Support local businesses and contractors, opening up sports facilities

SPEECH BY ER DR LEE BEE WAH, MP FOR NEE SOON GRC FOR FORTITUDE BUDGET STATEMENT RESPONSE 2020 IN PARLIAMENT Mr Speaker, Sir, 1. Introduction I would like to record my appreciation to our Finance Minister and his team, who have worked tirelessly to produce our fourth Budget in less than 4 months. With Covid-19 nobody really knows when things will start to brighten up. But we can take heart that our government is determined to make things right.....

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Stepping up enforcement to protect both pedestrians and PMD riders

SPEECH BY ER DR LEE BEE WAH, MP FOR NEE SOON GRC, AT THE SECOND READING OF THE SMALL MOTORISED VEHICLES (SAFETY) BILL AND ACTIVE MOBILITY (AMENDMENT) BILL IN PARLIAMENT Mr Speaker Sir First of all, I wish to record my appreciation for the delivery riders who are doing an essential task during this period. They have, in the midst of a pandemic, risen to the occasion to deliver all manner of goods, so that the majority of the population can stay at home and practise social distancing measures,....

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Assisted Reproductive Technology co-funding scheme

Parliamentary Question by MP Lee Bee Wah on 26 May To ask the Minister for Health (a) in respect of a woman who is older than 40 years old, why is she required to have attempted assisted reproduction or intra-uterine insemination (IUI) procedures before age 40 to be eligible for Government co-funded Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) procedures; and (b) whether this requirement can be removed as women are marrying later. Response....

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Crude Oil Rates and Petrol Prices

Parliamentary Question by Er Dr Lee Bee Wah on 25 March 2o20 To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry in light of the plunge in crude oil rates (a) whether current retail prices at petrol pumps reflect this trend; and (b) if not, whether the Ministry will implement measures to ensure petrol companies adjust prices accordingly. Response....

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