Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the Ministry has done studies on the annual mortality associated with air pollution from human activities in Singapore; (b) if so, what is the number of annual deaths in the last five years; (c) whether the Government has an estimate on the annual monetaryContinue reading “STUDIES ON ANNUAL MORTALITY AND COST ASSOCIATED WITH AIR POLLUTION FROM HUMAN ACTIVITIES”
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DATA ON SINGAPOREANS AND NON-SINGAPOREANS MADE REDUNDANT FROM TECH FIRMS IN 2022
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower in the first 10 months of 2022 (a) whether the Government has data on the number of Singaporeans who are made redundant from tech firms such as Grab, Stripe, Meta, Shopee and SEA Limited and, if so, how many; (b) what is the median age of the affectedContinue reading “DATA ON SINGAPOREANS AND NON-SINGAPOREANS MADE REDUNDANT FROM TECH FIRMS IN 2022”
INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC TARGETS FOR PM2.5 POLLUTION
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the Ministry has industry-specific targets for PM2.5 pollution; and (b) whether there is any data showing our progress on such targets over the last five years. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: The National Environment Agency (NEA) sets standards on air pollutant emissions, including particulate matterContinue reading “INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC TARGETS FOR PM2.5 POLLUTION”
IMPACT OF FTX’S BANKRUPTCY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL SINGAPORE DOLLAR AND SINGAPORE INVESTORS AND BUSINESSES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister (a) whether there is an estimated number of Singapore investors who are affected by the insolvency of cryptocurrency trading platform FTX; (b) what is the estimated size of total investments affected; and (c) of these, how many are from retail investors. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam (for the Prime Minister): I thankContinue reading “IMPACT OF FTX’S BANKRUPTCY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL SINGAPORE DOLLAR AND SINGAPORE INVESTORS AND BUSINESSES”
FOREIGN WORKER DORMITORY OPERATORS’ RESTRICTIONS ON THEIR RESIDENTS’ MOVEMENT
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry has any restrictions on foreign worker dormitory operators’ ability to impose rules on dormitory residents’ freedom of movement; and (b) if not, whether it will consider curtailing dormitory operators’ powers to protect dormitory residents’ leisure options. Dr Tan See Leng: Dormitory operators for migrant workers areContinue reading “FOREIGN WORKER DORMITORY OPERATORS’ RESTRICTIONS ON THEIR RESIDENTS’ MOVEMENT”
COVID-19 INFECTIONS ACQUIRED BY PATIENTS FROM WITHIN HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health with regard to the cases of COVID-19 infections acquired by patients from within hospitals and nursing homes from April to September 2022 (a) what proportions of transmissions occurred from (i) patient to patient, (ii) healthcare worker to patient and (iii) other means; and (b) what is the basis ofContinue reading “COVID-19 INFECTIONS ACQUIRED BY PATIENTS FROM WITHIN HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES”
TREATMENT OF SINGAPORE BANKS’ CRYPTO ASSET EXPOSURE AND CAPITAL ADEQUACY
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister (a) what are MAS’ requirements as to the prudential treatment of Singapore banks’ crypto asset exposure; and (b) what are the risk-weighting requirements applicable to crypto asset exposures in assessing Singapore banks’ capital adequacy. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam (for the Prime Minister): Singapore-incorporated banks’ exposures to crypto assets are insignificant, contributingContinue reading “TREATMENT OF SINGAPORE BANKS’ CRYPTO ASSET EXPOSURE AND CAPITAL ADEQUACY”
VALUATION OF NEW AND OLD RECLAIMED LAND AND THEIR INCLUSION IN CURRENT AND PAST RESERVES
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) does the value of new land that has been reclaimed go into current reserves; (b) whether this value is based on the actual cost of reclamation or the value of new land in reference to the Chief Valuer’s land betterment charge (LBC) tables; andContinue reading “VALUATION OF NEW AND OLD RECLAIMED LAND AND THEIR INCLUSION IN CURRENT AND PAST RESERVES”
PRICE TO INCOME RATIO OF BTO FLATS IN MATURE ESTATES
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development (a) for the first nine months of 2022, what are the prices of three-room, four-room and five-room HDB BTO flats in mature estates at the 25th, median and 75th percentiles, respectively; (b) for the same period, what is the mortgage servicing ratio for flat buyers taking HDB loansContinue reading “PRICE TO INCOME RATIO OF BTO FLATS IN MATURE ESTATES”
ENGAGING SINGAPOREAN MEDICAL STUDENTS TO SPECIALISE AS FAMILY DOCTORS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health in light of plans under Healthier SG to promote the use of family doctors (a) whether the Ministry has expended any efforts to engage Singaporean medical students locally or abroad to persuade more medical students and medical graduates to specialise as family doctors or family GPs; andContinue reading “ENGAGING SINGAPOREAN MEDICAL STUDENTS TO SPECIALISE AS FAMILY DOCTORS”
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