Category Archives: Parliamentary Questions

PROJECTED FUNDING FOR BIOTECH SECTOR IN NEXT DECADE

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how much funding is projected to be needed for the biotech sector over the next decade; (b) whether the Government plans to provide any funding to the biotech sector; and (c) if so, what is the breakdown of funding for (i) pre-clinical (ii) clinicalContinue reading “PROJECTED FUNDING FOR BIOTECH SECTOR IN NEXT DECADE”

LONG-TERM VISIT PASS APPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO ASSIST WITH CARE RESPONSIBILITIES IN SINGAPORE

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs in each of the last five years (a) how many Long-Term Visit Pass applications are received for family members to assist with residents’ childcare or other care responsibilities; and (b) how many of such applications are successful. Mr K Shanmugam: The types of foreigners that can applyContinue reading “LONG-TERM VISIT PASS APPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO ASSIST WITH CARE RESPONSIBILITIES IN SINGAPORE”

UPDATE ON POPULAR PLACES PASS SCHEME FOR MIGRANT WORKERS STAYING IN DORMITORIES

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Popular Places Pass scheme for migrant workers resident in dormitories is still in place; and (b) if so, whether there are plans for the scheme to be wound down and what is the expected timeline for the scheme’s cessation. Dr Tan See Leng: Migrant workersContinue reading “UPDATE ON POPULAR PLACES PASS SCHEME FOR MIGRANT WORKERS STAYING IN DORMITORIES”

FINANCIAL IMPACT FROM ONGOING ADMINISTRATION OF SUN CABLE

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Trade and Industry in respect of the ongoing administration of Sun Cable (a) whether Singapore is projected to suffer any financial impact; (b) how does this impact the Request for Quotation process under EMA; and (c) what is the assessed impact to our plans of maintaining our energyContinue reading “FINANCIAL IMPACT FROM ONGOING ADMINISTRATION OF SUN CABLE”

ADDRESSING MANPOWER SHORTAGE IN BIOTECH SECTOR

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether there is a shortage of manpower in the biotech sector currently; (b) if so, how will the shortage of manpower in the biotech sector be addressed over the next decade; and (c) what are the key areas or levels of seniority in whichContinue reading “ADDRESSING MANPOWER SHORTAGE IN BIOTECH SECTOR”

TAKE-UP RATE OF COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR CHILDREN BELOW AGE FIVE AND NUMBER OF REPORTED ADVERSE REACTIONS

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health (a) what is the take-up rate of COVID-19 vaccination for Singaporean children below the age of five; (b) what is the number of reported adverse reactions amongst this group of children who have undergone vaccination; and (c) whether the Ministry will include the vaccination status ofContinue reading “TAKE-UP RATE OF COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR CHILDREN BELOW AGE FIVE AND NUMBER OF REPORTED ADVERSE REACTIONS”

CAPACITY OF MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL SECTOR IN SINGAPORE’S AVIATION INDUSTRY GIVEN RESUMPTION OF FLIGHTS

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether he can provide an update on how the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sector of our aviation industry is currently coping with the present demands for their services arising from the increase in the past year of commercial flights in Changi Airport; andContinue reading “CAPACITY OF MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL SECTOR IN SINGAPORE’S AVIATION INDUSTRY GIVEN RESUMPTION OF FLIGHTS”

VERIFICATION OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH OF INMATE AGAINST PUBLIC HOSPITAL RECORDS AT TIME OF ADMISSION

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs whether the Singapore Prison Service routinely verifies the mental or physical health of an inmate at the time of admission against the inmate’s public hospital records. Mr K Shanmugam: All inmates undergo health screening upon admission to prisons. As part of the screening process, the PrisonContinue reading “VERIFICATION OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH OF INMATE AGAINST PUBLIC HOSPITAL RECORDS AT TIME OF ADMISSION”

DUE DILIGENCE ON CARBON CREDITS ISSUED BY GOLD STANDARD AND VERRA

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether due diligence was done by NEA on carbon credits issued by Gold Standard and Verra before Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) were signed in 2022; (b) if so, what are the findings of the due diligence; (c) what is NEA’s assessment of recentContinue reading “DUE DILIGENCE ON CARBON CREDITS ISSUED BY GOLD STANDARD AND VERRA”

PROPORTION OF WORKFORCE OFFERED WORK-FROM-HOME ARRANGEMENTS

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry tracks the proportion of the workforce that are able to and are practising work-from-home arrangements; and (b) if so, what is the current proportion respectively. Dr Tan See Leng: Based on MOM’s survey in 2022, 34% of employed residents had worked from homeContinue reading “PROPORTION OF WORKFORCE OFFERED WORK-FROM-HOME ARRANGEMENTS”