SINGAPORE: At the first sessions of Parliament after Singapore gained independence, four months after Aug 9, 1965, survival was the theme.
Mr Gan Thiam Poh said that the questions he asks are derived from talking to residents during house visits, and walking the estates in his ward.caught speeding along five roads in his constituency “Some of my PQs are formulated based on global policy research and innovative or experimental policies being tested in other countries.”
Mr Gan said that he sometimes sends the questions directly to the relevant ministry to get them answered, while Mr Ng said that he will usually start off with five questions, but not file any for the next session so that he can roll over the “essential issues that really should be debated”. “Once filed, the Parliament Secretariat and I will clear and approve the PQs to ensure they fulfil the conditions in the Standing Orders,” he said in an email response to CNA's questions.
“In some Parliaments, Question Time and debates can be very fiery and entertaining. But when you pare it down from the rhetoric, is it also as rich in substance? Or it is more to play to the gallery?” he asked. For instance, Mr Ng recalls that he had asked about the unequal benefits provided to single mothers back in 2016 when he first became an MP. Other MPs have also asked questions on this in recent years.
In genuine democratic countries PMQs are a great vehicle for the opposition to challenge. In Autocracies it's merely a vehicle to spin the myth that challenge is allowed.
In the course of history there are certainly changes in Simgapore story.
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