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FOOD FARMS AND COASTAL FISH FARMS CURRENTLY LICENSED IN SINGAPORE

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) how many food farms are currently licensed in Singapore; and (b) how many coastal fish farms are licensed in Singapore, and of these, how many have leases of (i) less than five years and (ii) between five to 10 years remaining. Ms Grace FuContinue reading “FOOD FARMS AND COASTAL FISH FARMS CURRENTLY LICENSED IN SINGAPORE”

STEPS TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF DATA CENTRES IN SINGAPORE

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the existing number and capacity in megawatts (MW) of data centres in Singapore; (b) whether the Government has concluded its review on the data centre industry; (c) if so, what are the Government’s expectation and limits for future growth in number andContinue reading “STEPS TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF DATA CENTRES IN SINGAPORE”

BUILDING OF FURTHER AGRI-TECH AND URBAN FARM CLUSTERS TO ENSURE FOOD SUPPLY

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry will consider building further agri-tech and urban farm clusters to ensure food supply and that price disruptions are kept to a minimum. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Fluctuations of food prices in Singapore go beyond the size of local food supply. MultipleContinue reading “BUILDING OF FURTHER AGRI-TECH AND URBAN FARM CLUSTERS TO ENSURE FOOD SUPPLY”

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT EXERCISES TO UPDATE SINGAPORE’S NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION PLEDGES FOR COP27

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether there are any updates to the stakeholder engagement exercises to update Singapore’s Nationally Determined Contribution pledges for the UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27). Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Under the Glasgow Climate Pact adopted at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-26) in NovemberContinue reading “STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT EXERCISES TO UPDATE SINGAPORE’S NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION PLEDGES FOR COP27”

ANNUAL ACCEPTANCE RATE FOR PROFESSIONAL CONVERSION PROGRAMME FOR APPLICANTS FROM DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower in the last three years (a) what is the annual acceptance rate for the Professional Conversion Programme for (i) all applicants and (ii) applicants above 50 years old; (b) what proportion of graduates from the (i) SGUnited Skills Programmes (ii) Career Transition Programmes (iii) Career Conversion Programmes and (iv) ProfessionalContinue reading “ANNUAL ACCEPTANCE RATE FOR PROFESSIONAL CONVERSION PROGRAMME FOR APPLICANTS FROM DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS”

ANNUAL NUMBER OF DISCRIMINATION-RELATED CLAIMS FILED WITH EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower in the last five years (a) what is the annual number of discrimination-related claims that have been made before the Employment Claims Tribunal (ECT); (b) what is the breakdown of these claims by discrimination category; and (c) what is the (i) average and (ii) range of compensation awarded byContinue reading “ANNUAL NUMBER OF DISCRIMINATION-RELATED CLAIMS FILED WITH EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL”

PROPOSAL TO PROHIBIT EMPLOYERS FROM REQUIRING RETAIL STAFF TO STAND FOR PROLONGED PERIODS

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Government will consider prohibiting employers from requiring retail staff to stand for prolonged periods when standing is not necessary; (b) whether the Government works with employers to implement rest times and seats for workers who have to stand for prolonged periods; and (c) whether the GovernmentContinue reading “PROPOSAL TO PROHIBIT EMPLOYERS FROM REQUIRING RETAIL STAFF TO STAND FOR PROLONGED PERIODS”

ENSURING WORKERS NOT COVERED BY PROGRESSIVE WAGE MODELS AND LOCAL QUALIFYING SALARY SCHEME WILL EARN MONTHLY SALARY OF AT LEAST $1,400

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Manpower (a) how many workers earning less than $1,400 per month are currently working in firms with over 10 employees and no foreigners; and (b) how will the Ministry ensure that these workers earn at least a minimum wage of $1,400 per month after 1 September 2022, given thatContinue reading “ENSURING WORKERS NOT COVERED BY PROGRESSIVE WAGE MODELS AND LOCAL QUALIFYING SALARY SCHEME WILL EARN MONTHLY SALARY OF AT LEAST $1,400”

NON-COMPLIANT PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES DETECTED EVERY MONTH AND EFFORTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH DEVICE REQUIREMENTS

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport (a) in the past year, how many incidences of installation of non-compliant batteries in personal mobility devices (PMDs) have been reported every month on average; (b) what are the current efforts by the Ministry to ensure that approved vendors of PMD batteries are not simultaneously selling non-compliantContinue reading “NON-COMPLIANT PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES DETECTED EVERY MONTH AND EFFORTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH DEVICE REQUIREMENTS”

OUTCOME OF HDB BTO FLAT APPLICATIONS FROM FIRST-TIMER FAMILIES AND FIRST-TIMER SINGLES IN LAST 10 YEARS

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development in each of the last 10 years (a) what is the overall number of HDB BTO flat applications from first-timer families and first-timer singles; and (b) what is the number of BTO flats allocated to first-timer families and first-timer singles. Mr Desmond Lee: Table 1 shows theContinue reading “OUTCOME OF HDB BTO FLAT APPLICATIONS FROM FIRST-TIMER FAMILIES AND FIRST-TIMER SINGLES IN LAST 10 YEARS”