Mr Leon Perera asked the Prime Minister (a) in the past 10 years, what is the annual proportion of PSC scholarship recipients from (i) Raffles Institution and Hwa Chong Institution (ii) other junior colleges (iii) polytechnics and (iv) other schools and institutes of higher learning, with a breakdown by housing type; (b) what measures are put in placeContinue reading “DATA ON EDUCATIONAL AND FAMILY BACKGROUNDS OF PSC SCHOLARS AND STEPS TO ENSURE DIVERSITY AMONGST THEM”
Category Archives: Parliamentary Questions
UPDATE ON COVID-19 ANTI-VIRAL TREATMENTS BEING ASSESSED BY HEALTH AUTHORITIES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry can provide an update on COVID-19 anti-viral treatments currently under evaluation by HSA, including SaNOtize’s nitric oxide nasal spray; and (b) what is the Ministry’s evaluation of the likely impact of the successful registration and dissemination of COVID-19 therapies currently being evaluated on (i) ICU capacityContinue reading “UPDATE ON COVID-19 ANTI-VIRAL TREATMENTS BEING ASSESSED BY HEALTH AUTHORITIES”
PHASING OUT TRACETOGETHER AND SAFEENTRY AND REDUCING FUNCTIONALITY OF TRACETOGETHER TO BE USED PURELY AS MODE OF DISPLAYING COVID-19 VACCINATION AND TEST STATUS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Health whether the Government plans to (i) phase out TraceTogether and SafeEntry and (ii) reduce the functionality of TraceTogether to be used purely as a mode of displaying COVID-19 vaccination and test status. Mr Ong Ye Kung: This question for written answer has been addressed by the oral reply to QuestionContinue reading “PHASING OUT TRACETOGETHER AND SAFEENTRY AND REDUCING FUNCTIONALITY OF TRACETOGETHER TO BE USED PURELY AS MODE OF DISPLAYING COVID-19 VACCINATION AND TEST STATUS”
SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR AGRI-FOOD CLUSTER TRANSFORMATION FUND AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS GIVEN OUT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment with regard to the Agri-food Cluster Transformation Fund (a) since its launch how many applications (i) have been received and (ii) were successful; (b) what was the range of grants in total amounts, given out to each farm; and (c) what is the breakdown byContinue reading “SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR AGRI-FOOD CLUSTER TRANSFORMATION FUND AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS GIVEN OUT”
FOOD FARMS AND COASTAL FISH FARMS CURRENTLY LICENSED IN SINGAPORE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) how many food farms are currently licensed in Singapore; and (b) how many coastal fish farms are licensed in Singapore, and of these, how many have leases of (i) less than five years and (ii) between five to 10 years remaining. Ms Grace FuContinue reading “FOOD FARMS AND COASTAL FISH FARMS CURRENTLY LICENSED IN SINGAPORE”
STEPS TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF DATA CENTRES IN SINGAPORE
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the existing number and capacity in megawatts (MW) of data centres in Singapore; (b) whether the Government has concluded its review on the data centre industry; (c) if so, what are the Government’s expectation and limits for future growth in number andContinue reading “STEPS TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF DATA CENTRES IN SINGAPORE”
BUILDING OF FURTHER AGRI-TECH AND URBAN FARM CLUSTERS TO ENSURE FOOD SUPPLY
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry will consider building further agri-tech and urban farm clusters to ensure food supply and that price disruptions are kept to a minimum. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Fluctuations of food prices in Singapore go beyond the size of local food supply. MultipleContinue reading “BUILDING OF FURTHER AGRI-TECH AND URBAN FARM CLUSTERS TO ENSURE FOOD SUPPLY”
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT EXERCISES TO UPDATE SINGAPORE’S NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION PLEDGES FOR COP27
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether there are any updates to the stakeholder engagement exercises to update Singapore’s Nationally Determined Contribution pledges for the UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27). Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Under the Glasgow Climate Pact adopted at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-26) in NovemberContinue reading “STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT EXERCISES TO UPDATE SINGAPORE’S NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION PLEDGES FOR COP27”
ANNUAL ACCEPTANCE RATE FOR PROFESSIONAL CONVERSION PROGRAMME FOR APPLICANTS FROM DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower in the last three years (a) what is the annual acceptance rate for the Professional Conversion Programme for (i) all applicants and (ii) applicants above 50 years old; (b) what proportion of graduates from the (i) SGUnited Skills Programmes (ii) Career Transition Programmes (iii) Career Conversion Programmes and (iv) ProfessionalContinue reading “ANNUAL ACCEPTANCE RATE FOR PROFESSIONAL CONVERSION PROGRAMME FOR APPLICANTS FROM DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS”
ANNUAL NUMBER OF DISCRIMINATION-RELATED CLAIMS FILED WITH EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower in the last five years (a) what is the annual number of discrimination-related claims that have been made before the Employment Claims Tribunal (ECT); (b) what is the breakdown of these claims by discrimination category; and (c) what is the (i) average and (ii) range of compensation awarded byContinue reading “ANNUAL NUMBER OF DISCRIMINATION-RELATED CLAIMS FILED WITH EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL”
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