Grassroots volunteers are not required to declare their political affiliations

Response to parliamentary question on political affiliation of grassroots leaders and advisers

10 October 2016

Question

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) how many grassroots leaders and advisers who receive Government benefits are members of the People’s Action Party (PAP) branches but not volunteers with the People’s Association (PA); and (b) how many are both PAP members and PA volunteers.

Response

Minister Chan Chun Sing, Deputy Chairman, People’s Association: Only grassroots volunteers will qualify for recognition schemes meant for grassroots volunteers. PA does not require grassroots volunteers to declare their political affiliations and therefore does not have such records.

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