Yawning Bread. 13 May 2009

What did NMPs speak on 2006 - 2008?

source: Data compiled from Parliament website accessed 13 May 2009


     

 

 

 

There were nine Nominated Members of Parliament in the period January 2006 to April 2009. Below are lists of the topics they spoke on or asked questions (written or oral) on during their term. 

If an NMP spoke more than once, or asked more than one question, on the same topic in the same month, I do not duplicate the item even though on the Parliament website it is separately itemised.

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Gautam Bannerjee spoke or asked questions 41 times

Apr 2009 Civil Aviation
Mar 2009 Returns on reserves and govt spending
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Community Devt, Youth and Sports
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Finance
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Health
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Information, Communication and the Arts
Feb 2009 Budget - Prime Minister's Office
Feb 2009 Budget statement
Nov 2008 Budget 2008 revision
Nov 2008 Strategic Industries in Singapore
Oct 2008 Hike in electircity tariffs
Oct 2008 Consitution (amendment) Bill
Oct 2008 Effects of financial turmoil
Oct 2008 Sale of structured financial products
Sep 2008 Auditing of statutory boards by Auditor General
Sep 2008 Tourism sector
Aug 2008 Employment situation
Aug 2008 Management of public assets (accountability)
Aug 2008 Parliamentary elections
Aug 2008 Legal Profession (amendment) Bill
Aug 2008 Sexual harassment in the workplace
Aug 2008 Submission of annual reports by statutory boards
Jul 2008 Mandatory caning of overstayers
May 2008 Mandatory caning of overstayers
Apr 2008 Mas Selamat Kastari's escape
Feb 2008 Budget - Prime Minister's Office
Feb 2008 Budget statement
Jan 2008 Customs (amendment) Bill
Nov 2007 Income Tax (amendment) Bill
Oct 2007 Second Teacher Training Institute
Sep 2007 CPF reforms
Sep 2007 En-bloc sales
Aug 2007 Accounting Standards Bill
Aug 2007 Singapore Permanent Residents (rights and obligations)
May 2007 Goods and Services Tax (amendment) Bill
Apr 2007 Civil service salaries
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Education
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Information, Communication and the Arts
Mar 2007 Budget - Prime Minister's Office
Feb 2007 Budget statement
Feb 2007 Local and international schools

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Cham Hui Fong spoke or asked questions 13 times

Feb 2009 Budget statement
Nov 2008 Employment (amendment) Bill
Mar 2008 Budget - Min of Manpower
Feb 2008 Budget statement
Sep 2007 CPF reforms
May 2007 Employment Act
Apr 2007 Civil service salaries
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Manpower
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Health
Feb 2007 Budget statement
Feb 2007 Compulsory medical insurance for foreign workers

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Edwin Khew spoke or asked questions 27 times

Mar 2009 Preservation of nature reserves and coastline
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Finance
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Environment and Water Resources
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Trade and Industry
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of National Devt
Feb 2009 Budget statement
Oct 2008 Educating students on environmental issues
Oct 2008 Enginerring and technical scholarships
Sep 2008 Compressed natural gas vehicles
Aug 2008 Bali Road Map on climate change
Mar 2008 Budget - Min of Education
Mar 2008 Budget - Min of Trade and Industry
Feb 2008 Budget - Min of Defence
Feb 2008 Budget - Min of Environment and Water Resources
Feb 2008 Budget - Min of National Devt
Feb 2008 Budget statement
Jan 2008 Climate change protocol
Sep 2007 CPF reforms
Sep 2007 Office space crunch
Sep 2007 Supply of construction sand
Jul 2007 Unemployed professionals, managers, executives and technicians
Apr 2007 Intergovenrmental panel on climate change
Apr 2007 Minimum energy efficiency standards
Apr 2007 Use of energy-saving lightbulbs in HDB flats and common areas
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Environment and Water Resources
Feb 2007 Budget statement
Feb 2007 Specialist foreign contractors and workers

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Loo Choon Yong spoke or asked questions 13 times

(This is his second term as NMP)

Mar 2008 Human Organ Transplant (amendment) Bill
Feb 2009 Budget statement
Feb 2009 Govt-linked companies and Las Vegas Sands
Feb 2009 Investments of govt-linked companies (contingent liabilities)
Aug 2008 parliamentary elections
Mar 2008 Budget - Min of Education
Feb 2008 Budget - Prime Minister's Office
Feb 2008 Budget statement
Apr 2007 Civil Service salaries
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Trade and Industry
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of National Devt
Mar 2007 Budget Prime Minister's Office
Feb 2007 Budget statement

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Kalyani Mehta spoke or asked questions 51 times

Mar 2009 Eldershield and disability assistance
Mar 2009 Private school education
Mar 2009 Public assistance
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Community Devt, Youth and Sports
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Edcuation
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Health
Jan 2009 Traffic violations by heavy vehicle drivers
Nov 2008 Polices and services for an aging population
Nov 2008 Wheelchair accessible buses
Oct 2008 Immigration policies
Sep 2008 Vandalism; en-bloc sales
Sep 2008 Mental Capacity Bill
Sep 2008 Mental Health (care and treatment) Bill
Sep 2008 One and two-room rental flats
Sep 2008 Untility vouchers to vulnerable families
Aug 2008 Parliamentary elections
Aug 2008 Skills Devt Levy (amendment) Bill
Aug 2008 Reported incidences of "fake" degrees
Jul 2008 Infant care centres
Jul 2008 Small vehicles (seat belts)
Apr 2008 Child Guidance Clinic
Apr 2008 Financial Assistance Scheme (publicity)
Mar 2008 Budget - Min of Community devt, Youth and Sports
Mar 2008 Budget - Min of Manpower
Mar 2008 Budget - Min of Health
Feb 2008 Budget statement
Jan 2008 Problem gambling counselling
Jan 2008 Sexually transmitted infections among youths
Jan 2008 Gambling and prostitution in Geylang
Nov 2008 Hearing and eyesight problems in senior citizens
Nov 2008 Unesco
Sep 2007 Land Titles (strata) (amendment) Bill
Sep 2007 CPF reforms
Sep 2007 School bullying
Jul 2007 Accidents involving light commercial vehicles
Jul 2007 Child abuse and neglect
Jul 2007 Public holidays falling on Saturdays
May 2007 Beneficiaries of CPF nominations
May 2007 Chronic diseases
Apr 2007 Civil service salaries
Apr 2007 Elder abuse
Apr 2007 Needs of wheelchair-bound at MRT stations/trains
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Community devt, Youth and Sports
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Health
Feb 2007 Budget statement
Feb 2007 Family Care leave
Feb 2007 Medisave balances of deceased

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Eunice Olsen spoke or asked questions 49 times

(This is her second term as NMP)

Mar 2009 Rohingya refugees
Mar 2009 Excess manpower (severance coverage)
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Manpower
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Defence
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Transport
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of National Devt
Feb 2009 Budget statement
Nov 2007 Mis-selling of structured financial products
Nov 2007 Impact of financial turmoil on opening of integrated resorts
Nov 2008 Wheelchair-accessible buses
Oct 2008 Sports programs for special needs pupils
Sep 2008 Anti-junta activists
Sep 2008 Outdoor events by political parties
Sep 2008 Team Singapore (per capita funding)
Aug 2008 Elderly suicides
Aug 2008 Parliamentary elections
Aug 2008 Singapore's reserves and investments
Aug 2008 Immigration and checkpoints (shortage of officers)
May 2008 Aftermath of Cyclone Nargis
Apr 2008 Govt responsibility (statement by PM)
Apr 2008 Employment agencies offering rebates to employers
Apr 2008 Foreign workers coming to Singapore (measures to prevent rogue agents from duping)
Mar 2008 Budget - Min of Transport
Mar 2008 Budget - Min of Community devt, Youth and Sports
Mar 2008 Budget - Min of Trade and Industry
Feb 2008 Budget - Min of Defence
Feb 2008 Budget - Min of Home Affairs
Feb 2008 Budget - Prime Minister's Office
Feb 2008 Budget statement
Jan 2008 Affordability of public housing
Jan 2008 Increased medical costs for low income patients
Jan 2008 Medisave balance (adequacy for health treatement)
Oct 2007 Myanmar (protests against regime)
Oct 2007 Penal Code (amendment) Bill
Sep 2007 Building Control (amendment) Bill
Sep 2007 CPF reforms
Aug 2007 Recruitment of teachers and relief teachers (criteria)
Jul 2007 University of NSW (impact of pullout)
May 2007 Outdoor performances in non-residential areas (timing restrictions)
May 2007 School of the Arts (adminission requirements)
Apr 2007 Civil service salaries
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Manpower
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of the Environment and Water Resources
Mar 2007 Budget - Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of National Devt
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Finance
Feb 2007 Budget statement

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Jessie Phua spoke or asked questions 11 times

Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Community devt, Youth and Sports
Mar 2008 Budget - Min of Education
Feb 2008 Foreign Sports Talents Scheme
Jan 2008 Singapore rowers and national athletes (review of saftey rules and insurance coverage)
Apr 2007 Application for citizenship by foreign athletes
Apr 2007 Male students re-taking GCE A-level (deferment or disruption from National Service)
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Community devt, Youth and Sports
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Education
Feb 2007 Budget statement

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Siew Kum Hong spoke or asked questions 134 times

Apr 2009 Public Order Bill
Mar 2009 Asean Human Rights Body
Mar 2009 CPF Life Scheme
Mar 2009 Economic downturn and foreign manpower
Mar 2009 Films (amendment) Bill
Mar 2009 Performance at PSLE and O-levels
Mar 2009 Sale of structured products
Feb 2009 Criminal Law (temp provisions) (amendment) Bill
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Manpower
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Education
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Home Affairs
Feb 2009 Budget statement
Jan 2009 Illegal deployment of foreign workers
Jan 2009 Mis-selling of structured financial products
Jan 2009 NIE's Bachelor of Education programme
Jan 2009 Political appointment holders and civil servants (remuneration 2008)
Jan 2009 Public liability claims
Jan 2009 Securities and Futures (amendment) Bill
Nov 2008 Employment (amendment) Bill
Nov 2008 Fines on bus operators
Nov 2008 Investments by govt and stat boards in Lehman-linked financial products
Nov 2008 Foreign workers on special passes
Nov 2008 Mis-selling of structured financial products
Oct 2008 Employment of foreign workers without jobs
oct 2008 Recent deaths of National Servicemen
Oct 2008 Certificates of No Criminal Conviction
Oct 2008 Constitution (amendment) Bill
Oct 2008 Sale of structured financial products
Sep 2008 Outdoor events by political parties
Sep 2008 Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act
Aug 2008 Abortions and adoption
Aug 2008 Parliamentary elections
Aug 2008 Pelangi Village residents
Aug 2008 Certificates of No Conviction
Aug 2008 "Cate cafes" in unused areas of HDB estates
Aug 2008 Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) (amendment) Bill
Aug 2008 Parliamentary elections
Aug 2008 Public Transport Council (amendment) Bill
Aug 2008 Sexual harassment in the workplace
Aug 2008 Unused electric motors and batteries of hybrid cars
Jul 2008 Case of Chan Mun Chiong (377A)
Jul 2008 GSIC investment in UBS
Jul 2008 Employement Passes, S Passes, Dependants' Passes and Long Term Social Visit Passes.
Jul 2008 Recent security lapses and public confidence
Jul 2008 Singapore Totalisator Board (amendment) Bill
Jul 2008 Sudden deaths of National Servicemen
May 2008 Aftermath of Cyclone Nargis
May 2008 Exports of weapons to Myanmar
May 2008 Growth dividends
May 2008 mandatory rest day for foreign domestic workers
Mar 2008 Budget - Min of Transport
Mar 2008 Budget - Min of Manpower
Mar 2008 Budget - Min of Health
Feb 2008 Budget - Min of Communication, Information and the Arts
Feb 2008 Budget statement
Feb 2008 Complaints Choir Project (imposition of conditions on permit)
Feb 2008 Gross National Product
Feb 2008 LTA rules and regulations ( SUVs/HID headlamps)
Feb 2008 Mistaken payments to hawkers ceasing operations
Feb 2008 Road hogging
Jan 2008 GDP bonus for ministers
Jan 2008 GST revenues
Jan 2008 Workfare supplement payment
Jan 2008 Asean summit
Jan 2008 Increased medical costs for low income patients
Jan 2008 Investments by GSIC and Temasek in UBS and Merril Lynch
Jan 2008 Net investment income figures/formula
Oct 2007 Penal Code (amendment) Bill
Oct 2007 Petition on 377A
Oct 2007 Myanmar (protests against regime)
Sep 2007 Land Titles (strata) (amendment) Bill
Sep 2007 CPF reforms
Sep 2007 Permanent residency
Sep 2007 Public lecture by Prof Sanders (reason for cancellation of licence)
Sep 2007 University of NSW (financial obligations)
Sep 2007 Strata Titles Board
Aug 2008 permanent residency (Malaysians/Indonesians)
Aug 2007 Recruitment of teachers and relief teachers (criteria)
Jul 2007 Administrative Officers
Jul 2007 Admission into local universities
Jul 2007 Convictions under Penal Code 377A
Jul 2007 Employment passes
Jul 2007 Govt expenditure on health
Jul 2007 Internet crimes (stiffer penalties)
Jul 2007 Compensation for dead or injured NSmen
Jul 2007 Economic Devt Board (audit)
Jul 2007 Permanent residency 9figures)
Jul 2007 Singapore citizenship (figures)
Jul 2007 University of NSW (impact of pullout)
May 2007 Marriages between Singaporeans and foreigners (figures)
May 2007 Police investigation on rape cases
May 2007 Penal Code (amendment) Bill (increase in max sentences)
Mar 2007 Prosecutions under Penal Code (unlawful assembly)
May 2007 Sexual offences with minors
May 2007 Employment passes (figures and nationalities)
May 2007 Permanent residents (figures)
Prosecutions under Penal COde (outrages on decency)
May 2007 Re-employed professionals, managers, executives and technicians (statistics on income)
May 2007 Stray cats (figures on complaints)
Apr 2007 Spam Control Bill
Apr 2007 Acquisition and development of land
Apr 2007 Risk assessment and horizon scanning system
Apr 2007 High density lights on vehicles
Apr 2007 Administrative Services (resignations)
Apr 2007 HDB loans (flats repossessed)
Apr 2007 Upgrading of one-room HDB flats
Apr 2007 Civil service salaries
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Community Devt, Youth and Sports
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Education
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Defence
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Information, Communication and the Arts
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of National Development
Mar 2007 Budget - Min of Finance
Mar 2007 Budget - Prime Minister's Office
Mar 2007 Statistics on jobs created
Mar 2007 Stray cats (complaints)
Feb 2007 Public and resturctured hospitals (prices for treatment)
Feb 2007 Concept plan to accommodate population growth
Feb 2007 Budget statement
Feb 2007 Loss of HDB flats from failure to make mortgage/rental payments
Feb 2007 Repossession of HDB flats by banks
Feb 2007 Competition Commission
Feb 2007 Goods and Services Tax
Feb 2007 Employment of professionals, managers, executives and technicians
Feb 2007 Update on Spam Control Bill etc
Feb 2007 CPF funds for mortgage payments
Feb 2007 Median and mean household income (2001 - 2005)

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Thio Li-Ann spoke or asked questions 34 times

Apr 2009 Public Order Bill
Mar 2009 Human Organ Transplant (amendment) Bill
Mar 2009 Films (amendment) Bill
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Law
Feb 2009 Budget - Min of Information, Communication and the Arts
Oct 2008 Constitution (amendment) Bill
Aug 2008 Parliamentary elections
Apr 2008 Infectious Diseases (amendment) Bill
Mar 2008 Internationally Protected Persons Bill
Mar 2008 Stamp duty
Feb 2008 Budget - Min of Information, Communication and the Arts
Feb 2008 Budget - Min of Foreign Affairs
Feb 2008 Budget - Min of Law
Han 2008 Destitute persons Act (welfare homes)
Jan 2008 Human Organ Transplant (amendment) Bill
Nov 2007 National Registry of Diseases Bill
Oct 2007 Singapore's third CEDAW report
Oct 2007 Penal Code (amendment) Bill
Aug 2007 Setting up of Asean Human Rights Commission
Jul 2007 Constitution (amendment) Bill
Jul 2007 University of NSW (impact of pullout)
May 2007 CEDAW
May 2007 Employment of Foreign Workers (amendment) Bill
May 2007 Assistance for needy Singaporeans
May 2007 Optional protocol to CEDAW
May 2007 Equal remuneration for men and women
Apr 2007 Civil service salaries
Apr 2007 Asean Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children
Apr 2007 Internal Security Act (figures on detainees and nature of threats)
Apr 2007 Jemaah Islamiyah detainees
Feb 2007 Article 5(2A0 of the Constitution
Feb 2007 Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act (number of restraining orders issued)
 


 

Foreword by Yawning Bread

See essay Parliament now faces "gay test"

How data was compiled:

From the Parliament website, it is possible to do a search for all speeches and questions made by a specified Member of Parliament. On 13 May 2009, I performed this search for each of the NMPs and opposition MPs. Each search returned a count and a brief description of the topics he spoke on. 
  
The information however will be lost once a new parliament takes over. Our parliament website does not provide any data regarding business conducted in previous parliaments. For a country that is so boastful about our high standard of information technology, it is disgraceful.

 

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