Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) what specific steps have the relevant agencies taken to develop expert programme managers for research funding administration; (b) what percentage of current programme managers have personally led research projects resulting in peer-reviewed publications or patents in the last five years; and (c) whatContinue reading “DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERTISE IN RESEARCH FUNDING ADMINISTRATION”
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INCLUSION OF SINGAPORE’S SHARE OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT EMISSIONS IN CARBON BUDGET
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the Government has plans to include Singapore’s share of international transport emissions in its carbon budget; and (b) whether it is planning to set carbon emission targets for such emissions. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Singapore reports our greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory inContinue reading “INCLUSION OF SINGAPORE’S SHARE OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT EMISSIONS IN CARBON BUDGET”
ANNUAL NUMBER OF HDB BTO BALLOT ERRORS AND ACTIONS TAKEN
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development (a) for each year of the last five years, how many HDB BTO applications were allocated a wrong ballot number due to the system categorising applicants in the wrong priority category; (b) how many flat bookings were allocated to such applicants; (c) how many of suchContinue reading “ANNUAL NUMBER OF HDB BTO BALLOT ERRORS AND ACTIONS TAKEN”
AVERAGE LIVING SPACE PER CHILD IN 1-ROOM AND 2-ROOM RENTAL FLATS AND MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR HEALTHY GROWTH
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development (a) what is the average living space per child for children living in (i) 1-room and (ii) 2-room rental flats currently; and (b) what is the Ministry’s assessment of the minimum living space required for children to grow up in a healthy environment. Mr Desmond Lee: Continue reading “AVERAGE LIVING SPACE PER CHILD IN 1-ROOM AND 2-ROOM RENTAL FLATS AND MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR HEALTHY GROWTH”
ROOT CAUSES FOR MASSIVE EAST-WEST MRT LINE DISRUPTION IN SEPTEMBER 2024 AND REVIEW TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCE
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) in view of recent major MRT service disruptions, whether the Public Transport Council will consider reviewing the fare increase scheduled for 28 December 2024; (b) if not, why not; and (c) whether service reliability in the period leading up to the date of the proposed fareContinue reading “ROOT CAUSES FOR MASSIVE EAST-WEST MRT LINE DISRUPTION IN SEPTEMBER 2024 AND REVIEW TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCE”
TRACKING AND INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS FOR FOOD ALLERGIES IN CHILDREN
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry tracks the rates of food allergies in children; (b) if so, what is the current percentage of children who are estimated to have food allergies; (c) what are the trends observed over the last 10 years; and (d) whether the Ministry is undertakingContinue reading “TRACKING AND INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS FOR FOOD ALLERGIES IN CHILDREN”
ANALYSING PUBLIC BENEFITS OF EACH TRANSPORT MODE AND APPLYING FINDINGS TO INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether the Government does economic analyses of various modes of transport to determine and track the public benefits of each mode of transport in order to guide related policies, such as infrastructure planning; and (b) if so, how is such input taken into consideration in theContinue reading “ANALYSING PUBLIC BENEFITS OF EACH TRANSPORT MODE AND APPLYING FINDINGS TO INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING”
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND APPROVED FOR PARENTS TO HOME-SCHOOL THEIR CHILDREN
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education in the last five years (a) how many applications are received from parents in each year to home-school their children; (b) how many of such applications are approved; and (c) what is the breakdown of the applications received based on age of the children. Mr Chan ChunContinue reading “APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND APPROVED FOR PARENTS TO HOME-SCHOOL THEIR CHILDREN”
RELIABILITY OF ERP 2.0 ON-BOARD UNITS INSTALLED
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Transport (a) for each month in 2024 to date, how many units of ERP 2.0 On-Board Units (OBU) have been installed; (b) how many of these units have been found to be faulty and needed servicing; (c) how many of these units have required replacement; and (d) howContinue reading “RELIABILITY OF ERP 2.0 ON-BOARD UNITS INSTALLED”
CURRENT AND PROJECTED WAGE CONVERGENCE TARGETS FOR 20TH PERCENTILE OF INCOME EARNERS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what are the current wage convergence targets for the 20th percentile of income earners; and (b) what is the expected path of convergence of wage levels for the 20th percentile of income earners between 2023 and 2030. Dr Tan See Leng: From 2013 to 2023, real wagesContinue reading “CURRENT AND PROJECTED WAGE CONVERGENCE TARGETS FOR 20TH PERCENTILE OF INCOME EARNERS”
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