Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the Ministry intends to conduct a public consultation on Singapore’s new or updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) which outlines Singapore’s efforts in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, that will be due under the Paris Agreement in 2025; and (b) whether this willContinue reading “PROPOSAL FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON SINGAPORE’S UPDATED NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS”
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AGE-APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMMES IN SCHOOLS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education (a) amongst the schools that currently have financial literacy programmes, how many are (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools, respectively; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider developing age-appropriate content for financial literacy to be taught in all schools starting from upper primary levels. MrContinue reading “AGE-APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMMES IN SCHOOLS”
ASSESSING CDC VOUCHER IMPACT AND POTENTIAL REFORMS BASED ON EQUITY AND INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance in view that Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers are currently issued on a per household basis (a) whether the Ministry has studied the effect of this policy affecting those who live with extended family members or sublet from main tenants; (b) whetherContinue reading “ASSESSING CDC VOUCHER IMPACT AND POTENTIAL REFORMS BASED ON EQUITY AND INDIVIDUAL NEEDS”
REVIVAL OF ANNUAL COMPETITIONS OR FESTIVALS FOR URBAN AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether there have been any recent similar initiatives to the Urban Planning Festival held annually by the Urban Redevelopment Authority between 2016 and 2019; and (b) whether there are any plans to revive the annual Challenge for the Urban and Built Environment workshop and competition.Continue reading “REVIVAL OF ANNUAL COMPETITIONS OR FESTIVALS FOR URBAN AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT”
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT AND STRESS OF INSTITUTING SINGLE SEC EXAMINATION SITTING FOR MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE SUBJECTS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education whether the Ministry has assessed if instituting one written Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) examination sitting for Mother Tongue Language (MTL) subjects will result in additional psychological stress and pressure on students arising from (i) having only one chance to pass MTL examinations instead of two previouslyContinue reading “PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT AND STRESS OF INSTITUTING SINGLE SEC EXAMINATION SITTING FOR MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE SUBJECTS”
UPDATE ON OVERPAYMENT INSTANCES TO MINISTRY STAFF VIA VITAL’S PAYROLL AND CLAIMS SERVICES OVER LAST THREE YEARS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each of the last three years, how many instances of overpayment to the Ministry’s staff made through VITAL’s payroll and claims services have been detected; (b) how many individuals have been affected; (c) what has been the total amount of overpayments made; (d) whatContinue reading “UPDATE ON OVERPAYMENT INSTANCES TO MINISTRY STAFF VIA VITAL’S PAYROLL AND CLAIMS SERVICES OVER LAST THREE YEARS”
JOINT SITE INSPECTIONS BEFORE HANDOVER OF DUTIES FOR MAINTENANCE OF HDB BLOCKS’ PARKING AND COMMON SPACES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether an agreement for the maintenance of parking spaces and common property of HDB residential blocks mandate joint site inspections to be conducted by both HDB and the relevant Town Council prior to a handover; and (b) whether there are instances where the maintenanceContinue reading “JOINT SITE INSPECTIONS BEFORE HANDOVER OF DUTIES FOR MAINTENANCE OF HDB BLOCKS’ PARKING AND COMMON SPACES”
INSTALLATION OF LIFTS AT PEDESTRIAN OVERHEAD BRIDGE ALONG SENGKANG EAST DRIVE AND INSTALLING LIFTS AT MORE BRIDGES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether site feasibility studies conducted on the installation of lifts at the Pedestrian Overhead Bridge (POB 60020) along Sengkang East Drive suggest that it is technically feasible to install such lifts; (b) which other Government agencies are required to approve such an installation and whatContinue reading “INSTALLATION OF LIFTS AT PEDESTRIAN OVERHEAD BRIDGE ALONG SENGKANG EAST DRIVE AND INSTALLING LIFTS AT MORE BRIDGES”
POTENTIAL CROSS-COUNTRY COLLABORATION TO CONSTRUCT PIPELINES FOR TRANSPORTING HYDROGEN BASED ON SINGAPORE’S NATIONAL HYDROGEN STRATEGY
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Government is working with neighbouring countries to construct a pipeline for the transportation of hydrogen; (b) whether the pipelines needed for the transportation of such hydrogen can be blended with existing natural gas pipelines; and (c) whether there are plans toContinue reading “POTENTIAL CROSS-COUNTRY COLLABORATION TO CONSTRUCT PIPELINES FOR TRANSPORTING HYDROGEN BASED ON SINGAPORE’S NATIONAL HYDROGEN STRATEGY”
PROVISION FOR DELETION OF PERSONAL DATA UPON REQUEST UNDER PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT 2012 AND RECOURSE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Communications and Information given the absence of a ‘right to erasure’ clause, whether the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 provides for (i) individuals who have not given consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of their personal data and requiring an organisation to delete their personal dataContinue reading “PROVISION FOR DELETION OF PERSONAL DATA UPON REQUEST UNDER PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT 2012 AND RECOURSE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS”
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