Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Thank you, Speaker. I have one supplementary question for the Minister to aid understanding of what he said earlier. I think the question was posed to him by Mr Leong about whether the Police had actually issued an order to Mr Lee Hsien Yang and Mrs Lee to attend the interview.Continue reading “NAMING OF MR LEE HSIEN YANG AND MRS LEE SUET FERN WHEN BEING INVESTIGATED FOR GIVING FALSE EVIDENCE IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS WHILE KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE SENIOR STAFF WERE NOT NAMED”
Category Archives: Ministry of Home Affairs
FRONTLINE POLICE OFFICERS TRAINED TO IDENTIFY AND HANDLE PERSONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the number of frontline Police officers trained to identify and handle persons with mental health challenges; (b) what are the indicators used to measure the effectiveness of such training; (c) whether refresher courses are regularly conducted; and (d) whether the internal Standard Operating ProceduresContinue reading “FRONTLINE POLICE OFFICERS TRAINED TO IDENTIFY AND HANDLE PERSONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES”
New Citizen Selection Criteria
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Chairman, new citizens are going to be even more important to the future of Singapore. With our total fertility rate at the historical low of 1.05, it will not be hyperbole to say new citizens are a critical pillar in the shape of any future Singapore. In line with the Government’s ForwardContinue reading “New Citizen Selection Criteria”
INQUIRY INTO DEATH OF SCDF NSF FIREFIGHTER IN DECEMBER 2022
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Yes, Deputy Speaker. Just a clarification for the Minister of State. He mentioned about the Coroner’s findings. Can I just get the clarification that there will be a Coroner’s inquiry held in public for this incident leading to the death of the NSF? Assoc Prof Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim:Continue reading “INQUIRY INTO DEATH OF SCDF NSF FIREFIGHTER IN DECEMBER 2022”
CONVICTION AND DETERRENCE OF ROAD TOUTS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what measures are being put in place to deter and detect road touts; and (b) whether there have been any convictions for road touting in the last five years and, if so, how many. The Minister of State for Home Affairs (Assoc Prof Dr MuhammadContinue reading “CONVICTION AND DETERRENCE OF ROAD TOUTS”
CASES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT AFFIX NEW ADDRESS LABELS TO THEIR IDENTITY CARDS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Ministry is aware of individuals registering a change of address with ICA after moving house but continuing to use the address imprinted on their NRIC without affixing the sticker containing their new address on the back of their NRIC for nefarious purposesContinue reading “CASES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT AFFIX NEW ADDRESS LABELS TO THEIR IDENTITY CARDS”
DATA ON THOSE IN REFORMATIVE TRAINING DETAINED PAST MINIMUM DETENTION PERIOD
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs of those sentenced to Reformative Training since 2019 (a) how many detainees have been given a supervision order upon reaching their minimum detention period; (b) of the detainees who have been detained past their minimum detention period, what is the average number of months detained past theirContinue reading “DATA ON THOSE IN REFORMATIVE TRAINING DETAINED PAST MINIMUM DETENTION PERIOD”
NUMBER OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CAR-SHARING VEHICLES AND RESULTING IN CASUALTIES IN 2021 AND 2022
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many road traffic accidents involving car-sharing vehicles and resulting in casualties have there been in 2021 and 2022 respectively; (b) whether the incidence rate of such accidents is higher than that of the general car population; and (c) what measures is the MinistryContinue reading “NUMBER OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CAR-SHARING VEHICLES AND RESULTING IN CASUALTIES IN 2021 AND 2022”
DETAILS ON FIRE AT EAST COAST ROAD ON 9 JANUARY 2023 WHERE PIT COVER OF FIRE HYDRANT WAS STUCK
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs regarding the fire at East Coast Road on 9 January 2023 (a) whether the pit cover of the nearest fire hydrant was stuck and, if so, why and what was done to dislodge it; and (b) whether the delay in drawing water from the nearestContinue reading “DETAILS ON FIRE AT EAST COAST ROAD ON 9 JANUARY 2023 WHERE PIT COVER OF FIRE HYDRANT WAS STUCK”
LONG-TERM VISIT PASS APPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO ASSIST WITH CARE RESPONSIBILITIES IN SINGAPORE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs in each of the last five years (a) how many Long-Term Visit Pass applications are received for family members to assist with residents’ childcare or other care responsibilities; and (b) how many of such applications are successful. Mr K Shanmugam: The types of foreigners that can applyContinue reading “LONG-TERM VISIT PASS APPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO ASSIST WITH CARE RESPONSIBILITIES IN SINGAPORE”
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