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VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE No.

67 First Session MONDAY, 3 MARCH 2014 12 noon PRESENT: Mdm SPEAKER (Mdm HALIMAH YACOB (Jurong)).

Mr ANG HIN KEE (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr ANG WEI NENG (Jurong).

Mr BAEY YAM KENG (Tampines).

496 Mr CHAN CHUN SING (Tanjong Pagar), Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Defence.

Mr CHEN SHOW MAO (Aljunied).

Mrs LINA CHIAM (Non-Constituency Member).

Mr CHRISTOPHER DE SOUZA (Holland-Bukit Timah).


Ms FAIZAH JAMAL (Nominated Member).

Mr NICHOLAS FANG (Nominated Member).

Mr ARTHUR FONG (West Coast).

Mr CEDRIC FOO CHEE KENG (Pioneer).

Ms FOO MEE HAR (West Coast).

Ms GRACE FU HAI YIEN (Yuhua), Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs.

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

Mr GAN THIAM POH (Pasir Ris-Punggol).


Mr GERALD GIAM YEAN SONG (Non-Constituency Member).

No.

67 3 MARCH 2014 497 Mr HAWAZI DAIPI (Sembawang), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Acting Minister for Manpower.

Mr HENG CHEE HOW (Whampoa), Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office and Deputy Leader of the House.

Mr HENG SWEE KEAT (Tampines), Minister for Education.

Mr HRI KUMAR NAIR (Bishan-Toa Payoh).


Ms INDRANEE RAJAH (Tanjong Pagar), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Education.

Dr INTAN AZURA MOKHTAR (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr S ISWARAN (West Coast), Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for Trade and Industry.

Dr JANIL PUTHUCHEARY (Pasir Ris-Punggol).

Mr KHAW BOON WAN (Sembawang), Minister for National Development.
Dr AMY KHOR LEAN SUAN (Hong Kah North), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Manpower and Deputy Government Whip.

Ms JANICE KOH (Nominated Member).

Dr LAM PIN MIN (Sengkang West).

Er Dr LEE BEE WAH (Nee Soon).

Ms ELLEN LEE (Sembawang).

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

Ms LEE LI LIAN (Punggol East).

Mr DESMOND LEE TI-SENG (Jurong), Minister of State, Ministry of National Development.
Mr LEE YI SHYAN (East Coast), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of National Development.

Mr LIANG ENG HWA (Holland-Bukit Timah).

Mr LAURENCE LIEN (Nominated Member).

Ms MARY LIEW (Nominated Member).

Mr LIM BIOW CHUAN (Mountbatten).

Mr LIM HNG KIANG (West Coast), Minister for Trade and Industry.

Mr RAYMOND LIM SIANG KEAT (East Coast).

Mr LIM SWEE SAY (East Coast), Minister, Prime Minister's Office.

No.

67 3 MARCH 2014 498 Ms SYLVIA LIM (Aljunied).


Dr LIM WEE KIAK (Nee Soon).

Ms PENNY LOW (Pasir Ris-Punggol).

Mr LOW THIA KHIANG (Aljunied).

Ms LOW YEN LING (Chua Chu Kang), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social and Family Development.

Mr LUI TUCK YEW (Moulmein-Kallang), Minister for Transport.

Mr MAH BOW TAN (Tampines).

Mr MASAGOS ZULKIFLI B M M (Tampines), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Dr MOHAMAD MALIKI BIN OSMAN (East Coast), Minister of State, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of National Development.

Assoc Prof Dr MUHAMMAD FAISHAL IBRAHIM (Nee Soon), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Minister for Transport.

Dr LILY NEO (Tanjong Pagar).

Dr NG ENG HEN (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Minister for Defence and Leader of the House.

Ms IRENE NG PHEK HOONG (Tampines).

Mr DAVID ONG KIM HUAT (Jurong).

Mr ONG TENG KOON (Sembawang).

Ms DENISE PHUA LAY PENG (Moulmein-Kallang).


Mr PNG ENG HUAT (Hougang).

Mr PRITAM SINGH (Aljunied).

Mr R DHINAKARAN (Nominated Member).

Mr SEAH KIAN PENG (Marine Parade), Deputy Speaker.

Mr SENG HAN THONG (Ang Mo Kio).

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

Ms SIM ANN (Holland-Bukit Timah), Minister of State, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Communications and Information.

Mr SITOH YIH PIN (Potong Pasir).


Mr SAM TAN CHIN SIONG (Radin Mas), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth.

No.

67 3 MARCH 2014 499 Mr TAN CHUAN-JIN (Marine Parade), Acting Minister for Manpower.

Ms JESSICA TAN SOON NEO (East Coast).

Ms TAN SU SHAN (Nominated Member).

Mr PATRICK TAY TECK GUAN (Nee Soon).


Mr TEO CHEE HEAN (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs.

Dr TEO HO PIN (Bukit Panjang), Deputy Government Whip.

Mrs JOSEPHINE TEO (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport Mr TEO SER LUCK (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Mr TEO SIONG SENG (Nominated Member).


Mr THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM (Jurong), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance.

Ms TIN PEI LING (Marine Parade).

Mr VIKRAM NAIR (Sembawang).

Dr VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN (Holland-Bukit Timah), Minister for the Environment and Water Resources.

Mr WONG KAN SENG (Bishan-Toa Payoh).

Mr LAWRENCE WONG (West Coast), Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information.
Assoc Prof Dr YAACOB IBRAHIM (Moulmein-Kallang), Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs.

Mr ALEX YAM ZIMING (Chua Chu Kang).

Mr YEE JENN JONG (Non-Constituency Member).

Mr ALVIN YEO (Chua Chu Kang).

Mr YEO GUAT KWANG (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr ZAINAL SAPARI (Pasir Ris-Punggol).

Mr ZAINUDIN NORDIN (Bishan-Toa Payoh).

Mr ZAQY MOHAMAD (Chua Chu Kang).

No.

67 3 MARCH 2014 500 ABSENT: Dr CHIA SHI-LU (Tanjong Pagar).

Mr CHARLES CHONG (Joo Chiat), Deputy Speaker.


Assoc Prof FATIMAH LATEEF (Marine Parade).

Mr GOH CHOK TONG (Marine Parade).

Mr INDERJIT SINGH (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr LEE KUAN YEW (Tanjong Pagar).

Mr MUHAMAD FAISAL ABDUL MANAP (Aljunied).

Assoc Prof TAN KHENG BOON EUGENE (Nominated Member).

Mr EDWIN TONG CHUN FAI (Moulmein-Kallang).

No.

67 3 MARCH 2014 501 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 Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Land Titles (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 4/2014] – Presented on 26 February 2014 (Pres.

Co. 7 of 2014).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Singapore Tourism Board (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 2/2014] – Presented on 26 February 2014 (Pres.

Co. 8 of 2014).
Co. 8 of 2014).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Environmental Public Health (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 3/2014] – Presented on 26 February 2014 (Pres.

Co. 9 of 2014).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Rapid Transit Systems (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 5/2014] – Presented on 26 February 2014 (Pres.

Co. 10 of 2014).
Co. 10 of 2014).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Air Navigation (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 6/2014] – Presented on 26 February 2014 (Pres.

Co. 11 of 2014).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Singapore Institute of Technology Bill (Pres.

Co. 12 of 2014).
Co. 12 of 2014).

[Bill No 7/2014] – Presented on 26 February 2014 Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Public Order (Additional Temporary Measures) Bill [Bill No 1/2014] – Presented on 26 February 2014 (Pres.

Co. 13 of 2014).

Advice of the Council of Presidential Advisers on the Appointment to the Housing and Development Board (HDB) – Presented on 28 February 2014 (S. 11 of 2014).

2 3 8 Questions for Oral Answer were answered during Question Time.
Supply Bill  "to provide for the issue from the Consolidated Fund and the Development Fund of the sums necessary to meet the estimated expenditure for the financial year 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015"  President's recommendation signified and Bill presented by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance; read the first time; to be read a second time after the conclusion of proceedings on the Estimates of Expenditure for FY2014/2015 and to be printed.

[Bill No.

10/2014].

No.


67 3 MARCH 2014 502 4 5 6 Supplementary Supply (FY2013) Bill  "to provide for making supplementary provision to meet additional expenditure for the financial year 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014"  President's recommendation signified and Bill presented by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance; read the first time; to be read a second time after the conclusion of proceedings on the Estimates of Expenditure for FY2014/2015 and [Bill No.

11/2014].

to be printed.


Protection from Harassment Bill – "to protect persons against harassment and unlawful stalking and to create offences, and provide civil remedies related thereto or in relation to false statements of fact, and to make consequential amendments to other written laws" – presented by the Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law; read the first time; to be read a second time after the conclusion of proceedings on the Estimates of Expenditure for FY2014/2015 and to be printed.
[Bill No.

12/2014].

Budget Statement  Order read for resumed Debate on Question (21 February 2014), "That Parliament approves the financial policy of the Government for the financial year 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015.".

 (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance).

Question again proposed; Debate resumed.

With the consent of Mdm Speaker, Motion made, and Question put  Resolved, "That the debate be now adjourned.".

 (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance).
Debate to be resumed Tomorrow.

7 Adjournment – (Leader of the House) – Resolved, "That Parliament do now adjourn.".

Adjourned at 6.46 pm HALIMAH YACOB, Speaker Mdm Speaker will take the Chair again at 12 noon on Tuesday, 4 March 2014.

MEMORANDUM