SINGAPORE: Parliament sits from Apr 4 to 14, starting at
noon on Monday (Apr 4) with Budget 2016 high on the agenda. Members of
Parliament will speak on the Budget statement
delivered by Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat last month and kick off
the Committee of Supply debates, where they propose nominal cuts of
S$100 to air their views on estimates of various ministries' expenditure
for the coming financial year.
After the debates, Parliament will vote on the Supply Bill and when the Budget has been approved, the President needs to give his assent to the Bill before it can come into effect.
MPs have submitted 23 questions for oral answer. Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Leon Perera will ask the Ministry of Health (MOH) to name its four senior officers and the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) staff that have been disciplined in connection with the Hepatitis C outbreak at the hospital, and what sort of penalties or warnings they received individually.
SGH had earlier announced that 12 of its staff in senior leadership positions were given stern warnings and financial penalties for gaps in managing the outbreak or in infection control, but did not name them.
The outbreak saw a total of 25 people in SGH's renal ward infected by Hepatitis C and the virus could have contributed to as many as seven deaths.
MP Cheng Li Hui will ask MOH what measures have been put in place to prevent a similar outbreak from happening again.
Separately, following an incident where an IT professional publicly questioned authorities why his Tesla Model S car was not eligible for a S$15,000 Carbon Emissions-based Vehicle Scheme (CEVS) rebate, MP Lee Bee Wah will ask the Transport Ministry about the criteria to assess eligibility of electric cars for tax rebates.
NCMP Daniel Goh will also seek clarity from the National Development Ministry on its position on installation of barriers at common spaces in Housing and Development Board estates. Railings recently installed in an HDB void deck at Queenstown to deter people from playing football sparked debate online on whether it was a buzzkill for the community, or if it was necessary for the safety of passerby.
After the debates, Parliament will vote on the Supply Bill and when the Budget has been approved, the President needs to give his assent to the Bill before it can come into effect.
MPs have submitted 23 questions for oral answer. Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Leon Perera will ask the Ministry of Health (MOH) to name its four senior officers and the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) staff that have been disciplined in connection with the Hepatitis C outbreak at the hospital, and what sort of penalties or warnings they received individually.
SGH had earlier announced that 12 of its staff in senior leadership positions were given stern warnings and financial penalties for gaps in managing the outbreak or in infection control, but did not name them.
The outbreak saw a total of 25 people in SGH's renal ward infected by Hepatitis C and the virus could have contributed to as many as seven deaths.
MP Cheng Li Hui will ask MOH what measures have been put in place to prevent a similar outbreak from happening again.
Separately, following an incident where an IT professional publicly questioned authorities why his Tesla Model S car was not eligible for a S$15,000 Carbon Emissions-based Vehicle Scheme (CEVS) rebate, MP Lee Bee Wah will ask the Transport Ministry about the criteria to assess eligibility of electric cars for tax rebates.
NCMP Daniel Goh will also seek clarity from the National Development Ministry on its position on installation of barriers at common spaces in Housing and Development Board estates. Railings recently installed in an HDB void deck at Queenstown to deter people from playing football sparked debate online on whether it was a buzzkill for the community, or if it was necessary for the safety of passerby.
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