Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry has assessed the extent to which the new limitations on insurance coverage and MediSave use for cancer drug treatments will impact doctors’ treatment decisions for their patients based on their clinical judgement; and (b) how will it affect patient care for those sufferingContinue reading “NEW LIMITS ON INSURANCE COVERAGE AND MEDISAVE USAGE FOR CANCER DRUGS AND IMPACT ON DOCTORS’ TREATMENT DECISIONS”
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PROPOSAL FOR NATIONAL CANCER CARE APPEALS BOARD TO CONSIDER APPEALS FROM DOCTORS OF PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX CANCERS ON NON-STANDARD THERAPIES
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry has plans to establish and fund a National Cancer Care Appeals Board consisting of doctors from different specialties to consider appeals from doctors on behalf of individual patients with complex cancers for whom standard therapies may be inappropriate or ineffective, review real world evidenceContinue reading “PROPOSAL FOR NATIONAL CANCER CARE APPEALS BOARD TO CONSIDER APPEALS FROM DOCTORS OF PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX CANCERS ON NON-STANDARD THERAPIES”
TRANSPORT SUBSIDY APPLICATIONS TO SGENABLE AND SUCCESS RATE BETWEEN 2018 AND 2021
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) between 2018 and 2021, how many applications has SGEnable received for the (i) VWO Transport Subsidy Scheme and (ii) Taxi Subsidy Scheme; (b) how many applications have been successful for each of these schemes; and (c) among the unsuccessful applications, what are theContinue reading “TRANSPORT SUBSIDY APPLICATIONS TO SGENABLE AND SUCCESS RATE BETWEEN 2018 AND 2021”
DAILY WITHDRAWAL LIMITS FOR CPF FUNDS AND SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE AGAINST SCAMS INVOLVING EXTRAORDINARILY LARGE SUMS
72 Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Manpower whether the CPF Board imposes any daily withdrawal limits for CPF funds that members are eligible to withdraw; and (b) whether the CPF Board has a threshold beyond which extraordinarily large withdrawal sums are subject to enhanced scrutiny to safeguard against scams. Dr Tan See Leng: CPF BoardContinue reading “DAILY WITHDRAWAL LIMITS FOR CPF FUNDS AND SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE AGAINST SCAMS INVOLVING EXTRAORDINARILY LARGE SUMS”
PERCENTAGE OF POLYCLINICS AND GP CLINICS ABLE TO ACCESS AND INPUT INTO NATIONAL ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS SYSTEM
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) what percentage of polyclinics and general practitioner clinics (GP) are currently able to access the National Electronic Health Records (NEHR) system; and (b) to what extent will polyclinics and GPs be able to access and input details of outpatient consultations for their patients under the proposedContinue reading “PERCENTAGE OF POLYCLINICS AND GP CLINICS ABLE TO ACCESS AND INPUT INTO NATIONAL ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS SYSTEM”
PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC AND FEEDER BUS SERVICES OPERATING WITH HEADWAYS OF NO MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES DURING PEAK HOURS AND NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport in the last six months, what percentage of (i) all public bus services and (ii) feeder bus services, operated with headways of no more than five minutes during morning and evening peak hours, and no more than 10 minutes during off-peak hours, respectively. Mr S Iswaran: LTA monitorsContinue reading “PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC AND FEEDER BUS SERVICES OPERATING WITH HEADWAYS OF NO MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES DURING PEAK HOURS AND NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS”
WEIGHTAGE GIVEN TO FACTORS SUCH AS AGE OF FLATS, REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AND GOVERNMENT’S FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR SELECTIVE EN BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for National Development (a) in selecting precincts for the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS), what are the weights given to (i) the age of the blocks (ii) their redevelopment potential (iii) the availability of suitable replacement sites (iv) the Government’s financial resources and (v) other factors; and (b)Continue reading “WEIGHTAGE GIVEN TO FACTORS SUCH AS AGE OF FLATS, REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AND GOVERNMENT’S FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR SELECTIVE EN BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME”
BREAKDOWN OF SPENDING ON ORGANISING AND RUNNING GENERAL ELECTIONS IN 2011, 2015 AND 2020 RESPECTIVELY
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister how much is the Government’s spending on organising and running the General Elections in 2011, 2015 and 2020 respectively, including but not limited to the cost of manpower, security, publicity and materials. Mr Chan Chun Sing (for the Prime Minister): The expenditures incurred by the Elections Department (ELD) forContinue reading “BREAKDOWN OF SPENDING ON ORGANISING AND RUNNING GENERAL ELECTIONS IN 2011, 2015 AND 2020 RESPECTIVELY”
SINGAPORE’S PETROLEUM RESERVES AND EVIDENCE OF ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR AMONG FUEL RETAILERS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has found any evidence of anti-competitive behaviour among fuel retailers to raise prices in the past two months; (b) what actions will the Government take against fuel retailers found to have engaged in anti-competitive behaviour;Continue reading “SINGAPORE’S PETROLEUM RESERVES AND EVIDENCE OF ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR AMONG FUEL RETAILERS”
STREAMLINE MEANS TESTING PROCEDURES AND SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS AND RENEWALS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in view of the current rising costs which may lead to more Singaporeans applying for financial assistance, whether the Government is looking to streamline the means testing procedures for public assistance applications and renewals, including reducing the number of physical documents that need toContinue reading “STREAMLINE MEANS TESTING PROCEDURES AND SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS AND RENEWALS”
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