Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health in view of the large number of COVID-19 cases who have since recovered from an acute infection (a) whether the Ministry will publish its study on the prevalence and effects of long COVID in Singapore; and (b) whether the Ministry will offer dedicated long COVID clinics orContinue reading “INCIDENCE OF LONG COVID AMIDST RECOVERED SINGAPOREANS”
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NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM LONG COVID
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) to date, what is the number of patients suffering from long COVID broken down by (i) duration (ii) demographic and (iii) vaccination status; and (b) whether the Ministry tracks the number of such patients who are adversely and severely affected in their ability to work, study, orContinue reading “NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM LONG COVID”
MEASURES TO DAMPEN INFLATIONARY PRESSURES OR TO HELP SINGAPOREANS COPE GIVEN HIGHER PRICES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Finance (a) in the last five years, what is the annual amount of excise duties derived from petrol and diesel sold to end consumers; and (b) whether the Government can reduce excise duties for intermediate grade petrol and diesel in view of high fuel prices today. Ms HeContinue reading “MEASURES TO DAMPEN INFLATIONARY PRESSURES OR TO HELP SINGAPOREANS COPE GIVEN HIGHER PRICES”
UPDATE ON CYBER SECURITY AGENCY’S INVESTIGATIONS INTO COMPUTER SECURITY INITIATIVE CONSULTANCY
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information whether he can provide an update on the Cyber Security Agency’s investigations into a local company, Computer Security Initiative Consultancy (COSEINC), that has been added to an entity list by the US Department of Commerce. 20 Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whetherContinue reading “UPDATE ON CYBER SECURITY AGENCY’S INVESTIGATIONS INTO COMPUTER SECURITY INITIATIVE CONSULTANCY”
INCREASING AWARENESS OF RISKS AMONGST RETAIL INVESTORS OF SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister (a) what are the steps being taken to educate and protect retail investors of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) given the risks associated with investing in such companies; and (b) whether the Government will consider restrictions on retail investors’ access to the initial public offering of such companies. MrContinue reading “INCREASING AWARENESS OF RISKS AMONGST RETAIL INVESTORS OF SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES”
MAINTAINING DIVERSE CURRICULUM WITH LIBERAL ARTS AT NEW NUS COLLEGE FOLLOWING CLOSURE OF YALE-NUS COLLEGE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education (a) how will a diverse curriculum that includes the liberal arts be ensured for the new NUS College and its students in order to maintain the inter-disciplinary and global perspectives from Yale-NUS College (YNC) and NUS’ University Scholars Programme (USP) experiences; and (b) how will small-group teaching andContinue reading “MAINTAINING DIVERSE CURRICULUM WITH LIBERAL ARTS AT NEW NUS COLLEGE FOLLOWING CLOSURE OF YALE-NUS COLLEGE”
ACTIONS TO VERIFY VACCINATIONS OR ART RESULTS ADMINISTERED BY CLINICS LINKED TO ALLEGED VACCINE FRAUD CASE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) what action is being taken to verify that all vaccinations or Antigen Rapid Test (ART) results administered by the clinics linked to the alleged vaccine fraud case are accurate and for any discrepancies to be corrected in the relevant database; and (b) what action will be takenContinue reading “ACTIONS TO VERIFY VACCINATIONS OR ART RESULTS ADMINISTERED BY CLINICS LINKED TO ALLEGED VACCINE FRAUD CASE”
BREAKDOWN OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR SCHEMES UNDER FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FUND ANNUALLY IN LAST FIVE YEARS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister (a) in the last five years, how many applications have been received annually from individuals for all the various schemes under the Financial Sector Development Fund (FSDF); (b) how many of these applications are successful; (c) of the successful applications, how many are (i) Singapore citizens and (ii) permanent residents respectively;Continue reading “BREAKDOWN OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR SCHEMES UNDER FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FUND ANNUALLY IN LAST FIVE YEARS”
UPDATE ON TEMPORARY ELECTRICITY CONTRACTING SUPPORT SCHEME AND IMPACT OF EXIT OF ELECTRICITY RETAILERS ON SMES AND SUPPORT AVAILABLE
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the Ministry’s assessment of the effect of the exit of various electricity retailers in 2021 on the electricity bills of small and medium enterprises (SMEs); and (b) how is the Government monitoring or managing the capacity of the remaining retailers so as toContinue reading “UPDATE ON TEMPORARY ELECTRICITY CONTRACTING SUPPORT SCHEME AND IMPACT OF EXIT OF ELECTRICITY RETAILERS ON SMES AND SUPPORT AVAILABLE”
PLANS BEYOND COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO RECRUIT SINGAPOREANS FOR JOBS IN HEALTHCARE AND OTHER RELATED SECTORS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health what are the plans beyond the COVID-19 pandemic to recruit and hire Singaporeans for jobs in healthcare and other healthcare related sectors to ensure that future manpower capacity in these sectors are sufficient and sustainable. Mr Ong Ye Kung: The Ministry of Health has always been committed to ensuringContinue reading “PLANS BEYOND COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO RECRUIT SINGAPOREANS FOR JOBS IN HEALTHCARE AND OTHER RELATED SECTORS”
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