Parliamentary business

1,193 debates and bills about parliamentary business

28 Feb 2018

Time Allocation for Committee of Supply

The Speaker announced fixed times for concluding the Heads of Expenditure for FY2018/2019 in the Committee of Supply, considering reduced Question Time and extended sittings.
Sittings from 1 to 8 March will start at 10.00 am, and the "guillotine" times have been notified to Members.
The Speaker then proceeded to call for Questions for Oral Answer after outlining the time allocations.

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27 Feb 2018

Adjournment

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien moved for Parliament to adjourn until 11.00 am the following day.
The motion was approved without any debate or objections.
Parliament was subsequently adjourned at 5.55 pm.

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27 Feb 2018

Adjournment of Debate

The Leader of the House moved to adjourn the debate and received consent from the Deputy Speaker.
The motion to adjourn the debate was passed by the House.
The Deputy Speaker inquired about the resumption date, and the adjournment was set for the next day.

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19 Feb 2018

Adjournment

The debate to adjourn Parliament until Tuesday, 27 February 2018, was proposed by Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien.
The motion was successfully resolved, leading to the adjournment of Parliament.
The session concluded at 5.30 pm on the same day.

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19 Feb 2018

Supplementary Supply (FY2017) Bill

The supplementary supply bill aims to provide additional funding for the 2017-2018 financial year, as recommended by the President and presented by the Senior Minister of State for Finance.
The bill was read for the first time and scheduled for a second reading in the next parliamentary sitting, with procedural suspensions and resumptions noted during the debate.
The debate focused on formal legislative processes, including the presentation, reading, and adjournment of the session, without detailed policy discussions.

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6 Feb 2018

Adjournment

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien moved the motion to adjourn Parliament to Monday, 19 February 2018.
The motion was passed without debate or objection.
Parliament was adjourned at 8.31 pm.

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6 Feb 2018

Exempted Business

Mr Gan Kim Yong moved a motion to exempt the day's business from Standing Order No 2.
The exemption would allow the proceedings to proceed without certain procedural constraints.
The motion sought to enable the debate to continue without interruptions from standard standing orders.
The resolution was specifically for the business listed on the Order Paper for that sitting.

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6 Feb 2018

Time Limit for Minister's Speech

The Leader of the House requested to exempt the debate from the time limit rule for Minister K Shanmugam's speech.
The Speaker gave consent and asked if the members present agreed to the motion.
Members indicated their assent, and the motion was formally agreed to and resolved without any objection.

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5 Feb 2018

Adjournment

Ms. Grace Fu Hai Yien moved a motion for Parliament to adjourn until 10.00 am the following day.
The motion was formally recorded as the sole order of business for the adjournment.
The debate concluded with the proposal to stand adjourned to the specified time.

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10 Jan 2018

Adjournment

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien proposed a motion to adjourn Parliament to a date to be fixed, which was resolved without objection.
The adjournment motion was passed and the sitting was adjourned accordingly at 5.30 pm.
The debate concluded with the parliamentary session ending until a new date is determined.

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10 Jan 2018

Clarification by Nominated Member of Parliament

Nominated Member of Parliament Chia Yong Yong declared her interest as President of SPD and Director of SG Enable, both regulated under the Charities Act, after her speech on the Charities (Amendment) Bill.
The Deputy Speaker noted the clarification and moved to address the Notice of Motion, indicating the debate proceeded to the next stage.
The exchange highlights the importance of transparency in parliamentary proceedings regarding members' affiliations with charitable organizations.

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10 Jan 2018

Revision of Question Time

The Leader of the House requested an exemption from Standing Order 22(1) to allow Questions for Oral Answer to continue until 3.00 pm.
The Deputy Speaker consented and sought the general assent of the Members, which was indicated.
The motion was put to the House and agreed to, resolving the exemption for the day’s Sitting.

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9 Jan 2018

Adjournment

The motion to adjourn Parliament to 12.30 pm the following day was proposed by Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien.
The motion was passed without debate as the session was concluded.
Parliament was officially adjourned at 7.19 pm.

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9 Jan 2018

Extension of a Sitting

Deputy Speaker proposed extending the sitting by up to 30 minutes under Standing Order No 2(5)(d).
The extension was to continue beyond the normal interruption time for the day.
The motion was formally put forward without debate at that point.

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8 Jan 2018

Personal Explanation

Leon Perera apologized for inaccurately recalling a past incident involving Mediacorp's editing of a parliamentary video clip, admitting his memory was imperfect and withdrawing his earlier statements.
He emphasized that his original parliamentary questions focused on the ownership and editing of parliamentary videos, not making allegations against Mediacorp, and that the issue had been resolved amicably.
The Leader of the House stressed that while parliamentary privilege allows free speech, it must not be misused to mislead the House, and commended Perera for retracting false statements and apologizing.

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7 Nov 2017

Adjournment

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien moved a motion for Parliament to adjourn its sitting today to a day to be fixed.
The motion was formally presented as a procedural resolution to suspend the current session.
No other speakers or substantive debate content was recorded in the provided transcript.

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7 Nov 2017

Clarification by Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information

Mr. Chee Hong Tat clarified that Mediacorp's truncation of a parliamentary debate footage was due to a technical error fixed before Mr. Perera's email, and that the policy is to upload full debates verbatim, with rearrangements by speaker for viewer convenience.
Mr. Perera confirmed his recollection of the exchange with Mediacorp and accepted the assurance that video footage is not edited as a matter of policy, except for technical glitches.
Mr. Chee asked Mr. Perera to declare any interests regarding his support for e-cigarettes during the Tobacco Bill debate, noting his role as CEO of Spire Group.
Mr. Perera stated his comments were not motivated by financial gain, that Spire Group does not serve tobacco clients, and strongly objected to any insinuation of commercial motivation.
Mr. Chee further inquired if Henkel, a manufacturer for cigarettes, was a client of Spire Group; Mr. Perera acknowledged Henkel was a small past client but reaffirmed no current ties to tobacco companies and reiterated his objection to any commercial insinuation.

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7 Nov 2017

Extension of a Sitting

Deputy Speaker proposed to extend the sitting by up to 30 minutes under Standing Order No 2(5)(d).
Senior Minister of State Chee Hong Tat was acknowledged following the proposal.

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7 Nov 2017

Video Recordings of Parliamentary Proceedings

Leon Perera questioned the ownership of copyright for parliamentary video recordings and suggested removing copyright to make them freely available, citing practices in other developed countries.
The Senior Minister of State clarified that the government owns the copyright, commissions Mediacorp to broadcast proceedings, and that the current arrangement works well with free access for personal use.
Perera raised concerns about corporate control over editing and archiving, proposing an alternative funding model, while the minister defended the editing as only for organization and denied any removal of content.
The minister emphasized low demand for live streaming and argued against changing a functional system without a proven problem, referencing prior discussions in Parliament.
The debate highlighted differing views on transparency, public access, and the role of private entities versus government in managing parliamentary recordings.

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6 Nov 2017

Immigration (Amendment) Bill

The Second Minister for Home Affairs, Mrs Josephine Teo, presented the Immigration (Amendment) Bill to amend the Immigration Act.
The bill was read for the first time and scheduled for a second reading on the next available parliamentary sitting.
The bill will be printed as part of the parliamentary process.

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