Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower (a) in the past five years, how many inspections on the food provisions for migrant workers have been conducted annually; and (b) what is the change in the proportion of migrant workers who have access to cooking facilities before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Tan SeeContinue reading “INSPECTION ON FOOD PROVISIONS FOR MIGRANT WORKERS AND PROPORTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS WITH ACCESS TO COOKING FACILITIES BEFORE AND AFTER ONSET OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC”
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PLANS TO INCREASE DENSITY OF STUDENT CARE FACILITIES AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR PRIVATE AFTER-SCHOOL CARE FACILITIES IN NEW ESTATES LIKE SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether there are plans to meet potential demand in new estates with many young families, such as Sengkang and Punggol by (i) increasing the density of student care facilities such as community‐ and school‐based student care and (ii) increasing the issuance of permits forContinue reading “PLANS TO INCREASE DENSITY OF STUDENT CARE FACILITIES AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR PRIVATE AFTER-SCHOOL CARE FACILITIES IN NEW ESTATES LIKE SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL”
DATA ON INFANT CARE AND CHILDCARE AVAILABILITY AND ENROLMENT RATE IN SENGKANG IN PAST FIVE YEARS AND EXPECTED NUMBER OF NEW PRESCHOOLS IN SENGKANG BY 2023
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) in each of the last five years in Sengkang, what is (i) the respective number for infant care and childcare places that are available (ii) the enrolment rate for such places and (iii) the average waiting time for enrolment; and (b) what isContinue reading “DATA ON INFANT CARE AND CHILDCARE AVAILABILITY AND ENROLMENT RATE IN SENGKANG IN PAST FIVE YEARS AND EXPECTED NUMBER OF NEW PRESCHOOLS IN SENGKANG BY 2023”
SINGAPORE’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT COVID-19
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) to what extent has Singapore contributed thus far towards combating COVID-19 globally and regionally, whether through COVAX or other multilateral or bilateral initiatives; and (b) what further contributions will Singapore make internationally towards combating COVID-19 in 2022. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: Although we are a small country, Singapore recognisesContinue reading “SINGAPORE’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT COVID-19”
COURAGE FUND ELIGIBILITY FOR COVID-19-POSITIVE PERSONS FROM LOWER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS RECOVERING AT HOME
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in view of the updated COVID-19 protocols to self-test and recover at home, whether individuals who are self-isolated and unable to work after receiving a positive antigen rapid test result, but are not subjected to an Isolation Order, Quarantine Order, mandatory Leave of Absence,Continue reading “COURAGE FUND ELIGIBILITY FOR COVID-19-POSITIVE PERSONS FROM LOWER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS RECOVERING AT HOME”
AVAILABILITY OF OVER-THE-COUNTER THERAPEUTIC DRUGS FOR COVID-19 TREATMENT
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) whether HSA intends to make available any therapeutic drugs for the treatment of COVID-19 over the counter; and (b) if so, what are the drugs that are currently under evaluation for this purpose. Mr Ong Ye Kung: A medicine could be made available over-the-counter without aContinue reading “AVAILABILITY OF OVER-THE-COUNTER THERAPEUTIC DRUGS FOR COVID-19 TREATMENT”
DATA ON ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM COAL AND AVERAGE CAPACITY UTILISATION OF COAL GENERATION CAPACITY IN LAST 10 YEARS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry in each of the last 10 years, what is the (i) electricity generation capacity of coal in megawatts (MW) (ii) total amount of electricity generated from coal and (iii) average capacity utilisation of coal generation capacity, in Singapore. Mr Gan Kim Yong: Singapore has only oneContinue reading “DATA ON ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM COAL AND AVERAGE CAPACITY UTILISATION OF COAL GENERATION CAPACITY IN LAST 10 YEARS”
IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY WITH IMPENDING CLOSURE OF SENOKO FISHERY PORT AND MEASURES PLANNED IN CASE OF FUTURE DISRUPTIONS TO OPERATIONS AT JURONG FISHERY PORT
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what is the risk assessment in terms of impact on food security with regard to the impending closure of Senoko Fishery Port; and (b) what measures are planned in case of future disruptions to fish sourcing operations at Jurong Fishery Port. Ms Grace Fu HaiContinue reading “IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY WITH IMPENDING CLOSURE OF SENOKO FISHERY PORT AND MEASURES PLANNED IN CASE OF FUTURE DISRUPTIONS TO OPERATIONS AT JURONG FISHERY PORT”
RULING OF OBJECTIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF PUBLIC REGARDING BUKIT BROWN IN DRAFT MASTER PLAN 2013
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether, pursuant to Section 10(2b) of the Planning Act and Rule 6(1) of the Planning (Master Plan) Rules, objections or representations submitted by members of the public regarding Bukit Brown in the Draft Master Plan 2013 were ruled as frivolous; (b) if not, why was no hearingContinue reading “RULING OF OBJECTIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF PUBLIC REGARDING BUKIT BROWN IN DRAFT MASTER PLAN 2013”
PROPOSAL FOR OPT-IN DEFAULT COOLING-OFF PERIOD FOR CROSS-BORDER FUND TRANSFERS OF LARGE AMOUNTS TO PREVENT FRAUD
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister whether the Government has considered instituting mandatory or default opt-in cooling-off periods of a short duration for large, potentially anomalous transactions involving cross-border fund transfers, to allow for fund recovery in cases where victims become aware of the fraudulent nature of the scam relatively soon after they areContinue reading “PROPOSAL FOR OPT-IN DEFAULT COOLING-OFF PERIOD FOR CROSS-BORDER FUND TRANSFERS OF LARGE AMOUNTS TO PREVENT FRAUD”
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