Transcript of Minister Shanmugam’s Response to Mr Murali Pillai’s Clarification Questions in Parliament on 11 May 2021 Mr Murali Pillai: Mr Speaker, Sir, I also would like to thank the two honourable Ministers for their detailed Ministerial Statements, and the point made by Minister Lawrence Wong about not engaging in xenophobia, is something that chimes with me. Sir, Honourable Members would know that there was a serious incident that was reported in the press yesterday, that strikes at the very core of what we are as a nation.....
Speech by Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang, MP for Nee Soon GRC, on the Adjournment Motion: Providing Child Car Seats in Taxis and Private Hire Cars. Introduction Mdm, every car ride is a journey. On such journeys, when you have young kids like my wife and I, there are certain things we will never forget to bring. For Ella there’s her LOL doll. For Katie there’s her LOL doll. And for Poppy there’s – you guessed it –....
Speech by Mr. Derrick Goh, MP for Nee Soon GRC, at the Second Reading of the Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Bill (Bill No. 6/2021) Mr Speaker sir, In March this year, the local media reported that Singapore was ranked 11th in the world in the latest Schroders Global Cities index. This index ranked cities by measuring key dimensions such as economic dynamism, innovation, sustainable environmental policies as well as transportation. Transportation infrastructure is a new factor included by the researchers this year as they noted that it is critical to supporting social mobility,....
Speech by Mr. Louis Ng Kok Kwang, MP for Nee Soon GRC, at the Second Reading of the Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Bill (Bill No. 6/2021) Introduction Sir, the Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Act (SINGA) will allow the Government to better finance large, nationally significant infrastructure projects. This will materially improve national productivity, and benefit the society and environment. Additionally, given the substantial drawing of national reserves to finance the costs from the COVID-19 pandemic, SINGA will create extra fiscal space and allow for debt to be paid back in a manner that is equitable across generations. ....