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SINGAPORE’S DOCTOR- AND NURSE-TO-POPULATION RATIOS AND PLANNED MANPOWER INCREASES IN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN NEXT FIVE YEARS

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) how Singapore’s doctor-to-population ratio and nurse-to-population ratio compares with other developed countries; and (b) whether the Ministry plans to increase the manpower capacity in the public healthcare system in the next five years. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Singapore’s registered doctor-to-population ratio and nurse-to-population ratio in 2020 wereContinue reading “SINGAPORE’S DOCTOR- AND NURSE-TO-POPULATION RATIOS AND PLANNED MANPOWER INCREASES IN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN NEXT FIVE YEARS”

PROPOSAL FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES TO COVER INCREASED COSTS OF BRINGING IN MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS IN EVENT OF UNSUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will consider having some form of financial support for families to cover the increased costs of bringing in migrant domestic workers in the event of an unsuccessful employment relationship. Dr Tan See Leng: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) recognises that employers bear higher upfront costsContinue reading “PROPOSAL FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES TO COVER INCREASED COSTS OF BRINGING IN MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS IN EVENT OF UNSUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP”

FACTORS FOR PROVISION OF MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education (a) what are the parameters for deciding on offerings for mother tongue languages (MTLs) in Secondary schools; and (b) what are the reasons for not requiring all Secondary schools to offer classes for all three official MTLs (Chinese, Malay and Tamil). Mr Chan Chun Sing: The provision ofContinue reading “FACTORS FOR PROVISION OF MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS”

IMPACT OF NEW PSLE SCORING SYSTEM ON MADRASAHS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL ADMISSION BENCHMARK

Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap asked the Minister for Education in light of the revised PSLE scoring system in 2021 which uses scoring bands (Achievement Levels), what is the required benchmark that madrasahs have to attain for each cohort in order to be allowed to continue taking in primary one pupils. Mr Chan Chun Sing: The basisContinue reading “IMPACT OF NEW PSLE SCORING SYSTEM ON MADRASAHS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL ADMISSION BENCHMARK”

PLANS FOR CONTINUING WITH TRACETOGETHER AS COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING TOOL

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health in light of living with COVID-19 as an endemic disease (a) to what extent is TraceTogether still utilised as a contact tracing tool; (b) whether there are any plans to transition towards user-oriented contact exposure technology, such as Novid; (c) whether there are any plans or specificContinue reading “PLANS FOR CONTINUING WITH TRACETOGETHER AS COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING TOOL”

UPDATE ON RECIPIENTS OF COVID-19 RECOVERY GRANT

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development with regard to recipients of the COVID-19 Recovery Grant (a) whether the Ministry tracks how many of these recipients successfully obtained a new job after the end of the disbursement of the grants; and (b) if so, what is this number to date. MrContinue reading “UPDATE ON RECIPIENTS OF COVID-19 RECOVERY GRANT”

INSPECTION ON FOOD PROVISIONS FOR MIGRANT WORKERS AND PROPORTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS WITH ACCESS TO COOKING FACILITIES BEFORE AND AFTER ONSET OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower (a) in the past five years, how many inspections on the food provisions for migrant workers have been conducted annually; and (b) what is the change in the proportion of migrant workers who have access to cooking facilities before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Tan SeeContinue reading “INSPECTION ON FOOD PROVISIONS FOR MIGRANT WORKERS AND PROPORTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS WITH ACCESS TO COOKING FACILITIES BEFORE AND AFTER ONSET OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC”

PLANS TO INCREASE DENSITY OF STUDENT CARE FACILITIES AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR PRIVATE AFTER-SCHOOL CARE FACILITIES IN NEW ESTATES LIKE SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether there are plans to meet potential demand in new estates with many young families, such as Sengkang and Punggol by (i) increasing the density of student care facilities such as community‐ and school‐based student care and (ii) increasing the issuance of permits forContinue reading “PLANS TO INCREASE DENSITY OF STUDENT CARE FACILITIES AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR PRIVATE AFTER-SCHOOL CARE FACILITIES IN NEW ESTATES LIKE SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL”

DATA ON INFANT CARE AND CHILDCARE AVAILABILITY AND ENROLMENT RATE IN SENGKANG IN PAST FIVE YEARS AND EXPECTED NUMBER OF NEW PRESCHOOLS IN SENGKANG BY 2023

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) in each of the last five years in Sengkang, what is (i) the respective number for infant care and childcare places that are available (ii) the enrolment rate for such places and (iii) the average waiting time for enrolment; and (b) what isContinue reading “DATA ON INFANT CARE AND CHILDCARE AVAILABILITY AND ENROLMENT RATE IN SENGKANG IN PAST FIVE YEARS AND EXPECTED NUMBER OF NEW PRESCHOOLS IN SENGKANG BY 2023”

SINGAPORE’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT COVID-19

Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) to what extent has Singapore contributed thus far towards combating COVID-19 globally and regionally, whether through COVAX or other multilateral or bilateral initiatives; and (b) what further contributions will Singapore make internationally towards combating COVID-19 in 2022.   Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: Although we are a small country, Singapore recognisesContinue reading “SINGAPORE’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT COVID-19”