Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap asked the Minister for National Development (a) for 2020 and the first half of 2021, what is the number of feedback received by HDB on noise coming from gymnasiums located at void decks of HDB residential blocks and operating on a 24-hour basis; (b) whether HDB did conduct a survey orContinue reading “NUMBER OF FEEDBACK RECEIVED ON NOISE COMING FROM 24-HOUR GYMNASIUM LOCATED AT VOID DECKS OF HDB BLOCKS AND ACTIONS TAKEN”
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PLANS TO REDEVELOP FORMER BEDOK TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL AND MIN XIN PRIMARY SCHOOL SITES LOCATED ALONG BEDOK NORTH STREET 3
Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap asked the Minister for National Development whether there are redevelopment plans for the former Bedok Town Secondary School and Min Xin Primary School sites located along Bedok North Street 3. Mr Desmond Lee: The former Min Xin Primary School and former Bedok Town Secondary School sites at Bedok North Street 3 areContinue reading “PLANS TO REDEVELOP FORMER BEDOK TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL AND MIN XIN PRIMARY SCHOOL SITES LOCATED ALONG BEDOK NORTH STREET 3”
HELP TO ALLEVIATE IMPACT ON ELDERLY AND DISABLED COMMUTERS WHEN PUBLIC BUS SERVICES ARE RE-ROUTED OR DISCONTINUED
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether LTA has conducted any studies on the effects of additional bus transfers on the elderly or disabled commuters that are brought about by the re-routing and withdrawal of bus services; and (b) how does LTA assist elderly or disabled commuters who are faced with additionalContinue reading “HELP TO ALLEVIATE IMPACT ON ELDERLY AND DISABLED COMMUTERS WHEN PUBLIC BUS SERVICES ARE RE-ROUTED OR DISCONTINUED”
UPDATE ON SOLARNOVA PROGRAMME AND PLANS TO INSTALL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON ALL HDB BLOCK ROOFTOPS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether HDB intends to install solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on all HDB block rooftops, where feasible; (b) of the towns where the SolarNova programme has been rolled out, what percentage of HDB rooftops have solar PV panels installed; and (c) to what extent has theContinue reading “UPDATE ON SOLARNOVA PROGRAMME AND PLANS TO INSTALL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON ALL HDB BLOCK ROOFTOPS”
IMPLICATION OF NEW PROTOCOL FOR PCR TEST RESULTS FOR RECOVERED COVID-19 PATIENTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health whether the protocol that disregards active polymerase chain reaction test results for recovered COVID-19 individuals, as long as their cycle threshold (CT) values are sufficiently high, is also applied to newly-detected (and especially asymptomatic) cases which may be at the beginning or tail end of their infection.Continue reading “IMPLICATION OF NEW PROTOCOL FOR PCR TEST RESULTS FOR RECOVERED COVID-19 PATIENTS”
FINDINGS IN ACADEMIC FREEDOM SURVEY 2021 BY ACADEMIASG
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Education whether the Government plans to (i) look into the survey findings of the Academic Freedom Survey 2021 published by AcademiaSG, notably that faculty who say they work on “politically sensitive” topics are more likely to feel constrained in their ability to research or engage the public compared withContinue reading “FINDINGS IN ACADEMIC FREEDOM SURVEY 2021 BY ACADEMIASG”
PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BEREAVED FAMILIES TO OFFSET ELEVATED COVID-19 RELATED FUNERAL EXPENSES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment in view of elevated costs for COVID-19 related funeral expenses, whether the Ministry is exploring providing some additional financial support for bereaved families to offset these costs. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Funeral expenses would vary depending on the desired funeral arrangements for theContinue reading “PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BEREAVED FAMILIES TO OFFSET ELEVATED COVID-19 RELATED FUNERAL EXPENSES”
TRAINED MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO EXPLAIN NATURE OF POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION CYCLE THRESHOLD (CT) VALUES TO COVID-19 PATIENTS AND RELEASE CT VALUES TO PATIENTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) whether medical personnel are trained to explain the nature of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) cycle threshold (CT) values to COVID‐19 patients; and (b) whether it is in the standard operating procedures not to release the CT values to the COVID‐19 patients when such values areContinue reading “TRAINED MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO EXPLAIN NATURE OF POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION CYCLE THRESHOLD (CT) VALUES TO COVID-19 PATIENTS AND RELEASE CT VALUES TO PATIENTS”
DATA ON CHILDREN AGED 12 AND ABOVE WHO REMAIN UNVACCINATED FROM COVID-19
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) how many children in Singapore aged 12 and above remain unvaccinated from COVID-19, broken down by (i) age group (ii) race (iii) whether citizen, permanent resident or foreigner and (iv) employment status; and (b) of those who are still unvaccinated, how many are medically ineligible for vaccination,Continue reading “DATA ON CHILDREN AGED 12 AND ABOVE WHO REMAIN UNVACCINATED FROM COVID-19”
BREAKDOWN OF EMPLOYEES UNVACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 BY AGE GROUP AND JOB TYPE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower with regard to the estimated 52,000 employees in Singapore who are still unvaccinated against COVID-19 (a) what is the breakdown by (i) age group and (ii) job type; and (b) whether there is any estimate on how many of these employees are pregnant women. Dr Tan See Leng: AsContinue reading “BREAKDOWN OF EMPLOYEES UNVACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 BY AGE GROUP AND JOB TYPE”
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