Committee of Supply 2024 debate, Day 1: Yip Hon Weng on population strategies
In Parliament on Wednesday (Feb 28), MP Yip Hon Weng stated that Singapore faces pressing demographic challenges and asked the Government to elaborate on the key population outcomes envisioned for the future. He also wanted to know what are the Government's plans to achieve these outcomes within the current economic and demographic challenges. Highlighting falling birth rates, he asked the Government for an update on the uptake of elective egg freezing since 2023. He also wanted to know what are the immediate options available for couples actively seeking to start families as they await the proposed extension of in-vitro fertilisation co-funding to private clinics.
In Parliament on Wednesday (Feb 28), MP Yip Hon Weng stated that Singapore faces pressing demographic challenges and asked the Government to elaborate on the key population outcomes envisioned for the future. He also wanted to know what are the Government's plans to achieve these outcomes within the current economic and demographic challenges. Highlighting falling birth rates, he asked the Government for an update on the uptake of elective egg freezing since 2023. He also wanted to know what are the immediate options available for couples actively seeking to start families as they await the proposed extension of in-vitro fertilisation co-funding to private clinics.
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