Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, Sir, heat inequality is an issue I spoke on in last year’s climate Motion in Parliament. The number of very hot days where the real feel temperature, considering humidity, exceeds 40 degrees has increased by about eight times since the 1950s to over 80 days each year now. TheContinue reading “COS 2022: Heat Inequality”
Category Archives: COS 2022: Leon Perera
COS 2022: Migrant Worker Retention and Productivity
Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, Sir, there are economic benefits to retaining migrant workers in our economy who are familiar with Singapore and to increase their productivity, which would mean we need to employ fewer. Currently, a Work Permit holder can only transfer to a new job with employers’ consent. An exception is the Retention Scheme, whichContinue reading “COS 2022: Migrant Worker Retention and Productivity”
COS 2022: Migrant Worker Movements
Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied): Yes, Chairman. First cut on easing movement restrictions on migrant workers in dormitories. Sir, migrant workers have experienced movement restrictions for almost two years. While the December update allows up to 3,000 workers out daily, workers are often not able to go out on workdays. What is the Ministry’s roadmap to ease restrictions?Continue reading “COS 2022: Migrant Worker Movements”
COS 2022: Clarifications on Ombudsman
Mr Leon Perera: Thank you, Mr Chairman, Sir, and I thank the Law and Home Affairs Minister Mr Shanmugam for his lengthy comments on my two minutes of cut speech. I would like to just respond to some of his points and pose some clarifications. He mentioned that he was not surprised at my suggestion ofContinue reading “COS 2022: Clarifications on Ombudsman”
COS 2022: Extra-judicial Caning
Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied): Mdm Chairperson, I recently filed a Parliamentary Question (PQ) on the use of extra-judicial caning to punish aggravated or major prison offences. While I accept that there is a need for in-prison disincentives against dangerous behaviours, in my opinion, there is too little independent oversight in this process. The Institutional Discipline AdvisoryContinue reading “COS 2022: Extra-judicial Caning”
COS 2022: Foreign Interference
Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied): Thank you, Mdm Chairperson. My first cut, on foreign interference. Chairman, in some of our laws, the Government has sweeping powers over many activities. In the Home Affairs Minister’s FICA round-up speech, he said if the CPIB hypothetically “wants to investigate the Prime Minister, there is a higher authority they reportContinue reading “COS 2022: Foreign Interference”
Clarifications to the Minister of Finance on Reserves
Mr Leon Perera: Thank you, Mr Speaker, Sir. I thank the Finance Minister for his wrap-up speech. There are three clarifications. Before that just a very short sort of response or preamble. I think the Minister talked about how much the personal income tax would have to rise, would the property tax would have to riseContinue reading “Clarifications to the Minister of Finance on Reserves”
Debate on Annual Budget Statement 2022
Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied): Mr Speaker, Sir, I would like to start by referencing a memoir written by Ms Liyana Dhamirah called “Homeless”. Ms Liyana’s memoir traces her journey as a young mother sleeping rough in “crazy rich” Singapore. She eventually got back on track with the tenacity to fight stigma, with support from social workers and a spotContinue reading “Debate on Annual Budget Statement 2022”
Clarification on Net Investment Returns Contributions
Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied): Thank you, Mdm Deputy Speaker. Just a very quick clarification. I thank Mr Xie Yao Quan for his speech. I just wanted to ask a clarification on one point. Mr Xie said that we seek to leave behind something for the next generation and he spoke about the NIR ceiling, andContinue reading “Clarification on Net Investment Returns Contributions”
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