Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs in light of the Court of Appeal ruling that the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) and Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) acted unlawfully by disclosing and requesting prisoners’ letters, including confidential correspondence with their lawyers (a) how will prisoners’ correspondence be handled by SPS and AGC going forward;Continue reading “PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN PLACE FOLLOWING BREACH OF CONFIDENCE OVER EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS’ LETTERS”
Category Archives: Parliamentary Questions
PRIVATE AMBULANCE PROVIDERS’ RESPONSE TIME AND TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED COMPARED TO SCDF PERSONNEL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) what is the average response time for private ambulance providers to reach a patient’s location; (b) whether private ambulance providers are required to obtain the same standard of training qualifications and expertise as compared to SCDF ambulance personnel; and (c) under what circumstances in aContinue reading “PRIVATE AMBULANCE PROVIDERS’ RESPONSE TIME AND TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED COMPARED TO SCDF PERSONNEL”
STUDENTS’ USAGE OF SCHOOL-ISSUED DEVICES FOR NON-EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BY BYPASSING RESTRICTIONS PLACED
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education with regard to school-issued devices given out in secondary schools, over the past five years, what is the data on (i) students’ usage of these devices for gaming and social media instead of on educational purposes (ii) the number of school-issued devices that were intentionally resetContinue reading “STUDENTS’ USAGE OF SCHOOL-ISSUED DEVICES FOR NON-EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BY BYPASSING RESTRICTIONS PLACED”
ALLOWING ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR CHILD CONCESSION CARD VIA LIFESG APP
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government will consider allowing parents of children who are eligible for a Child Concession Card to apply for it online via the LifeSG app and have the card delivered to their registered home address after verification via Singpass. Mr Chee Hong Tat: All concession cardsContinue reading “ALLOWING ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR CHILD CONCESSION CARD VIA LIFESG APP”
FACTORS IN PRICING OF ADULT MONTHLY TRAVEL PASS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the average monthly public transport fare expenditure for adult users who commute to work using public transport; (b) how is the pricing of the Adult Monthly Travel Pass (AMTP) determined; and (c) what is the average value utilised by AMTP holders based onContinue reading “FACTORS IN PRICING OF ADULT MONTHLY TRAVEL PASS”
UPGRADES TO NATIONAL GRID AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE NEW ENERGY SOURCES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what specific upgrades are planned for the national grid and energy infrastructure to accommodate new energy sources like small modular reactors and ammonia; (b) what is the projected timeline for implementing these upgrades; and (c) how is the Government ensuringContinue reading “UPGRADES TO NATIONAL GRID AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE NEW ENERGY SOURCES”
PROPOSAL FOR CHINESE DIALECTS AS ELECTIVES FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Education whether Chinese dialects can be introduced as an elective as part of the (i) current conversational Chinese enrichment programme for students in primary and secondary schools and (ii) modular foreign languages programme pilot at the secondary level. The Minister of State for Education (Ms Gan Siow Huang)Continue reading “PROPOSAL FOR CHINESE DIALECTS AS ELECTIVES FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS”
NEW PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDY ON NUCLEAR ENERGY USING SMALL MODULAR REACTORS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry whether the Government is planning to conduct another pre-feasibility study on nuclear energy, specifically, on the use of small modular reactors in Singapore, given technological advances since the last study in 2012. Mr Gan Kim Yong: The Government has not madeContinue reading “NEW PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDY ON NUCLEAR ENERGY USING SMALL MODULAR REACTORS”
INCLUSION OF PRESENCE OF POLLUTANTS FROM OIL AND CHEMICAL SPILLS IN WATER QUALITY ADVISORIES ON NEA WEBSITE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry will consider (i) reflecting information on the presence of pollutants from oil and chemical spills in its water quality advisories for popular recreational beaches that are published on the NEA website and (ii) placing regularly updated physical signages with water qualityContinue reading “INCLUSION OF PRESENCE OF POLLUTANTS FROM OIL AND CHEMICAL SPILLS IN WATER QUALITY ADVISORIES ON NEA WEBSITE”
CURRENT AND PROJECTED AI-SPECIFIC COMPUTING POWER AVAILABLE AND PLANS FOR NATIONAL CLOUD
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information (a) what is the estimated total of AI-specific computing power currently available in Singapore’s data centres; (b) whether there are plans to establish a national cloud for AI research and education; (c) if so, what percentage of this computing power does it aim toContinue reading “CURRENT AND PROJECTED AI-SPECIFIC COMPUTING POWER AVAILABLE AND PLANS FOR NATIONAL CLOUD”
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