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VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE Second Session MONDAY, 6 AUGUST 2018 No.

81 1.30 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.
Mr CHAN CHUN SING (Tanjong Pagar), Minister for Trade and Industry and Government Whip.

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 CHARLES CHONG (Punggol East), Deputy Speaker.

Mr CHONG KEE HIONG (Bishan-Toa Payoh).

Mr DESMOND CHOO (Tampines).

Mr THOMAS CHUA KEE SENG (Nominated Member).

Mr DARRYL DAVID (Ang Mo Kio).


Mr CHRISTOPHER DE SOUZA (Holland-Bukit Timah).

Assoc Prof FATIMAH LATEEF (Marine Parade).

Mr CEDRIC FOO CHEE KENG (Pioneer).

No.

81 6 AUGUST 2018 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 GANESH RAJARAM (Nominated Member).

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), Minister for Finance.

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

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.

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 KOK HENG LEUN (Nominated Member).


Ms KUIK SHIAO-YIN (Nominated Member).

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 LIANG ENG HWA (Holland-Bukit Timah).

No.


81 6 AUGUST 2018 3 Mr LIM BIOW CHUAN (Mountbatten), Deputy Speaker.

Mr LIM HNG KIANG (West Coast).

Mr LIM SWEE SAY (East Coast).

Ms SYLVIA LIM (Aljunied).

Dr LIM WEE KIAK (Sembawang).

Mr LOW THIA KHIANG (Aljunied).

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

Asst Prof MAHDEV MOHAN (Nominated Member).


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 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).

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.

81 6 AUGUST 2018 4 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).

Assoc Prof RANDOLPH TAN (Nominated 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 and Deputy Government Whip.

Mr PATRICK TAY TECK GUAN (West Coast).

Mr TEO CHEE HEAN (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Deputy Prime 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).

Ms K THANALETCHIMI (Nominated Member).

Mr THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM (Jurong), Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies.

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.

Assoc Prof Dr YAACOB IBRAHIM (Jalan Besar).

Mr ALEX YAM ZIMING (Marsiling-Yew Tee).

Mr YEE CHIA HSING (Chua Chu Kang).

Mr MELVIN YONG YIK CHYE (Tanjong Pagar).

No.

81 6 AUGUST 2018 5 Mr ZAINAL SAPARI (Pasir Ris-Punggol).
Mr ZAQY MOHAMAD (Chua Chu Kang), Minister of State, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Manpower.

ABSENT: Mr AZMOON AHMAD (Nominated Member).

Miss CHERYL CHAN WEI LING (Fengshan).

Ms CHIA YONG YONG (Nominated Member).

Dr INTAN AZURA MOKHTAR (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr LEE YI SHYAN (East Coast).

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

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

No.
No.

81 6 AUGUST 2018 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 1.12 1.13 Savings and Employee Retirement and Premium Fund (SAVER-Premium Fund) Annual Report for Financial Year 2017 – Presented on 12 July 2018 (S. 330 of 2018).
Savings and Employee Retirement and Premium Fund (SAVER-Premium Fund) Actuarial Examination Report as at 31 March 2017 – Presented on 12 July 2018 (S. 331 of 2018).

Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) (Amendment No.

2) Regulations 2018 – Presented on 12 July 2018 (S. L. 506 of 2018).

Central Provident Fund (Approved Housing Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 – Presented on 12 July 2018 (S. L. 507 of 2018).
Central Provident Fund (Home Protection Insurance Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 – Presented on 12 July 2018 (S. L. 508 of 2018).

Report of the Auditor-General for the Financial Year 2017/2018 – Presented on 16 July 2018 (Cmd.

16 of 2018).

Monetary Authority of Singapore Annual Report 2017/2018 – Presented on 17 July 2018 (S. 332 of 2018).

Financial Sector Development Fund Annual Report 2017/2018 – Presented on 17 July 2018 (S. 333 of 2018).
Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the National Library Board (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 19/2018] – Presented on 18 July 2018 (Pres.

Co. 94 of 2018).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners' Protection Schemes (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 21/2018] – Presented on 18 July 2018 (Pres.

Co. 95 of 2018).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Tokyo Convention (Amendment) Bill (Pres.

Co. 96 of 2018).
Co. 96 of 2018).

[Bill No 22/2018] – Presented on 18 July 2018 Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Small Claims Tribunals (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 23/2018] – Presented on 18 July 2018 (Pres.

Co. 97 of 2018).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Intellectual Property (Border Enforcement) Bill [Bill No 24/2018] – Presented on 18 July 2018 (Pres.

Co. 98 of 2018).

No.


81 6 AUGUST 2018 7 1.14 Fees (Refund of Unclaimed Surplus) (Amendment) Order 2018 – Presented on 23 July 2018 (S. L. 509 of 2018).

1.15 Fees (Winding up and Dissolution of Companies and Other Bodies) (Amendment) Order 2018 – Presented on 23 July 2018 (S. L. 510 of 2018).

1.16 MediShield Life Scheme (Amendment No.

2) Regulations 2018 – Presented on 24 July 2018 (S. L. 511 of 2018).
1.17 Goods and Services Tax Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2018 – Presented on 2 August 2018 (S. L. 512 of 2018).

1.18 Government Financial Statements for the Financial Year 2017/2018 – Presented on 3 August 2018 (Cmd.

17 of 2018).

20 Questions for Oral Answer were answered during Question Time.

With leave of Speaker, 19 other Questions for Oral Answer were addressed in the subsequent Ministerial Statements.
Ministerial Statement – Cyberattack on SingHealth’s IT System – (Minister for Health and Minister for Communications and Information).

Ministerial Statement – Findings and Follow-up Actions on National Service Training Death – (Minister for Defence).
Land Transport (Enforcement Measures) Bill – "to amend certain Acts to strengthen enforcement capacity and measures across certain Acts relating to land transport management and regulation" – presented by the Senior Minister of State (Dr Lam Pin Min), on behalf of the Minister for Transport; read the first time; to be read a second time on the next available sitting day and to be printed.

[Bill No.

29/2018].


Stamp Duties (Amendment) Bill – "to amend the Stamp Duties Act (Chapter 312 of the 2006 Revised Edition)" – presented by the Second Minister for Finance (Mr Lawrence Wong); read the first time; to be read a second time on the next available sitting day and to be printed.

[Bill No.

30/2018].


Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) (Amendment) Bill – "to amend the Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act (Chapter 310 of the 2002 Revised Edition)" – presented by the Senior Minister of State, on behalf of the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources; read the first time; to be read a second time on the next available sitting day and to be printed.

[Bill No.

31/2018].

2 No.


81 6 AUGUST 2018 8 8 Companies (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 – (Second Minister for Finance (Ms Indranee Rajah)).

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

Bill to be reported.

Bill reported, without amendment; read a third time.
9 Transport Safety Investigations 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 Janil Puthucheary), on behalf of the Minister for Transport).

(In the Committee) Clauses 1 to 57 inclusive agreed to.

Bill to be reported.

Bill reported, without amendment; read a third time.
10 11 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 a date to be fixed.".

Adjournment – (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 6.42 pm TAN CHUAN-JIN, Speaker Parliament stands adjourned to a date to be fixed.

MEMORANDUM