National Sustainability – Page 28 – Office of the Leader of the Opposition

BREAKDOWN OF REVENUES FROM INCOME TAX ON NET ANNUAL VALUE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for the income tax on the Net Annual Value (NAV) of residential properties which tax has been removed with effect from Year of Assessment 2010 and based on Year of Assessment 2009, what is the respective breakdown for (i) the amount ofContinue reading “BREAKDOWN OF REVENUES FROM INCOME TAX ON NET ANNUAL VALUE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES”

REPORTS OF UNAUTHORISED BANK TRANSACTION TAKING PLACE DESPITE ABSENCE OF ALERTS ON CUSTOMER’S TELEPHONE RECORDS

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Just a very quick supplementary question. When is MAS going to require the banks to use more secure methods besides SMS OTP, for example, using the app-based OTPs? Mr Alvin Tan: The short answer is that MAS is working with the banks on a variety of authentication measures, including SMSContinue reading “REPORTS OF UNAUTHORISED BANK TRANSACTION TAKING PLACE DESPITE ABSENCE OF ALERTS ON CUSTOMER’S TELEPHONE RECORDS”

ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER LEAKED CLASSIFIED US MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE DOCUMENTS RELATE TO SINGAPORE

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Defence (a) whether any of the apparently classified US military and intelligence documents that appeared online addresses Singapore; (b) how does the Government ensure that information and intelligence that it shares with other countries are not compromised by those countries; and (c) in the event of a leakContinue reading “ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER LEAKED CLASSIFIED US MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE DOCUMENTS RELATE TO SINGAPORE”

PERCENTAGE OF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM’S CARBON FOOTPRINT DUE TO DESFLURANE AND PLANS TO REDUCE ITS USE

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Health (a) what percentage of our healthcare system’s carbon footprint is due to anaesthetics; (b) what proportion of our anaesthetics usage is accounted for by desflurane; and (c) whether there are plans to reduce, or even phase out desflurane use in medical contexts where it is substitutable by otherContinue reading “PERCENTAGE OF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM’S CARBON FOOTPRINT DUE TO DESFLURANE AND PLANS TO REDUCE ITS USE”

BREAKDOWN OF OFFICERS IN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BY BACKGROUND INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND MID-CAREER ENTRANTS

Mr Leon Perera asked the Prime Minister of the officers in the Administrative Service as at end-2022 (a) what percentage of them are (i) state scholarship recipients versus non-scholars (ii) mid-career entrants from the public sector and (iii) mid-career entrants from outside the public sector; and (b) how has this breakdown changed from 10 years ago.Continue reading “BREAKDOWN OF OFFICERS IN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BY BACKGROUND INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND MID-CAREER ENTRANTS”

RATIONALE FOR SINGAPORE BEING POTENTIAL CLAIMANT FROM LOSS AND DAMAGE FUND SET UP IN COP27

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment what is the rationale for Singapore being a potential claimant from the Loss and Damage Fund set up in COP27, in view that many other potential claimant countries from this fund have much lower levels of GDP per capita and income than Singapore does. The MinisterContinue reading “RATIONALE FOR SINGAPORE BEING POTENTIAL CLAIMANT FROM LOSS AND DAMAGE FUND SET UP IN COP27”

FURTHER MITIGATION MEASURES TO ADDRESS URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) in view of the report by the Singapore Meteorological Service on 23 March 2023 which found evidence for the urban heat island effect in Singapore, what is the assessment on whether further mitigation factors are necessary to address this; and (b) what isContinue reading “FURTHER MITIGATION MEASURES TO ADDRESS URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT”

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GOVERNANCE IN SINGAPORE

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information in view of the proposed regulatory frameworks for artificial intelligence (AI) governance in the European Union and China (a) whether the current approach to AI regulation in Singapore is being reviewed; (b) whether there are any areas in the field that are currently being prioritised forContinue reading “REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GOVERNANCE IN SINGAPORE”

GUIDELINES GOVERNING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN GRASSROOTS, PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT OUTREACH EFFORTS

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what are the regulations or guidelines governing interactions between grassroots, People’s Association, and Government agency outreach efforts involving politicians and community groups, and the publicity relating to such interactions; and (b) how are political events and Government agency outreach efforts distinguished from grassrootsContinue reading “GUIDELINES GOVERNING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN GRASSROOTS, PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT OUTREACH EFFORTS”