14 Mr Pritam Singh asked the Prime Minister (a) what is the format of the Government’s after-action review (AAR) on COVID-19; and (b) whether it plans to share the AAR’s findings or recommendations with the public. The Minister for Finance (Mr Lawrence Wong) (for the Prime Minister): Mr Speaker, Sir, I am taking this question on behalf of theContinue reading “FORMAT OF GOVERNMENT’S AFTER-ACTION REVIEW ON COVID-19 AND PLANS TO SHARE REVIEW FINDINGS OR RECOMMENDATIONS”
Category Archives: Parliamentary Questions
INDIVIDUALS INCARCERATED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OFFENCES
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many individuals are currently incarcerated for sexual assault offences with sentences exceeding 10 years of imprisonment before remission; (b) of this number, how many are repeat offenders; and (c) how many Singaporeans have been incarcerated for sexual assault at least three times or more in theirContinue reading “INDIVIDUALS INCARCERATED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OFFENCES”
SINGAPOREAN AND PERMANENT RESIDENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY AND WATER BILLS IN ARREARS AT END OF 2019, 2020 AND 2021
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment how many Singaporean and permanent resident households were in arrears of (i) at least three months and (ii) more than six months, with regard to their electricity and water bills respectively at the end of 2019, 2020 and 2021. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: There are aboutContinue reading “SINGAPOREAN AND PERMANENT RESIDENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY AND WATER BILLS IN ARREARS AT END OF 2019, 2020 AND 2021”
EXCEPTIONS MADE IN DISBURSEMENT OF BABY SUPPORT GRANT AND POSSIBLE EXTENSION BEYOND SEPTEMBER 2022 GIVEN CONTINUING LOW TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
Mr Leon Perera asked the Prime Minister (a) to date, whether any exceptions have been made in the disbursement of the Baby Support Grant (BSG), for instance giving the grant to single mothers; and (b) whether the Government is considering an extension of the BSG beyond September 2022 in view of the continuing low total fertility rateContinue reading “EXCEPTIONS MADE IN DISBURSEMENT OF BABY SUPPORT GRANT AND POSSIBLE EXTENSION BEYOND SEPTEMBER 2022 GIVEN CONTINUING LOW TOTAL FERTILITY RATE”
MEDIAN WAITING TIME FOR BOOKING OF NEW APPOINTMENT AT SPECIALIST OUTPATIENT CLINICS IN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Health for each year in the past five years (a) what is the median waiting time for the booking of a new appointment at specialist outpatient clinics in public healthcare institutions for (i) all patients (ii) private-paying patients and (iii) subsidised patients; (b) what percentage of patients have transferred toContinue reading “MEDIAN WAITING TIME FOR BOOKING OF NEW APPOINTMENT AT SPECIALIST OUTPATIENT CLINICS IN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS”
UPDATE ON UTILISATION OF CDC VOUCHERS AND HEARTLAND MERCHANTS ONBOARD CDC VOUCHERS SCHEME
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) to date, what is the proportion of (i) heartland merchants that have onboarded the CDC Vouchers Scheme out of all eligible merchants and (ii) CDC Vouchers utilised out of the total given; and (b) whether the Government will consider adapting the CDC e-voucher system toContinue reading “UPDATE ON UTILISATION OF CDC VOUCHERS AND HEARTLAND MERCHANTS ONBOARD CDC VOUCHERS SCHEME”
CONSIDERATIONS IN SINGAPORE’S ABSTENTION IN SUSPENSION OF RUSSIA’S MEMBERSHIP IN UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
67 Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether he can elaborate on the considerations that led to Singapore recording an abstention on the United Nations General Assembly vote on 7 April 2022 concerning the suspension of the rights of membership of the Russian Federation in the United Nations Human Rights Council. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: Russia’s invasionContinue reading “CONSIDERATIONS IN SINGAPORE’S ABSTENTION IN SUSPENSION OF RUSSIA’S MEMBERSHIP IN UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL”
EASING OF COVID-19 RULES AND IMPACT OF PANDEMIC ON PATIENT TREATMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) in light of the easing of the COVID-19 safe management measures,whether community mask-off events such as temple dinners where food is served will be allowed; and (b) if so, under what conditions. Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Health given a 7% increase in the age-standardised death rate inContinue reading “EASING OF COVID-19 RULES AND IMPACT OF PANDEMIC ON PATIENT TREATMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM”
DAILY WITHDRAWAL LIMITS FOR CPF FUNDS AND SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE AGAINST SCAMS INVOLVING EXTRAORDINARILY LARGE SUMS
72 Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Manpower whether the CPF Board imposes any daily withdrawal limits for CPF funds that members are eligible to withdraw; and (b) whether the CPF Board has a threshold beyond which extraordinarily large withdrawal sums are subject to enhanced scrutiny to safeguard against scams. Dr Tan See Leng: CPF BoardContinue reading “DAILY WITHDRAWAL LIMITS FOR CPF FUNDS AND SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE AGAINST SCAMS INVOLVING EXTRAORDINARILY LARGE SUMS”
PERCENTAGE OF POLYCLINICS AND GP CLINICS ABLE TO ACCESS AND INPUT INTO NATIONAL ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS SYSTEM
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) what percentage of polyclinics and general practitioner clinics (GP) are currently able to access the National Electronic Health Records (NEHR) system; and (b) to what extent will polyclinics and GPs be able to access and input details of outpatient consultations for their patients under the proposedContinue reading “PERCENTAGE OF POLYCLINICS AND GP CLINICS ABLE TO ACCESS AND INPUT INTO NATIONAL ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS SYSTEM”
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