Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what data has the Ministry obtained regarding the quantitative impact on earnings faced by hawkers due to inflation in electricity and ingredient prices and restrictions on dining-in; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider additional support measures to cushion the impact on (i) hawkers andContinue reading “IMPACT OF HIGHER ELECTRICITY AND INGREDIENT PRICES ON EARNINGS OF HAWKERS”
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EFFORTS AT RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SINGAPORE’S NATIONAL INTERESTS WITH REGARD TO RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT AND COUNTERING MISINFORMATION
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what is being done to increase public education and enhance awareness of Singapore’s national interests with regard to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Singapore’s relations with the US and China; and (b) whether the Ministry has considered (i) pushing out factual information on the situationContinue reading “EFFORTS AT RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SINGAPORE’S NATIONAL INTERESTS WITH REGARD TO RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT AND COUNTERING MISINFORMATION”
USE OF TRACETOGETHER DATA FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs since the introduction of TraceTogether (a) how many criminal investigations have TraceTogether data been used for; (b) what categories under the Seventh Schedule of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act do these investigations come under; and (c) whether the TraceTogether data has inadvertently been used for any criminal investigationsContinue reading “USE OF TRACETOGETHER DATA FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS”
TARGET NUMBER OF TAXI AND PRIVATE-HIRE VEHICLES UNDER LAND TRANSPORT MASTER PLAN 2040 AND SUPPORT MEASURES TO ALLEVIATE IMPACT OF RISING OIL PRICES ON DRIVERS, CABBIES AND DELIVERY RIDERS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the Ministry’s outlook on the impact of rising oil prices on private hire car drivers, cabbies and food delivery riders in the next few months; (b) what is the overall percentage increase in business costs for private hire car drivers in March 2022 compared to theContinue reading “TARGET NUMBER OF TAXI AND PRIVATE-HIRE VEHICLES UNDER LAND TRANSPORT MASTER PLAN 2040 AND SUPPORT MEASURES TO ALLEVIATE IMPACT OF RISING OIL PRICES ON DRIVERS, CABBIES AND DELIVERY RIDERS”
IMPACT OF RECENT GLOBAL EVENTS ON COSTS OF DAILY NECESSITIES AND GOODS AND SUPPORT MEASURES FOR NEEDY SINGAPOREANS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Finance what studies has the Ministry conducted so far to examine how the costs of daily necessities and goods in Singapore will be impacted by recent global events such as rising commodity prices, rising global inflation, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic. 30 Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked theContinue reading “IMPACT OF RECENT GLOBAL EVENTS ON COSTS OF DAILY NECESSITIES AND GOODS AND SUPPORT MEASURES FOR NEEDY SINGAPOREANS”
RESPONSE TO OPINION LEADERS WHO TRANSMIT PARTLY FALSE INFORMATION WHICH MAY UNDERMINE SINGAPORE’S FOREIGN POLICY POSITIONS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs how does the Government intend to respond to Singaporean key opinion leaders who express or transmit partly false information that can potentially undermine Singapore’s foreign policy positions. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: In this digital age, the spread of misinformation that sows fear, suspicion and discord in a populationContinue reading “RESPONSE TO OPINION LEADERS WHO TRANSMIT PARTLY FALSE INFORMATION WHICH MAY UNDERMINE SINGAPORE’S FOREIGN POLICY POSITIONS”
AGE-APPROPRIATE DISCUSSIONS IN SCHOOLS FOR COMPLEX FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY ISSUES
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education to what extent are teachers engaging students to discuss with them, in age-appropriate ways, the positions Singapore has taken on complex foreign policy and security issues like the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Singapore’s relations with the US and China and hostile information campaigns targeted at Singapore’s population. Mr ChanContinue reading “AGE-APPROPRIATE DISCUSSIONS IN SCHOOLS FOR COMPLEX FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY ISSUES”
MANDATING DELIVERY PLATFORMS NOT TO PENALISE OR REMOVE INCENTIVES FOR RIDERS CHOOSING NOT TO WORK DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Government will consider mandating that delivery platforms (i) do not penalise or remove incentives for riders who choose not to work in the rain or other adverse weather and (ii) have in place transparent surcharge structures for deliveries during such periods. Dr Tan See Leng: To strengthen protectionsContinue reading “MANDATING DELIVERY PLATFORMS NOT TO PENALISE OR REMOVE INCENTIVES FOR RIDERS CHOOSING NOT TO WORK DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER”
OCCUPANCY RATES AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS, AND CAPACITY TO ADMIT NEW INPATIENTS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health what are the current occupancy rates of public and private hospitals and their capacity to admit new inpatients. Mr Ong Ye Kung: There were 9,728 beds in the public hospitals as of end February 2022 with overall average monthly bed occupancy rate of 88.5%. There were 1,929 beds in theContinue reading “OCCUPANCY RATES AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS, AND CAPACITY TO ADMIT NEW INPATIENTS”
WAIVER OR REVIEW OF TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY REGULATIONS IN CASES OF IMPOSSIBILITY OF SURVIVAL OF UNBORN CHILD AND TO REDUCE ANGUISH TO PARENTS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) whether the Termination of Pregnancy Regulations requiring mandatory counselling and a 48-hour time lapse thereafter before termination of a pregnancy under 24 weeks are applicable in cases where the termination of pregnancy is medically certified to be required due to the impossibility of survival of the unborn child;Continue reading “WAIVER OR REVIEW OF TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY REGULATIONS IN CASES OF IMPOSSIBILITY OF SURVIVAL OF UNBORN CHILD AND TO REDUCE ANGUISH TO PARENTS”
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