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AVAILABILITY OF OVER-THE-COUNTER THERAPEUTIC DRUGS FOR COVID-19 TREATMENT

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) whether HSA intends to make available any therapeutic drugs for the treatment of COVID-19 over the counter; and (b) if so, what are the drugs that are currently under evaluation for this purpose. Mr Ong Ye Kung: A medicine could be made available over-the-counter without aContinue reading “AVAILABILITY OF OVER-THE-COUNTER THERAPEUTIC DRUGS FOR COVID-19 TREATMENT”

VACCINATION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND POSSIBILITY OF VACCINATION-DIFFERENTIATED MEASURES FOR PRESCHOOLS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Sir, I have two supplementary questions. The first pertains to a subject I believe that was covered both by the Minister for Health and the Minister for Education. This concerns the apprehension some parents have over the administration of mRNA vaccines for their children. These parents anecdotally areContinue reading “VACCINATION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND POSSIBILITY OF VACCINATION-DIFFERENTIATED MEASURES FOR PRESCHOOLS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS”

DATA ON ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM COAL AND AVERAGE CAPACITY UTILISATION OF COAL GENERATION CAPACITY IN LAST 10 YEARS

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry in each of the last 10 years, what is the (i) electricity generation capacity of coal in megawatts (MW) (ii) total amount of electricity generated from coal and (iii) average capacity utilisation of coal generation capacity, in Singapore. Mr Gan Kim Yong: Singapore has only oneContinue reading “DATA ON ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM COAL AND AVERAGE CAPACITY UTILISATION OF COAL GENERATION CAPACITY IN LAST 10 YEARS”

IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY WITH IMPENDING CLOSURE OF SENOKO FISHERY PORT AND MEASURES PLANNED IN CASE OF FUTURE DISRUPTIONS TO OPERATIONS AT JURONG FISHERY PORT

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what is the risk assessment in terms of impact on food security with regard to the impending closure of Senoko Fishery Port; and (b) what measures are planned in case of future disruptions to fish sourcing operations at Jurong Fishery Port. Ms Grace Fu HaiContinue reading “IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY WITH IMPENDING CLOSURE OF SENOKO FISHERY PORT AND MEASURES PLANNED IN CASE OF FUTURE DISRUPTIONS TO OPERATIONS AT JURONG FISHERY PORT”

RULING OF OBJECTIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF PUBLIC REGARDING BUKIT BROWN IN DRAFT MASTER PLAN 2013

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether, pursuant to Section 10(2b) of the Planning Act and Rule 6(1) of the Planning (Master Plan) Rules, objections or representations submitted by members of the public regarding Bukit Brown in the Draft Master Plan 2013 were ruled as frivolous; (b) if not, why was no hearingContinue reading “RULING OF OBJECTIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF PUBLIC REGARDING BUKIT BROWN IN DRAFT MASTER PLAN 2013”

PROPOSAL FOR OPT-IN DEFAULT COOLING-OFF PERIOD FOR CROSS-BORDER FUND TRANSFERS OF LARGE AMOUNTS TO PREVENT FRAUD

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister whether the Government has considered instituting mandatory or default opt-in cooling-off periods of a short duration for large, potentially anomalous transactions involving cross-border fund transfers, to allow for fund recovery in cases where victims become aware of the fraudulent nature of the scam relatively soon after they areContinue reading “PROPOSAL FOR OPT-IN DEFAULT COOLING-OFF PERIOD FOR CROSS-BORDER FUND TRANSFERS OF LARGE AMOUNTS TO PREVENT FRAUD”

ALLOWING SINGLES TO PURCHASE NEW OR RESALE FLATS UNDER HDB’S PRIME LOCATION PUBLIC HOUSING SCHEME

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development with regard to the Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) model (a) whether singles will eventually be allowed to buy new or resale PLH flats; and (b) if so, what are the key considerations before current restrictions imposed on singles are adjusted. Mr Desmond Lee: The Prime LocationContinue reading “ALLOWING SINGLES TO PURCHASE NEW OR RESALE FLATS UNDER HDB’S PRIME LOCATION PUBLIC HOUSING SCHEME”

NUMBER OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS INSTALLED IN 2021 AND EXPECTED NUMBER OF CHARGERS TO BE INSTALLED OVER 2022 TO 2025

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the total number of electric vehicle (EV) chargers installed in 2021; and (b) what is the expected number of EV chargers that will be installed progressively over 2022-2025. Mr S Iswaran: There are around 2,200 electric vehicle charging points in Singapore today, of which aroundContinue reading “NUMBER OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS INSTALLED IN 2021 AND EXPECTED NUMBER OF CHARGERS TO BE INSTALLED OVER 2022 TO 2025”

UPDATE ON INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING OF POLYCLINIC, DIALYSIS CENTRE AND NURSING HOME AT JALAN DAMAI

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry remains on track to deliver the integrated development comprising a polyclinic, dialysis centre and nursing home at Jalan Damai by 2024. Mr Ong Ye Kung: The proposed integrated development at Jalan Damai, comprising the new Kaki Bukit Polyclinic, kidney dialysis centre and nursing home was first announcedContinue reading “UPDATE ON INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING OF POLYCLINIC, DIALYSIS CENTRE AND NURSING HOME AT JALAN DAMAI”