Category Archives: Pritam Singh

Parliament: LO Speech on the Workplace Fairness Bill

IntroductionMr Speaker, when the Workers’ Party participated in the general elections in 2020 to seek a mandate from the Singaporeans, the call to introduce anti-discrimination legislation was an important proposal in the Workers’ Party’s manifesto. Separately, and for some years now, several MPs, on both sides of the House, have also called for such legislation.Continue reading “Parliament: LO Speech on the Workplace Fairness Bill”

EXAMINING AUSTRALIA’S MOVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR THOSE AGED 16 AND BELOW

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information (a) whether the Government assesses that there are more advantages as opposed to disadvantages in legislating for an age limit on the use of social media access by young children and teenagers; and (b) if not, why not. The Minister of State for Digital Development andContinue reading “EXAMINING AUSTRALIA’S MOVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR THOSE AGED 16 AND BELOW”

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”

CAUSE OF RECENT LRT TRAIN BREAKDOWN, PROGRESS OF UPGRADING WORKS AND EXPECTED TIMELINE FOR RESUMPTION OF DOUBLE LOOP SERVICE

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Mr Speaker, I am going to just put a question with regard to the last part of the Minister’s reply to the Parliamentary Question which covered the MKBF data as an overall update on some of the breakdowns that have happened over the last few weeks. Just to confirm with theContinue reading “CAUSE OF RECENT LRT TRAIN BREAKDOWN, PROGRESS OF UPGRADING WORKS AND EXPECTED TIMELINE FOR RESUMPTION OF DOUBLE LOOP SERVICE”

ENGAGING OPPOSITION MPs AND GRASSROOTS ADVISERS IN OPPOSITION CONSTITUENCIES FOR BUS SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Transport with regard to the newly announced Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme announced in July 2024 (a) whether LTA is prepared to engage with Opposition Members of Parliament as well as Grassroots Advisers in Opposition-held constituencies on bus service enhancements for taxpayer benefit; and (b) whether LTA envisages the retentionContinue reading “ENGAGING OPPOSITION MPs AND GRASSROOTS ADVISERS IN OPPOSITION CONSTITUENCIES FOR BUS SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS”