Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government will consider (i) calibrating current Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) quotas by country and its rationale for doing or not doing so and (ii) setting separate sales caps and quotas for VTL (Land) as compared to VTL (Air) quotas. Mr S Iswaran: We have implemented quotasContinue reading “RATIONALE FOR CALIBRATION OF VACCINATED TRAVEL LANE QUOTAS BY COUNTRY AND SETTING SEPARATE SALES CAPS AND QUOTAS FOR VTL (LAND) AND VTL (AIR)”
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IMPACT OF AGREEMENT TO REALIGN FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION BOUNDARY BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND JAKARTA
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Transport arising from the agreement at the 5th Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat in Bintan, what will be the status of the Singapore and Jakarta Flight Information Regions (FIR) respectively, should both Governments fail to come to a new agreement after 25 years. The Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National SecurityContinue reading “IMPACT OF AGREEMENT TO REALIGN FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION BOUNDARY BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND JAKARTA”
TARGETS FOR INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES CHARGING POINTS IN HDB CARPARKS AND TOWNS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport for each of the towns which are not specifically identified as electric vehicle (EV)-ready towns by 2025, and specifically in Sengkang, what is the target number and percentage of total HDB carparks within the town that will be fitted with EV chargers by 2025. Mr S Iswaran: As ofContinue reading “TARGETS FOR INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES CHARGING POINTS IN HDB CARPARKS AND TOWNS”
NON-COMPLIANT PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES DETECTED EVERY MONTH AND EFFORTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH DEVICE REQUIREMENTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport (a) in the past year, how many incidences of installation of non-compliant batteries in personal mobility devices (PMDs) have been reported every month on average; (b) what are the current efforts by the Ministry to ensure that approved vendors of PMD batteries are not simultaneously selling non-compliantContinue reading “NON-COMPLIANT PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES DETECTED EVERY MONTH AND EFFORTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH DEVICE REQUIREMENTS”
DISCUSSIONS TO REVIVE SINGAPORE-KUALA LUMPUR HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport whether he can provide an update on the discussions with the Malaysian government to revive the Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High Speed Rail project. Mr S Iswaran: As Malaysia had decided not to proceed with the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project, it was consequently terminated after the project’sContinue reading “DISCUSSIONS TO REVIVE SINGAPORE-KUALA LUMPUR HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT”
PROMOTE USE OF FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS ON ALL BICYCLES TO ENHANCE VISIBILITY AND SAFETY
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport whether LTA had promoted the use of requisite regulatory front and rear lights on all bicycles and power-assisted bicycles to enhance better visibility and safety for all cyclists, pedestrians and motorists during its recent enforcement operations against errant cyclists or public outreach efforts to cyclists. Mr SContinue reading “PROMOTE USE OF FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS ON ALL BICYCLES TO ENHANCE VISIBILITY AND SAFETY”
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”
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”
PLANS TO JUMPSTART AVIATION SECTOR, ENSURE SUCCESS OF SINGAPORE AIRSHOW 2022 AND EXTEND VACCINATED TRAVEL LANES GIVEN RISE OF COVID-19 OMICRON VARIANT
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport in light of the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 (a) how does the Ministry review its border control measures for air travel with all countries as well as Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) and non-VTL travel with Malaysia, with the view to striking a meaningful balanceContinue reading “PLANS TO JUMPSTART AVIATION SECTOR, ENSURE SUCCESS OF SINGAPORE AIRSHOW 2022 AND EXTEND VACCINATED TRAVEL LANES GIVEN RISE OF COVID-19 OMICRON VARIANT”
IMPACT OF CORRUPT TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING FORMER LTA DEPUTY GROUP DIRECTOR ON STANDARDS AND SAFETY OF THOMSON-EAST COAST AND CROSS ISLAND MRT LINES
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Transport what are the implications on the standards and safety of the Thomson-East Coast and Cross Island MRT Lines arising from the actions of a former deputy group director of LTA who has admitted in Court to numerous corrupt transactions involving contractors working on the Lines. Mr S Iswaran: I thankContinue reading “IMPACT OF CORRUPT TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING FORMER LTA DEPUTY GROUP DIRECTOR ON STANDARDS AND SAFETY OF THOMSON-EAST COAST AND CROSS ISLAND MRT LINES”
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