DATA ON PROJECTED 2030 AND 2050 BUSINESS-AS-USUAL CARBON EMISSIONS LEVELS FROM SINGAPORE-BASED AIRLINES WITH REGARD TO CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE’S SUSTAINABLE AIR HUB BLUEPRINT

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport with regard to the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore’s Sustainable Air Hub Blueprint, what are the projected 2030 and 2050 business-as-usual (BAU) levels of carbon emissions from Singapore-based airlines in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2E). Mr Chee Hong Tat: The data is not available asContinue reading “DATA ON PROJECTED 2030 AND 2050 BUSINESS-AS-USUAL CARBON EMISSIONS LEVELS FROM SINGAPORE-BASED AIRLINES WITH REGARD TO CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE’S SUSTAINABLE AIR HUB BLUEPRINT”

UPDATE ON HDB BLOCKS WITH FLATS WITHOUT SAME FLOOR LIFT ACCESS AND PROJECTED NUMBER OF HDB BLOCKS TO BE OFFERED LIFT UPGRADING PROGRAMME

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for National Development (a) since the last update on 4 July 2023, whether the number of HDB blocks with flats which still do not have same floor lift access have decreased; and (b) in each of the next three years, what is the projected number of HDB blocksContinue reading “UPDATE ON HDB BLOCKS WITH FLATS WITHOUT SAME FLOOR LIFT ACCESS AND PROJECTED NUMBER OF HDB BLOCKS TO BE OFFERED LIFT UPGRADING PROGRAMME”

MEASURES WITH CUSTOMS AUTHORITY TO PREVENT IMPORT OF NON-COMPLIANT ACTIVE MOBILITY DEVICES AND BATTERIES

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport with regard to the ownership of non-compliant active mobility devices and its batteries, whether the Ministry will consider working closely with Singapore Customs to prevent or reduce (i) the import of such devices by individuals, retailers and wholesalers in Singapore and (ii) the orders of suchContinue reading “MEASURES WITH CUSTOMS AUTHORITY TO PREVENT IMPORT OF NON-COMPLIANT ACTIVE MOBILITY DEVICES AND BATTERIES”

DETERMINING ALLOTMENT OF RED SEASONED PARKING LOTS IN MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for National Development what is the policy guiding HDB’s decision-making on (i) whether to have purely red season parking lots in a particular multi-storey carpark (MSCP) and (ii) the number of lots or decks of purely red parking lots to be allocated in a particular MSCP. Mr DesmondContinue reading “DETERMINING ALLOTMENT OF RED SEASONED PARKING LOTS IN MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS”

RETAKING GCE A LEVEL EXAMINATIONS AS SCHOOL CANDIDATE RATHER THAN AS PRIVATE CANDIDATE

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Education (a) whether there are plans to allow students who have passed their GCE A-level examinations but fare poorly to retake the examinations as a school candidate instead of a private candidate; (b) whether one or more pre-University institutions can be designated as a school where suchContinue reading “RETAKING GCE A LEVEL EXAMINATIONS AS SCHOOL CANDIDATE RATHER THAN AS PRIVATE CANDIDATE”

TOTAL NUMBER OF MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS IN HDB ESTATES AND PROPORTION OF RED SEASON PARKING LOTS

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for National Development (a) what is the total number of multi-storey carparks (MSCPs) in all HDB estates currently; and (b) how many of these MSCPs have at least one or two decks of exclusively or a majority of red season parking lots. Mr Desmond Lee: As of February 2024,Continue reading “TOTAL NUMBER OF MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS IN HDB ESTATES AND PROPORTION OF RED SEASON PARKING LOTS”

DATA ON ACTIVE CPF SPECIAL ACCOUNTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Manpower (a) how many children under the age of five years old currently have active CPF Special Accounts; (b) what proportion of the parents who topped up such accounts live in HDB flats; and (c) what is the median sum of money in such accounts as ofContinue reading “DATA ON ACTIVE CPF SPECIAL ACCOUNTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE”

IMPACT OF SITUATION IN MYANMAR ON ASEAN’S UNITY

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Mr Speaker, I would like to ask the Senior Minister of State: with the change in ASEAN Chair this year to Laos, does Singapore expect any change in the momentum of ASEAN’s engagement with Myanmar and how does Singapore continue to expect itself to support the new ASEAN ChairContinue reading “IMPACT OF SITUATION IN MYANMAR ON ASEAN’S UNITY”

STUDIES ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE MITIGATION EFFORTS AND EFFECT OF HEAT STRESS ON VULNERABLE GROUPS

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether further studies are being conducted to ascertain the socio-economic impact of mitigation efforts for the different emissions scenarios laid out in Singapore’s Third National Climate Change Study; (b) if so, what mitigation efforts will the Ministry be looking at; and (c)Continue reading “STUDIES ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE MITIGATION EFFORTS AND EFFECT OF HEAT STRESS ON VULNERABLE GROUPS”

PORT OF SINGAPORE’S ABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE ADJUSTMENTS TO EASTERN SECTOR CAPACITY DUE TO “LONG ISLAND” PROJECT

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport with regard to the reconfiguration of anchorages in the Eastern Sector of the Port of Singapore arising from the “Long Island” project off East Coast Park, whether the Western Sector of the Port of Singapore or elsewhere within the Port of Singapore currently have any capacityContinue reading “PORT OF SINGAPORE’S ABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE ADJUSTMENTS TO EASTERN SECTOR CAPACITY DUE TO “LONG ISLAND” PROJECT”