Parliamentary business

1,193 debates and bills about parliamentary business

9 May 2016

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill

The Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill was presented by Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong to amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.
The bill was read for the first time, with the President's recommendation signified, and scheduled for a second reading at the next parliamentary sitting.
The debate focused on procedural approval of the bill's first reading and its future legislative progression in Parliament.

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9 May 2016

Administration of Oath

The Speaker administered the Oath of Allegiance to Mr Murali Pillai, allowing him to take his seat in Parliament.
The Speaker then called for Questions for Oral Answer to proceed.
The debate focused on the formal procedure of oath-taking and the transition to parliamentary questions.

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14 Apr 2016

Adjournment

Parliament resolved to adjourn to a date to be fixed, as proposed by Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien.
The motion was passed without debate, indicating unanimous agreement among members.
The session concluded at 3.30 pm following the adjournment motion.

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14 Apr 2016

Final Supply (FY2015) Bill

The Senior Minister of State for Finance introduced the Final Supply (FY2015) Bill to authorize additional expenditure beyond the original 2015 Supply Act, as permitted by the Constitution.
The supplementary estimates for this additional spending had already been approved by Parliament as Command Paper No 3 of 2016.
The Bill proceeded through its Second and Third Readings with unanimous agreement and was passed.

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14 Apr 2016

Committee of Supply – Heads B, C, D, E, F, G and Z

The Chairman proposed to take the expenditure heads B, C, D, E, F, G and Z from the Main Estimates en bloc, and the motion was agreed to.
The Chairman also proposed to take the expenditure heads B, C, E and F from the Development Estimates en bloc, and the motion was agreed to.
No amendments were tabled for these heads, leading to their approval without debate.
The approval covers the sums stated in the Schedule of estimated expenditure for the respective estimates.

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14 Apr 2016

Child Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Bill

The Child Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Bill was introduced to amend the Child Development Co-Savings Act, presented by Minister Grace Fu Hai Yien.
The bill received its First Reading in Parliament, with a Second Reading scheduled for the next sitting, and the President's recommendation was signified.
The debate focused on procedural motions to advance the bill through parliamentary stages for legislative enactment.

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13 Apr 2016

Adjournment

The motion to adjourn Parliament was presented by Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien.
The motion was resolved and approved without further debate.
Parliament was adjourned at 8:01 pm.

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13 Apr 2016

Committee of Supply Reporting Progress

The Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien, sought and received consent to report progress and adjourn the session to the next day.
The Committee of Supply was resolved to have made further progress on the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2016/2017 financial year.
The Deputy Speaker formally reported the progress and leave was granted for the Committee to sit again the following day.

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13 Apr 2016

Extension of a Sitting

The Chairman invoked Standing Order No 2(5)(d) to propose a five-minute extension of the day's Committee Sitting.
Miss Cheng Li Hui was allocated two minutes to speak following the Chairman's proposal.
The debate centered on the procedural motion to extend the sitting time.
No substantive policy or legislation was discussed, only the timing of the sitting.

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12 Apr 2016

Adjournment

Mr Desmond Lee moved the motion to adjourn Parliament.
The motion was put to a vote and passed.
Parliament was adjourned at 7:58 pm.
No substantive business was discussed in this session.

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12 Apr 2016

Committee of Supply Reporting Progress

The Minister for Health, Mr Gan Kim Yong, requested consent to report progress and adjourn the session to the next day.
The Chairman granted consent, and the proceedings were formally recorded, with the Deputy Speaker resuming the Chair of the House.
Mr Gan Kim Yong reported that the Committee of Supply had made further progress on the 2016/2017 Estimates of Expenditure and sought leave to sit again tomorrow.
The Deputy Speaker approved the request and called upon Deputy Leader Desmond Lee to proceed.

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11 Apr 2016

Adjournment

The House unanimously resolved to adjourn the session.
The motion was moved by Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien.
The adjournment was formally passed and the sitting concluded at 7.41 pm.

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11 Apr 2016

Committee of Supply Reporting Progress

The Minister for Transport sought consent to report progress and request leave to sit again the next day, which the Chairman granted and formally resolved.
Mr. Deputy Speaker assumed the Chair of the House following the resolution, and the Minister reported that the Committee of Supply had made further progress on the 2016/2017 Estimates.
The Deputy Speaker approved the request to adjourn and resume the session the following day.

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8 Apr 2016

Adjournment

The motion to adjourn Parliament was proposed by Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien.
The motion was accepted without further debate or opposition.
Parliament was adjourned at 8:02 pm.

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8 Apr 2016

Committee of Supply Reporting Progress

Lim Swee Say moved to report progress and request to resume the sitting on Monday, 11 April 2016.
The Chairman consented, and the motion was resolved to report progress and adjourn the session.
The Deputy Speaker took over the Chair as the Committee of Supply reported further progress on the 2016/2017 Estimates.
The sitting was adjourned to reconvene on Monday, 11 April 2016.

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8 Apr 2016

Extension of a Sitting

The Chairman proposed extending the sitting by 10 minutes under Standing Order No 2(5)(d).
Minister Lim was called to speak following the extension proposal.
The debate focused solely on the procedural motion to extend the sitting.
No substantive policy or legislative matter was discussed during this exchange.
The extension was sought to allow for additional speaking time in the Committee Sitting.

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7 Apr 2016

Adjournment

The motion to adjourn Parliament was proposed by Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien.
The motion was accepted, and the session concluded.
Parliament was officially adjourned at 7:35 pm.

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7 Apr 2016

Committee of Supply Reporting Progress

The Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) moved to report progress and adjourn the sitting, which was consented to by the Chairman.
The Committee of Supply was resolved to report progress on the 2016/2017 Estimates and to sit again the next day.
The Deputy Speaker reported that the Committee had made further progress and requested leave to continue the following day.

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6 Apr 2016

Adjournment

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien moved a motion for Parliament to adjourn until 11.30 am the next day.
The motion was passed without debate, as no other members rose to speak.
Parliament was formally adjourned at 7.40 pm.

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6 Apr 2016

Committee of Supply Reporting Progress

Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan sought and received consent to report progress and request to sit again tomorrow.
The Chairman resolved that progress be reported and leave be asked to sit again, with the Deputy Speaker taking the Chair.
Dr. Balakrishnan reported the Committee of Supply made further progress on the 2016/2017 Estimates and asked leave to sit again tomorrow.
The Deputy Speaker approved the request and called upon the Leader of the House.

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