Debated in Parliament on 7 Feb 2013.
Mdm Speaker, may I seek your consent and the general assent of Members present to move that the proceedings on the item under discussion be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order 48(8) to remove the time limit in respect of Acting Minister Tan Chuan-Jin's speech.
I give my consent. Does the Minister have the general assent of the hon Members present to so move?
Hon Members indicated assent.
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With the consent of Mdm Speaker and the general assent of Members present, question put, and agreed to.
Resolved, "That the proceedings on the item under discussion be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order 48(8) in respect of Acting Minister Tan Chuan-Jin's speech." – [Mr Lim Swee Say].