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FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE ___________________ FIRST SESSION ___________________ ORDER PAPER MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022 No.

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Mr Saktiandi Supaat: To ask the Minister for Transport in light of the agreement to realign the boundary between the Jakarta Flight Information Region (FIR) and the Singapore FIR (a) what is the expected short to long term impact on our air services industry and other related sectors; (b) how will this allow Changi Airport to grow in the long term as an international air hub; and (c) what are the strategic plans beyond 25 years in terms of managing the airspace and ensuring air traffic control safety.
Ms Poh Li San: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) how does the realignment of the Flight Information Region (FIR) boundary between Singapore and Jakarta and, in particular, the return of FIR over the Natuna and Riau Islands to Indonesia, improve civil aviation safety and efficiency and allow Changi Airport to grow in the long term; and (b) what are the handover measures to ensure a smooth and safe transition.
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Transport given the agreement between Singapore and Indonesia to realign the Flight Information Region (FIR) boundaries (a) how does the Ministry intend to ensure the continued safe and smooth flight operations for Changi Airport; and (b) what is the estimated timeline for ratification of the FIR Agreement.
Mr Lim Biow Chuan: To ask the Minister for Transport what are the implications for Changi Airport in view of the agreement between Singapore and Indonesia covering a change in the Flight Information Region.

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Mr Pritam Singh: To ask the Minister for Transport arising from the agreement at the 5th Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat in Bintan, what will be the status of the Singapore and Jakarta Flight Information Regions (FIR) respectively, should both Governments fail to come to a new agreement after 25 years.
Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Prime Minister what are the projected benefits of the joint collaboration with Indonesia under the latest mutually beneficial agreements signed.
Ms Tin Pei Ling: To ask the Prime Minister in view of the recent phishing scams affecting several OCBC customers (a) what other actions will be taken to help victims who have lost their life savings through phishing scams; (b) what will be done to enhance digital banking security across all banks in Singapore; and (c) whether there will be a rethink of the use of one-time- passwords for banking transactions.
Ms Foo Mee Har: To ask the Prime Minister (a) what lessons can be learnt from the recent banking scams; and (b) how can consumers be better protected from such scams.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Prime Minister with regard to phishing scams where fake messages have been inserted into SMS threads used by banks (a) whether the Government has data on (i) the number of customers who were affected (ii) their total losses (iii) the amount of funds recovered or reinstated and (iv) the number of customers who experienced delays in escalating this issue with their banks; (b) if so, what are they respectively since 2020; and (c) whether MAS will review how the interests of customers can be better balanced and safeguarded.
Mr Don Wee: To ask the Prime Minister with regard to the recent phishing scams via SMS notifications, what measures will the Government consider implementing to ensure the security and integrity of digital banking platforms, speedy detection of fraud and the remediation action to customers.
Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Prime Minister (a) whether he can provide an update on the review of the liability framework on scam payment transactions; (b) whether the SMS SenderID protection registry will be mandated for all banks and, if so, when; and (c) whether MAS will consider mandating banks to have a dedicated 24-hour hotline manned by relevant personnel to respond to calls expediently about ongoing fraudulent activities.

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Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Prime Minister (a) whether there are any Government regulations requiring banks to (i) provide channels for bank customers to urgently alert that a scam or fraud involving their account is actively in progress (ii) have a daily 24-hour response team on standby for such incidents (iii) have a process for escalating such distress calls from customers and (iv) provide recourse to an affected customer who has suffered increased losses caused by delayed bank response; and (b) if so, what are these regulations.
Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Prime Minister with regard to the recent spate of scams targeting consumers of financial institutions (a) when will MAS’ review of the framework on responsibilities of consumers and financial institutions in relation to fraudulent payment transactions be released; and (b) whether MAS will consider implementing the recently released guidelines on technology risk as a directive or notice instead.
Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Prime Minister (a) whether the Ministry will consider publishing a list of financial institutions that have signed up for the Singapore SMS SenderID protection registry pilot scheme; and (b) whether the Ministry will make it mandatory for all financial institutions to sign up for the registry and, if not, what are the reasons for not making it mandatory.
Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Prime Minister (a) whether there are any guidelines requiring banks to call and check with their clients before allowing suspicious transactions; (b) whether banks will be encouraged to explore other secured procedures to verify their clients’ identities without asking for these details over the phone; and (c) what other measures will be considered for implementation to plug this security gap.
Miss Cheng Li Hui: To ask the Prime Minister with regard to the recent spate of SMS phishing scams impersonating local banks (a) whether there are plans to introduce further safeguards in addition to the new requirements announced by MAS and the Association of Banks in Singapore on 19 January 2022; (b) what is the number of similar scams that are reported over the last five years; and (c) whether the Government will consider any outreach programme to educate the public.
Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Prime Minister (a) what are the lapses that resulted in OCBC customers falling prey to the recent phishing scams; and (b) what measures will the Government take to prevent this from happening again.

Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Prime Minister whether he will review the apportionment of liability between banks and their customers in cases of scams.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Prime Minister (a) what regulatory actions have been recently taken by MAS on anti-phishing measures; and (b) whether the Government will convene a workgroup to review current legislation against financial scams with a view to strengthening consumer protection.
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Prime Minister (a) what was the date that OCBC first notified MAS that it was being subject to a sophisticated phishing operation; (b) what actions did MAS pursue to constrain the phishing operation since that time of notification; and (c) whether MAS has since investigated whether OCBC’s cybersecurity standards are sound.
Ms Yeo Wan Ling: To ask the Prime Minister (a) how many victims of the recent spate of scams targeting OCBC customers are awaiting investigation results and reimbursement; (b) whether MAS has concluded their investigations; and (c) whether the Government will improve the legal and protective safeguards for scam victims who do not flout e-banking protocols, such as providing one-time passwords to external parties.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Prime Minister (a) whether MAS will consider introducing a legally-binding risk-based approach framework in tackling the security of digital banking as has been done in Notice 626 which deals with Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism; and (b) whether MAS will consider implementing a customer risk profile assessment, based on objective assessment, to determine the level of controls that financial institutions maintain over a customer’s account.
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Prime Minister with regard to the recent spate of OCBC scams via SMS notifications, what efforts has the Government taken to (i) assist in the recovery of monies lost to the perpetrators and (ii) locate the perpetrators with the assistance of foreign authorities with the view to bringing them to justice.
Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Prime Minister (a) whether MAS can mandate banks to (i) proactively monitor, flag out and pause transactions that have a significant likelihood of being connected with scams, based on clearly defined criteria, until verification of the customer’s identity and (ii) provide customers with the option of setting a default cooling-off period for transactions beyond a specified quantum; and (b) in the ongoing review of the liability framework on fraudulent transactions, whether affected consumers can be assured of full compensation if they did not act with gross negligence.
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Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Prime Minister whether financial institutions can be legally required to make at least a partial compensation to victims of online scams in order to place a greater onus on them to take all possible technical and customer education measures to prevent their customers from falling victim to scams.

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Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether there are any plans to require the mandatory pre-registration of alphanumeric SMS sender IDs for businesses and organisations; and (b) whether there will be plans to beef up telcos' defences against scams and spoof attempts.
Mr Alex Yam Ziming: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what is the Cyber Security Agency’s (CSA) assessment of the recent spate of telecommunication scams targeting bank customers and others; and (b) how does CSA work with financial institutions to ensure our Critical Information Infrastructure is protected from any malicious attempts to undermine confidence.
Mr Alex Yam Ziming: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what is the Ministry's assessment of the impact of the recent telecommunication scams on the SG Digital Office's (SDO) efforts in promoting digital adoption; and (b) how does SDO intend to ensure the public remains confident in the security of their online transactions.
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether there have been any studies on the effectiveness of the Do Not Call (DNC) Registry for reducing the prevalence of unsolicited calls and text messages; (b) whether these measures of effectiveness also evaluate prevention of financial scams; and (c) what are the remaining challenges that inhibit the further reduction of unsolicited calls and texts despite the presence of the DNC registry.
Miss Cheng Li Hui: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what are the challenges posed to our efforts to educate Singaporeans and in particular our seniors on anti-scam precautions and measures; and (b) how does the Ministry intend to enhance its outreach to further strengthen digital resilience among Singaporeans.
Dr Shahira Abdullah: To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider adopting for the health sector some of the cybersecurity measures recently announced by MAS and the Association of Banks in Singapore, such as removing clickable links in emails or SMSes, given the sensitivity of health data, the prevalence of scams, and the vulnerability among some segments of the community to fall prey to such scams.
Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in the past five years, what is the number of scam-related crime; (b) whether the Ministry has plans to devote more resources to investigate scam-related crime; and (c) how is SPF working with banks and other agencies to reduce scam-related crime in Singapore.

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Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs whether he can provide an update on the internal investigations conducted against the police officers involved in the case of Parti Liyani v PP [2020] SGHC 187.

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Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng: To ask the Minister for Education in view of the recent death of the twins in Upper Bukit Timah, what lessons can be learnt on the protection of children with special needs and the guidance and support for caregivers, at the national, community and family levels.

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Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Education (a) how many students are there currently in mainstream schools who have been diagnosed as requiring extra learning support or having special needs; and (b) what additional support has been mandated and available to these students and their families.

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Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for Education (a) in the last three years, whether there is an increase in the number of persons with disability, particularly among the student population; and (b) whether the Ministry has plans to improve the support for caregivers of persons with disability.

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Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Ministry will strengthen its support for (i) parents and caregivers of children with special needs and (ii) ageing parents who are caring for their grown-up children with special needs.

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Dr Shahira Abdullah: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development what further steps can be taken to ensure that the mental health of caregivers of special needs individuals, children and the elderly are sufficiently supported and that such caregivers will know where to turn to for help.

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Mr Don Wee: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what measures are in place to reach out to caregivers and promote assistance programmes like respite care through social service agencies; and (b) whether there are interim caregiving services available for highly stressed families.

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Mr Saktiandi Supaat: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) whether the public transport operators are required to train their bus captains in inclusive service delivery to assist commuters with special needs; (b) if so, what is the current proportion of bus captains who have been trained; and (c) whether the Ministry studies feedback from such commuters on service rendered to them by bus captains.

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Mr Edward Chia Bing Hui: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) to date, what is the take-up rate of the Temporary Electricity Contracting Support Scheme (TRECS); (b) what is the number of companies not supported by TRECS; (c) what is the cost delta impact on these companies and the reasons for not being supported; and (d) whether the Ministry intends for TRECS to continue for an extended period of time.

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Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the Ministry's assessment of the effect of the exit of various electricity retailers in 2021 on the electricity bills of small and medium enterprises (SMEs); and (b) how is the Government monitoring or managing the capacity of the remaining retailers so as to facilitate SMEs having options to manage their electricity costs.

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Ms Jessica Tan Soon Neo: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry in light of five electricity retailers ceasing operations last year and many small and medium businesses (SMEs) having to shift back to SP Services’ wholesale electricity plan, what support can be extended to these SMEs to provide more certainty to manage their business costs against very high increases in their monthly electricity charges, particularly those with average monthly electricity consumption of 4,000 kWh and above.

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Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether he can provide an update on the Temporary Electricity Support Scheme (TRECS) since it was introduced in December 2021; (b) whether the TRECS will be extended beyond February 2022; and (c) whether EMA will consider working with electricity retailers to provide a 12-month fixed electricity plan for smaller business consumers, specifically SMEs with a monthly consumption between 4,000 and 20,000 kWh.

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Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what support is available to SMEs; and (b) what are the options available to affected businesses, when their utilities costs have increased by large factors due to the insolvency of their previous utilities retailers.

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Ms Foo Mee Har: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what types of jobs have been created by new investments brought in by EDB in the last three years; (b) how have the profiles of new investments changed and what are the anticipated trends in this area; and (c) how well is the local workforce positioned to benefit from the new investments in terms of skills and experience.

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Mr Sharael Taha: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how has the profile of investments in Singapore changed over the past 10 years; (b) given that electronics and biomedical manufacturing are the top two sources of investments in 2021, how well is our local workforce prepared for this growth; and (c) how can we continue to attract local talent in the electronics and manufacturing industries.

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Mr Seah Kian Peng: To ask the Minister for Education whether the Ministry can provide the respective breakdown on the financial aid per capita that is currently provided to students studying in (i) NUS (ii) Yale-NUS College (iii) polytechnics (iv) Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and (v) private universities such as SIM.

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Dr Shahira Abdullah: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry has data on the prevalence of no-medical leave incentives and penalties across industries; and (b) whether such no-medical leave incentives or penalties contravene existing employment laws in Singapore.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry tracks the number of companies that give employees an attendance allowance provided they do not take medical leave; (b) whether the Ministry can consider mandating companies to suspend this practice and incorporate the “attendance allowance” into base pay, given public health concerns in the current COVID-19 climate; and (c) if not, whether the Ministry can consider further safeguards to ensure sick employees are not disincentivised to take medical leave when necessary.
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Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Prime Minister (a) whether the recent announcement by NTUC Income to convert itself from an insurance co- operative to a corporate entity will have any impact on the affordability of insurance premiums going forward; and (b) whether workers will continue to have access to affordable insurance.

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Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what are the considerations for extending the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix for another seven years; and (b) what are the overall benefits to Singapore.

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Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) from 2008 to 2019, how much Government subsidies are provided to the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix; (b) what is the estimated economic benefits that arose from these 12 night races; (c) how much Government subsidy is expected to be provided for the 2022 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix; and (d) what are the estimated economic benefits despite the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

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Ms Foo Mee Har: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) over the last two years, what is the number of fights amongst migrant workers taking place at dormitories; (b) what measures are in place to maintain law and order at dormitories; and (c) what protocols are in place for the Police's response so that tensions do not escalate.

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Mr Saktiandi Supaat: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) what was the average weekly number of commuters between Singapore and Batam or Bintan before the COVID-19 pandemic; (b) what is the expected weekly number of commuters when Indonesia reopens Batam and Bintan to fully vaccinated Singaporean travellers; and (c) whether the Government will consider risk mitigation measures such as imposing an initial cap on the number of these commuters to manage COVID-19 transmission risks.

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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for National Development having regard to climatic changes leading to heavier and more frequent rainfall in Singapore (a) what support does HDB provide to address feedback from residents of HDB BTO estates about slippery and wet drop-off points, walkways and lift lobbies that were originally designed to make them naturally lit and ventilated; and (b) whether HDB is prepared to provide funding to Town Councils to make additions and alterations to such common property amenities affected by climatic changes.
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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry has studied the potential impact of work-from-home legislation over the past two years on employers and employees, respectively; (b) if so, what are the results of this study; and (c) if not, whether the Ministry intends to conduct such a study and by when.

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Dr Wan Rizal: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth whether there are efforts to coordinate and oversee the various relief and fundraising efforts by local ground-up initiatives to help Malaysians affected by the recent floods to ensure that such efforts are conducted through trusted, reliable and accredited channels.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Health with the recent surge in cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant (a) whether any medical leave is given to public healthcare workers (i) who contract COVID-19, including time off from work for full recovery and (ii) to care for affected family members; (b) if so, what is the respective number of days of medical leave given; and (c) what measures are in place to ensure that the healthcare system is not compromised when affected healthcare workers are on medical leave.
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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) how many cases of sexual harassment at workplaces have been reported in the past five years; and (b) what actions were taken in those cases.

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Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) what are the reasons for the recent record high premiums of motorcycle COEs; (b) what can the Government do to moderate and bring down the premiums to more affordable levels; and (c) whether the Government is considering additional measures to help those who are impacted and dependent on their motorcycles for their livelihoods.

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Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what measures are in place to prevent discriminatory practice in the rental market of HDB flats to minorities; and (b) with newer HDB BTOs having a smaller number of units per precinct, how does this affect the ethnic integration policy quota percentage by block and neighbourhood.

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Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Health since the revision of healthcare protocols from 11 October 2021, what is the number of (i) Health Risk Warnings (HRWs) issued, with the breakdown by cases which are identified by TraceTogether records, SafeEntry records, and household member of a COVID-19 positive case, respectively and (ii) cases that subsequently tested COVID-19 positive after a HRW is issued.

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Ms Tin Pei Ling: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether there are any updates from the Government’s discussion with SPH Media Trust and on the level of funding support that the Government will provide; and (b) how will the Government ensure that the funding provided will be used to achieve the necessary digital transformation.

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Ms Tin Pei Ling: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information whether the Ministry will require SPH Media Trust to have adequate emphasis on thought leadership content from Singapore’s perspective so as to increase Singapore’s mindshare on the global stage.

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Mr Alex Yam Ziming: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information with the commitment of the Government to provide funding support to SPH Media Trust, how will the Ministry ensure that editorial independence continues to be upheld in the newsrooms.

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Ms Hany Soh: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information what steps will the Ministry take to ensure that its funding support for SPH Media Trust will go towards the development of news media on online platforms that are engaging for younger audiences.

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Ms Hany Soh: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) how will the Ministry ensure that the Singapore Media Academy and the planned SPH Media Academy differentiate themselves in terms of skillsets and avoid an overlap of functions; (b) whether the Ministry has a definite roadmap for SPH’s upcoming media academy to help achieve the goal of nurturing more local talent for the mass communications industry; and (c) whether a collaboration with SG Women In Tech will be considered to attract, retain and develop more female talent in the infocomm workforce.
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Ms Jessica Tan Soon Neo: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) how will SPH Media Trust remain relevant and sustainable in a highly competitive media industry given digital disruption and declining demand for print news; (b) how can the quality of local journalism keep pace with global standards since audiences can easily access digital versions of international newspapers; and (c) what are the desired outcomes for SPH Media Trust and how will the Government track the progress.
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Mr Sharael Taha: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what will be done to ensure the viability of our vernacular news media, given their limited local market sizes; (b) how will the Ministry (i) ensure that our vernacular news media has enough resources, talent and technology to continue to produce good quality news and (ii) create opportunities for our vernacular news media to grow beyond Singapore readership; and (c) how does vernacular news media remain relevant given the declining use of vernacular languages amongst our younger generations.
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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether HDB will work out the estimated maintenance costs of the features and landscaping during the design of common property in BTO estates to ensure that it is within the average maintenance costs undertaken by Town Councils; (b) whether there is any consultation with the Town Councils for a better estimation of maintenance costs; and (c) whether these estimations may be published.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the COVID-19 Healthcare Award, or a similar award scheme, will be made available to cleaning staff in non-healthcare settings, to recognise their contribution to the national effort against COVID-19 as such workers bear the highest exposure risk outside of the healthcare field and are usually from lower-income backgrounds.

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Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Education for students affected by school closures and who are subsequently transferred to other schools, whether the Ministry can take into consideration the student’s living arrangement and address of the student’s primary caregiver prior to the school transfer.

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Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information regarding subsidised home broadband internet connectivity for low-income households (a) from 2020 to 2021, in how many cases were IMDA's documentation of approval issued via (i) hardcopy letter (ii) digital document and (iii) both hardcopy and digital; (b) as of December 2021, how many participating Internet Service Providers required such hardcopy letter by IMDA to be provided by the applicant; and (c) what is being done to streamline application and activation processes.
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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Prime Minister (a) whether hybrid modes of working pose a risk of weaker oversight within the Public Service in areas such as spending and financial governance; and (b) if so, what are the control systems that will be put in place to ensure proper oversight and governance of public service officers.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Health with regard to individuals who completed their primary vaccine course with non-mRNA vaccines (a) how many of these individuals’ fully-vaccinated status will expire by 14 February 2022; (b) whether those who are medically ineligible for mRNA vaccines can receive a booster dose of a non-mRNA vaccine; and (c) if not, when will non-mRNA boosters be made available.

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Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether he can provide an update on the Ministry’s assessment of the Novavax vaccine; (b) whether the Ministry has found any data to support or reject its use for children below the age of 12; and (c) how will the Ministry encourage people who are sceptical about mRNA technology to take the Novavax vaccine if it is approved.

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Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) to date, what is the number of requests for exemption from Vaccination Differentiated Safe Management Measures at the workplace; and (b) what are the Ministry’s responses.

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Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Vaccination Differentiated Safe Management Measures (VDS) for the workplace exist as subsidiary legislation; and (b) if so, why is the workplace VDS raised as subsidiary legislation without debate in Parliament.

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Mr Lim Biow Chuan: To ask the Minister for Health what are the target criteria before COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and Singaporeans are allowed to dine and socialise normally again.

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Mr Seah Kian Peng: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth what are the reasons for allowing groups of five unvaccinated persons to gather.

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Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Minister for National Development in light of potential breaches of COVID-19 safe management measures and disamenities that may occur at sky gardens located at HDB blocks, whether the Ministry will (i) review its policy and consider gating up these sky gardens and (ii) provide key card access to residents.

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Ms Carrie Tan: To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry has, or plans to include, questions on caregiving in the National Census survey, to get more data on the number and profile of informal caregivers in Singapore in order to better inform the Ministry's caregiver support policies as our population ages and caregiving burdens increase.

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Ms Carrie Tan: To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry has data on the annual caregiving-related expenditures incurred by families caring for elderly persons based on the number of activities of daily living they require assistance in; (b) if so, where is this information published; and (c) whether the Ministry will enhance the Home Caregiving Grant quantum based on different levels of care needs.

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Mr Edward Chia Bing Hui: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what is the number of infant care applications and the successful placement rates from January to December 2021; (b) what is the estimated projection of infant care applications for 2022 and whether there is adequate capacity; and (c) what are the Ministry’s plans on infant care capacity.

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Ms Yeo Wan Ling: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) whether costs of business for the point-to-point sector for passenger transport have increased in the past two years; and (b) what are the largest components of these increases.

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Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Prime Minister (a) what is the current number and percentage of civil servants who are deemed to be unable to work from home based on their job functions; (b) whether these civil servants are eligible for flexible work arrangements (FWAs); and (c) if so, what do these encompass.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether special covenant 2(1)(a) of the Memorandum of Lease to HDB's lease agreement can be enforced to prevent smoking near balconies or windows which persisted despite (i) advisories from the authorities and (ii) efforts of the Community Mediation Centre (CMC); and (b) if not, what other conditions must be met before a case of smoking near balconies or windows will be considered a case of last resort where enforcing the special covenant is considered.
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Mr Seah Kian Peng: To ask the Minister for Education whether the Ministry can consider incentivising bus operators to offer cheaper, more flexible bus options to students as a way of encouraging more students to take school buses.

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Ms Yeo Wan Ling: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether there has been an increase in the number of sound pollution and disturbances complaints in HDB estates over the past two years; and (b) whether the Ministry has conducted studies to understand how noise disturbances can be better managed by better building design and construction materials for new HDB estates.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information whether the Ministry will consider asking online service providers to insert advisories on all posts relating to illegal drugs on the harmful effects on potential users and the severe penalty that one will face in trafficking such drugs into Singapore.

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Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Health what are the plans beyond the COVID-19 pandemic to recruit and hire Singaporeans for jobs in healthcare and other healthcare related sectors to ensure that future manpower capacity in these sectors are sufficient and sustainable.

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Ms Ng Ling Ling: To ask the Minister for Health for the last three financial years (a) what are the annual budgets provided respectively to (i) public hospitals (ii) public specialist outpatient clinics (iii) primary care including both polyclinics and subsidies under the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) to private general practitioners (iv) community hospitals and (v) nursing homes; and (b) whether there will be considerations for a higher budget allocation to primary care, community hospitals and nursing homes given the aging population with more chronic diseases.
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Mr Edward Chia Bing Hui: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the number and percentage of SingapoRediscover Vouchers (SRVs) redeemed at the end of 2021; (b) what is the percentage of SRVs that have been donated, unused and lapsed; and (c) what is the Ministry’s assessment of the impact of SRVs for the tourism sector when assessed against the initial target set by STB to justify the creation of these SRVs.

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Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan: To ask the Prime Minister in light of the public service being at the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and taking a toll on the workers in the public service (a) whether the public service is also seeing an increase in attrition; (b) what is being done to look after the health and welfare of workers in the public service; and (c) what is the Government doing to ensure that the compensation and benefits of workers in the public service remain competitive.
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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what is the reasonable staff to client ratio for Social Service Agencies (SSAs) under the Ministry’s guidelines for MSF-funded programmes; (b) what happens when SSAs are unable to meet this ratio; and (c) for each year in the past five years, how many SSAs and what percentage of SSAs have been unable to meet this ratio respectively.

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Mr Sharael Taha: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) how has the current trend of decreased popularity of multi-generational living, increasing trend of work and study from home and concerns for sustainable living, affected the design of future building developments; and (b) whether the Ministry will incorporate the use of solar energy, natural lighting and ventilation into the designs of new building developments to reduce the use of energy and water in homes and across the estate.

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Mr Lim Biow Chuan: To ask the Minister for National Development whether any further steps will be taken to rein in the escalating prices of HDB resale flats.

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Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) what are the types and frequency of enforcement actions taken against errant active mobility device riders who speed or ride on pathways where they should not; and (b) whether more resources can be provided for stricter enforcements especially at pathways affected by infrastructure works in the Central District.

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Ms Carrie Tan: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development in the last three years, how many cases have there been in divorce and child custody cases where allegations of child abuse by one spouse against the other spouse in attempting to prevent access to children have been proven to be false.

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Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Transport whether the Government will consider (i) calibrating current Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) quotas by country and its rationale for doing or not doing so and (ii) setting separate sales caps and quotas for VTL (Land) as compared to VTL (Air) quotas.

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*102.

Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) what design standards are in place to ensure future ready carparks can support electric vehicles (EVs); and (b) whether there is any plan to institute insurance for building protection for HDB properties in case of explosions from EVs or any electric charging mobility systems.

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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Health in light of the recent developments on the transplant of animal organs in humans, whether the Ministry will consider establishing a framework to deal with medical ethical issues arising from such transplants in Singapore.

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Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether styrofoam is used in the making of aeration holes in open car park lots and, if so, why; (b) whether more sustainable alternative materials have been considered; and (c) whether there are plans to phase out the use of styrofoam and, if so, by when.

* Members may postpone their Questions to a later sitting day if their Questions are not reached by the end of Question Time (QT).
For such Questions, Members may email to parl_cop@parl.gov.sg in advance a postponement notice that will be effected after QT.

Members must submit their notices to the Clerk within one hour after the end of QT (SO 22(3)).

Questions will be given a written answer if no such notices are received by the Clerk within the stipulated time.

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS 1.

Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security: The Agreements under the Expanded Framework between Singapore and Indonesia.

2.
2.

Minister for Transport: The Agreement on the Realignment of the Boundary between the Jakarta and the Singapore Flight Information Regions.

AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS Introduction of Government Bills 1.

Prime Minister: Financial Services and Markets Bill.

2.

Minister for Home Affairs: Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Bill.

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Minister for Home Affairs: Gambling Control Bill.

4.

Minister for Health: COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Amendment) Bill.
ORDERS OF THE DAY 1.

2.

3.

Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief from Income Tax) (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

1/2022] – (Minister for Trade and Industry) – Second Reading.

Hijacking of Aircraft and Protection of Aircraft and International Airports (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

2/2022] – (Minister for Transport) – Second Reading.

Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

3/2022] – (Minister for Social and Family Development and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs) – Second Reading.
MEMORANDUM Matter proposed to be raised on the Motion for the Adjournment (SO 2(8)(b)).

Mr Leon Perera (Aljunied) : Rethinking Preventive Health to Generate Better Outcomes.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER 1.

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Mr Sitoh Yih Pin: To ask the Prime Minister (a) what is the status of investigations into the recent SMS phishing scams on bank account holders; and (b) what are the steps that the regulatory authorities intend to take to prevent and mitigate such scams from reoccurring in the future.
Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Prime Minister (a) what are the lessons learnt from the recent SMS phishing scams targeting banks; and (b) how can rapid digitalisations within the financial sector be achieved without compromising security against potential frauds and scams.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Prime Minister (a) whether an update can be provided on the Lamppost-as-a-Platform (LaaP) project; (b) whether the involved public agencies have arrived at a unified consensus on privacy and data management to enable them to benefit from the shared data for the project; (c) if not, which agencies have reservations and what is being done to address them; (d) when will the project be rolled out on a large-scale basis; and (e) how will the public benefit from the project.
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Prime Minister whether he can provide an update on (i) the status of the investigation by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) in respect of the Singaporeans involved in the Keppel Offshore & Marine (KOM) corruption case since the requests for Mutual Legal Assistance have been sent out and (ii) the actions which have been taken against responsible individuals to date.
Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) what plans are taken to render humanitarian or financial aid to our neighbouring countries which have been affected by the recent floods or natural disasters; and (b) what are the international efforts in developing technology or other measures to prevent or mitigate the environmental or economical effects of such disasters in the future.
Mr Mohd Fahmi Bin Aliman: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) for each year of the past three years, what is the (i) number of missing persons, with the breakdown by age group, ethnicity and income level and (ii) proportion of vulnerable missing persons out of the total number of missing persons; (b) what is the Police’s current approach in preventing and identifying missing persons; and (c) whether the Police will consider implementing additional measures to prevent and locate missing persons.
Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in the last three years, what is the number of Personal Mobility Device (PMD)-related fires; (b) how many of these fires involve unlicensed PMDs; and (c) how is SCDF working with LTA and other agencies to reduce the number of PMD-related fires.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what proportion of mobile phone users in Singapore are currently using the ScamShield app; (b) to date, what percentage of scam calls and SMSes have been successfully blocked by the app; (c) why is the app not available to Android users; (d) when will the app be available to Android users; and (e) what plans are there to step up public education to encourage residents to install the app.

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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Law (a) to date, how much has been spent by the Government on the Legal Technology Platform Initiative (LTPI); and (b) what are the targets for the take-up rate amongst lawyers upon the launch of the LTPI.
Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Law in the past five years (a) what is the annual number of applications for legal aid that have been received by the Legal Aid Bureau; (b) of these, how many applicants are successful; and (c) what is the percentage of unsuccessful applicants who do not pass the means test.
Mr Don Wee: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry whether the Ministry will consider tiered electricity pricing for residential households, with progressively higher prices for subsequent tiers, to encourage households to use electricity more efficiently.
Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how many travel agency licences have been revoked due to the failure to meet the $10,000 financial asset requirement for a licensee that is a sole proprietor, partnership or an unincorporated association in Regulation 9 of the Travel Agents Regulations 2017; (b) what factors does the Ministry consider in fixing this requirement; and (c) whether the Ministry will consider reducing the minimum financial requirement further in light of the uncertain global travel outlook.
Miss Rachel Ong: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the supply of natural gas from Indonesia to Singapore has resumed to normal levels; and (b) whether the recent Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Cooperation between Indonesia and Singapore will extend Indonesia's supply of natural gas to Singapore beyond 2023.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what has been the volume of pipeline natural gas (PNG) supply from Indonesia in each month since January 2021 and how does it compare to the volume in January 2022; (b) how many unplanned curtailments of PNG have occurred since August 2021; and (c) what steps are being taken to improve the reliability of Singapore’s gas supplies from Indonesia.
Miss Rachel Ong: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry what measures will be taken to secure submarine infrastructure built for the import of renewable energy from Indonesia to Singapore, specifically from damage and disruptions to submarine cables from maritime activities in regional waters.

Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry what is the projected annual Government expenditure on subsidy for hosting the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix from this year to 2028.

No.
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Ms Foo Mee Har: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry what is the Ministry's assessment of the resilience of startups in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they are positioned to grow in 2022 onwards.

Ms Foo Mee Har: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry what is the number of Singaporeans and permanent residents currently working overseas in innovation and technology hubs in the US, Europe and Asia.
Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry will consider allowing vehicles to be fitted with LED rear lamps, similar to the case now for LED head lamps.

Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) how does the Ministry ensure that technicians performing maintenance and repair works in Singapore’s vehicle workshops are qualified and certified; and (b) how often are enforcement checks on the qualifications carried out.
Mr Christopher de Souza: To ask the Minister for Transport whether Changi Airport can deepen and widen its strength in cargo and air-freight handling.

Mr Christopher de Souza: To ask the Minister for Transport what is the progress of the travel bubble for Singapore and Bintan.
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) what are the benchmarks that will be used to determine when Changi Airport Terminal 2 will resume operations; and (b) what are the plans to ensure that there will be sufficient workers to support the resumption of operations for Terminal 2.
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) whether there are aviation safety concerns arising from Singapore's push for 5G technologies; and (b) if so, what are the mitigation measures that will be put in place to ensure aviation safety in Singapore's airspace.
Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) what are the implications to Singapore due to the realignment of the Flight Information Region (FIR) boundary between Singapore and Indonesia; and (b) whether this realigned FIR will bring long-term benefits to Singapore’s competitiveness and air hub status.
Mr Mohd Fahmi Bin Aliman: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the Ministry tracks the number of used and unused COVID-19 self-test kits that are made available for distribution in Singapore; (b) if so, what is the data for the period from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to date; and (c) whether the Ministry and the Ministry of Health will consider environmentally sustainable options to mitigate the environmental impact of such self-test kits in Singapore.

No.
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Dr Shahira Abdullah: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry will consider stricter and swifter contingency protocols to disperse crowds during these COVID-19 prevalent times in order to avoid spontaneous potential superspreader events.
Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Education (a) how many places are available in Special Education (SPED) schools for students with autism in (i) schools that serve children with other disabilities and (ii) schools that only serve children with autism; and (b) what is the average waiting time for enrolment in these schools.

Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Finance for 2020 and 2021, how much of payments under the Jobs Support Scheme are made to companies that are profitable.
Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Finance what was the highest income tax rate for each year from 1991 to 2013.

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Finance over the last five years, what are annual breakdown amounts of Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) that have been collected from (i) Singapore citizens buying a second property and (ii) Singapore citizens buying a third and subsequent residential properties, respectively.
Ms Hany Soh: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) for each year over the past three years, what is the number of maintenance enforcement applications filed in the Family Justice Courts; and (b) of these, how many are (i) incapacitated male applicants (ii) female applicants (iii) male applicants filed on behalf of minor children (iv) female applicants filed on behalf of minor children (v) filed during the course of marriage and (vi) cases that managed to reach an amicable resolution at the mediation stage, respectively.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development in the past two years (a) how many Social Service Agencies (SSA) received more funding from the Ministry to cope with the additional work brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic; and (b) what were the mean and median amounts of additional funding provided to each SSA per year.
Mr Edward Chia Bing Hui: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development how is the Ministry working with the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and food charities to prevent duplication of food distribution to reduce manpower wastage and to ensure consistency in distribution quantities.

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Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Health what are the steps taken by the Ministry to raise public awareness to get swift medical intervention and help within three hours of the onset of stroke symptoms in order to prevent lifelong disability.
Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider providing a stroke and bleeding risk calculator similar to that provided by the American College of Cardiology so that the public can be encouraged to assess their level of stroke risk and actively take steps to reduce such risk.
Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan: To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider increasing the current annual withdrawal limit for outpatient Flexi-MediSave in view of rising outpatient healthcare costs.

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan: To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider including atrial fibrillation as a chronic condition under the Chronic Disease Management Programme for MediSave to be utilised for drugs such as apixaban for treating this condition.
Mr Christopher de Souza: To ask the Minister for Health whether there will be a review of the five-person dining-in limit to allow families with three or more children to dine with grandparents for meals at restaurants.

Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for Health (a) as at January 2022, what proportion of Omicron cases comprises the B2.A sub-variant; and (b) what is the Ministry's assessment of the threat from the B2.A sub-variant versus the B1.A sub-variant.
Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Health (a) to date, how many persons born before 1980 have voluntarily enrolled into the CareShield Life scheme; and (b) what is the premium payable by such persons to join the Scheme, segmented by gender and age groups.

Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Minister for Health what is the projected annual healthcare spending for the next decade.
Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Health with the recent surge in cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant and the resignation rates of healthcare workers going up last year, whether the Ministry will consider drawing healthcare resources from across the Public Service, including MINDEF and SCDF, to alleviate the healthcare manpower crunch.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what are the safeguards or checks to ensure that junior doctors are not pressured to under-report working hours; and (b) whether the Ministry studies or has estimates on the rate of under-reporting of working hours.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Health (a) since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, how many migrant workers in Singapore have been enrolled into COVID-19 clinical trials; and (b) what measures are implemented to ensure that appropriate informed consent took place without duress.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Health (a) how many Singaporeans have ongoing follow-up with a restructured hospital or national specialty centre outpatient clinic; and (b) what is the number broken down by travelling time by public transport from place of residence, including travelling times of (i) less than 30 minutes (ii) 31 to 60 minutes (iii) 61 to 90 minutes and (iv) more than 90 minutes.
Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Health (a) in each of the last five years, how many persons with caring responsibilities approached the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) for help; (b) how many of these carers required assistance for (i) between three to six months (ii) six to 12 months and (iii) more than a year; and (c) what is the breakdown of the types of help provided by AIC to these individuals.
Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Health (a) over the past five years, what is the annual prevalence of obesity for children aged below 18 years, with a breakdown by their (i) housing type and (ii) race; (b) how has the childhood obesity rate been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; and (c) what is the assessed effectiveness of measures to prevent and address childhood obesity.
Mr Pritam Singh: To ask the Minister for Health what are the anticipated respective budgets required for each of the next five years to accommodate the expansion of the Seniors’ Mobility & Enabling Fund and the Assistive Technology Fund as announced in January 2022.

Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Government has plans to support SPH Media Trust in its digital transformation; and (b) if so, in what specific areas.
Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for National Development which public agencies and legislation govern the use of CCTVs installed on private residential properties, particularly to ensure that the privacy of neighbouring land occupants is safeguarded.

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Mr Sharael Taha: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether the Ministry tracks the number of divorcees who do not qualify for HDB rental flats because of their income and yet also unable to afford any HDB flat in the open market; and (b) if so, what is the current number.
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what is the take-up rate of volunteer leave by public service employees; (b) whether the Ministry has any data on the number of private sector companies that offer volunteer leave to their staff and the take-up rate for such companies; and (c) if so, what are they respectively.
Mr Christopher de Souza: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether there has been an increase in the percentage of self-employed persons in the resident workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (b) if so, what policies have been or will be put in place to better protect their job security.
Mr Christopher de Souza: To ask the Minister for Manpower whether he can provide an update on plans to provide greater structural support and CPF contributions for workers who are self-employed especially those who operate in the gig economy.

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan: To ask the Minister for Manpower when is Singapore forecasted to start seeing a negative local workforce growth and whether there is a likelihood of it stagnating.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Manpower for 2021, what are the respective percentages of migrant workers living in dormitories who were infected with COVID-19 and who (i) had no or mild symptoms (ii) required oxygen in the general ward (iii) were in ICU and (iv) died, broken down by those vaccinated and unvaccinated.
PAPERS PRESENTED 2022 Date Presented S. L. 465 Legal Profession (Admission) (Amendment) Rules 2022 ..... 18 January 2022 S. L. 466 Legal Profession (Disciplinary Tribunal) (Amendment) Rules 2022 ..... 18 January 2022 No.
47 14 FEBRUARY 2022 25 PAPERS PRESENTED - continued 2022 S. L. 467 Legal Profession (Modified Application of Act for International Services) (Amendment) Rules 2022 ..... 18 January 2022 Date Presented S. L. 468 Legal Profession (Professional Indemnity Insurance) (Amendment) Rules 2022 ..... 18 January 2022 S. L. 469 Legal Profession (Amendment) Rules 2022 (Qualified Persons) ..... 18 January 2022 S. L. 470 Legal Profession (Amendment) Rules 2022 (Solicitors' Accounts) ..... 18 January 2022 S. L. 471 Jurong Town Corporation Property) (Amendment) Rules 2022 (Common ..... 21 January 2022 S. L. 472 Income Tax (Maximum Relief Amount for Payments to Retirement Account and Special Account) (Amendment) Rules 2021 ..... 25 January 2022 S. L. 473 Income Tax (Applicable Maximum Relief Amounts and Deduction Limits for Section 39(3) and (3A)) Rules 2021 ..... 25 January 2022 Parl.
12 Second Report of the Public Accounts Committee ..... 26 January 2022 Pres.

Co. 42 Pres.

Co. 43 Pres.


Co. 44 Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Women’s Charter (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 43/2021] Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Corporate Registers (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill [Bill No 42/2021] Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 37/2021] ..... 28 January 2022 ..... 28 January 2022 ..... 28 January 2022 No.
47 14 FEBRUARY 2022 26 PAPERS PRESENTED - continued 2022 Pres.

Co. 45 Pres.

Co. 46 Pres.

Co. 47 Pres.
Co. 48 Report of the Presidential Council for the Exchanges Minority Rights on Merger) (Demutualisation No (Amendment) 28/2021(Amended)] [Bill Bill and Date Presented ..... 28 January 2022 Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Intellectual Property (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 39/2021] ..... 28 January 2022 Report of the Presidential Council for Prisons Minority (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 38/2021] Rights the on ..... 28 January 2022 Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 40/2021 (Amended)] ..... 28 January 2022 S. L. 474 Singapore Armed Forces Deductions) 2022 (Authorised (Amendment) Regulations ..... 03 February 2022 S. L. 475 Prisons (Amendment) Regulations 2022 ..... 03 February 2022 S. L. 476 Variable Capital Companies (Consequential Amendments to Other Acts) Order 2022 ..... 08 February 2022 S. L. 477 Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Passes) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 ..... 08 February 2022 S. L. 478 Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Rules 2022 ..... 09 February 2022 Parl.
13 Report of the Committee of Privileges – Complaint against Ms Raeesah Khan for Untruth Spoken in Parliament ..... 10 February 2022 S. 206 2020 Revised Edition of Acts ..... 10 February 2022 No.

47 14 FEBRUARY 2022 27 PAPERS PRESENTED - continued 2022 Date Presented S. 207 2021 Revised Edition of the Stamp Duties Act 1929 ..... 10 February 2022 S. L. 479 Revised Edition of the Laws (Rectification of Acts) Order 2022 ..... 10 February 2022