Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) how many women serve at the Permanent Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Ambassador-at-large, Director-General and Deputy Director-General, Head of Mission and Deputy Head of Mission levels, and their equivalents in the Ministry; (b) what proportion does women account for at each of these levels respectively; and (c)Continue reading “PROPORTION OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP ROLES IN PUBLIC SERVICE”
Category Archives: National Sustainability
STEPS TAKEN TO ENSURE RECYCLABLES COLLECTED IN GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGNS ARE COMPLETED AND NOT MISUSED
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what are the mechanisms for overseeing recycling programmes by state agencies and vendors to ensure that recycling is completed as promised; and (b) whether there will be a review to strengthen the system in light of news reports on issues with implementingContinue reading “STEPS TAKEN TO ENSURE RECYCLABLES COLLECTED IN GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGNS ARE COMPLETED AND NOT MISUSED”
SECOND-HAND SHOES COLLECTED IN PROJECT FOR RECYCLING TO CREATE RUNNING TRACKS EXPORTED INSTEAD FOR OVERSEAS RESALE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth under the shoe recycling programme by Sport Singapore (a) why are donated shoes designated for recycling to create running tracks found by the press not to be recycled as planned; and (b) what is the Ministry doing to strengthen oversight to ensure properContinue reading “SECOND-HAND SHOES COLLECTED IN PROJECT FOR RECYCLING TO CREATE RUNNING TRACKS EXPORTED INSTEAD FOR OVERSEAS RESALE”
PROPOSAL TO CARVE OUT MYANMAR FROM ASEAN GROUPING
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs as the second anniversary of the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus on the situation in Myanmar approaches, what is the Government’s position regarding the recent suggestion of carving out Myanmar from ASEAN. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: Myanmar remains a member of ASEAN. Ministry of Foreign Affairs20 March 2023 https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/#/sprs3topic?reportid=written-answer-na-13043
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE’S PROCEDURES FOR SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE CASES REPORTED BY SCHOOLS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Social and Family Development how does the Child Protective Service make known its services to young children who may be suffering physical or mental abuse by their parents or caregivers and may not have access to telephones, the Internet or any other persons outside their home to reportContinue reading “CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE’S PROCEDURES FOR SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE CASES REPORTED BY SCHOOLS”
EXPANSION OF MANDATORY ENERGY LABELLING SCHEME TO INCLUDE OTHER HIGH-ENERGY CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES SUCH AS DISHWASHERS AND WATER HEATERS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether there are plans to expand the Mandatory Energy Labelling Scheme to include other household appliances with significant energy consumption, such as dishwashers and water heaters. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: The National Environment Agency (NEA) regularly reviews the list of household appliances under the MandatoryContinue reading “EXPANSION OF MANDATORY ENERGY LABELLING SCHEME TO INCLUDE OTHER HIGH-ENERGY CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES SUCH AS DISHWASHERS AND WATER HEATERS”
MEASURES TO REDUCE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT FROM TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Transport what measures have been implemented or are being considered to reduce the contribution of transport infrastructure, such as flyovers, viaducts, MRT tracks and stations, to the urban heat island effect in residential estates. Mr S Iswaran: Various measures have been implemented to mitigate the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect,Continue reading “MEASURES TO REDUCE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT FROM TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE”
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES SOLD UNDER ENERGY LABEL TICK RATING SCHEME
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) in the last three years, what is the number of household appliances that are sold under the Energy Label Tick Rating scheme; and (b) of these, what is the breakdown amongst the different household appliances categories. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Based on the NationalContinue reading “HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES SOLD UNDER ENERGY LABEL TICK RATING SCHEME”
NUMBER OF HAWKERS EXITING TRADE AND HOW MANY WERE DUE TO IMPACT OF INFLATION
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) how many exits from the hawker industry occurred in 2022; and (b) what has been the impact of inflation in the past year on the number of hawkers who have exited the industry. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: In 2022, there were 342 cooked foodContinue reading “NUMBER OF HAWKERS EXITING TRADE AND HOW MANY WERE DUE TO IMPACT OF INFLATION”
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”
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