Votes and Proceedings of The

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE

______Second Session ______

MONDAY, 22ND FEBRUARY, 2010

No. 16 1.30 p.m. 100

PRESENT:

Mr SPEAKER (MR ABDULLAH TARMUGI (East Coast)). Dr AHMAD MOHD MAGAD (Pasir Ris-Punggol). Mr ANG MONG SENG (Hong Kah). Mr BAEY YAM KENG (Tanjong Pagar). Dr BALAJI SADASIVAN (Ang Mo Kio), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr CHAN SOO SEN (Joo Chiat). Mr CALVIN CHENG (Nominated Member). Mr CHIAM SEE TONG (Potong Pasir). Mr CHARLES CHONG (Pasir Ris-Punggol). Mr CHRISTOPHER DE SOUZA (Holland-Bukit Timah). Dr FATIMAH LATEEF (Marine Parade). Mr ARTHUR FONG (West Coast). Mr CEDRIC FOO CHEE KENG (West Coast). Ms GRACE FU HAI YIEN (Jurong), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Education. Mr GAN KIM YONG (Chua Chu Kang), Minister for Manpower. Mr GOH CHOK TONG (Marine Parade), Senior Minister, Prime Minister's Office. Mdm HALIMAH YACOB (Jurong). Mr HAWAZI DAIPI (Sembawang), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Manpower and Minister for Health. Mr HENG CHEE HOW (Jalan Besar), Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office. Mdm HO GEOK CHOO (West Coast). Assoc. Prof. HO PENG KEE (Nee Soon East), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Home Affairs. No. 16 22 FEBRUARY 2010 101

Ms INDRANEE RAJAH (Tanjong Pagar), Deputy Speaker. Mr S ISWARAN (West Coast), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Education. Prof. S JAYAKUMAR (East Coast), Senior Minister, Prime Minister’s Office and Coordinating Minister for National Security. Mr KHAW BOON WAN (Sembawang), Minister for Health. Dr AMY KHOR LEAN SUAN (Hong Kah), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and Deputy Government Whip. Assoc. Prof. KOO TSAI KEE (Tanjong Pagar), Minister of State, Ministry of Defence. Dr LAM PIN MIN (Ang Mo Kio). Er LEE BEE WAH (Ang Mo Kio). Dr LEE BOON YANG (Jalan Besar). Ms ELLEN LEE (Sembawang). Mr LEE HSIEN LOONG (Ang Mo Kio), Prime Minister. Mr TERRY LEE (Nominated Member). Mr LEE KUAN YEW (Tanjong Pagar), Minister Mentor, Prime Minister's Office. Mr LEE YI SHYAN (East Coast), Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Manpower. Mr LIANG ENG HWA (Holland-Bukit Timah). Mr LIM BIOW CHUAN (Marine Parade). Mr LIM BOON HENG (Jurong), Minister, Prime Minister's Office. Mr LIM HNG KIANG (West Coast), Minister for Trade and Industry. Mrs LIM HWEE HUA (Aljunied), Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Transport. Mr RAYMOND LIM SIANG KEAT (East Coast), Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs. Mr LIM SWEE SAY (Holland-Bukit Timah), Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Government Whip. Ms SYLVIA LIM (Non-Constituency Member). Dr LIM WEE KIAK (Sembawang). Ms PENNY LOW (Pasir Ris-Punggol). Mr LOW THIA KHIANG (Hougang). RAdm (NS) LUI TUCK YEW (Tanjong Pagar), Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts. Mr MAH BOW TAN (Tampines), Minister for National Development and Leader of the House. Mr MASAGOS ZULKIFLI B M M (Tampines), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Minister for Home Affairs. No. 16 22 FEBRUARY 2010 102

Dr MOHAMAD MALIKI BIN OSMAN (Sembawang), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for National Development. Assoc. Prof. Dr MUHAMMAD FAISHAL IBRAHIM (Marine Parade). Dr LILY NEO (Jalan Besar). Dr NG ENG HEN (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Minister for Education, Second Minister for Defence and Deputy Leader of the House. Ms IRENE NG PHEK HOONG (Tampines). Mr ONG AH HENG (Nee Soon Central). Mr ONG KIAN MIN (Tampines). Dr ONG SEH HONG (Marine Parade). Mr MICHAEL PALMER (Pasir Ris-Punggol). Mdm CYNTHIA PHUA (Aljunied). Ms DENISE PHUA LAY PENG (Jalan Besar). Mr SEAH KIAN PENG (Marine Parade). Mr SENG HAN THONG (Yio Chu Kang). Mr K SHANMUGAM (Sembawang), Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs. Mr SIN BOON ANN (Tampines). Mr SAM TAN CHIN SIONG (Tanjong Pagar), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Industry and Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts. Mrs MILDRED TAN (Nominated Member). Ms JESSICA TAN SOON NEO (East Coast). Assoc. Prof. PAULIN TAY STRAUGHAN (Nominated Member). Mr TEO CHEE HEAN (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. Dr TEO HO PIN (Bukit Panjang). Mrs JOSEPHINE TEO (Bishan-Toa Payoh). Mr TEO SER LUCK (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports and Minister for Transport. Mr TEO SIONG SENG (Nominated Member). Mr THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM (Jurong), Minister for Finance. Mr VISWA SADASIVAN (Nominated Member). Dr VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN (Holland-Bukit Timah), Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports. Mr WEE SIEW KIM (Ang Mo Kio). Mr LAURENCE WEE YOKE THONG (Nominated Member). Mr WONG KAN SENG (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs. Ms AUDREY WONG WAI YEN (Nominated Member). No. 16 22 FEBRUARY 2010 103

Assoc. Prof. Dr YAACOB IBRAHIM (Jalan Besar), Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs. Mr MATTHIAS YAO CHIH (MacPherson), Deputy Speaker. Mr ALVIN YEO (Hong Kah). Mr YEO CHEOW TONG (Hong Kah). Mr YEO GUAT KWANG (Aljunied). Ms JOSCELIN YEO (Nominated Member). Mr GEORGE YONG-BOON YEO (Aljunied), Minister for Foreign Affairs. Mrs YU-FOO YEE SHOON (Holland-Bukit Timah), Minister of State, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports. Mr ZAINUDIN NORDIN (Bishan-Toa Payoh). Mr ZAINUL ABIDIN RASHEED (Aljunied), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr ZAQY MOHAMAD (Hong Kah).

ABSENT:

Mr HRI KUMAR NAIR (Bishan-Toa Payoh). Mr INDERJIT SINGH (Ang Mo Kio), Deputy Government Whip. ______No. 16 22 FEBRUARY 2010 104

1. Road Traffic,  Presented on 13th January 2010,  Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Lighting) (Amendment) Rules 2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. L. 4 of 2010).

2. Goods and Services Tax,  Presented on 13th January 2010,  Goods and Services Tax (General) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. L. 5 of 2010).

3. Goods and Services Tax,  Presented on 13th January 2010,  Goods and Services Tax (International Services) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. L. 6 of 2010).

4. Goods and Services Tax,  Presented on 13th January 2010,  Goods and Services Tax (Imports Relief) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. L. 7 of 2010).

5. Customs,  Presented on 13th January 2010,  Customs (Duties) (Amendment No. 4) Order 2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. L. 8 of 2010).

6. Change of Chief of Defence Force and Chief of Army,  Presented on 15th January 2010,  Advice of the Council of Presidential Advisers on Change of Chief of Defence Force and Chief of Army (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 4 of 2010).

7. Internationally Protected Persons Act,  Presented on 15th January 2010,  Internationally Protected Persons Act (Chapter 145A, Revised Edition 2010) (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 5 of 2010).

8. Limited Partnerships Act,  Presented on 15th January 2010,  Limited Partnerships Act (Chapter 163B, Revised Edition 2010) (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 6 of 2010).

9. Merchant Shipping,  Presented on 15th January 2010,  Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Bunker Oil Pollution) Act (Chapter 179A, Revised Edition 2010) (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 7 of 2010).

10. Re-Appointment of Member of Public Service Commission,  Presented on 26th January 2010,  Advice of the Council of Presidential Advisers on the Re-Appointment of Member of Public Service Commission (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 8 of 2010).

11. Government Securities (Amendment) Bill,  Presented on 27th January 2010,  Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Government Securities (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 25/2009(Amended)] (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (Pres. Co. 1 of 2010).

12. Statistics (Amendment) Bill,  Presented on 27th January 2010,  Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Statistics (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 24/2009 (Amended)] (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (Pres. Co. 2 of 2010).

13. Medical Registration (Amendment) Bill,  Presented on 27th January 2010,  Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Medical Registration (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 22/2009(Amended)] (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (Pres. Co. 3 of 2010). No. 16 22 FEBRUARY 2010 105

14. Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill,  Presented on 27th January 2010,  Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill [Bill No 26/2009(Amended)] (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (Pres. Co. 4 of 2010).

15. Moneylenders (Amendment) Bill,  Presented on 27th January 2010,  Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Moneylenders (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 23/2009(Amended)] (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (Pres. Co. 5 of 2010).

16. Appointment of New Director to the Board of Temasek Holdings,  Presented on 29th January 2010,  Advice of the Council of Presidential Advisers on the Appointment of New Director to the Board of Temasek Holdings (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 9 of 2010).

17. Road Traffic,  Presented on 4th February 2010,  Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Rules 2010 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. L. 9 of 2010).

18. Road Traffic,  Presented on 4th February 2010,  Road Traffic (Electronic Service) (Amendment) Rules 2010 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. L. 10 of 2010).

19. Appointment of Non Ex-Officio Member of the Armed Forces Council,  Presented on 4th February 2010,  Advice of the Council of Presidential Advisers on the Appointment of Non Ex-Officio Member of the Armed Forces Council (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 10 of 2010).

20. Road Traffic,  Presented on 10th February 2010,  Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) (Amendment) Rules 2010 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. L. 11 of 2010).

21. Workplace Safety and Health,  Presented on 12th February 2010,  Workplace Safety and Health (Registration of Factories) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. L. 12 of 2010).

22. Goods and Services Tax,  Presented on 19th February 2010,  Goods and Services Tax (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. L. 13 of 2010).

23. The Revenue and Expenditure Estimates,  Presented on 22nd February 2010,  The Revenue and Expenditure Estimates for the Financial Year 2010/2011 (by Command); to lie upon the Table (Cmd. 1 of 2010).

24. First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure,  Presented on 22nd February 2010,  First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for the Financial Year 1st April 2009 to 31st March 2010 (by Command); to lie upon the Table (Cmd. 2 of 2010).

25. Statement of the Minister for Finance,  Presented on 22nd February 2010,  Statement of the Minister for Finance [Under Article 147(4)(a) of the Constitution]; to lie upon the Table (Misc. 1 of 2010).

26. Debate on Budget Statement,  (Leader of the House),  Motion made, and Question put,  Resolved, "That, notwithstanding the Standing Orders, the debate on the Budget Statement shall resume on Tuesday, 2nd March 2010.". No. 16 22 FEBRUARY 2010 106

27. Question Time,  (Leader of the House),  Motion made, and Question put,  Resolved, "That, notwithstanding the Standing Orders, Question Time may continue for up to 30 minutes from the commencement of a sitting on the days allotted to the debate on the Budget Statement and the Committee of Supply on the Expenditure Estimates for FY 2010/2011.".

28. Budget Statement, - (Minister for Finance), - Motion made, and Question proposed, “That Parliament approves the financial policy of the Government for the financial year 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011.”; Debate stood adjourned under Standing Order 89(1); to be resumed on Tuesday, 2nd March 2010.

29. Adjournment, - (Leader of the House), - Resolved, "That Parliament do now adjourn to Tuesday, 2nd March 2010.".

Adjourned at 5.11 p.m.

ABDULLAH TARMUGI, Speaker.

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MEMORANDUM

Mr Speaker will take the Chair again at 12 noon on Tuesday, 2nd March, 2010.

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