Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Thank you, Speaker. One supplementary question for the Minister of State. I wonder whether the Minister of State will agree with me that the public education efforts that the Government is undertaking could also focus a bit more on some aspects of the driving culture which I detect has a certain permissiveContinue reading “MEASURES TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON THE ROADS AND INCREASE PENALTIES FOLLOWING RECENT SPATE OF FATAL ACCIDENTS”
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SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY REQUIREMENT FOR COMPANIES TO FAIRLY CONSIDER FLEXI-WORK REQUESTS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower with the introduction of the Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement (FWAs) Requests from December 2024 (a) whether there is any target or expected percentage of (i) firms that offer and (ii) employees that are covered by, formal FWAs; and (b) whether there are any legal ramificationsContinue reading “SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY REQUIREMENT FOR COMPANIES TO FAIRLY CONSIDER FLEXI-WORK REQUESTS”
PROPOSAL FOR HOUSEHOLD INCOME ASSESSMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL LONG-TERM CARE SUBSIDIES TO EXCLUDE VARIABLE EARNINGS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health whether the assessment of per capita household income (PCHI) for subsidies for residential long-term care (LTC) can be reviewed to exclude variable payments, such as bonuses and commissions, which fluctuate from year to year. Mr Ong Ye Kung: PCHI should include variable components, such as commissions and bonuses, asContinue reading “PROPOSAL FOR HOUSEHOLD INCOME ASSESSMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL LONG-TERM CARE SUBSIDIES TO EXCLUDE VARIABLE EARNINGS”
REVIEW ON DISPARITY IN AVAILABILITY OF CANCER TREATMENTS AND DRUGS BETWEEN CLASS B AND CLASS C WARDS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) which cancer treatments and drugs are not available at subsidised rates to patients hospitalised at Class C wards but are available to those in Class B wards at public hospitals; and (b) whether a review can be done to avail such treatments and drugs to patients hospitalisedContinue reading “REVIEW ON DISPARITY IN AVAILABILITY OF CANCER TREATMENTS AND DRUGS BETWEEN CLASS B AND CLASS C WARDS”
REVIEW OF GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGES THROUGH BOARD OF TEACHING AND TESTING OF SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education (a) when was the last time the Ministry increased the grants extended to the provision of Non-Tamil Indian Languages through the Board of Teaching and Testing of South Asian Languages; and (b) when will the Ministry undertake a review of the sufficiency of such grants in future. MrContinue reading “REVIEW OF GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGES THROUGH BOARD OF TEACHING AND TESTING OF SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES”
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FOREIGN-REGISTERED VEHICLES AND RECOURSE FOR LOCAL MOTORISTS WITH DIFFICULTY MAKING INSURANCE CLAIMS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each year over the last five years, what is the number of traffic accidents involving foreign-registered vehicles; and (b) what is the recourse for local motorists should there be difficulty in making insurance claims following such accidents. Mr K Shanmugam: The data requested byContinue reading “TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FOREIGN-REGISTERED VEHICLES AND RECOURSE FOR LOCAL MOTORISTS WITH DIFFICULTY MAKING INSURANCE CLAIMS”
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”
POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS IN RECENT MOBILE GUARDIAN DATA BREACH INCIDENT
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) will be conducting an investigation into potential violations of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) in relation to the data breach of a user management portal that affected 127 schools in April 2024; (b) if so,Continue reading “POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS IN RECENT MOBILE GUARDIAN DATA BREACH INCIDENT”
APPLICATION RATES FOR CO-EDUCATIONAL AND SINGLE-GENDER SCHOOLS FROM 1980 TO 2020
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education what is the average application rate for co-educational schools as compared to single-gender schools in Singapore for each decade from 1980 to 2020. Mr Chan Chun Sing: The Ministry of Education does not track such statistics as parents can apply for different school types in different phasesContinue reading “APPLICATION RATES FOR CO-EDUCATIONAL AND SINGLE-GENDER SCHOOLS FROM 1980 TO 2020”
EXTENSION OF CONCESSIONARY FARES FOR STUDENTS IN TRANSITION FROM PRE-UNIVERSITY TO UNIVERSITY LEVELS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry has considered extending the concessionary fares for students who have just completed their current course of studies, such as GCE “A” Level or International Baccalaureate and are awaiting entry into the next stage of education where they will be eligible for concessionary fares,Continue reading “EXTENSION OF CONCESSIONARY FARES FOR STUDENTS IN TRANSITION FROM PRE-UNIVERSITY TO UNIVERSITY LEVELS”
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