Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Singapore Land Authority has uncovered any glitches or errors on the OneMap SchoolQuery service including inaccurately reflecting the distance between a place of residence and the one-kilometre or one- to two-kilometre radius of any school; and (b) what recourse do parents have when they relyContinue reading “ERRORS ON ONEMAP SCHOOLQUERY SYSTEM AFFECTING PARENTS’ CHOICE OF SCHOOL FOR PRIMARY 1 REGISTRATION”
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ADDITIONAL BALLOT FOR BTO FLAT APPLICANTS WHO HAD BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN ONE OR TWO PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether applicants who have been unsuccessful in applying for both a non-mature flat under the pre-October 2024 mature and non-mature BTO flat classification framework and a Standard flat under the new BTO flat classification framework are entitled to an additional ballot for their second and subsequentContinue reading “ADDITIONAL BALLOT FOR BTO FLAT APPLICANTS WHO HAD BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN ONE OR TWO PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS”
IMPACT OF MANAGEMENT CHANGE AT SINGPOST ON POSTAL SERVICES AND WORKERS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information with regard to the termination of key management personnel at SingPost in December 2024 (a) whether there is any impact on SingPost’s performance as a public postal licensee with respect to its service obligations and standards as set by the Government; and (b) what impactContinue reading “IMPACT OF MANAGEMENT CHANGE AT SINGPOST ON POSTAL SERVICES AND WORKERS”
SEPARATE UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR SINGAPORE RESIDENTS THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM NRIC NUMBER FOR USE IN DIGITAL SYSTEMS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information (a) whether the Ministry will consider implementing a separate unique identifier for Singapore residents for use in digital and administrative systems, distinct from the NRIC number; (b) if so, whether such an identifier can be designed to allow updates or changes following dataContinue reading “SEPARATE UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR SINGAPORE RESIDENTS THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM NRIC NUMBER FOR USE IN DIGITAL SYSTEMS”
EXAMINING AUSTRALIA’S MOVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR THOSE AGED 16 AND BELOW
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information (a) whether the Government assesses that there are more advantages as opposed to disadvantages in legislating for an age limit on the use of social media access by young children and teenagers; and (b) if not, why not. The Minister of State for Digital Development andContinue reading “EXAMINING AUSTRALIA’S MOVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR THOSE AGED 16 AND BELOW”
EXPLANATION AND IMPACT OF POLICY CHANGE ON FULL NRIC NUMBER AND FURTHER MEASURES ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information (a) whether, prior to 9 December 2024, the Personal Data Protection Commission had issued any directives to organisations against the use of NRIC numbers to authenticate an individual’s identity or as default passwords; (b) if such directives were issued, how did the Ministry ensureContinue reading “EXPLANATION AND IMPACT OF POLICY CHANGE ON FULL NRIC NUMBER AND FURTHER MEASURES ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION”
RENOVATION PLANS FOR FUTSAL COURT AND OTHER FACILITIES AT PETAL GARDENS IN EUNOS WARD OF ALJUNIED GRC
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth in view of the state of the sports and community facilities at Petal Gardens in the Eunos ward of Aljunied GRC (a) when does the People’s Association (PA) plan to renovate and modernise the futsal court and other facilities there; and (b) whether the MinistryContinue reading “RENOVATION PLANS FOR FUTSAL COURT AND OTHER FACILITIES AT PETAL GARDENS IN EUNOS WARD OF ALJUNIED GRC”
PLANS FOR EUNOS COMMUNITY CLUB AND TIMELINE OF CLUB’S REOPENING
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what are the People’s Association’s plans for the Eunos Community Club (CC); (b) why has the CC remained hoarded up and closed to Eunos residents for many years; and (c) when does the Ministry intend for it to be reopened for resident and communityContinue reading “PLANS FOR EUNOS COMMUNITY CLUB AND TIMELINE OF CLUB’S REOPENING”
SURVEYS TO ASSESS IMPACT OF PROVIDING DIGITAL DEVICES TO STUDENTS ON THEIR LEARNING ABILITIES, LEARNING HABITS, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND ATTENTION SPAN
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry has conducted any post-implementation surveys or studies to assess the impact of providing digital devices on students’ learning abilities, learning habits, academic performance, and attention span; (b) besides digital literacy, what other key performance indicators (KPIs) are considered in evaluating the effectiveness ofContinue reading “SURVEYS TO ASSESS IMPACT OF PROVIDING DIGITAL DEVICES TO STUDENTS ON THEIR LEARNING ABILITIES, LEARNING HABITS, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND ATTENTION SPAN”
INTRODUCING VIDEO RECORDING WHEN TAKING STATEMENTS FOR INVESTIGATIONS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs what is the progress on the introduction of video recording in taking statements for law enforcement investigations. Mr K Shanmugam: Video recording of interviews, or VRI, was first introduced in 2018 for rape cases. Last year, we updated Parliament that VRI has been expanded to includeContinue reading “INTRODUCING VIDEO RECORDING WHEN TAKING STATEMENTS FOR INVESTIGATIONS”
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