Parliament sitting, 5 July 2022

92 sections · 14th Parliament · Official Report, 5 July 2022, Vol 95, Issue 64 · Open in the reader

  1. PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT
  2. Visit of Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun from the House of Representatives of Malaysia
  3. Changes for Public and Sporting Community following Government's Takeover of Singapore Sports Hub
  4. Adequacy of Healthcare Settings to Handle Next COVID-19 Wave and Steps to Reduce Infection Rate Given Increase in Omicron Variants
  5. National Dialogue and Review of Policy Regarding National Athletes Serving National Service
  6. Accidents Involving Food and Goods Delivery Platform Workers and Compensation and Support Provided
  7. Effect of New Insurance Coverage Limits on Cancer Patients and Their Treatments
  8. Update on Review of Appropriate Adult Scheme for Young Suspects
  9. Monitoring of and Measures to Minimise Spread of Monkeypox and Emerging Communicable Diseases in Singapore
  10. Update on Interagency Taskforce on Mental Health and Well-being and Programmes to Improve Mental Health Literacy
  11. Proposal to Regulate Petrol and Diesel Pump Prices Given Recent Increases
  12. Stamp Duties (Amendment) Bill
  13. Adjournment
  14. Adequacy of CPF Basic Retirement Sum to Provide for Minimum Retirement Needs of Seniors and Ensure Decent Quality of Life
  15. Location of Commercial and Coffee Shop Space within HDB Estates and Efforts to Keep Food Prices Affordable Given Recent High Transacted Sale Prices of Coffee Shops
  16. Update on Youth Mental Well-being Network
  17. Impact of Manpower Crunch in Hospitality and F&B Sectors on Customer Satisfaction and Singapore's Reputation as Business and Travel Destination
  18. Relevance of Shangri-La Dialogue in Easing Ongoing Geopolitical Tensions and Meeting Other Objectives
  19. Impact of Proposed Expansion of POSB Smart Buddy Programme on Primary School Students
  20. Ensuring Affordability of Food Prices Despite Higher Sale Transaction Prices of Coffee Shops
  21. Companies Implementing Workplace Safety and Health-enhancing Technologies
  22. International Academic Advisory Panel's Recommendations on Development of Singapore's Higher Education Landscape
  23. Plans to Ramp Up Manpower Supply for New Eldercare Facilities
  24. Communal Space Allocation Per Dwelling Unit for New HDB BTO Flats
  25. Use of MediSave by Senior Citizens for Payment of Anti-glaucoma Medication
  26. Waiting Time for Placement in Early Intervention Programme for Infants and Children
  27. Number and Profile of Tuberculosis Patients in First Half 2022 Compared With Previous Two Years
  28. Proportion of Public Officers With Job Roles Conducive for Hybrid Work and Number of Work-from-home Days Permissible Per Week
  29. Number of Fitness Activities for Registration Per Residents Network Cluster
  30. Plans to Offer Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme to Residents before 2039
  31. Use and Development of Dengue Vaccines or Drugs for Public Consumption
  32. Exemption from Vaccinations for Medical Reasons in COVID-19 Vaccination Form
  33. Debt Management Assistance Options for Singaporeans Given Rising Property Rentals and Interest Rates
  34. Encouraging Banks to Help Retired Seniors Refinance Housing Loans
  35. Adequacy of Prevailing Total Debt Servicing Ratio in Minimising Systemic Risk to Financial Institutions and Borrowers
  36. Incidents Reported under Safe Sport Unified Code
  37. Review of Criteria for Issuance of Permanent Residency to Attract Skilled Workers
  38. Preserving Sanctity of Sacred Religious Texts or Symbols from Being Misused
  39. Rationale for Exemption from Fair Consideration Framework and Complementarity Assessment Framework
  40. Higher Foreign Manpower Quota for Town Councils to Better Meet Cleanliness Expectations of Singaporeans
  41. Threshold for Price Increases on Food Items before Government Intervention
  42. More Chances for Applicants Buying HDB BTO Flats Near Parents
  43. Prevalence of Drip Pricing and Its Impact on Business of Physical Merchants
  44. Allowing Existing HDB Flat Owners whose Flats are Within Minimum Occupation Period to Apply for New BTO Flats
  45. Tracking of Electricity Usage to Help Residents Save on Utility Bills
  46. Evaluations by Committee Against Profiteering for Legitimacy of Prices Set by Businesses
  47. Review of Measures to Ensure Circumstances Leading to Unauthorised Clearance of Kranji Forest Do Not Recur
  48. Amending Wills Act 1838 to Provide for Revocation of Appointment of Former Spouse as Executor or Beneficiary in A Will
  49. Recovery of Passenger Traffic at Changi Airport Given Lifting of COVID-19 Restrictions
  50. Average Passenger Load on Trunk and Feeder Bus Services during Peak Hours
  51. Technology Industry's Impact on Singapore's Economy
  52. Impact on Service Standards of Government Agencies When Civil Servants Work From Home
  53. Males who Become Singapore Citizens by Registration and Percentage of Those Not Required to Serve National Service
  54. Flat Options and Completion Dates of Replacement Flats for Affected Residents in Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme Exercise in Ang Mo Kio
  55. Households' Exposure to Unsecured Consumer Credit and Other Forms of Lending outside Purview of Financial Institutions Regulated by MAS
  56. Recent Interruption of Digital Banking Services and Affected Customers
  57. Mean, Median and Range of Total Annual Remuneration of MX 9 (Superscale) Grade in Civil Service for Past Five Years
  58. Foreign Reserves Transferred to GIC To-date and Additional Reserves Accumulated since February 2022
  59. Proportion of Non-officer versus Officer-level Personnel Supported by Career Transition Resource Centre
  60. Percentage of Uncovered Drug Operations and Transactions Conducted via Chat Applications
  61. Measures to Prevent Trafficking and Smuggling of Drug Cocktails Disguised as Food Products
  62. Rental Cost as a Percentage of Total Business Cost from 2000 to 2021
  63. Guidelines and Measures Against Unjustified Price Increases in Food and Private Hire Transport Fares
  64. Timeline and Milestones Towards Achieving Islandwide Full Operational Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles
  65. Number and Average Age of Buses Operated or Maintained by Public Transport Operators and Stored at Bus Depots
  66. Lessons Learnt from Compressed Natural Gas Scheme for Vehicles and Plans to Use Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
  67. Waiving of Cremation Fees for Individuals on Public Assistance Who Passed Away Without Next-of-kin
  68. Adequacy of Singapore's Water Supply and Infrastructure and Plans to Build Water Resilience and Security
  69. Number of Schools Practising Autonomy to Adopt a Later School Start Time
  70. Greater Pay Incentives for Counsellors Across Schools and Tertiary Institutions
  71. Success of Soft Launch of FoodConnect Directory and Database
  72. Median Income and Employment Rate for Persons with Disabilities over Last 10 Years
  73. Breakdown of Infant Care and Childcare Subsidies Received by Children in Last Three Years by Subsidy Category
  74. Steps to Ensure MUIS Halal Certificate Holders Procure from International Suppliers That are Compliant with MUIS' Halal Standards
  75. Second COVID-19 Booster Shot for Eligible Persons and Recent COVID-19 Cases
  76. Justification for Provision of Allowance for Cases under Quarantine Order but Not for Isolation Order
  77. Higher MediSave Withdrawal Limit for Outpatient Care Treatment for Patients with Complex Chronic Conditions
  78. Plans to Involve Chinese Medicine Practitioners in Basic Healthcare System under Healthier SG Initiative
  79. Waiting Times for HDB BTO Projects Over Last 10 Years By Percentile
  80. Steps Taken to Professionalise Blue-collar Trades in Construction Industry for Singaporeans
  81. HDB Selling Price for Coffee Shop Located at Blk 201 Tampines Street 21
  82. Introducing Rent Control Legislation for Renting of Eating Houses in Mature Estates
  83. Plans to Ensure Affordability of HDB BTO and Resale Flats
  84. Considerations Determining Changes to Monthly Household Income Ceiling for Purchasing HDB Flats and Executive Condominiums
  85. Applicants on Waitlist for HDB Rental Flats who are Divorced Males Broken Down by Age Group
  86. Criteria for Development Works to Require Heritage Impact Assessment and Status of Bukit Brown Cemetery
  87. Plans to Make SportSG a World-class Venue for Sporting Events Which is Accessible to the Community
  88. Number of PMET Jobs Done by Work Permit Holders in Each of Past Five Years
  89. Breakdown of Gross Monthly Salary of S Pass Holders
  90. Awareness of Workers' Rights under Singapore Employment Laws
  91. Clarification by Minister for Defence
  92. Clarification by Senior Minister of State for Finance