Parliament sitting, 8 January 2025

102 sections · 14th Parliament · Official Report, 8 January 2025, Vol 95, Issue 149 · Open in the reader

  1. PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT
  2. Maximum Capacity Utilisation Rates of Changi Airport's Existing Terminals and Update on Construction of Terminal 5
  3. Addressing Survey Findings Which Showed Decline in English Literacy Skills amongst Older Workers and Average Scores for Adaptive Problem-solving
  4. Help from Public Healthcare Institutions on Bill Issuance for Patients Facing Insurance Claim Difficulties
  5. Deployment of Surveillance Cameras to Catch High-rise Littering and Trial of Other Technologies to Supplement Present Efforts
  6. Update on Roll-out of On-Board Units for ERP 2.0 System
  7. Reviewing Use of MediSave for Root Canal Treatment
  8. Take-up Rates and Usage Patterns for $4,000 SkillsFuture Credit (Mid Career) Top-up
  9. Reports of Harassment of and Violence Towards Platform Workers
  10. Impact of Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link on Singapore's Retail, Manufacturing and Commercial Rental Sectors and Job Market
  11. Data on 2024 Secondary 1 Posting Exercise
  12. Proposal for More Severe Penalties for Scams Involving Impersonation of Government Agencies
  13. Efforts to Facilitate Low-income or Illiterate Persons' Access to Legal Aid Bureau Services Via Non-digital Means
  14. Responsible Use of NRIC Numbers
  15. NRIC Numbers in ACRA's Bizfile Service
  16. Workplace Fairness Bill
  17. Time Limit for Minister's Speech
  18. Workplace Fairness Bill
  19. Workplace Fairness Bill
  20. Food Safety and Security Bill
  21. Suspension of Standing Orders to Allow Senior Minister of State to Speak More Than Once
  22. Food Safety and Security Bill
  23. Customs (Amendment) Bill
  24. Adjournment
  25. Infringement of Occupancy Cap That Allowed Up to Eight Unrelated Persons in Larger Private Residential Properties
  26. Prioritisation of Childcare Centre Slots for Households Located within One Kilometre of Centre
  27. Regulations for Usage and Operating Hours of Sports Facilities Located in Private Educational Institutions
  28. Projected Expenditure for New Next Generation Electronic Medical Record System and Impact on Healthcare Costs
  29. Blocking of Illegal Gambling Sites
  30. Changes to Child Protection Policy, Procedures or Practices In Response to 2024 Domestic Violence Trends Report
  31. Factors Determining Booking Priority at National Stadium
  32. Availability of Internship Places for Each Cohort of Penultimate Year Students of Institutes of Higher Learning
  33. Measures to Address Longer-term Housing Affordability and Cost-of-living Concerns Besides Property Tax Rebates
  34. Issuance of Care and Protection Orders Where Child Involved Was Not Required to Stay in Place of Safety
  35. Use of Bus Boarding Ramps for Wheelchairs and Baby Pushchairs
  36. Reasons for Recent Telecommunication Disruptions and Steps to Address Root Causes
  37. Minimum Occupation Period for Beneficiaries Who Have Inherited HDB Flats
  38. Support for Persons Concerned about Their Capacity to Parent Their Children Safely
  39. Response Rate of Operationally-ready NSmen to Mobilisation Exercises and Assessment of Preparedness Level Related to Ongoing Developments in Middle East and Europe
  40. Impact of Management Change at SingPost on Postal Services and Workers
  41. Approval for Courses under SkillsFuture Mid-Career Support Programmes
  42. Proposal for Bulk Purchase of Shingles Vaccination to Reduce Cost to Consumers
  43. Probe into LinkedIn Recruitment Advertisements for Chinese Communist Party Branch Secretaries at Ngee Ann Polytechnic
  44. Sufficiency of HDB and Public Car Parks Given Expected Vehicle Growth from Additional 20,000 COEs Coming Onstream
  45. Promoting Public Understanding of Daily Caregiving Boundaries in New Guidelines on Healthy Family Boundaries
  46. Determining Factors in Secondary One Posting Exercises Given Less Differentiated PSLE Scoring System
  47. Deterrence for Use of Kpods or Vape Juices Mixed with Etomidate
  48. Percentage of Companies with Workplace Fatalities that Had Previously Received Stop-work Orders
  49. Extension of Incentives for Off-peak Travelling and Switching to Selected Bus Services Beyond North East MRT Line Regions
  50. Timeline for Report by Equities Market Review Group
  51. Rationale for Change in Policy on Disclosure of Full NRIC Numbers
  52. Lease Tenure Selection for Community Care Apartment Applicants at Time of Flat Selection
  53. Encouraging More Singaporeans to Utilise SkillsFuture Credits Top-up Given in 2020 before Expiration
  54. Preventing Individuals with Outstanding Debts and Claims Tribunals' Orders from Setting Up New Business Entities
  55. Review of Policies for Persons with Links to Singapore and Associated With INTERPOL Red Notices
  56. Evidence Required for Breach of Disputes Resolution Tribunal Order to Cease Smoking at Home
  57. Balancing Public Housing Demand and Environmental Preservation at Woodlands N1 Site
  58. Reports of Incidents Involving Intoxicated Passengers on Public Transport
  59. Data on Housing Grants Disbursed after Revision of Enhanced CPF Housing Grant Amount for First-timer Home Buyers
  60. Requirements on Social Media Platforms to Ensure Age-appropriate Use In Addition to Efforts to Raise Public Awareness
  61. Review of Maximum Age Limit for Blood Donation
  62. Protection for Police Officers against Targeted, Pre-mediated Attacks
  63. School- or Community-based Programmes to Educate Children on Definitions of Types of Abuse and Ways to Seek Help
  64. Proposed Connection of Cross Island MRT Line's Punggol Extension to Yio Chu Kang MRT Station
  65. Complaints about Aggressive or Jerky Bus Driving
  66. Data on Reports of Damaged or Choked Drains
  67. Notification of Animal Escapes by Mandai Wildlife Group Enclosures
  68. Safeguards to Prevent Misuse of Banking Customers' Personal Data Given New Advisory on Full NRIC Number
  69. Number of Deregistered Entities and Measures to Ensure They Fulfil Obligations on Claims and Payments
  70. Proposal for New Occasional Paper on Income Growth, Inter-generational Inequality and Mobility Trends
  71. Monitoring of Clean Electricity Imports from Indonesia and Safeguards against Price Renegotiations and Policy Changes
  72. Citizenship or Residency Status of Persons on INTERPOL's Red Notice and Currently in Singapore
  73. Breakdown of New Citizens by Educational Qualifications since 2019
  74. Applications to Amend Date of Birth in Passport in Past Five Years and Moves to Facilitate Hassle-free Travel
  75. Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Local and Imported Food
  76. Reasons for Decrease in Enforcement Actions against High-rise Littering in 2023
  77. Support for Stallholders Affected by Central Kitchen Meal Provision in Schools and Ensuring Nutritional Values for Such Meals
  78. Statistics on Local Graduates Working in Jobs Related to Field of Studies
  79. Value of Scholarships and Tuition Grants Given to International Students
  80. Number of Applicants and Successful Admissions to Primary One under Phases 2A and 2B of Registration Exercises from 2020 to 2024
  81. Number of Youths with Special Educational Needs in Tertiary Educational Institutions and Undergoing Internships
  82. Data on Foreign Students Unable to Pay School Fees and Removed from School in Past Five Years
  83. Statistics on Child Abuse Cases from 2021 to 2023
  84. Assessment of Usefulness of Next Generation Sequencing in Cancer Identification and Treatment
  85. Waiting Time for Dental Services at Public Healthcare Institutions and Proposal for More Polyclinics to Offer Dental Services
  86. Enforcement against "Kpods" or Vape Juice Mixed with Etomidate
  87. Length of Stay in Transitional Care Facilities and Capacity Expansion of Mobile Inpatient Care @ Home Programme
  88. Future Uses of Interim Bus Park at Corner of Boon Lay Place and Boon Lay Drive
  89. Animal Welfare and Cruelty Complaints Lodged against Pet Boarders and Groomers
  90. Provision of Seating Areas in Retail and Commercial Developments for Elderly and Individuals with Mobility Challenges
  91. Retrofitting Multistorey Car Parks in New Estates to Accommodate Taller Vehicles
  92. Inclusion of Arts-related Businesses as Participating Merchants in CDC Vouchers Scheme
  93. Help for Migrant Workers Faced with Sudden Job Loss and Enhancing Migrant Worker Employment Safeguards
  94. Harmonising Workforce Regulations across Regions under Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone
  95. Update on Release Date of Tripartite Guidelines on Restraint of Trade Clauses in Employment Contracts
  96. Review of CPF Contribution Threshold for Silver Support Scheme amid Inflation
  97. Statistics on Gross Monthly Incomes of Full-time Self-employed Taxi and Private Hire Car Drivers
  98. Evaluating Ridership Data of Express Feeder Bus Service 298X and Future Implementation for Trunk Bus Routes
  99. KTM Tebrau Shuttle Train Service's Capacity to Meet Demands
  100. Impact of Recently-announced Increase in Airport Fees and Charges on Changi's Competitiveness
  101. Clarification by Minister of State for Trade and Industry
  102. Clarification by Second Minister for Finance