Parliament sitting, 2 August 2021

66 sections · 14th Parliament · Official Report, 2 August 2021, Vol 95, Issue 35 · Open in the reader

  1. PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT
  2. Transportation Infrastructure Plans to Support Build-up of Tuas Mega Port and Increased Business Activities in Tuas
  3. Data on Marine Debris from Disposal of Waste from Ships and Floating Debris from Neighbouring Countries
  4. Number of and Actions against Licensed Cleaning Companies that Have Failed to Comply with Progressive Wage Model
  5. Regulatory Approval for Novavax Vaccine and Proposal for Short-term Visit Pass Holders Staying with Long-term Residents to be Offered Vaccination in Singapore
  6. Proportion of Self-employed Persons that Could Not Receive COVID-19 Recovery Grants due to Insufficient MediSave Payments
  7. Proposal for MediSave Contribution Requirements to be Lowered Temporarily to Allow Self-Employed Persons to Qualify for Workfare Income Supplement
  8. Average and Median Starting Salaries for Social Workers
  9. Long-term Affordability for Mental Healthcare Treatments
  10. Resumption of Inter-school Games and Sports Competitions
  11. Forged Educational Qualifications by Employment Pass and S Pass Holders in ICT Industry
  12. Enforcement of Restrictions on Work Pass Holders Working for More Than One Employer
  13. Long-Term Support for Vulnerable in Community
  14. Risk Level for Children Aged 12 and Under with Shift Back to Phase Two (Heightened Alert)
  15. Clarification by Senior Minister of State for Manpower
  16. Protection from Inclement Weather for Workers Transported in Lorries
  17. Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill
  18. Environmental Protection and Management (Amendment) Bill
  19. Child Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Bill
  20. Dental Registration (Amendment) Bill
  21. Police Force (Amendment) Bill
  22. Police Force (Amendment) Bill
  23. Adjournment of Debate
  24. Adjournment
  25. Progress of Direct School Admission Exercise under Present COVID-19 Restrictions
  26. Average Interval between Exposure to COVID-19 Case and Issuance of Quarantine Order
  27. Foreigners on Student Pass Undertaking Part-time Work
  28. Promoting More Widespread Remuneration Disclosures by Listed Companies
  29. Mediation Cases between Wedding Couples and Vendors Affected by COVID-19 Restrictions
  30. Five-year Recidivism Rates and Proportion of Current Inmates in Changi Prison who have been Imprisoned Before
  31. Dedicated Care for Long-COVID-19 Patients
  32. Enforcement against Illegal Vice Activities and Making Sure Such Activities Are not A Source of COVID-19 Spread
  33. Improving Safe Management Measures in KTV Bars and Nightlife Establishments
  34. Reasons for Allowing National Day Parade to Proceed in Midst of Phase Two (Heightened Alert)
  35. Number of Singaporean Citizens Currently Registered to be in Myanmar and Relief Flights Scheduled
  36. Response for Unsuccessful Applications for Permanent Residency by Repeat Applicants Living for Long Period in Singapore
  37. Availability of Familial Ties Lane for Foreign Visitors to Register Marriage in Singapore to Singaporean Citizen or Permanent Resident
  38. Number of Licences Granted to Nightlife Operators to Pivot to F&B Businesses Per Month from October 2020 to June 2021 and Enforcement Actions Taken
  39. Number of Short-term Visit Pass Holders Present in Singapore on Average for Each Month since January 2020
  40. Position on Necessity for Implementation of Good Samaritan Law in Singapore
  41. Reasons for Second Review of India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) Taking Eight Years to Complete
  42. Government Assistance Received by Nightlife Businesses that Pivot to Other Industries Besides F&B and Reason for Low Take-up of Pivot Grant Support
  43. Ministry's Forecast of Job Creation in Industries Covered by Industry Transformation Maps and Steps Taken to Meet Demand
  44. Working with Hawker and F&B Associations to Establish Centralised Hawker Food Platform and Help for Less Technologically-inclined
  45. Coordinated Purchasing and Distribution Effort of Safe Food Supplies to Prevent Mass Wastage from Required Closing of Certain Markets and Hawker Centres to Contain Spread of COVID-19
  46. Priority for Tuition Centre and After-school Care Centre Enrichment Teachers in Future Vaccination Exercises
  47. Assistance to NTU to Resolve Hall Allocation Issue Faced by Students
  48. Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Rates for Students Aged 12-18 Years Old
  49. Total Contract Value and Number of Singaporeans Employed by China- and India-headquartered Companies and Subsidiaries in Finance, ICT and Professional Services Engaged by Government as Contractors
  50. Measures by Early Childhood Development Agency to Ensure Sufficient Number of Infant Care Centres, Child Care Centres and Kindergarten Places in Each Constituency
  51. Number of Cases of Lasting Powers of Attorney Involving Fraud or Abuse in Past Three Years
  52. Review of Funding Criteria for Cases Handled by Family Service Centres
  53. Number of Calls Received by National Care Hotline between 1 August 2020 and 1 August 2021 and Trends Detected in Issues Faced by Callers
  54. Public Education by HSA on Identifying Medical and Surgical Masks Meeting EN 14683/ASTM F2100 Standards and Requirement for e-commerce Platforms to Ensure Masks Sold Meet Standards
  55. Breakdown of 13.6 Million Swab Tests Performed
  56. How Individuals with Allergic Reactions to First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine and Prevented from Second Dose Could Attain "Fully Vaccinated" Status
  57. Expectation of Fifth Consecutive Quarter Rise in Private Property Prices and Plans to Manage Trend
  58. Measures Adopted by NParks to Control Population of Birds in HDB Housing Estates
  59. Working with Companies Offering Online Streaming Services to Introduce Age Gates for Arts Groups to Produce Digital Non-"G"-rated Work and Enjoy Funding from Digital Presentation Grant for the Arts
  60. Statistics of Foreign Domestic Workers Diagnosed with Tuberculosis Following Commencement of Employment
  61. Measures and Training Provided to Foreign Domestic Workers and Migrant Workers to Raise Awareness of Their Rights and Protection under Singapore Law
  62. Intra-corporate Transferees, Foreign Professionals and Dependants Entering Singapore via Movement of Natural Persons Provisions in FTAs and Their Subsequent Citizenship Status from 2005 to 2020
  63. Application of Relevant Dependency Ratio Ceiling to Companies Supplying Labour to Construction, Marine and Process Sector and Services Sector
  64. Statistics on Work Passes Issued to Foreign Nationals Belonging to any of 127 Professions Listed under Annex 9A of India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
  65. Breakdown of Industries Benefiting from and Singaporean Citizens Hired under Jobs Growth Incentive as of February 2021
  66. Breakdown of Work Permit Holders Earning Basic Wages between $3,000 and more than $4,500