Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the utilisation rate of Seletar Airport as measured by (i) passenger throughput (ii) runway utilisation and (iii) gate utilisation vis-à-vis its capacity on these measures; and (b) whether the Ministry is looking to increase the airport’s utilisation by attracting more commercial airlines, includingContinue reading “UTILISATION RATE OF SELETAR AIRPORT”
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TAKE-UP RATE OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES BY ADULTS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) in each of the past five years, what was the take-up rate of human papillomavirus (HPV) (i) bivalent (ii) quadrivalent and (iii) 9-valent vaccines by adults aged between 18 and 64; and (b) whether the Ministry plans to (i) include HPV 9-valent vaccines under theContinue reading “TAKE-UP RATE OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES BY ADULTS”
REGULATORY MECHANISMS TO COMPEL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO REMOVE POSTS OR ACCOUNTS SUSPECTED OF PERPETRATING SCAMS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what are the current regulatory mechanisms to compel social media platforms to expeditiously remove posts or accounts that are suspected of perpetrating scams; (b) what is the average turnaround time for such removals following requests by the authorities; (c) how many of such requestsContinue reading “REGULATORY MECHANISMS TO COMPEL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO REMOVE POSTS OR ACCOUNTS SUSPECTED OF PERPETRATING SCAMS”
INSTALMENT PAYMENT PLANS FOR SKILLS UPGRADING COURSES OFFERED BY BCA ACADEMY
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether the BCA Academy provides instalment plans for Singaporeans who wish to undertake skills upgrading courses offered by the Academy but have financial challenges in raising the course fees at one go; and (b) if it does not, whether the Academy will consider allowingContinue reading “INSTALMENT PAYMENT PLANS FOR SKILLS UPGRADING COURSES OFFERED BY BCA ACADEMY”
EFFECT OF GAZA CONFLICT ON SINGAPOREANS AND SINGAPORE’S HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS IN REGION
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) what is the basis for determining the $300,000 contribution amount to humanitarian aid to the Singapore Red Cross towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; (b) in light of the escalating humanitarian crisis arising from the conflict, whether the Government has plans to increase the level ofContinue reading “EFFECT OF GAZA CONFLICT ON SINGAPOREANS AND SINGAPORE’S HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS IN REGION”
EFFECT OF INCREASES IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES AND HIGHER COE PRICES ON INFLATION IN 2024
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry what is the extent to which increases in public transport fares and higher COE prices are projected to affect inflation in 2024; and (b) what further measures is the Government taking to contain inflationary pressure caused by such cost increases to mitigate its impactContinue reading “EFFECT OF INCREASES IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES AND HIGHER COE PRICES ON INFLATION IN 2024”
NUMBER OF REQUESTS AND SUCCESSFUL APPEALS FOR PRIORITY ALLOCATION OF NEW HDB FLATS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for National Development from July 2022 to date (a) how many requests has HDB received for priority allocation of new HDB flats; (b) how many of such appeals have been acceded to; and (c) what are the main reasons for acceding to those appeals. Mr Desmond Lee: The HousingContinue reading “NUMBER OF REQUESTS AND SUCCESSFUL APPEALS FOR PRIORITY ALLOCATION OF NEW HDB FLATS”
DISCUSSION OF CHINA STANDARD MAP 2023 EDITION AT HIGH-LEVEL BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL INTERACTIONS, AND ITS IMPACT ON PROGRESS OF CODE OF CONDUCT IN SOUTH CHINA SEA NEGOTIATIONS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) whether the China Standard Map 2023 Edition has been discussed during recent high-level bilateral and multilateral exchanges, including the 43rd ASEAN Summit; (b) what substantive progress has been made in the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC) negotiations; (c) what contentiousContinue reading “DISCUSSION OF CHINA STANDARD MAP 2023 EDITION AT HIGH-LEVEL BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL INTERACTIONS, AND ITS IMPACT ON PROGRESS OF CODE OF CONDUCT IN SOUTH CHINA SEA NEGOTIATIONS”
REASONS FOR GRANTING DISRUPTION FROM NATIONAL SERVICE
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Defence (a) for each year from 2018 to 2022, how many full-time National Servicemen disrupted their National Service (NS) for overseas studies; (b) of these, how many were Government scholarship holders; and (c) what are the reasons for allowing the disruption. Dr Ng Eng Hen: Annually, from 2018Continue reading “REASONS FOR GRANTING DISRUPTION FROM NATIONAL SERVICE”
LIKELY EFFECT OF EL NINO WEATHER PATTERN ON SINGAPORE IN COMING YEAR
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) how will the El Nino weather pattern affect Singapore in the coming year; and (b) whether preparations are being made for a dryer Singapore weather, including its effect on water supply from both the local catchment and imported water. Ms Grace FuContinue reading “LIKELY EFFECT OF EL NINO WEATHER PATTERN ON SINGAPORE IN COMING YEAR”
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