Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Prime Minister whether it is in the public interest to disclose the names of the six former management staff of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (KOM) who are given stern warnings for their roles in the giving of S$73 million bribes to officials from the Brazilian state-owned corporation PetroleoContinue reading “NAMING OF KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE STAFF GIVEN STERN WARNING OVER PROBE INTO PETROLEO BRASILEIRO BRIBERY CASE”
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GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO SPH MEDIA TRUST’S INFLATED CIRCULATION NUMBERS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) how does the Government determine the quantum of taxpayer subsidies allocated to SPH Media Trust each fiscal year; and (b) whether these subsidies are contingent on (i) qualitative and (ii) quantitative metrics and outcomes, respectively. Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information regardingContinue reading “GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO SPH MEDIA TRUST’S INFLATED CIRCULATION NUMBERS”
CASES REPORTED TO ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICE AND THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) how many cases are reported to the Adult Protective Service and the Child Protective Service in each year between 2020 and 2022 respectively; (b) how effective has the Strengthening Families Programme @ FSCs been so far since its inception, especially in reducingContinue reading “CASES REPORTED TO ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICE AND THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE”
POLICY ON USE OF DIALECT LANGUAGES ON RADIO AND TELEVISION CHANNELS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what is the Government’s present position on the airing of Chinese dialect programmes on radio and television channels; and (b) whether there are any plans to allow some or more programmes in Chinese dialects on our radio and television channels to promote theContinue reading “POLICY ON USE OF DIALECT LANGUAGES ON RADIO AND TELEVISION CHANNELS”
REDUCING NUMBER OF FOREIGN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES ENTERING SINGAPORE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport what are the Ministry’s plans to gradually reduce the number of foreign internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles entering Singapore over the next few years, including goods and commercial ICE vehicles, as well as those used by foreign workers when travelling to Singapore for work. Mr S Iswaran: To safeguardContinue reading “REDUCING NUMBER OF FOREIGN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES ENTERING SINGAPORE”
CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH ACHONDROPLASIA AND FUNDING ITS TREATMENT UNDER RARE DISEASE FUND
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health (a) how many children in Singapore are diagnosed with Achondroplasia in the past 10 years; (b) what are the current prospects of funding the treatment of Achondroplasia under the Rare Disease Fund; and (c) whether the Ministry will engage the manufacturers of Voxzogo to achieve more affordableContinue reading “CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH ACHONDROPLASIA AND FUNDING ITS TREATMENT UNDER RARE DISEASE FUND”
PERSONS CAUGHT FOR ILLEGAL AND NON-COMPLIANT USE OF PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES AND RANGE OF PUNISHMENT IMPOSED
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport in each year between 2020 and 2022 (a) how many persons have been caught (i) for the illegal use of Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) on roads and footpaths respectively and (ii) for having non-compliant PMDs; (b) what is the range of punishments imposed on each of theContinue reading “PERSONS CAUGHT FOR ILLEGAL AND NON-COMPLIANT USE OF PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES AND RANGE OF PUNISHMENT IMPOSED”
NUMBER OF PERSONAL MOBILITY AIDS USERS PROSECUTED FROM 2020 TO 2022 AND PUNISHMENTS IMPOSED
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) from 2020 to 2022, how many Personal Mobility Aids (PMA) users have been prosecuted annually for the use of PMAs on roads; and (b) what is the range of punishments imposed. Mr S Iswaran: From January 2020 to November 2022, two notices have been issued for theContinue reading “NUMBER OF PERSONAL MOBILITY AIDS USERS PROSECUTED FROM 2020 TO 2022 AND PUNISHMENTS IMPOSED”
CLIMATE ACTION TRACKER’S ASSESSMENT OF SINGAPORE’S CLIMATE TARGETS AND POLICIES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the Government is aware of the Climate Action Tracker’s (CAT) assessment of Singapore’s climate targets and policies as of November 2022 and, if so, what are its views; (b) whether the Government has formally engaged CAT on this assessment and, if so,Continue reading “CLIMATE ACTION TRACKER’S ASSESSMENT OF SINGAPORE’S CLIMATE TARGETS AND POLICIES”
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOT DIGITALLY LITERATE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can I just jump in on this? I have a very similar case where an elderly resident who has difficulty trying to file a claim to the CDRT. May I humbly suggest that perhaps MCI can work with the Courts on how to facilitate laypeople,Continue reading “GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOT DIGITALLY LITERATE”