Number of Smoking-related Enforcements Meted Out

Mr Liang Eng Hwa asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what is the current number of NEA enforcement officers who carry out surveillances and enforcements on smoking related offences; (b) what is the average number of complaints related to smoking received each month; and (c) what is the average number of smoking related enforcements meted out.

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: National Environment Agency (NEA) enforcement officers carry out surveillance and enforcement operations on a range of public health offences such as littering and spitting, in addition to smoking in prohibited places.

In 2020, NEA received a monthly average of 3,100 instances of feedback related to smoking and issued 1,500 tickets monthly for smoking in prohibited places.