Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment given the revised National Determined Contribution 2030 (a) whether Singapore is still anticipating peak emissions at 65 MtCO2e; and (b) when is the peak expected to take place. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: This question has been addressed in my reply to Prof Koh Lian Pin forContinue reading “SINGAPORE’S TARGET TO PEAK EMISSIONS AT 65 MTCO2E”
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REQUESTS TO WAIVE NON-CITIZEN QUOTA FOR RENTING OUT HDB FLATS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development in each of the last five years (a) how many requests to waive the non-citizen quota for renting out HDB flats are received; (b) how many of such requests are granted; and (c) which town has the highest number of requests. Mr Desmond Lee: The Non-Citizen (NC) quotaContinue reading “REQUESTS TO WAIVE NON-CITIZEN QUOTA FOR RENTING OUT HDB FLATS”
EFFECT OF LONG WAITING TIMES FOR BTO FLATS ON COUPLES’ PLANS TO HAVE CHILDREN
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister (a) whether the Government will conduct studies to quantify the effect that access to housing, such as the length of waiting times for HDB’s BTO flats, has on Singaporean couples’ plans and aspirations to have children; (b) what effect have the delays to BTO project completions caused by COVID-19Continue reading “EFFECT OF LONG WAITING TIMES FOR BTO FLATS ON COUPLES’ PLANS TO HAVE CHILDREN”
BREAKDOWN OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN SENGKANG TOWN IN LAST FIVE YEARS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs for each of the last five years (a) how many road traffic accidents have been reported in Sengkang Town; and (b) what is the breakdown by (i) types of accidents and (ii) cases that involve cyclists. Mr K Shanmugam: Tables 1 and 2 show the number of roadContinue reading “BREAKDOWN OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN SENGKANG TOWN IN LAST FIVE YEARS”
BEST PRACTICE GUIDE FOR ORGANISING ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY EVENTS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment following the recent release of the best practice guide for organising environmentally-friendly events (a) whether all Government-organised or linked Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions events will be expected to adhere to the guide; (b) what other concrete steps will be taken to decarbonise such events;Continue reading “BEST PRACTICE GUIDE FOR ORGANISING ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY EVENTS”
YEAR-ON-YEAR PROJECTIONS FOR ANNUAL EMISSIONS UNTIL 2029
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment given the recent announcements about the 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution, what are the year-on-year projections for Singapore’s annual emissions from now until 2029. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Given our limited abatement options, Singapore relies on international collaboration and emerging technologies, such as electricity imports andContinue reading “YEAR-ON-YEAR PROJECTIONS FOR ANNUAL EMISSIONS UNTIL 2029”
REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE RECEIVED BY OVERSEAS MISSIONS OF MISSING OVERSEAS SINGAPOREANS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) in each of the last 10 years, how many requests for assistance are received by Singapore overseas missions for cases of overseas Singaporeans believed to be missing; and (b) what is the breakdown on the types of missing person cases for which help is sought. DrContinue reading “REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE RECEIVED BY OVERSEAS MISSIONS OF MISSING OVERSEAS SINGAPOREANS”
AUDIT OF SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND PERFORMANCE FOR SINGAPORE FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether an update can be provided on the sustainability efforts and performance for the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix; (b) who is performing the full sustainability audit previously announced; and (c) when is the audit expected to be completed. Mr Gan Kim Yong: The race promoter,Continue reading “AUDIT OF SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND PERFORMANCE FOR SINGAPORE FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX”
BREAKDOWN OF FOREIGN-TRAINED DOCTORS REGISTERED AS NEW MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS IN LAST FIVE YEARS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) in the last five years, what has been the annual number of foreign-trained doctors who are registered as new medical practitioners in Singapore; and (b) how many of these doctors are practising family medicine, broken down into (i) Singapore Citizens, (ii) Permanent Residents and (iii) non-residents. MrContinue reading “BREAKDOWN OF FOREIGN-TRAINED DOCTORS REGISTERED AS NEW MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS IN LAST FIVE YEARS”
MALAYSIAN CONFINEMENT NANNIES GRANTED WORK PERMITS AND AVERAGE DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower (a) in each of the last three years, how many Malaysian confinement nannies have been granted Work Permits; and (b) what is the average duration of employment. Dr Tan See Leng: In each year from 2019 to 2021, we granted about 600, 700 and 900 Work Permits, on average,Continue reading “MALAYSIAN CONFINEMENT NANNIES GRANTED WORK PERMITS AND AVERAGE DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT”
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