Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs of those sentenced to Reformative Training since 2019 (a) how many detainees have been given a supervision order upon reaching their minimum detention period; (b) of the detainees who have been detained past their minimum detention period, what is the average number of months detained past theirContinue reading “DATA ON THOSE IN REFORMATIVE TRAINING DETAINED PAST MINIMUM DETENTION PERIOD”
Category Archives: PQ: Leon Perera
COOPERATIVE AND UNIFIED SMART TRAFFIC SYSTEM PROJECT’S ABILITY TO DETECT BICYCLES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Transport whether LTA’s Cooperative and Unified Smart Traffic System project will have the ability to detect bicycles, for enhanced cyclist road safety. Mr S Iswaran: The CoopeRative and UnIfied Smart Traffic SystEm (CRUISE) project is intended to trial the use of artificial intelligence and multi-sensor data integration across multiple trafficContinue reading “COOPERATIVE AND UNIFIED SMART TRAFFIC SYSTEM PROJECT’S ABILITY TO DETECT BICYCLES”
INSTALLATION OF DRINKING WATER FOUNTAINS IN AREAS OF HIGH FOOTFALL
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will implement mandatory installation of water coolers in areas of high footfall for drinking water to be readily available so as to promote better health. The Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health (Ms Rahayu Mahzam) (for the Minister for Health): The Ministry of HealthContinue reading “INSTALLATION OF DRINKING WATER FOUNTAINS IN AREAS OF HIGH FOOTFALL”
DATA ON LOCALLY TRAINED MEDICAL DOCTORS ACCEPTED INTO RESIDENCY PROGRAMMES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Health in each year from 2017 to 2022 (a) what percentage of locally trained medical doctors from each graduating cohort are accepted into residency programmes; (b) what percentage of those who did not receive places in residency programmes continue to remain in the public hospitals after completing their bondContinue reading “DATA ON LOCALLY TRAINED MEDICAL DOCTORS ACCEPTED INTO RESIDENCY PROGRAMMES”
NUMBER OF VACANT SCHOOL SITES AND AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME OF VACANCY
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Education (a) how many school sites are currently vacant; (b) what is the current average length of time such sites remain vacant; (c) what is the current status of these sites which were used as COVID-19 vaccination centres and migrant worker housing during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (d) whetherContinue reading “NUMBER OF VACANT SCHOOL SITES AND AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME OF VACANCY”
PROGRESS OF NATIONWIDE REUSABLE DINING-WARE SCHEME
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the Ministry is able to provide updates on the progress of the Nationwide Reusable Dining-ware Scheme that was proposed by the Citizens’ Workgroup on Reducing Excessive Consumption of Disposables; and (b) whether it will consider banning disposables for dining-in at all chain restaurantsContinue reading “PROGRESS OF NATIONWIDE REUSABLE DINING-WARE SCHEME”
FACTORS ACCOUNTING FOR 74% INCREASE IN LAND DEVELOPMENT COSTS FOR HDB BTOS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for National Development (a) what factors accounted for the approximate 74% increase in land development costs for HDB BTOs, from $1,816 million in FY2020/21 to $3,167 million in FY2021/2022; and (b) what proportion of the increased spending was due to a higher cost of acquiring land as opposed to aContinue reading “FACTORS ACCOUNTING FOR 74% INCREASE IN LAND DEVELOPMENT COSTS FOR HDB BTOS”
REGULAR PAST-MIDNIGHT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES TO BENEFIT LATE SHIFT WORKERS AND ENTERPRISES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry will consider providing public transport services past midnight on regular occasions, such as MRT and bus services on weekends so as to benefit late shift food and beverage (F&B) workers and enterprises, the F&B sector and night economy, as is being pursued in some otherContinue reading “REGULAR PAST-MIDNIGHT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES TO BENEFIT LATE SHIFT WORKERS AND ENTERPRISES”
DATA ON SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES INVOLVING MINORS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs in each of the past five years (a) what percentage of sexual assault cases have involved minors under the age of 16; (b) how many cases of sexual assault involving minors under the age of 16 are reported to the Police; (c) how many cases of sexualContinue reading “DATA ON SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES INVOLVING MINORS”
FINDINGS FROM KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE CORRUPTION PROBE
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Prime Minister what specific difficulties were faced by the Attorney-General’s Chambers and Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in considering whether to prefer charges against the officers of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (KOM) over corrupt payments from KOM to Petrobas and Sete Brasil in Brazil from 2001 to 2014, despite KOM’s admissionsContinue reading “FINDINGS FROM KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE CORRUPTION PROBE”
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