Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what has been the volume of pipeline natural gas (PNG) supply from Indonesia in each month since January 2021 and how does it compare to the volume in January 2022; (b) how many unplanned curtailments of PNG have occurred since August 2021; and (c)Continue reading “SUPPLY OF NATURAL GAS FROM INDONESIA TO SINGAPORE”
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UPDATE ON STATUS OF CPIB INVESTIGATION INTO SINGAPOREANS INVOLVED IN KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE CORRUPTION CASE AND ACTIONS TAKEN
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Prime Minister whether he can provide an update on (i) the status of the investigation by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) in respect of the Singaporeans involved in the Keppel Offshore & Marine (KOM) corruption case since the requests for Mutual Legal Assistance have been sent out and (ii)Continue reading “UPDATE ON STATUS OF CPIB INVESTIGATION INTO SINGAPOREANS INVOLVED IN KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE CORRUPTION CASE AND ACTIONS TAKEN”
PLANS BEYOND COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO RECRUIT SINGAPOREANS FOR JOBS IN HEALTHCARE AND OTHER RELATED SECTORS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health what are the plans beyond the COVID-19 pandemic to recruit and hire Singaporeans for jobs in healthcare and other healthcare related sectors to ensure that future manpower capacity in these sectors are sufficient and sustainable. Mr Ong Ye Kung: The Ministry of Health has always been committed to ensuringContinue reading “PLANS BEYOND COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO RECRUIT SINGAPOREANS FOR JOBS IN HEALTHCARE AND OTHER RELATED SECTORS”
USAGE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SCAMSHIELD IN BLOCKING SCAM CALLS AND MAKING APP AVAILABLE TO ANDROID USERS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what proportion of mobile phone users in Singapore are currently using the ScamShield app; (b) to date, what percentage of scam calls and SMSes have been successfully blocked by the app; (c) why is the app not available to Android users; (d) when will theContinue reading “USAGE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SCAMSHIELD IN BLOCKING SCAM CALLS AND MAKING APP AVAILABLE TO ANDROID USERS”
NUMBER OF PERSONS WITH CARING RESPONSIBILITIES APPROACHING AGENCY FOR INTEGRATED CARE FOR ASSISTANCE AND TYPES OF HELP PROVIDED IN LAST FIVE YEARS
Ms He Ting Ru asked ask the Minister for Health (a) in each of the last five years, how many persons with caring responsibilities approached the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) for help; (b) how many of these carers required assistance for (i) between three to six months (ii) six to 12 months and (iii) more thanContinue reading “NUMBER OF PERSONS WITH CARING RESPONSIBILITIES APPROACHING AGENCY FOR INTEGRATED CARE FOR ASSISTANCE AND TYPES OF HELP PROVIDED IN LAST FIVE YEARS”
AVAILABLE PLACES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DISABILITIES AND AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR ENROLMENT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education (a) how many places are available in Special Education (SPED) schools for students with autism in (i) schools that serve children with other disabilities and (ii) schools that only serve children with autism; and (b) what is the average waiting time for enrolment in these schools. Mr ChanContinue reading “AVAILABLE PLACES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DISABILITIES AND AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR ENROLMENT”
BREAKDOWN OF INVESTMENTS MADE BY CPF MEMBERS UNDER CPF INVESTMENT SCHEME
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower for investments made by CPF members under the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) (a) what is the current breakdown of invested amounts by investment products; and (b) what is the current cumulative investment performance for CPFIS-OA investors by investment products. Dr Tan See Leng: CPF members enjoy risk-free interestContinue reading “BREAKDOWN OF INVESTMENTS MADE BY CPF MEMBERS UNDER CPF INVESTMENT SCHEME”
ANNUAL BREAKDOWN AMOUNTS OF ADDITIONAL BUYER’S STAMP DUTY COLLECTED FROM SINGAPOREANS BUYING SECOND, THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES RESPECTIVELY OVER LAST FIVE YEARS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Finance over the last five years, what are annual breakdown amounts of Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) that have been collected from (i) Singapore Citizens buying a second property and (ii) Singapore citizens buying a third and subsequent residential properties, respectively. Mr Lawrence Wong: From 2017 to 2021, theContinue reading “ANNUAL BREAKDOWN AMOUNTS OF ADDITIONAL BUYER’S STAMP DUTY COLLECTED FROM SINGAPOREANS BUYING SECOND, THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES RESPECTIVELY OVER LAST FIVE YEARS”
TAKE-UP RATE OF VOLUNTEER LEAVE BY PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES OFFERING SUCH LEAVE AND THEIR TAKE-UP RATE
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what is the take-up rate of volunteer leave by public service employees; (b) whether the Ministry has any data on the number of private sector companies that offer volunteer leave to their staff and the take-up rate for such companies; and (c) ifContinue reading “TAKE-UP RATE OF VOLUNTEER LEAVE BY PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES OFFERING SUCH LEAVE AND THEIR TAKE-UP RATE”
RATIONALE FOR CALIBRATION OF VACCINATED TRAVEL LANE QUOTAS BY COUNTRY AND SETTING SEPARATE SALES CAPS AND QUOTAS FOR VTL (LAND) AND VTL (AIR)
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government will consider (i) calibrating current Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) quotas by country and its rationale for doing or not doing so and (ii) setting separate sales caps and quotas for VTL (Land) as compared to VTL (Air) quotas. Mr S Iswaran: We have implemented quotasContinue reading “RATIONALE FOR CALIBRATION OF VACCINATED TRAVEL LANE QUOTAS BY COUNTRY AND SETTING SEPARATE SALES CAPS AND QUOTAS FOR VTL (LAND) AND VTL (AIR)”
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