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VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE No.

133 Second Session TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020 12.30 pm PRESENT: 1 Mr SPEAKER (Mr Tan Chuan-Jin (Marine Parade)).

Mr AMRIN AMIN (Sembawang), Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health.

Mr ANG HIN KEE (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr ANG WEI NENG (Jurong).

Mr BAEY YAM KENG (Tampines), Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth.

Miss CHERYL CHAN WEI LING (Fengshan).


Mr CHAN CHUN SING (Tanjong Pagar), Minister for Trade and Industry.

Mr CHEE HONG TAT (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Education.

Mr CHEN SHOW MAO (Aljunied).

Miss CHENG LI HUI (Tampines).

Dr CHIA SHI-LU (Tanjong Pagar).

Mr CHONG KEE HIONG (Bishan-Toa Payoh).

Mr DESMOND CHOO (Tampines).

Mr DARRYL DAVID (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr CHRISTOPHER DE SOUZA (Holland-Bukit Timah).

Mr ARASU DURAISAMY (Nominated Member).


Mr CEDRIC FOO CHEE KENG (Pioneer).

Mr DOUGLAS FOO (Nominated Member).

No.

133 26 MAY 2020 2 Ms FOO MEE HAR (West Coast).

Ms GRACE FU HAI YIEN (Yuhua), Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Leader of the House.

Mr GAN KIM YONG (Chua Chu Kang), Minister for Health.

Mr GAN THIAM POH (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr GOH CHOK TONG (Marine Parade).

Assoc Prof DANIEL GOH PEI SIONG (Non-Constituency Member).
Mr HENG CHEE HOW (Jalan Besar), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence.

Mr HENG SWEE KEAT (Tampines), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance.

Mr TERENCE HO WEE SAN (Nominated Member).

Ms INDRANEE RAJAH (Tanjong Pagar), Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Education.

Dr INTAN AZURA MOKHTAR (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr S ISWARAN (West Coast), Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in- charge of Trade Relations.
Dr JANIL PUTHUCHEARY (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Communications and Information and Government Whip.

Mr KHAW BOON WAN (Sembawang), Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport.

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

Dr KOH POH KOON (Ang Mo Kio), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Mr KWEK HIAN CHUAN HENRY (Nee Soon).

Dr LAM PIN MIN (Sengkang West), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Transport.

Er Dr LEE BEE WAH (Nee Soon).

Mr DESMOND LEE (Jurong), Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for National Development and Deputy Leader of the House.

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

Mr LEE YI SHYAN (East Coast).

Mr LIANG ENG HWA (Holland-Bukit Timah).

No.


133 26 MAY 2020 3 Mr LIM BIOW CHUAN (Mountbatten), Deputy Speaker.

Mr LIM HNG KIANG (West Coast).

Prof LIM SUN SUN (Nominated Member).

Ms SYLVIA LIM (Aljunied).

Dr LIM WEE KIAK (Sembawang).

Ms LOW YEN LING (Chua Chu Kang), Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Manpower.

Mr MASAGOS ZULKIFLI B M M (Tampines), Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs.
Dr MOHAMAD MALIKI BIN OSMAN (East Coast), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mr MOHAMED IRSHAD (Nominated Member).

Mr MUHAMAD FAISAL ABDUL MANAP (Aljunied).

Assoc Prof Dr MUHAMMAD FAISHAL IBRAHIM (Nee Soon), Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Social and Family Development.

Mr MURALI PILLAI (Bukit Batok).

Dr LILY NEO (Jalan Besar).

Mr NG CHEE MENG (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Minister, Prime Minister's Office.
Dr NG ENG HEN (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Minister for Defence.

Mr LOUIS NG KOK KWANG (Nee Soon).

Ms ANTHEA ONG (Nominated Member).

Mr ONG TENG KOON (Marsiling-Yew Tee).

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

Ms JOAN PEREIRA (Tanjong Pagar).

Mr LEON PERERA (Non-Constituency Member).

Ms DENISE PHUA LAY PENG (Jalan Besar).

Mr PNG ENG HUAT (Hougang).

Mr PRITAM SINGH (Aljunied).

Ms RAHAYU MAHZAM (Jurong).

Mr SAKTIANDI SUPAAT (Bishan-Toa Payoh).

Mr SEAH KIAN PENG (Marine Parade).

No.


133 26 MAY 2020 4 Mr K SHANMUGAM (Nee Soon), Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law.

Ms SIM ANN (Holland-Bukit Timah), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Deputy Government Whip.

Mr SITOH YIH PIN (Potong Pasir).

Ms SUN XUELING (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of National Development.
Mr DENNIS TAN LIP FONG (Non-Constituency Member).

Ms JESSICA TAN SOON NEO (East Coast).

Mr SAM TAN CHIN SIONG (Radin Mas), Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Social and Family Development.

Dr TAN WU MENG (Jurong), Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Mr PATRICK TAY TECK GUAN (West Coast).

Mr TEO CHEE HEAN (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security.
Dr TEO HO PIN (Bukit Panjang).

Mrs JOSEPHINE TEO (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Home Affairs.

Mr TEO SER LUCK (Pasir Ris-Punggol).

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

Assoc Prof WALTER THESEIRA (Nominated Member).

Ms TIN PEI LING (MacPherson).

Mr EDWIN TONG CHUN FAI (Marine Parade), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Health.

Mr VIKRAM NAIR (Sembawang).


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

Mr LAWRENCE WONG (Marsiling-Yew Tee), Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance.

Prof YAACOB IBRAHIM (Jalan Besar).

Mr ALEX YAM ZIMING (Marsiling-Yew Tee).

No.

133 26 MAY 2020 5 Mr YEE CHIA HSING (Chua Chu Kang).

Ms YIP PIN XIU (Nominated Member).

Mr MELVIN YONG YIK CHYE (Tanjong Pagar).

Mr ZAINAL SAPARI (Pasir Ris-Punggol).


Mr ZAQY MOHAMAD (Chua Chu Kang), Minister of State, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Manpower and Deputy Government Whip.

ABSENT: Mr CHARLES CHONG (Punggol East), Deputy Speaker.

Prof FATIMAH LATEEF (Marine Parade).

Mr LIM SWEE SAY (East Coast).

Mr LOW THIA KHIANG (Aljunied).

Ms IRENE QUAY SIEW CHING (Nominated Member).

No.

133 26 MAY 2020 6 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 Arms and Explosives (Explosives) (Amendment) Rules 2020 – Presented on 6 May 2020 (S. L. 834 of 2020).

Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) (Amendment) Rules 2020 – Presented on 6 May 2020 (S. L. 835 of 2020).

Customs (Duties) (COVID-19 - Exemption) Order 2020 – Presented on 8 May 2020 (S. L. 836 of 2020).
Central Provident Fund (Approved Housing Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 – Presented on 11 May 2020 (S. L. 837 of 2020).

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) (Amendment No.

5) Regulations 2020 – Presented on 12 May 2020 (S. L. 838 of 2020).

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) (Amendment No.

6) Regulations 2020 – Presented on 12 May 2020 (S. L. 839 of 2020).

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) (Amendment No.
7) Regulations 2020 – Presented on 12 May 2020 (S. L. 840 of 2020).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Parliamentary Elections (COVID-19 Special Arrangements) Bill [Bill No 18/2020] – Presented on 13 May 2020 (Pres.

Co. 169 of 2020).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Estate Agents (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 17/2020] – Presented on 13 May 2020 (Pres.

Co. 170 of 2020).
Co. 170 of 2020).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 24/2020] – Presented on 13 May 2020 (Pres.

Co. 171 of 2020).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures for Solemnization and Registration of Marriages) Bill [Bill No 25/2020] – Presented on 13 May 2020 (Pres.

Co. 172 of 2020).

1.12 Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) (Amendment No.
3) Rules 2020 – Presented on 13 May 2020 (S. L. 841 of 2020).

1.13 Second Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the Financial Year 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 – Presented on 26 May 2020 (Cmd.

28 of 2020).

1.14 Air Navigation (91 - General Operating Rules) (Amendment No.

2) Regulations 2020 – Presented on 26 May 2020 (S. L. 842 of 2020).

No.

133 26 MAY 2020 7 1.15 Air Navigation (119 - Air Operator Certification) (Amendment No.

2) Regulations 2020 – Presented on 26 May 2020 (S. L. 843 of 2020).
2 3 10 Questions for Oral Answer were answered during Question Time.

Small Motorised Vehicles (Safety) 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 – (Senior Minister of State (Dr Lam Pin Min), on behalf of the Minister for Transport).

(In the Committee) Clauses 1 to 32 inclusive agreed to.

Bill to be reported.

Bill reported, without amendment; read a third time.

4 Active Mobility (Amendment No.


2) 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 – (Senior Minister of State (Dr Lam Pin Min), on behalf of the Minister for Transport).

(In the Committee) Clauses 1 to 8 inclusive agreed to.

Bill to be reported.

Bill reported, without amendment; read a third time.
5 6 7 8 Rearrangement of Business – (Leader of the House) – Motion made, and Question put – Resolved, "That the Deputy Prime Minister’s Ministerial Statement be taken now.".

Ministerial Statement – Government's Plans in Our Continuing Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic – (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance).
Ministerial Statement – (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance) – Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Ministerial Statement made by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance on the Government's Plans in Our Continuing Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic be considered by Parliament.".

Adjournment of Debate – (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance) – Motion made, and Question put – Resolved, "That the debate be now adjourned.".

Debate to be resumed on Thursday, 4 June 2020.


No.

133 26 MAY 2020 8 9 High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) (Amendment) 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 – (Senior Minister of State, on behalf of the Minister for Law).

(In the Committee) Clauses 1 to 4 inclusive agreed to.

Bill to be reported.

Bill reported, without amendment; read a third time.
10 Adjournment to a Later Date – (Leader of the House) – Motion made, and Question put, Resolved, "That at its rising today, Parliament do stand adjourned to 12 noon on Thursday, 4 June 2020.".

11 Adjournment – (Leader of the House) – Motion made, and Question proposed, "That Parliament do now adjourn.

"; Debate arising.
"; Debate arising.

And the Question having been proposed at 5.47 pm and the Debate having continued for half an hour, Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lim Biow Chuan) adjourned Parliament without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order.

Adjourned at 6.17 pm TAN CHUAN-JIN, Speaker Mr Speaker will take the Chair again at 12 noon on Thursday, 4 June 2020.

MEMORANDUM