In his first speech to the house and the nation since the 14th Parliament of Singapore opened on August 24, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong touched on several issues including the Covid-19 situation in Singapore, the country's reserves, and the government's foreign worker policies.

The prime minister, who did not give his traditional National Day Rally due to safe distancing measures arising from Covid-19, made his speech in Parliament on September 2, in lieu of the Rally, which is usually seen as the most politically important speech of the year.