Parliament sitting, 5 February 2025

85 sections · 14th Parliament · Official Report, 5 February 2025, Vol 95, Issue 151 · Open in the reader

1. PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT
2. Projected Economic Benefits and Job Creation from Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone Cooperation
3. Potential for Foreign-based Social Media Platforms to Manipulate Algorithms to Privilege or Disadvantage Reach of Particular Candidates during Election Period
4. Impact on Singapore's Digital Ecosystem following Meta's Decision to Eliminate Fact-checking and Reduce Content Moderation Effort
5. Efforts and Manpower Required to Disseminate Grow Well SG Recommendations and Guidance on Screen Use in Children
6. Update on Plans to Review Chinese-Malay-Indian-Others Identity Classification
7. Potential Impact from Rising Tuition Expenditure on Educational Equity
8. Preventing Cross-border Transmission of HMPV from Becoming Public Health Concern in Singapore
9. Programmes to Raise Awareness for and Assess Healthy Family Boundaries Following Issuance of Guidelines
10. Seats for Seniors and Persons with Mobility Challenges within Long Underground Tunnels in MRT Stations
11. Monitoring Progress of Waste-to-landfill and Solar Energy Deployment Targets in Singapore Green Plan 2030
12. Data on Take-up of ONE Pass and Sectors in Which ONE Pass Holders Work
13. Evidence to Support Use of Ketamine in Treatment Course for Severe Depression in Singapore
14. Supporting Singaporeans in Starting and Raising Families
15. Time Limit for Minister's Speech
16. Supporting Singaporeans in Starting and Raising Families
17. Adjournment
18. Strengthening Bus Connectivity within Industrial Estates
19. Strengthening Regulations to Include Review of Social Media Companies' Behind-the-scenes Algorithms
20. Review on Requirements and Exemptions from Requirements for Home-schooling
21. Reference from Other Countries' Decisions to Criminalise Creation or Possession of Sexually Explicit Deepfake Images and Videos
22. Applications for Interim Housing from Elderly Residents or Couples without Children awaiting HDB BTO Flats
23. Providing Alternative Support to Kindergarten Children with Developmental Needs
24. Simplifying Process for Corppass Account Registration
25. Review of Investor Definitions under Section 4A of Securities and Futures Act 2001
26. Rationale for Restricting ITE Progression Award to Graduates Pursuing Eligible Diplomas from 2024
27. Medical Panels for Healthcare Groups Operating Restructured Hospitals to Provide Holistic View on Patients' Treatment
28. Considerations in Repurposing Use of HDB Blocks' Void Deck Space
29. Investigations into Disruptions to Mobile, Broadband and Subscription Television Services in 2024
30. Barriers Preventing Singaporeans from Signing Advance Medical Directives and Measures to Counter These
31. Singapore's Role in Efforts to Sustain Recently Brokered Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
32. Accounting and Transfer Price Treatment for Land Use and Land Ownership Changes across Government Agencies
33. Data on Average Land Price for State Land Sold to HDB for Construction of Public Housing
34. Percentage of Dual-income Married Couples in Resident Households
35. Efforts to Further Prevent Arms Exports to Myanmar
36. Cases of HMPV Detected To Date and Measures to Reduce Infections
37. Prioritising Installation of Speed Limiters for Lighter Lorries and Lorries Used for Transporting Workers
38. Outcomes of Work Pass Holders Retention Schemes for Construction, Marine Shipyard and Process Sectors
39. Construction of Slip Road from Tampines Expressway into Rivervale Shores
40. Impact of US' New Tariffs on Singapore's Export-dependent Economy
41. Use of AI Analytics in Detection of Near-miss Accidents at Traffic Junctions to Guide Road Design Improvements
42. Follow-up Actions Conducted under Co-operative Societies Act after Allianz's Withdrawal of Bid for Stake in Income Insurance
43. Use of MediSave for Full or Part Payment of Shingles Vaccination
44. Incidents Where Airline Passengers Are Left on Aerobridges or Locked Out of Arrival Gates at Changi Airport
45. Aligning Demerit Points Status in Singpass App and Traffic Police Online Platforms for Driving Licence Holders
46. National Quantum Office's Technology Breakthrough Targets and Strategies
47. Number of Jobs Created for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents, and Tax Contributions by Family Offices
48. Single Family Offices Awarded Tax Incentives and Plans for Licensing of These Offices under Securities and Futures Act
49. Policies to Incentivise Private Households' Solar Power Generation and Contribution towards Renewable Energy Goals
50. Impact of Singaporeans' Reduced Mother Tongue Language Fluency on Career Opportunities with Foreign Firms
51. Data on Ownership and Operating Leases of Local Minimarts
52. Support, Rehabilitation and Counselling for Adolescents Found Using Drug-laced E-vaporisers
53. Number of Accidents Involving Lorries Ferrying Passengers, and Casualties and Deaths Resulting from These Accidents
54. Delayed Announcement of Arrests and Detention of Three Persons under Internal Security Act in November 2024
55. Number of Elder and Child Abuse Cases from 2015 to 2024
56. Number of Speeding Violations Caught by Red-light Cameras since 1 April 2024
57. Production of Illegal and Unregistered Weapons with 3D Printing Techniques
58. Difference between Median Monthly Rent for Hawker Stalls in 2023 and Those Tendered Out before 2023
59. Plans to Increase Capacity of Rubbish and Recycling Bins in Publicly Accessible Areas
60. Educating Students and Parents on Dangers of Using E-vaporisers Laced with Controlled Substances
61. Plans to Improve Adaptive Problem-solving Skills among Singaporean Adults
62. Proportion of Yale-NUS College (YNC) Faculty Members Taking Up Positions at NUS after YNC's Closure
63. Reduction in Cut-off Points for Affiliated Primary School Students to be Admitted to Secondary Schools
64. Take-up and Retention Rates for Work-Study Diploma and Degree Courses
65. Schools Which Conducted Balloting at Phase 2A of 2023's Primary 1 Registration Exercise That Also Had Reduced Intake
66. Review of Punishment and Schools' Procedures for Handling Bullying following Recent Incident at Admiralty Secondary School
67. Data on Age Groups of Single Unwed Parents
68. Requiring Social Service Agencies to Provide Allowances for Social Work Interns
69. Child Abuse Cases Reported by Unrelated Persons and Public Institutions
70. Data on Literacy and Numeracy Performance and Family Backgrounds of Preschoolers Who Spend Over 40 Hours Per Week in Childcare
71. Motivating Productivity Solution Grant Vendors to Update Their Automation and Digital Solution Pricings Given Lowered Commercial Prices
72. Use of Full NRIC Number in Government e-Services and Plans to Evaluate Security of These E-services
73. Eligibility of Divorced or Widowed Foreign Spouses with Singapore Citizen Children to Purchase New or Resale HDB Flats, or Retain Matrimonial Flats
74. Update on Progress of OneMillionTrees Movement and Extent of Singapore's Green Cover
75. Number of Approved Applicants for Public Rental Flats Yet to Complete Flat Selection and Average Waiting Times
76. Funding Support for Town Councils for Additional Municipal Maintenance Works Related to Climate-related Wear and Tear
77. Data on Durations between Application and Booking Dates for HDB BTO Flats
78. Statistics on Minimum Annual Leave Entitlements of Full-time Resident Employees
79. Prevalence of Non-compliance with Overtime Regulations and Study on Impact on Workers
80. Technical Limitations in Implementing Platform Screen Doors for LRT Platforms
81. Feedback on Bus Services Based on Data from MyTransport.SG and Other Apps
82. Obtaining and Disseminating Threat Intelligence Related to Airline Routes and Ensuring Safety of These Routes
83. Clarification by Minister of State for Education
84. Clarification by Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, and Second Minister for Finance and National Development
85. Clarification by Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth