Education, Inequality, and Cost of Living
ASSESSMENT OF TREND WHERE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES ARE UNABLE TO SECURE JOBS SIX MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education in view of the 2024 Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey, what is the Ministry’s assessment of the continued downward trend of university…
Keep readingNUMBER OF SINGAPOREANS AND PRS OVERSEEN BY EACH SOCIAL SERVICE OFFICE
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in respect of each of the Social Service Offices (SSOs) (a) how many Singaporeans and Permanent Residents (PRs) who come under…
Keep readingPROPORTION OF ITE WORK-STUDY DIPLOMA PROGRAMME PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE STAYED ON WITH HOST EMPLOYERS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education in each year from 2018 to 2024 (a) how many individuals have successfully applied for the ITE Work-Study Diploma programme; (b) how many…
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Health, Aging, and Retirement Adequacy
PRIVATE AMBULANCE PROVIDERS’ RESPONSE TIME AND TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED COMPARED TO SCDF PERSONNEL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) what is the average response time for private ambulance providers to reach a patient’s location; (b) whether private ambulance providers…
Keep readingRESEARCH CONDUCTED ON CARING FOR SENIORS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND INFORMAL CARERS’ NEEDS AND WELL-BEING
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry is conducting or has plans to conduct further research into (i) the estimates of informal care time and monetary…
Keep readingSTUDY ON HEALTH RISKS OF PROLONGED STANDING IN RETAIL SECTOR AND ITS IMPACT ON PRODUCTIVITY, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry will consider conducting a study on the health risks of prolonged standing in the retail sector; (b)…
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Housing, Transport, and Infrastructure
FACTORS AFFECTING PERCENTAGE OF RENTAL UNITS IN EACH PLUS AND PRIME HDB BTO DEVELOPMENT
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development (a) what percentage of Plus and Prime BTO developments comprise rental units, on average; and (b) how does HDB determine the number…
Keep readingNUMBER OF FAMILIES BENEFITING FROM HDB FRESH START HOUSING SCHEME FROM 2021 TO 2024
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development in each year from 2021 to 2024, how many families have benefited from the HDB Fresh Start Housing Scheme. Mr Desmond Lee: The…
Keep readingHDB OWNERS WITH ANNULLED MARRIAGES SELLING INSTEAD OF SURRENDERING FLATS IN LAST FIVE YEARS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for National Development (a) in the last five years, whether HDB has permitted flat owners whose marriages are annulled to sell their flats instead of…
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Jobs, Businesses, and the Economy
IMPACT OF MANAGEMENT CHANGE AT SINGPOST ON POSTAL SERVICES AND WORKERS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information with regard to the termination of key management personnel at SingPost in December 2024 (a) whether there is any impact…
Keep readingPROGRESS OF REVIEW OF F1 CONTRACTS AND TENDER PROCESSES, AND LAPSES UNCOVERED
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Ministry has completed the review of the Formula 1 contracts and tender…
Keep readingFACTORS FOR LOWER HIRING RATE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN PUBLIC SECTOR COMPARED TO PRIVATE SECTOR
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) what specific factors have contributed to the lower hiring rate of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the…
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National Sustainability
LIST OF RALLY SITES FOR UPCOMING GENERAL ELECTION
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many physical rally sites will be available for the upcoming General Election; (b) how soon will the list of sites be…
Keep readingIMPACT ON VOTING RIGHTS ARISING FROM INCIDENT WHERE NRIC-REGISTERED ADDRESSES WERE CHANGED BY SCAMMERS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance whether the Government has studied the impact on the voting rights of Singaporeans arising from scams involving changes of NRIC-registered…
Keep readingUPDATE OF ELECTORAL REGISTER FOR VOTERS TURNING AGE 21 AFTER 1 JUNE 2024
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance whether the electoral register will be updated in 2025 to enable those turning 21 after 1 June 2024 to vote…
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Covid-19
APPEALS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MISSED OUT ON COVID-19 RESILIENCE MEDAL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider a channel for appeal by individuals who missed out on the COVID-19 Resilience Medal. Mr Ong…
Keep readingCAUSES FOR $1 MILLION OVERPAYMENT TO SCHEME SUPPORTING COMPANIES IN AVIATION INDUSTRY DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport regarding the Auditor-General’s Office finding of $1 million overpayment by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to a grant scheme…
Keep readingREPORTS OF PROTECTION FROM ONLINE FALSEHOODS AND MANIPULATION ACT OFFENCES RELATED TO COVID-19
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information in each of the years between 2020 and 2022 (a) how many POFMA reports are received by the various Ministries that…
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