Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport in each year between 2020 and 2022 (a) how many persons have been caught (i) for the illegal use of Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) on roads and footpaths respectively and (ii) for having non-compliant PMDs; (b) what is the range of punishments imposed on each of theContinue reading “PERSONS CAUGHT FOR ILLEGAL AND NON-COMPLIANT USE OF PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES AND RANGE OF PUNISHMENT IMPOSED”
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NUMBER OF PERSONAL MOBILITY AIDS USERS PROSECUTED FROM 2020 TO 2022 AND PUNISHMENTS IMPOSED
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) from 2020 to 2022, how many Personal Mobility Aids (PMA) users have been prosecuted annually for the use of PMAs on roads; and (b) what is the range of punishments imposed. Mr S Iswaran: From January 2020 to November 2022, two notices have been issued for theContinue reading “NUMBER OF PERSONAL MOBILITY AIDS USERS PROSECUTED FROM 2020 TO 2022 AND PUNISHMENTS IMPOSED”
NUCLEAR ENERGY OPTIONS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE DOMESTICALLY LOCATED REACTOR
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry whether including nuclear energy in our national energy mix using options that do not involve a domestically located reactor, for example, by using floating barges, is being reviewed in tandem with the Government’s lowering and bringing forward of Singapore’s emissions peak. Mr Gan Kim Yong: Singapore has limitedContinue reading “NUCLEAR ENERGY OPTIONS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE DOMESTICALLY LOCATED REACTOR”
GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO WORK WITH LOCAL SMES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Government administers any scholarships aimed at encouraging students to work with local SMEs; and (b) if not, what is the rationale for ending the administration of such scholarships. Mr Gan Kim Yong: The Government partners sponsoring companies, including local SMEs, to award the Singapore-Industry ScholarshipsContinue reading “GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO WORK WITH LOCAL SMES”
CASES OF SUSPECTED BREACHES OF MINIMUM OCCUPATION PERIOD AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN
37 Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether HDB plans to enhance its processes to ensure Minimum Occupation Period (MOP) rules are met for advertised properties in light of recent incidents; (b) how many real estate agents including owners of property sales portals have been found to have assisted in the listing of suchContinue reading “CASES OF SUSPECTED BREACHES OF MINIMUM OCCUPATION PERIOD AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN”
DATA ON ANNUAL LEAVE APPLICATION AND NON-WORKING REST HOURS OF JUNIOR DOCTORS IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Health in each of the last three years (a) what is the percentage of annual leave days that junior doctors in public hospitals have applied for but have had to be ultimately forfeited or cancelled due to the shortage of manpower; (b) what is the average number of non-working restContinue reading “DATA ON ANNUAL LEAVE APPLICATION AND NON-WORKING REST HOURS OF JUNIOR DOCTORS IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS”
CLIMATE ACTION TRACKER’S ASSESSMENT OF SINGAPORE’S CLIMATE TARGETS AND POLICIES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the Government is aware of the Climate Action Tracker’s (CAT) assessment of Singapore’s climate targets and policies as of November 2022 and, if so, what are its views; (b) whether the Government has formally engaged CAT on this assessment and, if so,Continue reading “CLIMATE ACTION TRACKER’S ASSESSMENT OF SINGAPORE’S CLIMATE TARGETS AND POLICIES”
COLLECTION OF NRIC AND PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION BY SECURITY OFFICERS AT COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Communications and Information what recourse do visitors to commercial and private residential facilities have when security officers at these facilities ask to collect their NRIC numbers or other personally identifiable information in contravention of the Security Association Singapore and Personal Data Protection Commission guidelines. Mrs Josephine Teo: Security officers can checkContinue reading “COLLECTION OF NRIC AND PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION BY SECURITY OFFICERS AT COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES”
PERSONAL COSTS ORDERS SOUGHT BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR AGAINST DEFENCE COUNSEL
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Law for each year between 2018 and 2022 (a) what is the number of cases in which personal costs orders are sought by the Public Prosecutor against a defence counsel; (b) how many of such orders are granted by the Courts; and (c) what are the maximum and median quantumContinue reading “PERSONAL COSTS ORDERS SOUGHT BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR AGAINST DEFENCE COUNSEL”
COSTS ORDERS SOUGHT BY ACCUSED OR DEFENCE COUNSEL AGAINST PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Law for each year between 2018 and 2022 (a) what is the number of cases in which the accused or their defence counsel have sought costs orders against the Public Prosecutor; (b) how many of such orders are granted by the Courts; and (c) what are the maximum and medianContinue reading “COSTS ORDERS SOUGHT BY ACCUSED OR DEFENCE COUNSEL AGAINST PUBLIC PROSECUTOR”
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