Parliament sitting, 5 April 2022

72 sections · 14th Parliament · Official Report, 5 April 2022, Vol 95, Issue 61 · Open in the reader

  1. PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT
  2. Outlook for Gig and Platform Workers and Measures to Help Enhance Their Employability and CPF Savings
  3. Investigation into Case Involving Expectant Mother Losing Her Child after Being Allegedly Left Unattended at Emergency Department of NUH
  4. Safeguards to Protect Members of Public from Recalcitrant Sex Offenders
  5. CPF Members with MediSave Contributions in Arrears and Proposed Waivers to Allow Them to Access Government Grants
  6. Employment of Ex-offenders at Key Installations Such as Jurong Island and Changi Airport
  7. Plans for Relaxation of Vaccination-differentiated Measures and Use of TraceTogether Data
  8. Minimum Household Income Required to Employ Migrant Domestic Worker
  9. Innovative Solutions for HDB Flats to Ensure Direct Lift Access to Every Floor Despite Flat Design
  10. Take-up Rate of Capability Transfer Programme and Its Effectiveness in Helping Singaporean Workers Acquire New Capabilities
  11. Growing Popularity of "Buy Now Pay Later" Schemes and Plans to Regulate Firms Offering such Schemes
  12. Impact of Inflation on Unlicensed Moneylending Cases Reported
  13. Clarification by Minister for Home Affairs
  14. Singaporean and Permanent Resident Households with Electricity and Water Bills in Arrears
  15. Financial Services and Markets Bill
  16. Time Limit for Minister of State's Speech
  17. Financial Services and Markets Bill
  18. Singapore Women's Development
  19. Singapore Women's Development
  20. Effectiveness of National Dengue Prevention Campaign
  21. Higher Incidence of Dry Eye and Other Diseases Given Work-from-home Trend and Their Possible Inclusion in Work Injury Compensation Coverage
  22. Carbon Emissions Attributable to Industries Situated in Jurong Island and Abatement Targets Planned
  23. Possibility for Voluntary Selection of Nuvaxovid Instead of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
  24. Success of Professional Conversion Programmes in Directing Singaporeans into Growing Industries
  25. Number of Patients with Re-infections of COVID-19 and Severity of such Cases
  26. Cases of Forged Identity Cards and Passports in Past Three Years
  27. Measures to Ensure Safety of Young Children and Elderly Persons in HDB Neighbourhoods with Heavy Vehicles Plying Roads
  28. Success Rate of Senior Worker Early Adopter Grant and Part-time Re-employment Grant Applications
  29. Cases of Injury and Death by Electrocution in HDB Flats in Past 10 Years
  30. Mean and Median Overtime Hours Worked Per Month Per Nurse and Per Doctor in Past Five Years
  31. Upgrading of Circuit Breaker Systems to Provide Protection to Whole HDB Flat
  32. Measures to Help Frontline Social Workers Affected by Anxiety at Height of COVID-19 Pandemic
  33. Oversight of Contracts for Adult Educators
  34. Public Education Efforts on Urgency of Singapore’s Climate Change Goals
  35. Shortening Time Taken for Primary 1 Students to Receive Student Concession Card
  36. Managing Increases in Rental and Transport Costs for Private-hire Drivers Given Higher COE Premiums
  37. Number of Clinics Offering Swab-and-Send-Home Service in Each Residential Area
  38. Strengthening Floorboards of Commercial Lorries for Installation of Seat Belts
  39. Update on Call-for-Collaboration for Pilot Deployment of Autonomous Buses and Shuttles in Singapore
  40. Safeguards under Complementarity Assessment Framework to Prevent Abuse
  41. Diversity in Gender, Ethnicity and Background at Top Levels of Civil Service
  42. Increasing Average Size of HDB Flats Given Changing Societal and Work Trends
  43. Review of Framework for Guiding When and How Environmental Impact Assessments are Carried Out
  44. Singapore's Petroleum Reserves and Evidence of Anti-competitive Behaviour among Fuel Retailers
  45. Suspicious Financial Transaction Reports Related to Wildlife Crime Filed in Past Five Years
  46. Trend of Youths Involved in Scams and Efforts to Prevent Their Being Lured into Joining Scam Syndicates
  47. Singaporeans Participating in Wars of Other Countries
  48. Proportion of Scam Victims on Work Passes and Efforts to Educate Low-income Foreign Workers on Avenues of Recourse Available
  49. Data on Number of Emergency Calls made to SPF and SCDF over Last Three Years
  50. Plans to Diversify Energy Consumption to Insulate against Disruption of Global Supply of Hydrocarbon Resources and Update on SolarNova Programme
  51. Plans to Allow Reopening of Family KTVs and Expected Safe Management Measures
  52. Financial Risks Faced by Singaporean Companies in Russia
  53. Resiliency of Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion Reactors in Event of War
  54. Proposal to Mandate Deployment of Traffic Wardens for Heavy Vehicles Operating in Estates with Narrow Lanes and Few Access Roads to Prevent Massive Jams
  55. Enable Families Holding Funeral Wakes to Serve Catered Food and Drinks to Visitors
  56. Data on Complaints Made against Social Workers in Past Five Years
  57. Streamline Means-Testing Procedures and Submission of Documents for Public Assistance Applications and Renewals
  58. Plans for Development of Practical Community Mental Health Programmes
  59. Plans to Allow Immediate Family Members to Visit COVID-19 Patients for Final Farewell
  60. Data on Restructured Hospitals Activating Additional Wards to Contain COVID-19 Patients in Last Three Months
  61. Data on Restructured Hospitals Diverting Patients Away Due to Full Capacity and Days with Waiting Times of over Two Hours in Last Three Months
  62. Conditions Exempted from Repeated Assessments for Disability Payouts under ElderShield
  63. Enforcement Action and Penalties for Breach of Tenancy Conditions by HDB Lessee or Sub-tenant
  64. Measures to Diversify Business Offerings of HDB Commercial Premises
  65. Data on Proposals Received, Rejected and Approved under CBD Incentive Scheme and Strategic Development Incentive Scheme
  66. Rationale for Ceasing to Build new HDB Executive Apartments and Executive Maisonettes
  67. Measures to Prevent Delays in Construction of HDB Flats due to Increase in Cost of Building Materials
  68. Safeguards to Ensure Core Aspects of Singapore's Culture are not Lost in Current Pandemic and Youths Continue to Develop their Cultural Identity
  69. Written Consent for Work on Rest Day of Low-wage Workers
  70. Data on Number of Unvaccinated Employees Terminated due to Inability of Redeployment
  71. Net Increase of Local PME Jobs Not Taken Up by Applicant Who became New Citizen or Permanent Resident from 2005 to 2020
  72. Clarification by Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment