Saturday, July 19, 2008

Order Paper for next Parliament sitting published

Order Paper
The agenda (called the "Order Paper") for the next session (a.k.a. sitting) of Parliament has been released. Some interesting stuff (to sgwatchdog anyway) to note.

Bill to amend Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act finally appears
The long awaited amendments are finally been tabled for the 1st reading. The draft Bill which was circulated for public consultation showed quite a few major changes to the original Act, which first took effect on 1st March 2004. It will be interesting to watch if there are changes made to the Bill after the public consultation.

Motion for discussion on "Security Lapses and Public Confidence"
Dr Teo Ho Pin has proposed a motion to discuss the above issue. Cue the relevant Minister to step up and possibly say the usual "yes, we will tighten our ship, but the public have a role to play too" speech again...

By the way, see here for an explanation on how a typical Parliament sitting proceeds.

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