Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister (a) whether CPIB is obligated to seek the Prime Minister’s concurrence to open formal investigations on potential offences that CPIB has uncovered; (b) if so, under what circumstances or cases will CPIB be obligated to seek such concurrence; (c) whether the Prime Minister’s power to give or refuse concurrence to CPIB is circumscribed or open-ended; (d) whether there are occasions where the Prime Minister has declined permission for CPIB to investigate a matter and, if so, what are these circumstances.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister whether the Government adheres to a timeline for disclosing information about a political office holder if the information, which could include their arrest by the Police, would be likely to materially affect public confidence in the Government.
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister what are the specific considerations that CPIB takes into account in deciding when to announce that individuals are involved in ongoing investigations and in deciding what is the appropriate level of disclosure required at a specific time.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister (a) whether political office holders and civil servants are required to declare meals received from individuals or organisations, be it local or foreign; (b) what is the threshold value for which they are required to make such declarations; (c) under what conditions will they be required to make payment; and (d) how many of such declarations was made in the past year, and what was the total value of such payments.
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Prime Minister why CPIB did not disclose their current investigation of the Minister for Transport S Iswaran before 12 July 2023.
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Prime Minister whether he can provide an update on the current guidelines for whistleblowing for all civil servants and public servants in respect of wrongdoings by civil and public servants as well as political office holders including but not limited to criminal or graft offences, misconduct, wrongful practices or behaviour, or other irregularities.
The Minister for Education (Mr Chan Chun Sing) (for the Prime Minister): Mr Speaker, Sir, may I have your permission to answer Oral Question Nos 1 to 18 in the Ministerial Statements to be delivered later at today’s Sitting?
Mr Speaker: I concur.
Prime Minister’s Office
2 August 2023
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