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Mental health, initiatives for first-time house buyers among issues in Parliament today

Subang MP to inquire about govt’s commitment to decriminalise minor drug offences, reduce prison population

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 08 Mar 2023 8:33AM

Mental health, initiatives for first-time house buyers among issues in Parliament today
Today's question-and-answer session will be followed by the winding up of the debate on Supply Bill 2023 at the policy level by the ministers according to their respective ministries. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes file pic, March 8, 2023

KUALA LUMPUR – Efforts to overcome mental health problems among Malaysians and initiatives to help first-time home buyers are among the matters to be discussed in the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

According to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s official website, Mohd Sany Hamzan (Hulu Langat-PH) will raise the question about mental health to the Health Minister during the question-and-answer session.

The question on first-time house-buyers will be from Shaharizukirnain Abd Kadir (Setiu-PN) to the local government development minister.

He wishes to know if the government plans to provide housing subsidies for first-time home buyers among the B40 and M40 groups, as well as to extend the rent-to-own scheme to all first-time home buyers.

There will also be a question from Yeo Bee Yin (Puchong-PH) to the natural resources, environment and climate change minister regarding the response of various industries and markets towards the Voluntary Carbon Market.

Datuk Abdul Khalib Abdullah (Rompin-PN) will pose a question to the transport minister regarding the ministry’s plans to improve the public transportation system in the country for the next five years.

Also on the list is a question from Wong Chen (Subang-PH) to the home affairs minister regarding the government’s commitment to decriminalise minor drug offences to reduce the prison population in the country.

The question-and-answer session will be followed by the winding up of the debate on Supply Bill 2023 at the policy level by the ministers according to their respective ministries. – Bernama, March 8, 2023

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