Ms He Ting Ru asked ask the Minister for Health (a) in each of the last five years, how many persons with caring responsibilities approached the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) for help; (b) how many of these carers required assistance for (i) between three to six months (ii) six to 12 months and (iii) more thanContinue reading “NUMBER OF PERSONS WITH CARING RESPONSIBILITIES APPROACHING AGENCY FOR INTEGRATED CARE FOR ASSISTANCE AND TYPES OF HELP PROVIDED IN LAST FIVE YEARS”
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AVAILABLE PLACES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DISABILITIES AND AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR ENROLMENT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education (a) how many places are available in Special Education (SPED) schools for students with autism in (i) schools that serve children with other disabilities and (ii) schools that only serve children with autism; and (b) what is the average waiting time for enrolment in these schools. Mr ChanContinue reading “AVAILABLE PLACES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DISABILITIES AND AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR ENROLMENT”
BREAKDOWN OF INVESTMENTS MADE BY CPF MEMBERS UNDER CPF INVESTMENT SCHEME
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower for investments made by CPF members under the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) (a) what is the current breakdown of invested amounts by investment products; and (b) what is the current cumulative investment performance for CPFIS-OA investors by investment products. Dr Tan See Leng: CPF members enjoy risk-free interestContinue reading “BREAKDOWN OF INVESTMENTS MADE BY CPF MEMBERS UNDER CPF INVESTMENT SCHEME”
ANNUAL BREAKDOWN AMOUNTS OF ADDITIONAL BUYER’S STAMP DUTY COLLECTED FROM SINGAPOREANS BUYING SECOND, THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES RESPECTIVELY OVER LAST FIVE YEARS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Finance over the last five years, what are annual breakdown amounts of Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) that have been collected from (i) Singapore Citizens buying a second property and (ii) Singapore citizens buying a third and subsequent residential properties, respectively. Mr Lawrence Wong: From 2017 to 2021, theContinue reading “ANNUAL BREAKDOWN AMOUNTS OF ADDITIONAL BUYER’S STAMP DUTY COLLECTED FROM SINGAPOREANS BUYING SECOND, THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES RESPECTIVELY OVER LAST FIVE YEARS”
TAKE-UP RATE OF VOLUNTEER LEAVE BY PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES OFFERING SUCH LEAVE AND THEIR TAKE-UP RATE
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what is the take-up rate of volunteer leave by public service employees; (b) whether the Ministry has any data on the number of private sector companies that offer volunteer leave to their staff and the take-up rate for such companies; and (c) ifContinue reading “TAKE-UP RATE OF VOLUNTEER LEAVE BY PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES OFFERING SUCH LEAVE AND THEIR TAKE-UP RATE”
RATIONALE FOR CALIBRATION OF VACCINATED TRAVEL LANE QUOTAS BY COUNTRY AND SETTING SEPARATE SALES CAPS AND QUOTAS FOR VTL (LAND) AND VTL (AIR)
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government will consider (i) calibrating current Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) quotas by country and its rationale for doing or not doing so and (ii) setting separate sales caps and quotas for VTL (Land) as compared to VTL (Air) quotas. Mr S Iswaran: We have implemented quotasContinue reading “RATIONALE FOR CALIBRATION OF VACCINATED TRAVEL LANE QUOTAS BY COUNTRY AND SETTING SEPARATE SALES CAPS AND QUOTAS FOR VTL (LAND) AND VTL (AIR)”
NUMBER OF HEALTH RISK WARNINGS ISSUED WITH BREAKDOWN OF CASES SINCE REVISION OF HEALTHCARE PROTOCOLS FROM 11 OCTOBER 2021
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health since the revision of healthcare protocols from 11 October 2021, what is the number of (i) Health Risk Warnings (HRWs) issued, with the breakdown by cases which are identified by TraceTogether records, SafeEntry records, and household member of a COVID-19 positive case, respectively and (ii) cases thatContinue reading “NUMBER OF HEALTH RISK WARNINGS ISSUED WITH BREAKDOWN OF CASES SINCE REVISION OF HEALTHCARE PROTOCOLS FROM 11 OCTOBER 2021”
CURRENT NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CIVIL SERVANTS DEEMED UNABLE TO WORK FROM HOME BASED ON JOB FUNCTIONS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister (a) what is the current number and percentage of civil servants who are deemed to be unable to work from home based on their job functions; (b) whether these civil servants are eligible for flexible work arrangements (FWAs); and (c) if so, what do these encompass. Mr ChanContinue reading “CURRENT NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CIVIL SERVANTS DEEMED UNABLE TO WORK FROM HOME BASED ON JOB FUNCTIONS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS”
UPDATE ON ASSESSMENT OF NOVAVAX VACCINE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health (a) whether he can provide an update on the Ministry’s assessment of the Novavax vaccine; (b) whether the Ministry has found any data to support or reject its use for children below the age of 12; and (c) how will the Ministry encourage people who are scepticalContinue reading “UPDATE ON ASSESSMENT OF NOVAVAX VACCINE”
SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Ministry will strengthen its support for (i) parents and caregivers of children with special needs and (ii) ageing parents who are caring for their grown-up children with special needs. Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education (a) how many students are thereContinue reading “SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS”
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