Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for National Development whether the Ministry will consider adjustments to the HDB flat balloting system to accord some weightage to the number of prior unsuccessful attempts made by the applicant for a HDB BTO flat or a flat under a Sale of Balance Flats exercise. Mr Desmond Lee: The Government isContinue reading “ADJUSTING HDB FLAT BALLOTING SYSTEM TO ACCORD WEIGHTAGE TO UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS IN SALE OF BALANCE FLAT EXERCISE”
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WAITING TIME FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY APPOINTMENTS AT SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE AND ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR EARLIER DATES
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) what is the current waiting time for ophthalmology appointments at the Singapore National Eye Centre; and (b) what arrangements exist to facilitate patients to secure earlier ophthalmology appointment dates at other public healthcare institutions. Mr Ong Ye Kung: In the second quarter of 2023, the median wait timeContinue reading “WAITING TIME FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY APPOINTMENTS AT SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE AND ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR EARLIER DATES”
REPLACEMENT OF HARD COPY APPLICATION FOR NEWSPAPER PERMITS WITH DIGITALLY-ENABLED FORMS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Infocomm Media Development Authority intends to replace its hard copy application forms for newspaper permits with digitally-enabled forms; and (b) if so, when. Mrs Josephine Teo: The Ministry of Communications and Information has been reviewing the process for the application of political party newspaperContinue reading “REPLACEMENT OF HARD COPY APPLICATION FOR NEWSPAPER PERMITS WITH DIGITALLY-ENABLED FORMS”
COMPLAINTS OF WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION TO TRIPARTITE ALLIANCE FOR FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower out of the about 315 complaints about workplace discrimination made to the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices and the Ministry each year for the last five years, for each year respectively, how many of these complaints were made by individuals working for companies that had a headcountContinue reading “COMPLAINTS OF WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION TO TRIPARTITE ALLIANCE FOR FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES”
ASSETS MANAGED BY IN-HOUSE AND THIRD PARTY ASSET MANAGERS FOR DYNAMIC, BALANCED AND STABLE FUNDS UNDER SAVER-PREMIUM FUND
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Defence (a) what is the breakdown of the assets managed (i) directly by in-house investment teams and (ii) third party asset managers for the Dynamic, Balanced and Stable funds respectively under the SAVER-Premium Fund; and (b) what is their current asset class composition compared with their targetContinue reading “ASSETS MANAGED BY IN-HOUSE AND THIRD PARTY ASSET MANAGERS FOR DYNAMIC, BALANCED AND STABLE FUNDS UNDER SAVER-PREMIUM FUND”
ASSETS MANAGED BY IN-HOUSE AND THIRD PARTY ASSET MANAGERS FOR DYNAMIC, BALANCED, STABLE AND LIFECYCLE FUNDS UNDER HOME AFFAIRS UNIFORMED SERVICES INVEST FUND
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the breakdown of assets managed (i) directly by in-house investment teams and (ii) third party asset managers, for the Dynamic, Balanced, Stable and Lifecycle funds respectively under the Home Affairs Uniformed Services INVEST Fund; and (b) what is their current asset-class compositionContinue reading “ASSETS MANAGED BY IN-HOUSE AND THIRD PARTY ASSET MANAGERS FOR DYNAMIC, BALANCED, STABLE AND LIFECYCLE FUNDS UNDER HOME AFFAIRS UNIFORMED SERVICES INVEST FUND”
JUSTIFICATION FOR REQUIRING STUDENTS TAKING HIGHER MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES TO ATTAIN PSLE SCORE OF 14 OR BELOW
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education for students who have performed well in their mother tongue languages and wanting to take higher mother tongue languages in secondary schools, what is the justification for requiring the student to attain an overall PSLE score of 14 or below. Mr Chan Chun Sing: The Higher MotherContinue reading “JUSTIFICATION FOR REQUIRING STUDENTS TAKING HIGHER MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES TO ATTAIN PSLE SCORE OF 14 OR BELOW”
ANTICIPATED ENERGY SAVINGS FROM EACH LTA GREEN INITIATIVE AND COST-BENEFIT EVALUATION
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the anticipated energy savings from each LTA green initiative, including but not limited to (i) turning off escalators in MRT stations at night and (ii) turning off lights on covered walkways between 1.00 am and 5.00 am; (b) for each initiative, whether there hasContinue reading “ANTICIPATED ENERGY SAVINGS FROM EACH LTA GREEN INITIATIVE AND COST-BENEFIT EVALUATION”
ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ON ADVERTISING COSTS FOR CONTENT FEATURING POLITICAL OFFICEHOLDERS FOR SOCIAL AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information between 2020 and 2023 to date (a) how much was spent annually on advertising costs, including consultancy and production fees, to produce content featuring political officeholders for (i) social media and (ii) mainstream media respectively; and (b) what is the annual breakdown of these figuresContinue reading “ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ON ADVERTISING COSTS FOR CONTENT FEATURING POLITICAL OFFICEHOLDERS FOR SOCIAL AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA”
ENSURING NO SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS FOR COMMONLY USED MEDICINES FOR PAEDIATRIC OR GENERAL CARE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health what measures are in place to ensure that there are no supply chain disruptions or shortages to commonly used medicines or supplies for paediatric or general care. Mr Ong Ye Kung: To ensure supply chain resiliency, healthcare institutions, drug and medical supplies companies, local distributors and retailers keepContinue reading “ENSURING NO SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS FOR COMMONLY USED MEDICINES FOR PAEDIATRIC OR GENERAL CARE”
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