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”
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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”
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”
UPDATE ON COVID-19 TREATMENTS, VACCINATION EFFICACY AND ROLL-OUT FOR CHILDREN AND BOOSTER JABS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Health (a) how many Singaporeans and Permanent Residents (PRs) respectively are deemed to be medically ineligible for COVID-19 vaccination; and (b) excluding these persons, how many Singaporeans and PRs respectively remain unvaccinated as of December 2021. Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health in view of the emergence ofContinue reading “UPDATE ON COVID-19 TREATMENTS, VACCINATION EFFICACY AND ROLL-OUT FOR CHILDREN AND BOOSTER JABS”
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