Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) for each of the last three years, how many complaints about noise nuisance or disturbance in (i) common areas of housing estates (ii) coffee shops or hawker centres and (iii) public entertainment venues are lodged with the Singapore Police Force respectively; and (b) of these, howContinue reading “NOISE NUISANCE OR DISTURBANCE COMPLAINTS LODGED WITH POLICE IN LAST THREE YEARS”
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LOW TAKE-UP RATE FOR CLIMATE-FRIENDLY HOUSEHOLDS PROGRAMME
The following question stood in the name of Mr Leon Perera – 16 To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the Ministry will consider increasing the value of the $150 Climate-Friendly Households Programme e-voucher for energy-efficient refrigerators given the significantly higher cost of a three-tick refrigerator; and (b) whether the Ministry will considerContinue reading “LOW TAKE-UP RATE FOR CLIMATE-FRIENDLY HOUSEHOLDS PROGRAMME”
“RIGHT TO REPAIR” FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Government will consider legislation for “right to repair” for electronic devices to ensure that manufacturers provide practical means for owners to repair their devices; and (b) if not, why. Mr Gan Kim Yong: “Right-to-repair” is a nascent issue and the aim and scopeContinue reading ““RIGHT TO REPAIR” FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES”
COORDINATION BETWEEN POLICE AND BANKS WHEN SCAMS ARE REPORTED
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs for scam cases where it is reported that a phone number has been given for payment purposes via PayNow, whether the Police immediately reaches out to the banks in question to track the bank accounts used and stop further usage of PayNow for the relevant accounts immediatelyContinue reading “COORDINATION BETWEEN POLICE AND BANKS WHEN SCAMS ARE REPORTED”
IMPACT OF INDIA’S RICE EXPORT BAN AND THAILAND AND VIETNAM’S PLANS TO RAISE RICE EXPORT PRICES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the Government’s assessment on the impact of India’s rice export ban and plans by Thailand and Vietnam to raise export prices for rice; and (b) what measures are being considered to mitigate the impact on rice imports by Singapore. Mr Gan Kim Yong: TheContinue reading “IMPACT OF INDIA’S RICE EXPORT BAN AND THAILAND AND VIETNAM’S PLANS TO RAISE RICE EXPORT PRICES”
TYING ACHIEVEMENT OF 2030 NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION AND CLIMATE TARGETS TO INDIVIDUAL MINISTRY’S KPIS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE BONUSES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment following the review of Singapore’s 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) (a) whether the achievement of the NDC and climate targets will be tied to individual Ministry’s KPIs and senior management performance bonuses; (b) if so, how is this implemented; and (c) if not, why not.Continue reading “TYING ACHIEVEMENT OF 2030 NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION AND CLIMATE TARGETS TO INDIVIDUAL MINISTRY’S KPIS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE BONUSES”
LOCALLY-SOURCED RAW MATERIALS IN FOOD GROWN UNDER 30-BY-30 GOAL
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the “30 by 30” goal to produce 30% of our local nutritional needs locally takes into account whether the food is grown based on locally-sourced raw materials, including feed and fertilisers. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: The agri-inputs required for the “30 by 30” goal, such as feed,Continue reading “LOCALLY-SOURCED RAW MATERIALS IN FOOD GROWN UNDER 30-BY-30 GOAL”
PUBLICATION OF FINDINGS FROM PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON SINGAPORE’S CLIMATE AMBITION
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Prime Minister whether the findings of the Public Consultation on Singapore’s Climate Ambition will be published in full, prior to any formal revision of Singapore’s Long-Term Low Emissions Development Strategy and 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution, before the end of 2022. Mr Teo Chee Hean (for the Prime Minister): The Public Consultation onContinue reading “PUBLICATION OF FINDINGS FROM PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON SINGAPORE’S CLIMATE AMBITION”
PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLD CONSUMERS BUYING ELECTRICITY FROM SP SERVICES SINCE EXIT OF OTHER ELECTRICITY MARKET RETAILERS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry whether there has been any discernible change in the proportion of household consumers buying electricity from SP Services compared to other retailers, since the exit of several retailers from the open electricity market in 2021. Mr Gan Kim Yong: Between October and December 2021, six electricity retailers exited theContinue reading “PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLD CONSUMERS BUYING ELECTRICITY FROM SP SERVICES SINCE EXIT OF OTHER ELECTRICITY MARKET RETAILERS”
ENFORCEMENT AGAINST MOTORISTS FOR EXCEEDING NOISE EMISSION LIMITS IN LAST FIVE YEARS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) in each of the last five years, how many enforcement actions have been taken against motorists for exceeding the noise emission limits; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider trialling the use of acoustic cameras to support enforcement during late-night and early-morning hours where trafficContinue reading “ENFORCEMENT AGAINST MOTORISTS FOR EXCEEDING NOISE EMISSION LIMITS IN LAST FIVE YEARS”
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