Category Archives: Supplementary Questions

MEASURES TO HELP SINGAPOREANS COPE WITH RISING INFLATION AND IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT’S FISCAL SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES AND HOUSEHOLDS ON INFLATION

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Just two questions for the Minister of State Ms Low Yen Ling. I do thank her for her reply, which essentially was almost in pari materia vis-à-vis the measures to mitigate increasing cost of living with Minister Chan Chun Sing’s 2018 Parliamentary reply. My two questions pertainContinue reading “MEASURES TO HELP SINGAPOREANS COPE WITH RISING INFLATION AND IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT’S FISCAL SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES AND HOUSEHOLDS ON INFLATION”

UPDATE ON ICU AND HOSPITAL CAPACITY

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker, and thank you to the Senior Minister of State for the Statement on ICU capacity. I would like to refer to a report which is found on the SingHealth website. It is carrying a Straits Times article on ICU capacity. This is dated 13 August and I thinkContinue reading “UPDATE ON ICU AND HOSPITAL CAPACITY”

VACCINATION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND POSSIBILITY OF VACCINATION-DIFFERENTIATED MEASURES FOR PRESCHOOLS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Sir, I have two supplementary questions. The first pertains to a subject I believe that was covered both by the Minister for Health and the Minister for Education. This concerns the apprehension some parents have over the administration of mRNA vaccines for their children. These parents anecdotally areContinue reading “VACCINATION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND POSSIBILITY OF VACCINATION-DIFFERENTIATED MEASURES FOR PRESCHOOLS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS”

TREND OF MIGRANT WORKERS STAYING IN DORMITORIES SEEKING MENTAL HEALTHCARE

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): I have one supplementary question for the Minister. Minister spoke about the pilot, which saw an increase in numbers from 500 to 3,000. Can the Minister share with the House what were the considerations that determined that number 3,000? Why not 2,000 or 4,000, because that will give the public andContinue reading “TREND OF MIGRANT WORKERS STAYING IN DORMITORIES SEEKING MENTAL HEALTHCARE”

ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS OF CPF HOUSING GRANTS AS HIGHLIGHTED IN AUDITOR-GENERAL’S REPORT FOR FY2020/2021

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker. And thank you to Minister Indranee and Minister Edwin Tong for replying my Parliamentary Questions. I have supplementary questions for Question Nos 4 and 7. For Question No 4 to Minister Indranee, this year’s AGO report was unusual in that there were a number of Ministries and StatutoryContinue reading “ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS OF CPF HOUSING GRANTS AS HIGHLIGHTED IN AUDITOR-GENERAL’S REPORT FOR FY2020/2021”

PROPORTION OF SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS THAT COULD NOT RECEIVE COVID-19 RECOVERY GRANTS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT MEDISAVE PAYMENTS

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): I would like to thank the Minister for the reply. Just to give us a better sense of the 1%. In absolute numbers, how many individuals are you referring to? Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: I thank the Leader of Opposition for the question.I do not have the number in specific numbers,Continue reading “PROPORTION OF SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS THAT COULD NOT RECEIVE COVID-19 RECOVERY GRANTS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT MEDISAVE PAYMENTS”

SUPPORT MEASURES FOR PHASE TWO (HEIGHTENED ALERT) AND PHASE THREE (HEIGHTENED ALERT), AND SUPPORT MEASURES FOR PHASE TWO (HEIGHTENED ALERT)

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mdm Deputy Speaker. I thank the Minister for the round-up. A quick question on an issue which some Members brought up, which is foreign workers who are currently still in the dormitories. I understand they get to go to certain facilities within a closed-off area in the dormitory forContinue reading “SUPPORT MEASURES FOR PHASE TWO (HEIGHTENED ALERT) AND PHASE THREE (HEIGHTENED ALERT), AND SUPPORT MEASURES FOR PHASE TWO (HEIGHTENED ALERT)”

FIFTH UPDATE ON WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO COVID-19

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I have a few questions for Minister MTI, Mr Gan Kim Yong and originally, Minister for Health, but I think I will direct them to the Minister for Home Affairs. The first series of questions pertain to the differentiated regime between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, whichContinue reading “FIFTH UPDATE ON WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO COVID-19”

TAKE-UP RATE BY MALAY/MUSLIMS OF EXISTING NATIONAL FINANCIAL AND ESTATE PLANNING PROGRAMMES (ETHNIC INTEGRATION POLICY)

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the Leader for extending the time for Members to ask supplementary questions. My question is directed to the Minister for National Development. First and foremost, I thank the Minister for that very nuanced exposition of the EIP. I think it has been the most nuancedContinue reading “TAKE-UP RATE BY MALAY/MUSLIMS OF EXISTING NATIONAL FINANCIAL AND ESTATE PLANNING PROGRAMMES (ETHNIC INTEGRATION POLICY)”

FOURTH UPDATE ON WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO COVID-19

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker. First, a quick response to Minister for Home Affairs on his short statement. Yesterday, the Head of the Workers’ Party media team, Mr Leon Perera, put out this Facebook post, this is 13 hours ago: “It is important that as a society, we each do our part toContinue reading “FOURTH UPDATE ON WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO COVID-19”