Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Ministry will strengthen its support for (i) parents and caregivers of children with special needs and (ii) ageing parents who are caring for their grown-up children with special needs. Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education (a) how many students are thereContinue reading “SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS”
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CLOSURE OF CPF ACCOUNT AND DISCONTINUATION OF CPF LIFE POLICY FOR SINGAPOREANS WHO RENOUNCED CITIZENSHIP AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS WHO RETURNED TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether Singaporeans who have renounced their citizenship and migrated to another country, as well as permanent residents who have returned to their respective home countries, are required to close their CPF account and discontinue their CPF LIFE policy at the time of departure from Singapore; (b) whatContinue reading “CLOSURE OF CPF ACCOUNT AND DISCONTINUATION OF CPF LIFE POLICY FOR SINGAPOREANS WHO RENOUNCED CITIZENSHIP AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS WHO RETURNED TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES”
BUILDING OF FURTHER AGRI-TECH AND URBAN FARM CLUSTERS TO ENSURE FOOD SUPPLY
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry will consider building further agri-tech and urban farm clusters to ensure food supply and that price disruptions are kept to a minimum. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Fluctuations of food prices in Singapore go beyond the size of local food supply. MultipleContinue reading “BUILDING OF FURTHER AGRI-TECH AND URBAN FARM CLUSTERS TO ENSURE FOOD SUPPLY”
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT EXERCISES TO UPDATE SINGAPORE’S NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION PLEDGES FOR COP27
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether there are any updates to the stakeholder engagement exercises to update Singapore’s Nationally Determined Contribution pledges for the UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27). Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Under the Glasgow Climate Pact adopted at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-26) in NovemberContinue reading “STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT EXERCISES TO UPDATE SINGAPORE’S NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION PLEDGES FOR COP27”
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”
UPDATE ON RECIPIENTS OF COVID-19 RECOVERY GRANT
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development with regard to recipients of the COVID-19 Recovery Grant (a) whether the Ministry tracks how many of these recipients successfully obtained a new job after the end of the disbursement of the grants; and (b) if so, what is this number to date. MrContinue reading “UPDATE ON RECIPIENTS OF COVID-19 RECOVERY GRANT”
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”
ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS OF COVID-19 VACCINES ON YOUNGER CHILDREN AND SINGAPORE’S DECISION TO EXTEND VACCINATION TO YOUNGER CHILDREN
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health (a) what are the potential risks or side effects of taking COVID-19 vaccination for persons (i) between ages 12 and 18 and (ii) ages below 12; (b) whether the Government will consider not mandating vaccination for these groups of persons until more is known about the possibleContinue reading “ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS OF COVID-19 VACCINES ON YOUNGER CHILDREN AND SINGAPORE’S DECISION TO EXTEND VACCINATION TO YOUNGER CHILDREN”
UPDATE ON COVID-19 WORKPLACE AND AND VACCINATION DIFFERENTIATED MEASURES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health with regard to the number of deaths in Singapore due to COVID-19 in 2021 (a) how many were fully vaccinated at the at the time of infection; and (b) of the deceased who were fully vaccinated, what is the breakdown in numbers of those who received vaccinesContinue reading “UPDATE ON COVID-19 WORKPLACE AND AND VACCINATION DIFFERENTIATED MEASURES”
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