Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information what is the Ministry’s assessment of our local labour force’s ability to meet the current high demand for artificial intelligence skills. Mrs Josephine Teo: The Government recognises the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and has, since 2019, implemented the National AI Strategy to broaden and deepenContinue reading “LOCAL WORKFORCE’S ABILITY TO MEET CURRENT DEMAND FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SKILLS”
Category Archives: Parliamentary Questions
DATA SUCH AS ATTRITION RATES AND GENDER OF FOREIGN SERVICE STAFF
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) if any analyses have been done on whether there is a gender gap within the Ministry between men and women in (i) positions of deputy director-general or above, (ii) terms of attrition rates and, (iii) the reasons for the differences between the point at whichContinue reading “DATA SUCH AS ATTRITION RATES AND GENDER OF FOREIGN SERVICE STAFF”
PROPORTION OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP ROLES IN PUBLIC SERVICE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) how many women serve at the Permanent Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Ambassador-at-large, Director-General and Deputy Director-General, Head of Mission and Deputy Head of Mission levels, and their equivalents in the Ministry; (b) what proportion does women account for at each of these levels respectively; and (c)Continue reading “PROPORTION OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP ROLES IN PUBLIC SERVICE”
APPLICATIONS UNDER SCHEME TO BUY BACK UNITS FROM ETHNIC INTEGRATION POLICY-CONSTRAINED FLAT OWNERS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development since the introduction of the scheme to buy back HDB flats from eligible Ethnic Integration Policy-constrained flat owners who have difficulty selling their flats (a) how many applications have been received under the scheme; (b) what is the breakdown by ethnic groups; and (c) how manyContinue reading “APPLICATIONS UNDER SCHEME TO BUY BACK UNITS FROM ETHNIC INTEGRATION POLICY-CONSTRAINED FLAT OWNERS”
STEPS TAKEN TO ENSURE RECYCLABLES COLLECTED IN GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGNS ARE COMPLETED AND NOT MISUSED
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what are the mechanisms for overseeing recycling programmes by state agencies and vendors to ensure that recycling is completed as promised; and (b) whether there will be a review to strengthen the system in light of news reports on issues with implementingContinue reading “STEPS TAKEN TO ENSURE RECYCLABLES COLLECTED IN GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGNS ARE COMPLETED AND NOT MISUSED”
SECOND-HAND SHOES COLLECTED IN PROJECT FOR RECYCLING TO CREATE RUNNING TRACKS EXPORTED INSTEAD FOR OVERSEAS RESALE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth under the shoe recycling programme by Sport Singapore (a) why are donated shoes designated for recycling to create running tracks found by the press not to be recycled as planned; and (b) what is the Ministry doing to strengthen oversight to ensure properContinue reading “SECOND-HAND SHOES COLLECTED IN PROJECT FOR RECYCLING TO CREATE RUNNING TRACKS EXPORTED INSTEAD FOR OVERSEAS RESALE”
PROPOSAL TO CARVE OUT MYANMAR FROM ASEAN GROUPING
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs as the second anniversary of the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus on the situation in Myanmar approaches, what is the Government’s position regarding the recent suggestion of carving out Myanmar from ASEAN. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: Myanmar remains a member of ASEAN. Ministry of Foreign Affairs20 March 2023 https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/#/sprs3topic?reportid=written-answer-na-13043
VARY CHOICE OF LOCATIONS IN CONSECUTIVE BTO SALES EXERCISES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for National Development whether the HDB can vary the choices of locations featured in consecutive BTO sales exercises to give buyers more and different location options especially when buyers have not been successful in earlier sales exercises. Mr Desmond Lee: HDB endeavours to provide a good geographical spread inContinue reading “VARY CHOICE OF LOCATIONS IN CONSECUTIVE BTO SALES EXERCISES”
REVIEW OF APPLICATION PROCESS UNDER SALE OF BALANCE FLAT SCHEME
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for National Development whether HDB can review its current process for application of flats under the Sale of Balance Flats scheme with the view to shorten the current total time taken for the sales process from the launch of sales exercise to the balloting and allocation of flats,Continue reading “REVIEW OF APPLICATION PROCESS UNDER SALE OF BALANCE FLAT SCHEME”
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE’S PROCEDURES FOR SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE CASES REPORTED BY SCHOOLS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Social and Family Development how does the Child Protective Service make known its services to young children who may be suffering physical or mental abuse by their parents or caregivers and may not have access to telephones, the Internet or any other persons outside their home to reportContinue reading “CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE’S PROCEDURES FOR SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE CASES REPORTED BY SCHOOLS”
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