Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Law to date, what is the number of cases filed with the Protection from Harassment Court broken down into (i) sexual harassment (ii) workplace harassment (iii) cyberbullying (iv) doxxing and (v) harassment by debt collectors, moneylenders, or creditors. Mr K Shanmugam: Statistics on the breakdown of harassment cases filed withContinue reading “CASES FILED WITH PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT COURT”
Category Archives: Parliamentary Questions
QUALIFYING CRITERIA FOR MERCHANTS’ ENROLLMENT IN CDC VOUCHERS SCHEME
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what are the qualifying criteria for merchants to be enrolled under the Community Development Council Vouchers scheme; (b) whether an update can be provided on the number of merchants enrolled in the scheme; and (c) how many applications by merchants to be added inContinue reading “QUALIFYING CRITERIA FOR MERCHANTS’ ENROLLMENT IN CDC VOUCHERS SCHEME”
PROTECTION AND EXPEDITED PROTECTION ORDERS GRANTED UNDER PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT ACT 2014
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Law (a) in each of the past five years, how many Protection Orders (PO) or Expedited Protection Orders (EPO) have been granted under the Protection From Harassment Act 2014; (b) how many orders of committal (for matters before 1 April 2022) or committal orders (for matters on or afterContinue reading “PROTECTION AND EXPEDITED PROTECTION ORDERS GRANTED UNDER PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT ACT 2014”
OUTCOME OF CASES FILED WITH PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT COURT SINCE ITS OPERATIONALISATION
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Law since the operationalisation of the Protection from Harassment Court (PHC) on 1 June 2021 (a) how many cases are filed with the PHC, broken down into criminal complaints and civil remedies respectively; (b) of the civil cases filed with PHC, how many are successful in obtainingContinue reading “OUTCOME OF CASES FILED WITH PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT COURT SINCE ITS OPERATIONALISATION”
NOISE NUISANCE OR DISTURBANCE COMPLAINTS LODGED WITH POLICE IN LAST THREE YEARS
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”
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POLYCLINICS AND PRIVATE FAMILY DOCTORS’ CHARGES FOR OUTPATIENT CONSULTATIONS AND MEDICATIONS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health whether patients’ costs for (i) outpatient consultations and (ii) drugs at their enrolled family doctor under Healthier SG will be the same as that charged at polyclinics, without any deliberate increases in polyclinic charges to achieve parity. Mr Ong Ye Kung: As explained in the White Paper onContinue reading “DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POLYCLINICS AND PRIVATE FAMILY DOCTORS’ CHARGES FOR OUTPATIENT CONSULTATIONS AND MEDICATIONS”
INDICATORS USED TO MEASURE IMPACT OF PRODUCTIVITY GRANTS ON SMES
The following question stood in the name of Mr Leon Perera – 13 To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what are the indicators used by the Government to measure the impact of grants such as the Productivity Solutions Grant on the firm-level productivity of SMEs and micro-SMEs that have taken up such grants;Continue reading “INDICATORS USED TO MEASURE IMPACT OF PRODUCTIVITY GRANTS ON SMES”
SWITCHING OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FROM POLYCLINICS TO ENROLLED PRIVATE FAMILY DOCTORS GIVEN HEALTHIER SG
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health whether residents who have been seeking outpatient medical treatment at polyclinics will be expected to switch to seeking treatment from their enrolled private family doctors under Healthier SG. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Singaporeans can continue to choose to seek care at any location, even after they have enrolled withContinue reading “SWITCHING OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FROM POLYCLINICS TO ENROLLED PRIVATE FAMILY DOCTORS GIVEN HEALTHIER SG”
IMPACT OF HEALTHIER SG ON MEDISAVE WITHDRAWAL LIMITS FOR CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health whether the annual MediSave withdrawal limits for chronic disease management will be completely lifted under Healthier SG. Mr Ong Ye Kung: The withdrawal limit for MediSave continues to be relevant and will be in place, to ensure adequacy in healthcare savings through life. In 2021, about nine in 10Continue reading “IMPACT OF HEALTHIER SG ON MEDISAVE WITHDRAWAL LIMITS FOR CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT”
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”
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