Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Law in the last two years (a) what is the number and percentage of criminal cases prosecuted where victim impact statements (VIS) have been tendered in Court; and (b) what are the categories of offences for which VIS have been so used. Mr K Shanmugam: The use of victim impactContinue reading “VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENTS TENDERED IN COURT AND OFFENCES COVERED”
Category Archives: PQ: Sylvia Lim
VIDEO-RECORDING OF STATEMENTS FROM WITNESSES AND SUSPECTS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) for what kinds of offences have statements been video-recorded from witnesses and suspects during investigations by law enforcement agencies since video-recording was introduced in 2018; (b) what has been the impact of video-recorded statements in achieving positive outcomes, such as reducing allegations of involuntariness of statements;Continue reading “VIDEO-RECORDING OF STATEMENTS FROM WITNESSES AND SUSPECTS”
IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY 2021 NATIONAL WELLNESS COMMITTEE ON JUNIOR DOCTORS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health whether any of the recommendations of the 2021 National Wellness Committee on Junior Doctors have been implemented so far and, if so, whether an elaboration can be provided. Dr Janil Puthucheary: Sir, my response will also cover matters raised in the question by Dr Wan Rizal1 scheduled for a subsequentContinue reading “IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY 2021 NATIONAL WELLNESS COMMITTEE ON JUNIOR DOCTORS”
AUTOMATIC REVOCATION OF CPF NOMINEE STATUS WHEN A BENEFICIARY BECOMES AN EX-SPOUSE FOLLOWING DIVORCE
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Government will amend the Central Provident Fund Act 1953 to provide for the automatic revocation of a nomination when the beneficiary becomes an ex-spouse following a divorce. Dr Tan See Leng: The CPF nomination scheme provides CPF members with the option to nominate recipients of their CPF moniesContinue reading “AUTOMATIC REVOCATION OF CPF NOMINEE STATUS WHEN A BENEFICIARY BECOMES AN EX-SPOUSE FOLLOWING DIVORCE”
ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS TO CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health in terms of using technology to care for older people (a) whether studies have been done to compare Singapore’s adoption of technologies and innovations with those of other developed countries in Asia; (b) if so, how does Singapore fare by comparison; and (c) what are the technological areasContinue reading “ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS TO CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE”
INSTALLATION OF PASSENGER LIFTS TO PEDESTRIAN OVERHEAD BRIDGES ALONG HOUGANG AVENUE 3
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Transport regarding the prioritisation of pedestrian overhead bridges (POBs) for the installation of passenger lifts (a) whether the Land Transport Authority (LTA) should consider the demographic profile of the population in the vicinity, including the density of senior citizens and presence of senior citizen housing as relevant; and (b)Continue reading “INSTALLATION OF PASSENGER LIFTS TO PEDESTRIAN OVERHEAD BRIDGES ALONG HOUGANG AVENUE 3”
AGREEMENT FOR SALE OF HDB BTO FLATS WHERE HDB LOAN REPAYMENTS MADE BY THIRD PARTY
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether HDB has entered into any agreement for the sale of HDB BTO or balance flats where a third party was liable to make the HDB loan repayments; and (b) if so, under what circumstances. Mr Desmond Lee: For mortgage loans taken up with the Housing andContinue reading “AGREEMENT FOR SALE OF HDB BTO FLATS WHERE HDB LOAN REPAYMENTS MADE BY THIRD PARTY”
CONSIDERATIONS IN APPEALS BY CPF MEMBERS ABOVE 55 TO MAKE PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS FROM RETIREMENT ACCOUNT FOR PURCHASE OF 2-ROOM HDB FLEXI FLATS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Manpower what factors are considered by the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board in deciding whether to permit an appeal by a CPF member above 55 years old to make a partial withdrawal from his or her CPF Retirement Account to purchase a 2-room HDB Flexi flat on short lease.Continue reading “CONSIDERATIONS IN APPEALS BY CPF MEMBERS ABOVE 55 TO MAKE PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS FROM RETIREMENT ACCOUNT FOR PURCHASE OF 2-ROOM HDB FLEXI FLATS”
FINDINGS FROM KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE CORRUPTION PROBE
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Prime Minister what specific difficulties were faced by the Attorney-General’s Chambers and Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in considering whether to prefer charges against the officers of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (KOM) over corrupt payments from KOM to Petrobas and Sete Brasil in Brazil from 2001 to 2014, despite KOM’s admissionsContinue reading “FINDINGS FROM KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE CORRUPTION PROBE”
SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTS RECEIVED BY COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the average number of suspicious transaction reports (STRs) received annually by the Commercial Affairs Department for the past three years; and (b) what percentage of these STRs resulted in prosecutions for money-laundering and terrorism-financing offences. Mr K Shanmugam: The Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office (STRO) ofContinue reading “SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTS RECEIVED BY COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT”
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