Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what are the considerations behind the decision to construct a civil defence public shelter within a given housing estate; (b) whether the scarcity of such shelters in non-mature estates, such as Sengkang and Punggol, are due to the in-built shelters in HDB units; andContinue reading “CONSIDERATIONS FOR BUILDING CIVIL DEFENCE PUBLIC SHELTER WITHIN HOUSING ESTATE”
Category Archives: PQ: Jamus Lim
RATIONALE BEHIND CESSATION OF GENDER CONFIRMATION SURGERY IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND POTENTIAL REINSTATEMENT
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) what were the specific reasons behind the cessation of gender confirmation surgery in public hospitals in 2014; and (b) whether the Ministry has any plans to reinstate the provision and subsidy of gender confirmation surgery in public hospitals, similar to the arrangement prior to 2000.Continue reading “RATIONALE BEHIND CESSATION OF GENDER CONFIRMATION SURGERY IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND POTENTIAL REINSTATEMENT”
ON PTC’S REVIEW ON EXTENDING CONCESSIONARY FARES TO GRADUATING STUDENTS TRANSITING TO NEXT STAGE OF EDUCATION
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport whether he can provide an update on the Public Transport Council’s review of extending concessionary fares or passes to graduating students, such as those of GCE A-levels, International Baccalaureate or the ITE, before they enter their next stage of education. Mr Chee Hong Tat: Based on feedbackContinue reading “ON PTC’S REVIEW ON EXTENDING CONCESSIONARY FARES TO GRADUATING STUDENTS TRANSITING TO NEXT STAGE OF EDUCATION”
CLEAN-UP EFFORT, ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT AND REVIEW OF SAFEGUARDS FOLLOWING OIL SPILL FROM ACCIDENT AT PASIR PANJANG TERMINAL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport when the recent oil spill at the Pasir Panjang Terminal was first discovered on 14 June 2024 (a) what actions, beyond the spraying of dispersant and deployment of oil booms, were undertaken in the first 24 hours to contain the spill; (b) how does the authorities verifyContinue reading “CLEAN-UP EFFORT, ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT AND REVIEW OF SAFEGUARDS FOLLOWING OIL SPILL FROM ACCIDENT AT PASIR PANJANG TERMINAL”
DATA ON HDB COFFEE SHOPS TENANTED TO F&B CHAINS AND TO INDEPENDENT OPERATORS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development (a) what is the share of stalls in HDB coffee shops that are currently tenanted to (i) food and beverage chains, such as Foodfare, Happy Hawkers and (ii) independent operators; and (b) whether HDB has considered including in the price-quality method (PQM) of evaluation ofContinue reading “DATA ON HDB COFFEE SHOPS TENANTED TO F&B CHAINS AND TO INDEPENDENT OPERATORS”
REASON FOR PROHIBITING ADOPTION OF ADULT CHILDREN BY OLDER COUPLES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development what is the reason for prohibiting the adoption of adult children by an older couple, especially in the case of stepchildren from an earlier marriage. Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: Adoption is a legal process where trusted adults become the legal parents ofContinue reading “REASON FOR PROHIBITING ADOPTION OF ADULT CHILDREN BY OLDER COUPLES”
MERCHANT PARTICIPATION IN 2024 CDC VOUCHER SCHEME AND INCLUSION OF NTUC HAWKER GROUPS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) whether the Ministry actively solicits specific merchants’ participation in the Community Development Councils’ (CDC) hawkers programme in the 2024 CDC Voucher Scheme; and (b) given that NTUC Fairprice is participating in the merchants’ programme, why are NTUC hawker groups, such as FoodfareContinue reading “MERCHANT PARTICIPATION IN 2024 CDC VOUCHER SCHEME AND INCLUSION OF NTUC HAWKER GROUPS”
ADDRESSING ILLEGAL PARKING AROUND SCHOOLS DURING SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT AND DISMISSAL TIMES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport whether there are measures to address illegal parking around schools during school commencement and ending times. Mr Chee Hong Tat: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) partners our schools on traffic management plans. These include deploying school traffic marshals, designating locations to drop-off students safely during school commencementContinue reading “ADDRESSING ILLEGAL PARKING AROUND SCHOOLS DURING SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT AND DISMISSAL TIMES”
DATA ON NEA-OPERATED HAWKER CENTRES TENANTED TO F&B CHAINS AND TO INDEPENDENT OPERATORS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what is the share of stalls in NEA-operated hawker centres that are currently tenanted to (i) food and beverage chains, such as Koufu, Kopitiam and Timbre+, and (ii) independent operators; and (b) whether the Ministry has considered including in the price-quality methodContinue reading “DATA ON NEA-OPERATED HAWKER CENTRES TENANTED TO F&B CHAINS AND TO INDEPENDENT OPERATORS”
PROBE INTO RECENT MOBILE GUARDIAN DATA BREACH INCIDENT AND IMPACT ON CYBERSECURITY MEASURES FOR SCHOOL APPS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry has been informed of any identifiable lapses in data security practices that resulted in the breach of Mobile Guardian’s user management portal that affected 127 schools; (b) whether there are more schools, than the reported 127 schools, that utilise the application; (c)Continue reading “PROBE INTO RECENT MOBILE GUARDIAN DATA BREACH INCIDENT AND IMPACT ON CYBERSECURITY MEASURES FOR SCHOOL APPS”
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