Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information (a) whether, prior to 9 December 2024, the Personal Data Protection Commission had issued any directives to organisations against the use of NRIC numbers to authenticate an individual’s identity or as default passwords; (b) if such directives were issued, how did the Ministry ensureContinue reading “EXPLANATION AND IMPACT OF POLICY CHANGE ON FULL NRIC NUMBER AND FURTHER MEASURES ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION”
Category Archives: PQ: Jamus Lim
SURVEYS TO ASSESS IMPACT OF PROVIDING DIGITAL DEVICES TO STUDENTS ON THEIR LEARNING ABILITIES, LEARNING HABITS, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND ATTENTION SPAN
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry has conducted any post-implementation surveys or studies to assess the impact of providing digital devices on students’ learning abilities, learning habits, academic performance, and attention span; (b) besides digital literacy, what other key performance indicators (KPIs) are considered in evaluating the effectiveness ofContinue reading “SURVEYS TO ASSESS IMPACT OF PROVIDING DIGITAL DEVICES TO STUDENTS ON THEIR LEARNING ABILITIES, LEARNING HABITS, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND ATTENTION SPAN”
INTRODUCING VIDEO RECORDING WHEN TAKING STATEMENTS FOR INVESTIGATIONS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs what is the progress on the introduction of video recording in taking statements for law enforcement investigations. Mr K Shanmugam: Video recording of interviews, or VRI, was first introduced in 2018 for rape cases. Last year, we updated Parliament that VRI has been expanded to includeContinue reading “INTRODUCING VIDEO RECORDING WHEN TAKING STATEMENTS FOR INVESTIGATIONS”
PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN PLACE FOLLOWING BREACH OF CONFIDENCE OVER EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS’ LETTERS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs in light of the Court of Appeal ruling that the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) and Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) acted unlawfully by disclosing and requesting prisoners’ letters, including confidential correspondence with their lawyers (a) how will prisoners’ correspondence be handled by SPS and AGC going forward;Continue reading “PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN PLACE FOLLOWING BREACH OF CONFIDENCE OVER EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS’ LETTERS”
PRIVATE AMBULANCE PROVIDERS’ RESPONSE TIME AND TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED COMPARED TO SCDF PERSONNEL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) what is the average response time for private ambulance providers to reach a patient’s location; (b) whether private ambulance providers are required to obtain the same standard of training qualifications and expertise as compared to SCDF ambulance personnel; and (c) under what circumstances in aContinue reading “PRIVATE AMBULANCE PROVIDERS’ RESPONSE TIME AND TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED COMPARED TO SCDF PERSONNEL”
STUDENTS’ USAGE OF SCHOOL-ISSUED DEVICES FOR NON-EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BY BYPASSING RESTRICTIONS PLACED
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education with regard to school-issued devices given out in secondary schools, over the past five years, what is the data on (i) students’ usage of these devices for gaming and social media instead of on educational purposes (ii) the number of school-issued devices that were intentionally resetContinue reading “STUDENTS’ USAGE OF SCHOOL-ISSUED DEVICES FOR NON-EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BY BYPASSING RESTRICTIONS PLACED”
INTRODUCTION OF FEEDER BUS SERVICE TO SERVE COMPASSVALE CRESCENT
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport given the objectives of the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme, whether LTA will consider introducing a feeder bus service to serve Compassvale Crescent, which remains underserved by a feeder service in contrast to Rivervale Crescent and Anchorvale Crescent. Mr Chee Hong Tat: Compassvale Crescent residents are currently servedContinue reading “INTRODUCTION OF FEEDER BUS SERVICE TO SERVE COMPASSVALE CRESCENT”
FOREIGN MOTHERS WITH SINGAPOREAN CHILDREN WHO REMAIN LTVP HOLDERS AFTER YEARS OF MARRIAGE TO SINGAPOREAN SPOUSES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the current share of foreign mothers with Singaporean children who remain holding Long-Term Visit Passes (LTVPs) after eight years of marriage to their Singaporean spouses; (b) whether the Government plans to assist this group of foreign mothers to apply and obtain theirContinue reading “FOREIGN MOTHERS WITH SINGAPOREAN CHILDREN WHO REMAIN LTVP HOLDERS AFTER YEARS OF MARRIAGE TO SINGAPOREAN SPOUSES”
OPTION TO RENEGOTIATE RENTAL CONTRACTS OF HDB-OWNED COFFEE SHOPS AFTER CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development whether HDB will consider renegotiating rental contracts for HDB-owned coffee shops after a certain number of years following a successful tender bid, if it is shown that the patronage of the coffee shop is worse than originally anticipated. Mr Desmond Lee: The Housing and Development BoardContinue reading “OPTION TO RENEGOTIATE RENTAL CONTRACTS OF HDB-OWNED COFFEE SHOPS AFTER CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS”
ESTABLISHING AN INDEPENDENT SECURITIES REGULATOR SEPARATE FROM SGX
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) whether the Government will consider establishing an independent securities regulator instead of having Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) that undertakes all frontline regulatory functions and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SGX; and (b) if not, why. Mr Gan Kim Yong (for theContinue reading “ESTABLISHING AN INDEPENDENT SECURITIES REGULATOR SEPARATE FROM SGX”
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