Parliamentary business

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6 Mar 2017

Committee of Supply Reporting Progress

The Minister for Education (Schools) moved to report progress and seek leave to sit again tomorrow, which was consented to by the Chairman.
The Committee of Supply reported further progress on the Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 2017/2018.
The Deputy Speaker granted leave for the Committee to sit again the next day.

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3 Mar 2017

Adjournment

Parliament debated and agreed to adjourn, with the motion proposed by Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien.
The session concluded at 8:55 pm following the decision to adjourn.
The debate focused solely on the procedural matter of adjourning the sitting.

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3 Mar 2017

Committee of Supply Reporting Progress

Lim Hng Kiang sought and received consent to report progress and adjourn the sitting to 6 March 2017.
The Committee of Supply formally resolved to report progress and requested leave to sit again on the specified date.
The Deputy Speaker adjourned the Committee and resumed the Chair of the House to conclude the session.

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2 Mar 2017

Adjournment

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien moved a motion for Parliament to adjourn.
The motion was resolved and accepted by the House.
Parliament adjourned at 8.14 pm following the motion.

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2 Mar 2017

Committee of Supply Reporting Progress

The Minister for Foreign Affairs sought consent to report progress and adjourn the sitting to the next day, which the Chairman granted.
The Committee of Supply resolved to report progress and request leave to sit again tomorrow, with the Deputy Speaker assuming the Chair of the House.
The Foreign Affairs Minister formally reported that the Committee made further progress on the 2017/2018 financial year Estimates of Expenditure.
The Deputy Speaker approved the adjournment, confirming the sitting would resume the following day.

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2 Mar 2017

Estimates of Expenditure for the Financial Year 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018

The Chairman outlined procedures for debating Singapore’s expenditure estimates for FY2017–2018, noting 545 amendments and strict time limits for discussions.
The debate will proceed by considering Heads of Expenditure, starting with the Prime Minister’s Office (Head U), as per the Committee of Supply’s allotted days.
Digital timers will be used to enforce speech times, with the Chairman emphasizing adherence to limits for both backbench and frontbench members.

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2 Mar 2017

Commencement Time of Committee of Supply

Mdm Speaker announced the immediate commencement of the Committee of Supply to debate the estimates after the Budget Statement debate concluded.
The commencement time was revised to start immediately, with the "guillotine" time for Head U, Prime Minister's Office set at 6.00 pm, including a tea break.
Hon Members will be notified of revised conclusion times for subsequent Heads of Expenditure.
The Clerk will now read the order of the day.

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2 Mar 2017

Proceedings on Estimates of Expenditure for FY2017/2018

The Minister for Culture, Community and Youth moved a motion to extend the proceedings on the Estimates of Expenditure for FY2017/2018 until 9.00 pm on the days allocated for the Committee of Supply.
The motion aims to ensure sufficient time for parliamentary scrutiny and debate of the government's proposed expenditure for the fiscal year.
The debate on this procedural motion was initiated as part of the broader review of the national budget for 2017/2018.

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1 Mar 2017

Adjournment

The debate was convened to discuss the motion for Parliament to adjourn.
Mr Desmond Lee moved the resolution to end the sitting.
The motion was passed, and Parliament adjourned at 8.36 pm.

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1 Mar 2017

Adjournment of Debate

The Minister for Finance moved to adjourn the debate, which was resolved by the House.
The Deputy Speaker asked for the date of resumption, to which the Minister replied "Tomorrow."
The Deputy Speaker confirmed the adjournment and the scheduled resumption.

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1 Mar 2017

Exempted Business

The government sought parliamentary approval to continue debating business set on the Order Paper beyond the scheduled interruption time.
Ms. Grace Fu Hai Yien proposed the resolution to allow uninterrupted proceedings on the day’s agenda.
The motion focused on procedural continuity for the day’s parliamentary business.

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1 Mar 2017

Time Limit for Minister's Speech

The Leader of the House, Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien, sought to exempt Minister Chan Chun Sing's speech from the time limit set by Standing Order No 48(8).
Mdm Speaker consented and asked for the general assent of Members, who indicated agreement.
The motion was put to a vote and resolved, exempting the proceedings from the time limit for the minister's speech.

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1 Mar 2017

Time Allocation for Committee of Supply

The Speaker announced the fixed times for concluding the Committee of Supply debates for FY2017/2018, incorporating reduced Question Time and extended sittings on allotted days.
Members were notified that sittings from 3 to 9 March will begin at 11:30 am and that the "guillotine" times have been set for the debates.
The decisions were made under Standing Order 92 and are subject to the House's approval.

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28 Feb 2017

Adjournment

Mr Desmond Lee moved the motion to adjourn Parliament.
The motion was resolved, and Parliament was adjourned.
The adjournment took place at 7.48 pm.

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28 Feb 2017

Adjournment of Debate

The Minister for Finance, Heng Swee Keat, moved to adjourn the debate.
The Deputy Speaker then asked about the resumption of the debate.
Mr Heng Swee Keat confirmed the debate would resume tomorrow.
The Deputy Speaker agreed to the adjournment schedule.

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28 Feb 2017

Exempted Business

Mr. Chan Chun Sing moved a motion to proceed with the day’s scheduled business beyond the usual interruption time.
The motion was a procedural step to extend the parliamentary session for today’s agenda.
No substantive debate or objections were recorded in the provided excerpt.

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28 Feb 2017

Rearrangement of Business

The Deputy Leader moved to rearrange business by taking the Second Reading of three bills before resuming the debate on the FY 2017/2018 Budget Statement.
The motion sought to suspend Standing Orders 26(1) and 89(3), which normally require Supply business like the Budget debate to be the first order of the day.
The rearrangement was justified by the need to manage the total number of Bills scheduled during the sitting period.
The House agreed to the motion, resolving to proceed with the Second Readings of the Patents (Amendment) Bill, Architects (Amendment) Bill, and Early Childhood Development Centres Bill before the Budget debate.
The resolution was adopted without opposition, allowing the specified bills to be advanced in the agenda.

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20 Feb 2017

Adjournment

Parliament resolved to adjourn until Tuesday, 28 February 2017.
The adjournment motion was proposed by Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien.
The session concluded at 4.54 pm following the approval of the motion.

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20 Feb 2017

Standing Orders Committee

The Leader of the House, Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien, moved to appoint a committee to review and propose amendments to the Standing Orders of Parliament.
The review aims to align the Standing Orders with constitutional changes to the Elected Presidency Scheme and to conduct a general update for procedural efficiency.
Members were invited to submit written amendment proposals to the Clerk by 17 March 2017.
The motion was put to question and agreed to by the House, formally establishing the committee.
The sitting was briefly suspended and resumed later, with no further substantive debate on the motion recorded.

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7 Feb 2017

Adjournment

The Parliament resolved to adjourn its proceedings to Monday, 20 February 2017.
The motion to adjourn was moved by Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien.
The adjournment was formally agreed upon and took effect at 7:10 pm.

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