64 Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister whether there are plans to permanently implement flexible work arrangements for the public sector such as three days in the office and two days at home. Mr Chan Chun Sing (for the Prime Minister): Many public agencies have adopted the Tripartite Standard on Flexible Work Arrangements (FWAs) prior toContinue reading “PLANS TO PERMANENTLY IMPLEMENT FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS FOR PUBLIC SECTOR”
Category Archives: Parliamentary Questions
FLEXIBILITY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO STAGGER START AND END TIMES OF DIFFERENT COHORTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education whether primary and secondary schools currently have the flexibility to stagger school start and end times for different cohorts within the school. Mr Chan Chun Sing: Primary and secondary schools have the autonomy to stagger school start and end times for different cohorts within the school, based onContinue reading “FLEXIBILITY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO STAGGER START AND END TIMES OF DIFFERENT COHORTS”
SPECIAL SELECT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW UNIVERSITY COHORT PARTICIPATION RATE AND ADULT EDUCATION
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education whether the Ministry will consider convening a Special Select Committee to review Singapore’s current university cohort participation rate and adult education. Mr Chan Chun Sing: The provision of subsidised university places and pathways for skills upgrading are key policies which the Ministry of Education reviews regularly. As mentioned atContinue reading “SPECIAL SELECT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW UNIVERSITY COHORT PARTICIPATION RATE AND ADULT EDUCATION”
COMPARATIVE COSTS OF RENEWABLES AND NUCLEAR POWER
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the decision to embark on nuclear power may be precluded by the much more rapid decline of costs per megawatt hour for renewables relative to the much slower decline in nuclear power; and (b) if so, whether resources directed towards nuclear plant constructionContinue reading “COMPARATIVE COSTS OF RENEWABLES AND NUCLEAR POWER”
CONSIDERATION ON REPROCESSING SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether there has been any consideration on re-processing spent nuclear fuel; and (b) whether there is currently any consideration of a threshold purity target for such re-processing. Mr Gan Kim Yong: The Government has no plans to process nor re-process spent nuclear fuel, nor areContinue reading “CONSIDERATION ON REPROCESSING SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL”
GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON SUBSIDISING COVID-19 PATIENTS FOR VARIOUS TREATMENTS SINCE START OF PANDEMIC
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (a) how much has been spent on subsidising COVID-19 patients for (i) in-patient treatments and (ii) outpatient treatments; and (b) whether there are plans to cut down the number of Public Health Preparedness Clinics. Mr Ong Ye Kung: This question will beContinue reading “GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON SUBSIDISING COVID-19 PATIENTS FOR VARIOUS TREATMENTS SINCE START OF PANDEMIC”
IMPACT OF MALAYSIA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY EXPORTS BAN ON SINGAPORE’S ENERGY SECURITY STRATEGIES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether Malaysia’s ban on renewable energy exports will prevent Singapore from importing renewable energy from other countries in the region like Thailand and Laos through existing powerlines in Malaysia; and (b) whether Singapore is in talks with Malaysia to consider joint renewable energy projectsContinue reading “IMPACT OF MALAYSIA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY EXPORTS BAN ON SINGAPORE’S ENERGY SECURITY STRATEGIES”
APPEAL TO DELAY INTRODUCTION OF SEA SPACE LEASES TO GIVE SMALLER FISH FARMS TIME TO REVIEW BUSINESS MODELS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry will consider pausing the introduction of sea space leases for next year to give smaller fish farms time to review their business models. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: To grow our aquaculture industry, we encourage farms to adopt sustainable, high productivity farmContinue reading “APPEAL TO DELAY INTRODUCTION OF SEA SPACE LEASES TO GIVE SMALLER FISH FARMS TIME TO REVIEW BUSINESS MODELS”
EXISTING NUMBER OF VERTICAL FARMS BUILT AND EXPECTED NUMBER IN OPERATION BY 2030
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) how many vertical farms have been built in Singapore so far; and (b) how many of such farms are expected to operate by 2030. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) licenses farms for their farming activity and not on theContinue reading “EXISTING NUMBER OF VERTICAL FARMS BUILT AND EXPECTED NUMBER IN OPERATION BY 2030”
CURRENT AND FUTURE EFFORTS IN PULAU UBIN CONSERVATION PROJECT
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for National Development (a) what are the current measures of success for the ongoing Ubin Project to conserve and sensitively enhance the island; and (b) what are the future plans to conserve and preserve the island. Mr Desmond Lee: The Ubin Project was initiated in 2014 to preserve the island’sContinue reading “CURRENT AND FUTURE EFFORTS IN PULAU UBIN CONSERVATION PROJECT”
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