SINGAPORE: National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan will deliver a ministerial statement regarding the review of town councils when Parliament sits on Monday.
A total of 90 questions also have been tabled for oral answer that day.
MPs Ms Foo Mee Har, Er Dr Lee Bee Wah, Mr Zainal Sapari and Dr Lam Pin Min have questions about the impact of H7N9 bird flu, if hospitals are prepared for any epidemic outbreak, and what surveillance measures and management strategies are in place to handle any index case in Singapore.
MPs Dr Lam Pin Min, Ms Lee Li Lian and Ms Tin Pei Ling will raise their concerns about the lack of childcare facilities in Sengkang, Punggol, Punggol East, and mature estates like MacPherson.
Nominated MP Laurence Lien will ask whether the Ministry for Social and Family Development is concerned about the rise in gambling addiction cases seen by the Institute of Mental Health from FY 2010 to FY 2012 and whether new measures are required to prevent gambling addiction.
Nominated MP Nicholas Fang’s question pertains to Singapore’s bid to host the Women’s Tennis Association Championship, which was announced on 8 May 2013. He wants to know about the investment needed to secure and host the event and the likely return on the investment.
MP Christopher de Souza will ask about Singapore’s partnership with countries in the region to deal with the problem of human trafficking. He also wants to know if the setting up of the INTERPOL Global Complex in Singapore will enhance the regional and inter-government effort to reduce and abolish the incidence of cross-border human trafficking.
MP Irene Ng will ask about the development plans for Pulau Ubin and how these will affect residents living on the island.
MP Dr Janil Puthucheary’s question pertains to whether future MRT lines will have the potential to serve longer trains and to what extent future-proofing will be incorporated into the designs of new MRT lines and stations. He wants to know if such an approach can be taken with existing MRT stations to improve the carrying capacity.
MP Baey Yam Keng has a question about the number of civil servants who have applied for earlier working hours in view of the one-year trial on free travel for rail commuters who end their journey before 7.45am at 16 designated MRT stations.
Three questions have been tabled about ASEAN’s response to Singapore’s paper on the review of ASEAN’s processes and institutions and Singapore’s stand and role in helping to resolve the South China Sea territorial dispute.
MP Teo Siong Seng would like to know what the prospects are for Singapore investors in Malaysia, especially in Iskandar and whether this will be affected by the outcome of the Malaysian general election.
MP Ang Wei Neng has a question about the effectiveness of the latest round of property cooling measures announced in January 2013.
Mr Ang also wants to know more about Singapore’s share of the US$42-million contract for an engineering study of the Malaysia-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link.
Nominated MP Tan Su Shan wants to know if the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices will be given powers of investigation and enforcement for better implementation of fair employment practices.
Nominated MP Janice Koh will ask if the Bukit Brown Municipal Cemetery could qualify as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
MP Dr Chia Shi-Lu has questions about the purchase of two-room Build-To-Order flats by singles.
MP David Ong Kim Huat will ask what more can be done to improve the take-up rate of the Lease Buyback Scheme (LBS) and the launch of the Silver Housing Bonus (SHB).
90 questions tabled for oral answer in Monday"s Parliament session
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