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VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE _________________ First Session _________________ TUESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2022 No.

74 12 noon PRESENT: Mr SPEAKER (Mr Tan Chuan-Jin (Marine Parade)).

Mr ABDUL SAMAD (Nominated Member).

Ms JANET ANG (Nominated Member).

Mr ANG WEI NENG (West Coast).

1 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.
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).

Miss CHENG LI HUI (Tampines).

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 FOO MEE HAR (West Coast).

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).

No.

74 8 NOVEMBER 2022 2 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.

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).

No.

74 8 NOVEMBER 2022 3 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).

Dr SHAHIRA ABDULLAH (Nominated Member).


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).

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).

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).

Mr PATRICK TAY TECK GUAN (Pioneer).


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

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

Mr RAJ JOSHUA THOMAS (Nominated Member).

No.

74 8 NOVEMBER 2022 4 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: Miss CHERYL CHAN WEI LING (East Coast).

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

Prof KOH LIAN PIN (Nominated Member).

Dr KOH POH KOON (Tampines), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.
Mr SEAH KIAN PENG (Marine Parade).

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

Dr TAN YIA SWAM (Nominated Member).

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

________________________________ No.

74 1 2 8 NOVEMBER 2022 5 21 Questions for Oral Answer were answered during Question Time.
Carbon Pricing (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 – (Minister for Sustainability and the Environment).

(In the Committee) Clauses 1 to 12 inclusive agreed to.

Clause 13: Amendments not moved pursuant to Standing Order No.
67(1): (1) In page 13, line 15, by leaving out “and”; (2) In page 13, line 20, by leaving out the full-stop, and inserting “; and”; and (3) In page 13, after line 20, by inserting – “(c) the taxable facility has been awarded allowances in no more than one of the preceding four emissions years.”.

– (Mr Leon Perera).
Amendments proposed: (4) In page 13, line 26, by leaving out “specify”, and inserting “ensure the award is listed on a registry that is provided free-of-charge and easily accessible to the public through electronic means, specifying”; (5) In page 13, line 28, by leaving out “and”; (6) In page 13, line 30, by leaving out the full-stop, and inserting a semi-colon; and (7) In page 13, after line 30, by inserting – “(c) the registered person of the taxable facility who has received allowances; and (d) the Minister’s reasons for deciding to award the allowances.”.
– (Mr Leon Perera).

Amendments negatived.

In page 14, line 14, by leaving out the em-dash; In page 14, line 15, by leaving out “(i)”; Amendments not moved pursuant to Standing Order No.

67(1): (8) (9) (10) In page 14, line 19, after “less than”, by inserting “double”; (11) In page 14, line 20, by leaving out “; or”, and inserting a full-stop; and (12) In page 14, by leaving out lines 21 to 24.

– (Mr Leon Perera).

Clause 13 agreed to.

Clauses 14 to 28 inclusive agreed to.


Clause 29: Amendment proposed, in page 25, after line 10, by inserting – “(3) Where the Minister permits eligible international carbon credits to be surrendered in excess of the prescribed limit pursuant to subsection (2), the decision shall be listed on a registry that is provided free-of-charge and easily accessible to the public through electronic means.
The register shall contain information that includes information relating to the registered person, the emissions year where the registered person was permitted to exceed the prescribed limit for international carbon credit usage, and the Minister’s reason for deciding to lift the prescribed limit.”.

– (Ms He Ting Ru).

Amendment negatived.

Clause 29 agreed to.

No.

74 8 NOVEMBER 2022 6 Clauses 30 to 43 inclusive agreed to.

Bill to be reported.

Bill reported, without amendment; read a third time.
Online Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill – (Minister for Communications and Information) – Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Bill be now read a second time.

"; Debate arising.

Extension of Sitting – Pursuant to Standing Order No 2(5)(d), Mdm Deputy Speaker extended the sitting beyond the moment of interruption for a period of up to 30 minutes.

Online Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill – Debate resumed on Question, "That the Bill be now read a second time.".
Adjournment of Debate – (Deputy Leader of the House) – Motion made, and Question put – Resolved, "That the debate be now adjourned.".

Debate to be resumed tomorrow.

Adjournment – (Deputy Leader of the House) – Motion made, and Question put – Resolved, "That at its rising today, Parliament do stand adjourned to 12 noon tomorrow.".

Adjournment – (Deputy Leader of the House) – Motion made, and Question proposed, "That Parliament do now adjourn"; Debate arising.
On Question put – Resolved, "That Parliament do now adjourn.".

Adjourned at 7.21 pm TAN CHUAN-JIN, Speaker Mr Speaker will take the Chair again at 12 noon on Wednesday, 9 November 2022.

MEMORANDUM