Mr Leon Perera asked the Prime Minister whether MAS will consider placing limits on local banks refinancing coal power projects overseas. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam (for the Prime Minister): Financing the progressive decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors and energy sources is a key priority globally and in Asia. With regard to coal, we start from a situation where itContinue reading “PLACING LIMITS ON LOCAL BANKS REFINANCING COAL POWER PROJECTS OVERSEAS”
Category Archives: Parliamentary Questions
DISBURSEMENTS FOR NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY FUND
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the pattern of funding from the National Productivity Fund (NPF) by industry in the past five years; (b) whether the NPF uses research to benchmark Singapore’s productivity according to sectors with other developed countries and when deciding how much to fund each sector; andContinue reading “DISBURSEMENTS FOR NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY FUND”
FOREIGN VERSUS LOCAL COMPANIES THAT QUALIFY UNDER CONDITION 1 OF MANPOWER FOR STRATEGIC ECONOMIC PRIORITIES SCHEME
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry of the 1,000 companies that qualify under Condition 1 of the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities scheme, what is the breakdown of the number between foreign companies and local enterprises. The Minister for Manpower (Dr Tan See Leng): All Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities (M-SEP) beneficiaries are locallyContinue reading “FOREIGN VERSUS LOCAL COMPANIES THAT QUALIFY UNDER CONDITION 1 OF MANPOWER FOR STRATEGIC ECONOMIC PRIORITIES SCHEME”
FRONTLINE POLICE OFFICERS TRAINED TO IDENTIFY AND HANDLE PERSONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the number of frontline Police officers trained to identify and handle persons with mental health challenges; (b) what are the indicators used to measure the effectiveness of such training; (c) whether refresher courses are regularly conducted; and (d) whether the internal Standard Operating ProceduresContinue reading “FRONTLINE POLICE OFFICERS TRAINED TO IDENTIFY AND HANDLE PERSONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES”
DOCUMENTING GOLDEN MILE COMPLEX’S HERITAGE
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for National Development regarding the conservation of Golden Mile Complex, whether action will be taken to document its intangible heritage given its historic role as an early example of high-rise apartment living and as a transit point for bus links to Malaysia. Mr Desmond Lee: Golden Mile Complex has been theContinue reading “DOCUMENTING GOLDEN MILE COMPLEX’S HERITAGE”
ANALYSIS OF GOVERNMENT’S COVID-19 PROCUREMENT AND EXPENDITURE
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance with regard to the Ministry’s review on COVID-19 pandemic-related procurement and expenditure (a) what is the total value of expenditure made (i) without quotation estimates and (ii) with single quotations respectively; and (b) for each of these categories, what is the total amountContinue reading “ANALYSIS OF GOVERNMENT’S COVID-19 PROCUREMENT AND EXPENDITURE”
REQUEST FOR PEDESTRIAN OVERHEAD BRIDGE ALONG UPPER SERANGOON ROAD
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport whether LTA will consider giving priority to the inclusion of the pedestrian overhead bridge located along Upper Serangoon Road next to Blocks 362 and 363 Hougang Avenue 5 into its lift installation programme given the larger concentration of seniors living in the vicinity. The Senior Parliamentary SecretaryContinue reading “REQUEST FOR PEDESTRIAN OVERHEAD BRIDGE ALONG UPPER SERANGOON ROAD”
CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONVERTING SINGLE-SEX SCHOOLS TO CO-ED SCHOOLS AND FOR RELOCATING SCHOOLS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry has plans to relocate schools other than Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) that are currently located in higher income neighbourhoods like Bukit Timah to the HDB heartlands; and (b) what are the Ministry’s consideration in deciding to relocate schools. Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the MinisterContinue reading “CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONVERTING SINGLE-SEX SCHOOLS TO CO-ED SCHOOLS AND FOR RELOCATING SCHOOLS”
AVERAGE TIMESPAN OF MANUALLY-HANDLED COURT CASE COMPARED TO ONE MANAGED UNDER INTERGRATED CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Law (a) what is the average timespan of a manually-handled court case as compared to one managed under the Integrated Case Management System (ICMS); (b) what is the number of State Courts cases that have been adjourned over the ICMS system failure on 7 February 2023; and (c) whatContinue reading “AVERAGE TIMESPAN OF MANUALLY-HANDLED COURT CASE COMPARED TO ONE MANAGED UNDER INTERGRATED CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM”
UPDATE ON TRIAL OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL FOR F-16 JETS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Defence (a) whether he can provide an update on the progress of the trial using sustainable aviation fuel for F-16 jets as announced in 2021; and (b) whether there are plans to expand the use of sustainable aviation fuel for use in all F-16 jets and other aircraft. DrContinue reading “UPDATE ON TRIAL OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL FOR F-16 JETS”
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