Parliamentary business

• Deputy Leader moved to exempt Minister Tan's speech from time limits.
• Speaker and members assented; motion resolved successfully.

• Parliament moved to exempt today's scheduled business from Standing Order No. 2 restrictions.
• No debate occurred; the motion was simply tabled by Mr. Zaqy Mohammad.

• Proposed debating AI jobless growth motion right after SWDA Bill.
• Reason: both cover jobs and workforce development.
• Motion agreed, separate debates and votes.

• Minister clarified AVS thoroughly investigated resident's complaint, finding no negligence or forgery, and the Police corroborated this.
• MP Lim defended raising his resident's experience, but Minister said he omitted known facts, unfairly impugning AVS officers.
• Minister stressed MPs must present a full picture to uphold public trust and protect public officers' professionalism.

• Parliament to adjourn to a date to be fixed.
• The motion was proposed by Mr. Zaqy Mohamad.
• The debate concluded with this adjournment motion.

• The Senior Minister of State moved to adjourn the debate, which was resolved.
• The Deputy Speaker inquired about the resumption date, set for tomorrow.
• The House Leader was then addressed to proceed.

• The Government proposed exempting today’s business from Standing Order No. 2.
• This procedural move would allow debates to proceed without standard time constraints.

The Leader of the House, Indranee Rajah, introduced the motion to adjourn Parliament. The Speaker wished everyone a good weekend and extended greetings for International Women's Day to women Parliamentarians. The session officially adjourned at 4:53 PM.

The Chairman addressed the remaining Heads of Expenditure without amendments on the Order Paper Supplement, proposing to take Heads B, C, D, E, G, and Z en bloc. The proposed sums for these Heads under the Main Estimates were agreed upon. The Chairman then discussed the Development Estimates, specifically Heads B, C, and E, which were also agreed upon as part of the Development Estimates.

Parliament was adjourned at 7:45 PM following a resolution proposed by Ms. Indranee Rajah.

The Minister of State for Social and Family Development, Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim, sought consent to report on progress and request to reconvene. The Chairman granted consent, and the motion to report progress was resolved. Zhulkarnain reported that the Committee of Supply made progress on the Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 2026/2027 and requested to sit again the following day.

Parliament was adjourned at 8:37 pm following a motion by Ms. Indranee Rajah.

The Minister of State for Health, Ms Rahayu Mahzam, requested consent to report progress and to be granted leave to sit again. The Chairman granted consent for progress to be reported. Rahayu announced that the Committee of Supply had made progress on the Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 2026/2027 and sought permission to reconvene the following day. The Speaker granted the request.

The Chairman announced a 30-minute extension to the current Committee sitting.

Minister Grace Fu Hai Yien requested permission to report progress and seek leave to reconvene the Committee of Supply. The Chairman granted consent for this request. Minister Grace Fu reported that progress had been made on the Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 2026/2027 and asked to sit again the following day. The Speaker confirmed the request.

The Chairman announced an extension of the Committee sitting by 30 minutes, in accordance with Standing Order No 91(3)(d). Minister Grace Fu was then invited to speak.

Parliament was adjourned at 8:10 pm following a motion proposed by Mr. Zaqy Mohamad.

Minister Desmond Lee sought and received consent to report progress on the Committee of Supply's work. He reported that the committee has made progress on the Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 2026/2027. Desmond Lee requested to reconvene the discussion the following day, and the Deputy Speaker granted this request.

Indranee Rajah, the Leader of the House, stated that she would not provide further details on a topic, referencing a previous comprehensive explanation by Minister Ong Ye Kung regarding the distinction between the roles of grassroots advisers and Members of Parliament. She issued a written statement correcting the record of her previous remarks made on 27 February 2026. The correction reiterates the same points about the differences in roles.

Parliament has resolved to adjourn until Monday, 2 March 2026. The session was officially closed at 8.37 pm.