Debated in Parliament on 25 Sep 2025.
The following statement was made by the Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (Mr David Neo) during the speech at the debate on the President’s Speech for the Parliament Sitting of 25 September 2025:
That is why this Government has increased the amount of arts housing and space available to our arts groups by more than 35% from 2010 to 2020. And we stand at almost 100,000 square metres of arts housing to support our vibrant arts groups. They, in turn, have doubled their performance activities to almost 13,000. [Please refer to "President's Speech", Official Report, 25 September 2025, Vol 96, Issue 5, President's Address section.]
Written statement by Mr David Neo circulated with leave of Deputy Speaker in accordance with Standing Order No 29(5):
I wish to make the following factual corrections to my speech at the debate on the President's Speech during the Sitting of 25 September 2025. My statement should read as follows:
That is why this Government has increased the amount of arts housing and space available to our arts groups by almost 35% from 2010 to 2020. And we stand today at almost 100,000 square metres of arts housing to support our vibrant arts groups. They, in turn, have almost doubled their performance activities to almost 13,000.
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