August 2023 and to be printed.

[Bill No.
[Bill No.

23/2023].
Oaths, Declarations and Notarisations (Remote Methods) Bill – "to amend the Oaths and Declarations Act 2000, the Notaries Public Act 1959 and certain other Acts to enable statutory declarations and certain oaths and affirmations to be taken, and certain powers or functions of a notary public to be exercised, remotely through live video link, live television link or other electronic means of communication, and to clarify that certain oaths and affirmations can be taken remotely through live video link or live television link" – presented by the Senior Parliamentary Secretary, on behalf of the Minister for Law; read the first time; to be read a second time at the next available sitting on or after 1 August 2023 and to be printed.
[Bill No.

21/2023].

Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment No.

2) Bill – "to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore" – presented by the Senior Parliamentary Secretary, on behalf of the Minister for Law; read the first time; to be read a second time at the next available sitting on or after 1 August 2023 and to be printed.

[Bill No.

22/2023].


Rearrangement of Business – (Leader of the House) – Motion made, and Question put – Resolved, "That, notwithstanding Standing Order 26(2), the Second Reading of the Maintenance of Parents (Amendment) Bill do precede the Second Reading of the Online Criminal Harms Bill.".

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill – (Minister of State (Mr Alvin Tan), on behalf of the Prime Minister) – Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Bill be now read a second time.

"; Debate arising.
"; Debate arising.

Exempted Business – (Deputy Leader of the House) – Motion made, and Question put – Resolved, "That the proceedings on the business set down on the Order Paper for today be exempted at this day’s sitting from the provisions of Standing Order No.

2.".

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill – (Minister of State (Mr Alvin Tan), on behalf of the Prime Minister) – Debate resumed on Question, "That the Bill be now read a second time.".

Question put and agreed to.


Bill read a second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House.

The House immediately resolved itself into a Committee on the Bill – (Minister of State (Mr Alvin Tan), on behalf of the Prime Minister).

(In the Committee) Clauses 1 to 3 inclusive agreed to.

Bill to be reported.

Bill reported, without amendment; read a third time.

No.

105 3 JULY 2023 8 14 Adjournment – (Leader of the House) – Resolved, "That Parliament do now adjourn.".
Adjourned at 7.32 pm CHRISTOPHER DE SOUZA, Deputy Speaker Pursuant to Standing Order No.

2(3)(a), Mdm Deputy Speaker will take the Chair at 11.00 am on Tuesday, 4 July 2023.

MEMORANDUM