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”
Category Archives: Parliamentary Questions
ACCIDENTS REPORTED INVOLVING WORKERS TRANSPORTED IN BACK OF LORRIES AND OTHER VEHICLES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) for each quarter in the last year, how many accidents are reported involving workers being transported in the back of lorries and other vehicles; and (b) of these, how many involved casualties and deaths respectively. Mr K Shanmugam: The Traffic Police are only able to provide dataContinue reading “ACCIDENTS REPORTED INVOLVING WORKERS TRANSPORTED IN BACK OF LORRIES AND OTHER VEHICLES”
REQUESTS FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE RECEIVED BY HDB AND OUTCOME
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development (a) for each quarter in the last three years, how many cases for housing assistance have been received by HDB as broken down into requests for assistance on allocation of HDB units for (i) ownership and (ii) rental respectively; and (b) what is the success rate of theseContinue reading “REQUESTS FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE RECEIVED BY HDB AND OUTCOME”
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”
DIABETES CASES REFERRED FROM PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM TO PRIVATE DOCTORS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) in each of the last five years, how many diabetes cases are referred from the public healthcare system to private general practitioners; and (b) what impact is this having on caseloads for general practitioners. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Hospitals do not routinely track referrals to private general practitioners byContinue reading “DIABETES CASES REFERRED FROM PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM TO PRIVATE DOCTORS”
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IMPOSING BAN ON TRANSPORTING WORKERS ON BACK OF LORRIES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether the Ministry has commissioned or commenced a study on the quantifiable economic effect on businesses and the economy generation if a ban is introduced against transporting workers in the back of lorries and other vehicles and to look into addressing practical and operational challenges associated with suchContinue reading “ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IMPOSING BAN ON TRANSPORTING WORKERS ON BACK OF LORRIES”
INCIDENCE OF PREGNANT WOMEN BEING DIAGNOSED WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) in each of the last five years, how many pregnant women are diagnosed as having gestational diabetes; and (b) what are the efforts to combat and lower the incidence and impact of gestational diabetes. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Based on data from public hospitals, the average number of pregnantContinue reading “INCIDENCE OF PREGNANT WOMEN BEING DIAGNOSED WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES”
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”
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR ROAD OPENING COORDINATION COMMITTEE
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Transport (a) what are the key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Road Opening Coordination Committee; and (b) whether such KPI data will be published. Mr S Iswaran: This question was addressed in the written reply to Question No 59 on 3 October 2022. Ministry of Transport4 October 2022 https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/sprs3topic?reportid=written-answer-na-11546
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