Land Reclamation Sand Import Sources for Past Five Years, Future Procurement Plans, and Social and Environmental Mitigation Safeguards for Reclamation Projects

Mr Low Wu Yang Andre asked the Minister for National Development (a) in the past five years, which countries has Singapore imported sand from for land reclamation and the quantity from each country, respectively; (b) what countries will sand be imported from for current or planned reclamation projects; and (c) whether public procurers must assess and mitigate social and environmental harms from extraction in source countries.

Mr Chee Hong Tat: This question was addressed in the Ministry of National Development's reply on 8 September 2026 to the questions by Ms He Ting Ru and Mr Fadli Fawzi. [Please refer to "Data on Cambodian Sand Import in Past Five Years, and Framework for Responsible Sourcing and Sand Extraction in Source Countries", Official Report, 8 September 2026, Vol 96, Issue 35, Written Answers to Questions section.]