Category Archives: MPs

EXPLANATION AND IMPACT OF POLICY CHANGE ON FULL NRIC NUMBER AND FURTHER MEASURES ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information (a) whether, prior to 9 December 2024, the Personal Data Protection Commission had issued any directives to organisations against the use of NRIC numbers to authenticate an individual’s identity or as default passwords; (b) if such directives were issued, how did the Ministry ensureContinue reading “EXPLANATION AND IMPACT OF POLICY CHANGE ON FULL NRIC NUMBER AND FURTHER MEASURES ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION”

RENOVATION PLANS FOR FUTSAL COURT AND OTHER FACILITIES AT PETAL GARDENS IN EUNOS WARD OF ALJUNIED GRC

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth in view of the state of the sports and community facilities at Petal Gardens in the Eunos ward of Aljunied GRC (a) when does the People’s Association (PA) plan to renovate and modernise the futsal court and other facilities there; and (b) whether the MinistryContinue reading “RENOVATION PLANS FOR FUTSAL COURT AND OTHER FACILITIES AT PETAL GARDENS IN EUNOS WARD OF ALJUNIED GRC”

PLANS FOR EUNOS COMMUNITY CLUB AND TIMELINE OF CLUB’S REOPENING

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what are the People’s Association’s plans for the Eunos Community Club (CC); (b) why has the CC remained hoarded up and closed to Eunos residents for many years; and (c) when does the Ministry intend for it to be reopened for resident and communityContinue reading “PLANS FOR EUNOS COMMUNITY CLUB AND TIMELINE OF CLUB’S REOPENING”

Workers’ Party: Secretary-General’s New Year Message 2025

Workers’ Party Secretary-General Pritam Singh reviews the Party’s parliamentary efforts in 2024, as we work to secure the people’s support for GE 2025 Working for Singapore In March 2024, former President and People’s Action Party (PAP) DPM Dr Tony Tan launched his memoirs, titled, My Political Journey. The book looks back at the former President’s storiedContinue reading “Workers’ Party: Secretary-General’s New Year Message 2025”

FURTHER EXPEDITING OF APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER COMCARE SCHEMES

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker, just a clarification for the Minister. In view of the rising number of seniors who stay alone, for example, and may face difficulties to get online, notwithstanding more touchpoints that the Minister shared, does the Ministry consider more frequent, or is it looking at even considering theContinue reading “FURTHER EXPEDITING OF APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER COMCARE SCHEMES”

GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYERS’ USE OF AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING TOOLS FOR HIRING OR PROMOTIONS TO PREVENT BIASES

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Mr Speaker, just a response to the Minister through a question vis-à-vis what he said about AI. Unfortunately, from the worker’s perspective, one usually is not in a position of information superiority over the employer, so you do not know what back-end selections or pre-qualifications your AI system has done. So,Continue reading “GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYERS’ USE OF AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING TOOLS FOR HIRING OR PROMOTIONS TO PREVENT BIASES”

SURVEYS TO ASSESS IMPACT OF PROVIDING DIGITAL DEVICES TO STUDENTS ON THEIR LEARNING ABILITIES, LEARNING HABITS, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND ATTENTION SPAN

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry has conducted any post-implementation surveys or studies to assess the impact of providing digital devices on students’ learning abilities, learning habits, academic performance, and attention span; (b) besides digital literacy, what other key performance indicators (KPIs) are considered in evaluating the effectiveness ofContinue reading “SURVEYS TO ASSESS IMPACT OF PROVIDING DIGITAL DEVICES TO STUDENTS ON THEIR LEARNING ABILITIES, LEARNING HABITS, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND ATTENTION SPAN”

INTRODUCING VIDEO RECORDING WHEN TAKING STATEMENTS FOR INVESTIGATIONS

 Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs what is the progress on the introduction of video recording in taking statements for law enforcement investigations. Mr K Shanmugam: Video recording of interviews, or VRI, was first introduced in 2018 for rape cases. Last year, we updated Parliament that VRI has been expanded to includeContinue reading “INTRODUCING VIDEO RECORDING WHEN TAKING STATEMENTS FOR INVESTIGATIONS”

PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN PLACE FOLLOWING BREACH OF CONFIDENCE OVER EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS’ LETTERS

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs in light of the Court of Appeal ruling that the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) and Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) acted unlawfully by disclosing and requesting prisoners’ letters, including confidential correspondence with their lawyers (a) how will prisoners’ correspondence be handled by SPS and AGC going forward;Continue reading “PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN PLACE FOLLOWING BREACH OF CONFIDENCE OVER EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS’ LETTERS”

PRIVATE AMBULANCE PROVIDERS’ RESPONSE TIME AND TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED COMPARED TO SCDF PERSONNEL

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) what is the average response time for private ambulance providers to reach a patient’s location; (b) whether private ambulance providers are required to obtain the same standard of training qualifications and expertise as compared to SCDF ambulance personnel; and (c) under what circumstances in aContinue reading “PRIVATE AMBULANCE PROVIDERS’ RESPONSE TIME AND TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED COMPARED TO SCDF PERSONNEL”