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SINGAPORE - The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) has not yet been convened, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing in Parliament on Aug 7. He was speaking during a debate on the electoral boundaries review process. Mr Chan said: “The Elections Department (ELD) has been responding to parliamentary and media queries on whether the Prime Minister has convened the EBRC for the coming general election.  “It will continue with this practice, and will inform the public when the EBRC is convened.” Mr Chan, who was speaking on behalf of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, noted that the past few general elections had been called between one and three months after the release of the EBRC report. “We will seek to have sufficient time between the release of the EBRC’s report and the dissolution of Parliament, so that all political parties and candidates can make the necessary preparations,” he added. During the motion put forth by Progress Singapore Party, Non-Constituency MP Hazel Poa had asked if the Prime Minister had formed the committee.  She also laid out ideas by the Progress Singapore Party that she said would increase the transparency, accountability and fairness of the electoral boundaries review process. The next general election has to be called by November 2025.