Parliament sitting, 2 November 2020

106 sections · 14th Parliament · Official Report, 2 November 2020, Vol 95, Issue 11 · Open in the reader

  1. Nurturing Soft Skills in Students
  2. Training Safe Distancing Ambassadors for Easing of COVID-19 Measures
  3. More Assistance for Low-wage and Elderly Jobseekers and for Students Majoring in Aerospace, Aviation and Hospitality
  4. Drivers of Cost Increases in Healthcare
  5. Adjustments in Medishield Life Premiums Given Difficult Climate
  6. Portion of Average Bill for Surgical Procedure Paid Via MediShield Life and Via Out-of-pocket Payments
  7. Review of Distribution Methods for Budget 2020 Grocery Vouchers
  8. Multimodal Transport Bill
  9. COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Amendment No 3) Bill
  10. Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill
  11. Exempted Business
  12. Apostille Bill
  13. Regular Reports and Training for Educators on Sexual Misconduct on Campuses
  14. Impact of National Wages Council 2020/2021 Guidelines on CPF Contributions on Local Employees
  15. Supply Disruptions Due to Increased COVID-19 Cases and Movement Control Order in Malaysia
  16. Reasons for Making TraceTogether Compulsory
  17. Managing Demand in Construction Sector Caused by Project Delays
  18. Noise Mitigation Measures for Residential Areas Near Sembawang Air Base
  19. Approval and Profile of Applicants for Subsidies under Seniors Mobility and Enabling Fund for Hearing Aids
  20. Investigations into Complaints that Retrenchments Do Not Adequately Comply with Advisories to Retain Strong Singapore Core
  21. Steering Companies Towards Automation Due to Reduced Inflow of Foreign Labour
  22. Plans to Regulate and Assess Design and Construction Carbon Footprint of New Buildings
  23. Reasons for Small but Persistent Number of COVID-19 Infections Amongst Foreign Workers
  24. Affordable and Comprehensive Insurance Coverage for Foreign Workers
  25. Number and Quality of School-based Student Care Centres
  26. Complaints of Disamenities Caused by Littering, Smoking and Excessive Noise and Smells and Cases Resolved via Mediation
  27. Standard Operating Procedure for Technical Teams to Follow When Investigating MRT Service Disruptions
  28. Review on Social Benefits for Lower and Middle Income Households
  29. Allocation of Teaching Time for Maths and Science Subjects from Primary 3 to Primary 6
  30. Rationale for Shareholding Threshold to Qualify SMEs for Grants
  31. Reviewing Sustainability of Convictions and Sentences After Amendment to Legislation
  32. Employment Dispute Cases Due to Abuse of the System by Foreign Workers
  33. Proportion of Nursing Positions in Total Traineeships and Jobs Created
  34. Profile of Imported COVID-19 Cases
  35. Development of E-sports and Gaming Industries in Singapore
  36. Temasek Holdings' Influence on SIA Over Its Practice of Fuel Hedging
  37. Letters to Inform Citizens of COVID-19 Help Schemes
  38. Plans for ASEAN to Move Forward to Support Renewable Energy Production
  39. Breakdown of Consumer Electricity Market Share by Retailer
  40. Fixing Defects Due to Design or Construction Flaws After Defects Liability Period
  41. Favourable Interest Rates Offered for CPF Savings to Preserve Retirement Adequacy
  42. Competitive Analysis of Integrated Shield Plan Products
  43. Cases under Restriction on Re-issue of Option to Purchase for Same Unit to Same Purchaser
  44. Securing Medical and Accident Protection for Ride Hailing and Delivery Drivers
  45. Singapore's Response to Financial Action Task Force's Report on Money Laundering and Illegal Wildlife Trade
  46. Maximum Residue Limits for Ractopamine in Meat Imported into Singapore
  47. Update on Fire Incident in MRT Tunnel on 16 October 2020
  48. Timeline between Issuance of Summonses for LTA Offences and Date of Offence
  49. Breakdown of Employees' Citizenship in Civil Service and Statutory Boards
  50. Flexibility to Refinance Private Properties arising Due to Medical Emergencies for Those Aged over 70 Years
  51. Singaporeans Who Do Not Have a SingPass Account
  52. Minimum Income Level for Taxation
  53. Accidents involving Group Cycling and Measures to Manage Safety of Road Users
  54. Collection of Evidence for Offences under Section 27A of The Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance Act)
  55. Number of Scam Cases Involving Local Scammers Reported in First Eight Months of This Year and Plans to Increase Criminal Penalties Against Scammers
  56. Requests for Non-spousal Sponsorship for Long Term Visit Pass in Each of Past Five Years
  57. Status of Writ of Seizure and Sale (WSS) Proceedings Currently on Hold
  58. Average Duration Taken for Dissolution of Marriage and Ancillary Matters Stage and Applications Made for Court Orders for Enforcement for Maintenance, Custody and Settlement
  59. Community Dispute Resolution (CDRT) Claim Submissions between 2017 and 2019
  60. Medisave Balance for CPF Members above Age of 55 who Passed Away in 2019
  61. Higher Annual Deduction Limit for Flexi-MediSave or Higher MediSave Withdrawal Limit for Those Above 70 Years Old
  62. Reduce Waiting Time for Seniors to get a Pair of Dentures from Government Dental Clinics
  63. Allow More Flexibility on Use of MediSave for Dental Procedures not Involving Surgeries
  64. Greater Subsidies for Medication Needed by Higher Number of Seniors and Retiress
  65. Allow Usage for MediSave for Certain Treatments at Selected Traditional Chinese Medicine
  66. COVID-19 Infection Cases Tracked from TraceTogether Tokens and Utilisation Rate
  67. Projected Costs of Primary and Secondary Healthcare Services for Next Five Years
  68. Amount Spent on Developing SafeEntry System, TraceTogether App and TraceTogether Tokens
  69. Dental Services for Community Health Assist Scheme Orange Card Holdes to Include Tooth Extractions and Fillings
  70. Take-up Rate for Seniors Go Digital Programme amongst Low-income Seniors and Measures to Educate Seniors on Online Scams and Digital Crimes
  71. Subtitles for All News Broadcast on Free-to-air TV Channels
  72. Efforts at Digital, Media, Privacy and Political Literacy
  73. Tax on Plastic Packaging Products in View of Negative Environmental Impact
  74. More Enforcement Action Taken against High-rise Litterers and Litter Bugs at Parks and Common Areas
  75. Statistics on Waste Generation since Launch of Zero Waste Masterplan and Lifespan of Semakau Landfill
  76. Annual Revenue Generated and Value Added per Worker in Cleaning and Landscape Sectors
  77. Singapore's Participation in the Growth of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and Shenzhen Cluster
  78. Take-up Rate of Households Switching Over to Open Electricity Market
  79. Extension of Season Parking Fee Waiver for Private Bus/Coach Season Pass Holders at All Government-owned Carparks after 2 October 2020
  80. Ratio of Foreign Recipients of Tuition Grants, Scholarships and Full-paying Students in Autonomous Universities and Their Income and Residency Status Post-Graduation
  81. Appeals from Education Officers against Performance Management System of Stack Ranking in Last Five Years
  82. Update on Plan to Provide All Secondary School Students with Laptops by 2021
  83. Statistics on Singaporean Children Born to Long Term Visit Pass Holders versus Singaporean Women in Past 10 Years
  84. Expected Timeline for Completion of Conversion of All Street Lights to LED Lighting
  85. Regulation of Driver Assignments by Private Hire Car Operators to Minimise Unnecessary Travelling Time by Drivers and Pollution
  86. Annual Number of COEs Going to Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and Foreigners from 2000 to 2019
  87. Factors Pushing Up Motorcycle COE Prices in Last Few Months and Cooling Measures to Ensure Affordability for Lower Income Group
  88. Evaluation Criteria for Joint Industry Projects Called by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore for Resilient and Competitive Maritime Sector Post-COVID-19
  89. Incident Rate of Commercial Vehicles in Past Five Years and Regulations and Mitigation Measures Planned
  90. Reasons Carparks Not Upgrading Their Systems to Accept Specification for Contactless e-Purse Application Cards
  91. Plans to Build More Sheltered Walkways Beyond Current Parameters Set by LTA's Walk2Ride Programme to Encourage More Residents to Walk or Cycle
  92. Number of Migrant Workers Issued Stay Home Notices and Quarantine Orders and Cases of Transmission across Groups in Different Locations since Phase Two Re-opening
  93. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on CPF Members' Investment Portfolios and Plans to Review List of Investment :Products under CPF Investment Scheme
  94. Amount of Late Payment Interest Collected by CPF Board to Date since Inception
  95. Working with Employers to Inform Laid-off and At-risk Workers of Job Search Avenues and Government Support Schemes
  96. Update on Access to and Use of Recreation Centres by Migrant Workers Cleared for Work
  97. Review of CPF Basic Retirement Sum Requirements in Light of Economic Crisis Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic
  98. Number of Jobseekers Who Sought Assistance at SGUnited Jobs and Skills Centres since Inception and Their Success Rate and Profile
  99. Letter of Consent Applications by Unique Applicants from Long Term Visit Pass Holders in Each of Last Five Years
  100. Profile, Training and Certification of Employees Working for Managing Agents of Management Corporation Strata Titles
  101. Average Percentage of Families Living in HDB Rental Flats Subsequently Moving on to HDB Home Ownership
  102. Timeline for Replacement of All Laundry Pole Holders with Elderly-friendly Drying Racks in HDB Flats
  103. Prioritisation Criteria for Electrical Load Upgrading Programme for Neighbourhoods and Blocks
  104. Curriculum and Pass Criteria for Council for Estate Agencies' Real Estate Salespersons Examination
  105. Extension of Rainwater Harvesting Systems under HDB Greenprints @ Yuhua Programme to Mature Housing Estates to Minimise Potable Water Usage for Common Area Washing and Watering of Plants
  106. Disbursement of $55 Million to Arts Sector since Its Announcement in March 2020