Parliamentary Questions – Page 75 – Office of the Leader of the Opposition

REPORTS OF UNAUTHORISED BANK TRANSACTION TAKING PLACE DESPITE ABSENCE OF ALERTS ON CUSTOMER’S TELEPHONE RECORDS

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Just a very quick supplementary question. When is MAS going to require the banks to use more secure methods besides SMS OTP, for example, using the app-based OTPs? Mr Alvin Tan: The short answer is that MAS is working with the banks on a variety of authentication measures, including SMSContinue reading “REPORTS OF UNAUTHORISED BANK TRANSACTION TAKING PLACE DESPITE ABSENCE OF ALERTS ON CUSTOMER’S TELEPHONE RECORDS”

PAYMENT OF ERP CHARGES FOR PUBLIC BUSES ON DESIGNATED BUS ROUTES

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether public buses are required to pay Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges while travelling on their designated bus routes; (b) whether LTA reimburses public transport operators for these charges; and (c) what is the total amount in ERP paid by public transport operators in eachContinue reading “PAYMENT OF ERP CHARGES FOR PUBLIC BUSES ON DESIGNATED BUS ROUTES”

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TRACKED FOR EFFECTIVENESS OF COURSES IN UPSKILLING WORKERS FOR SHORTAGE OCCUPATION LIST

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education what are the key performance indicators tracked by the Ministry in terms of (i) the employability of disrupted workers after attending a funded training programme, (ii) the time taken to find employment and (iii) the availability and effectiveness of courses that upskill workers to enter occupationsContinue reading “KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TRACKED FOR EFFECTIVENESS OF COURSES IN UPSKILLING WORKERS FOR SHORTAGE OCCUPATION LIST”

PLANS TO REVAMP FORMAT OF GCE “A” LEVEL H1 GENERAL PAPER EXAMINATION

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education whether there are plans to revamp the format of GCE “A” Levels H1 General Paper examination from a single sitting consisting of one essay response paper and one comprehension paper to a series of continuous assessments of essays and comprehension papers, so as to remove theContinue reading “PLANS TO REVAMP FORMAT OF GCE “A” LEVEL H1 GENERAL PAPER EXAMINATION”

DISPLAY OF BUS STOP CODES TO HELP COMMUTERS IDENTIFY BUS STOPS IN ADVANCE OF ARRIVING

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether bus shelter address plates can display the bus stop code, instead of the LTA alpha-numeric code, to assist bus passengers in identifying bus stops in advance of arriving at a particular bus stop; and (b) what measures has LTA taken to make navigation easier forContinue reading “DISPLAY OF BUS STOP CODES TO HELP COMMUTERS IDENTIFY BUS STOPS IN ADVANCE OF ARRIVING”

PLANS TO LOWER QUALIFYING AGE FOR SKILLSFUTURE MID-CAREER ENHANCED SUBSIDY

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education whether there are plans for the qualifying age for the SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy to be lowered from 40 to 35 to help more Singaporeans with career pivots that are happening earlier and more frequently. Mr Chan Chun Sing: The Government’s current priority is to better assistContinue reading “PLANS TO LOWER QUALIFYING AGE FOR SKILLSFUTURE MID-CAREER ENHANCED SUBSIDY”

ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER LEAKED CLASSIFIED US MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE DOCUMENTS RELATE TO SINGAPORE

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Defence (a) whether any of the apparently classified US military and intelligence documents that appeared online addresses Singapore; (b) how does the Government ensure that information and intelligence that it shares with other countries are not compromised by those countries; and (c) in the event of a leakContinue reading “ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER LEAKED CLASSIFIED US MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE DOCUMENTS RELATE TO SINGAPORE”

COMPANIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION OF ILLEGAL FLOOR AT THE ALEXCIER BUILDING

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for National Development why are the companies involved in the construction of an illegal floor at The Alexcier building not charged but issued stern warnings “in lieu of prosecution” instead. Mr Desmond Lee: Approval must be obtained from the relevant authorities prior to the commencement of addition and alteration works onContinue reading “COMPANIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION OF ILLEGAL FLOOR AT THE ALEXCIER BUILDING”

PERCENTAGE OF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM’S CARBON FOOTPRINT DUE TO DESFLURANE AND PLANS TO REDUCE ITS USE

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Health (a) what percentage of our healthcare system’s carbon footprint is due to anaesthetics; (b) what proportion of our anaesthetics usage is accounted for by desflurane; and (c) whether there are plans to reduce, or even phase out desflurane use in medical contexts where it is substitutable by otherContinue reading “PERCENTAGE OF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM’S CARBON FOOTPRINT DUE TO DESFLURANE AND PLANS TO REDUCE ITS USE”