The issue of BP's preparedness is sure to be a prime topic at the hearing, according to Senate staffers.

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Calls to make Singapore more conducive to bigger families had been echoing through the island since Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong brought the topic up yet again in his National Day Rally message in late August.

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This was a topic of extensive discussion between myself and Prime Minister Noda.

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