Parliament sitting, 4 September 2020

85 sections · 14th Parliament · Official Report, 4 September 2020, Vol 95, Issue 6 · Open in the reader

  1. PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT
  2. Public Accounts Committee and Estimates Committee
  3. Developments on Fair Consideration Framework and Measures on Discriminatory Hiring Practices
  4. Updates on Unemployment and Retrenchment Numbers and Adoption of Schemes such as SGUnited Traineeships
  5. Amount Disbursed under Self-employed Relief Scheme and Further Measures to Help Self-employed
  6. Singaporeans Employed in Financial Services Sector
  7. Data on Employees who have been Supported by Jobs Support Scheme
  8. Ministerial Statement on Fifth Set of COVID-19 Measures
  9. Debate on President's Address
  10. COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Amendment No 2) Bill
  11. Committee of Selection
  12. Statistics for COVID-19 Community Testing
  13. COVID-19 Vaccine Plans
  14. Strategy for Attracting Foreign Direct Investments in Post COVID-19 Era
  15. Reasons for Recent Surge in Dengue Cases
  16. Measures at Autonomous Universities to Reduce Risk of Assaults on Students
  17. Essential Services Disrupted by Isolation Measures at Foreign Worker Dormitories
  18. Usage and Effectiveness of TraceTogether App
  19. Progress of Development on Thomson-East Coast Line Given Delays Due to COVID-19
  20. Declaring Foreign Worker Dormitories to be Clear of COVID-19
  21. Addressing Mental Health Challenges Faced by Foreign Workers Affected by Isolation at Dormitories
  22. Reports of Mental Health Cases Arising from Work-from-Home Arrangements during COVID-19 Pandemic
  23. Patients Accessing Subsidised Care at Public Hospitals and Specialist Centres
  24. Recruitment for Cyber NSF and Cyber Military Expert Schemes
  25. Adoption of Blockchain-based Multi-currency Payments Network
  26. Broadband Service Subsidies for Seniors in Low-income Households
  27. Enhancing and Securing Internet Connectivity Given Prevalence of Work-from-Home Arrangements
  28. Proposal for Coding in Mainstream Curriculum at Schools
  29. Cost Savings at Tertiary Institutions Arising from Online Learning
  30. Review of Data Collection Duration for Graduate Employment Survey
  31. Measures to Address Over-subscription During Primary 1 Registration Exercise in Bukit Batok and Sengkang
  32. Criteria and Appeals for Early Graduation from Home Ownerhsip Plus Education Scheme
  33. Application for Government Paid Childcare Leave Scheme Broken Down by Gender of Employees
  34. Enforcement of Compliance with Maintenance Payments in Divorce Cases
  35. Recent Trends in High-rise Littering
  36. Measures to Mitigate Disamenities from Second-hand Cigarette Smoke in Residential Areas
  37. Criteria for Setting Up Hawker Centres and Wet Markets
  38. Local-Foreign Employment in Local Food Production Sector
  39. Cleaning of Debris Washed Ashore Due to Monsoon Season
  40. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Designs for Future HDB Flats
  41. Proposal for New Committee to Study Enthanasia of Healthy Pet Dogs
  42. Measures to Tackle Illegal Bird-feeding
  43. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Construction of Extended Cycling Path Network
  44. Spike in Households' Utility Bills in July and August 2020
  45. Number of Banks with Qualifying Full Banking Licences Currently Granting Loans to Local Corporations with Turnovers below $10 Million
  46. Develop Responsible Financing Policies to Address Climate Risks Posed by High Climate-Risk Sectors
  47. Number of Adult Singaporeans Not Having a Bank Account and Reasons for Not Having One
  48. Data on Retiree Landlords Dependent on Rental Incomes of Their Commercial Units and Further Grants to Cover Them Beyond Rental Relief Framework
  49. Review of Personal Income Tax Reliefs vis-a-vis Dependant's Income Threshold and Child's NS Allowances Since 2010
  50. Take-up and Split of Loan Capital SMEs and Large Firms, Interest Rates Paid by Banks and Expected Repayment Period for Banks
  51. Breakdown of Number of Applications Received to Extend Social Visit Pass, Long Term Visit Pass or Long Term Pass Plus of Foreign Spouses of Singaporean
  52. Consideration to Allow Private Security Firms to Recruit and Employ Singporeans Aged Above 60 on a Temporary Basis as Private Security Officers
  53. Number of Cases of Neighbour Disputes Arising from Second-hand Cigarette Smoke Mediated Successfully in Past Two Years
  54. Resources for Detection of Mental Health Issues and Provision of Preventive Care and Subsidies Available
  55. Estimated Operational Lifespan of Motorised Wheelchair or Scooter Issued under Seniors' Mobility and Enabling Fund
  56. Extending Availability of Medication Delivery to Patients' Home for Patients Collecting Routine Medication for Chronic Conditions
  57. Number of Visitors and Their Family Members Allowed into Singapore for Medical Treatment since 27 March 2020
  58. Plans to Join COVID-19 Vaccine Trials and Developing a Framework for Administering COVID-19 Vaccine when Adopted
  59. Total Number of Imported COVID-19 Cases Who are Non-Singaporeans and Top Three Countries of Embarkation of These Cases
  60. Plans to Increase Awareness Among Merchants who Adopt Cashless Payments on Payment Verification and Possible Scams
  61. Response to US Clean Network Initiative while Maintaining Access to Technologies from Different Providers
  62. Proposal to Bring Forward Schedule for Building Hawker Centre in Bukit Batok HDB Town
  63. Incentivising Use of Environment-friendly Food and Drink Containers
  64. Number of Banks Involved in Administration of Government-assisted Schemes
  65. Expanding Green Lane for Business Travel to China without Sponsors
  66. Cost of Living During COVID-19 and Measures to Monitor and Manage Situation
  67. Bursary Applications Received by Autonomous Universities and Percentage Rejected in Past Five Years
  68. Statistics on Reported Cyberbullying Cases in Primary and Secondary Schools in Last Three Years and Measures to Protect Children against Cyberbullying
  69. Distribution of Balance in Special Needs Savings Scheme on Demise of Child
  70. Statistics and Outcome of Applications for COVID-19 Support Grant
  71. Survey on Vulnerable Members of Society by Vulnerable-In-Community (VIC) Network and Release of Report
  72. Plans to Study Feasibility of Introducing Sub-spoke Bus Services
  73. Plans to Review and Extend Guidelines for Covered Linkways Beyond 400 Metres
  74. Update on Feasibility Study of Implementing Noise Mitigation Measures along Pan-Island Expressway Adjacent to HDB Blocks in Bukit Batok SMC
  75. Unprofitable Bus Services as of July 2020
  76. Firms under Fair Consideration Framework Watchlist
  77. Breakdown of Employed and Unemployed Singaporean, Permanent Resident and Foreign PMETS by Industries, Age and Gender
  78. Take-up Rate of SG United Traineeships Across Sectors and Need to Raise Awareness
  79. Employment Rate and Redundancy Rate of Jobs Support Scheme Recipient Firms in March 2020 versus Currently
  80. Number and Trend of Cases of Thefts and Vandalism of Community Gardens in Last Five Years and Measures and Public Education Programmes in Place
  81. Number of Requests for Assistance with Rent Payments under HDB Public Rental Scheme and Plans to Consider Temporary Rent Freeze
  82. Local Species of Flora and Fauna Classified as Extinct and Endangered and Efforts to Raise Students and Young Singaporeans' Awareness of Biodiversity Conservation Issues
  83. Initiatives to Promote Inter-generational Collaboration and Actions in Tackling Issues Facing Singaporeans
  84. Efforts and Upcoming Plans to Engage Youths on Views, Concerns and Aspirations for a post-COVID-19 World
  85. Clarification by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance