M40 aid, Madani school funding among issues in Dewan Rakyat today

KUALA LUMPUR: Financial aid for M40 households, funding allocations for the Madani school and Kampung Angkat programmes, and the effectiveness of the Tourism Compliance Focus Zone (ZTPP) initiative will be raised in the Dewan Rakyat today.

According to the Order Paper on the Parliament website, Datuk Adnan Abu Hassan (BN-Kuala Pilah) will ask the finance minister about measures to assist M40 households no longer eligible for targeted aid but affected by the rising cost of living.

Adnan will also inquire about potential mechanisms to reassess eligibility based on current income and expenditure.

Datuk Dr Richard Rapu @ Aman anak Begri (GPS-Betong) will ask the finance minister to provide a detailed breakdown of the RM50 million and RM200 million spent on the Madani school and Kampung Angkat programmes, respectively, to ensure transparency regarding their financial impact and the actual number of beneficiaries under the People's Housing Programme (PPR).

Hassan Saad (PN-Baling) will ask the domestic trade and cost of living minister for performance indicators used to evaluate the ZTPP programme's effectiveness in curbing price-gouging complaints.

Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah (PN-Indera Mahkota) is set to ask about the implementation status of the National Women's Policy 2025-2030.

Meanwhile, Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen (PH-Bandar Kuching) will ask the communications minister whether the ministry plans to extend social media age limits to online gaming platforms with large numbers of child and teenage users.

Following Question Time, the House will resume debates at the policy stage on the Supply Bill 2027.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also Finance Minister, presented the 2027 Budget on Oct 9.

According to the calendar for the Third Meeting of the Fifth Session of the 15th Parliament, policy-stage debates on Budget 2027 will run until Oct 22, followed by four days of ministerial winding-up sessions beginning Oct 26.

The Dewan Rakyat sitting spans 37 days, concluding on Dec 8.