WP files motion to debate town council issue in Parliament

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Town councils is set to be debated in the House when Parliament sits on Monday.

Workers' Party chairman Sylvia Lim said that she has filed an adjournment motion for the next sitting titled "Safeguarding the Public Interest in Town Council Management".

Members of Parliament file such motions when they want more time to tackle a particular topic.

During the 90-minute long question time, the Speaker decides which and how many supplementary questions to allow.

An adjournment motion - which takes place at the end of a day's sitting - allows a member to speak for 20 minutes.

News of the WP move comes on the same day Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that he had asked the Ministry of National Development (MND) to review the computer system transaction between PAP town councils and the company Action Information Management.

MND said the planning for the review began last week and field activities will take place soon.