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FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE ___________________ FIRST SESSION ___________________ REVISED ORDER PAPER MONDAY, 9 JANUARY 2023 No.

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QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER* Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Minister for Health in view of China easing its travel restrictions and the number of visitors to Singapore is expected to increase (a) what measures are in place to prevent a new wave of COVID-19 infection in Singapore should a new virus variant emerge; and (b) whether an additional dose of COVID-19 booster vaccination will be necessary, especially for the elderly.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what is the Ministry’s latest assessment of the risk of a new and more dangerous COVID-19 variant emerging; and (b) whether the Ministry can provide an update on Singapore’s preparedness for emerging COVID-19 variants and novel pandemics in 2023 including (i) rapid diagnostics and analytics of pathogens including whole genome sequencing (ii) supply chain resilience for personal protective equipment, medications and vaccinations and (iii) onshore research, development and manufacturing of vaccines.
Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what are the key areas of concern and impact on Singapore given the current COVID-19 situation in China; (b) what is the Ministry doing to ensure that our healthcare system is prepared to deal with the possibility of new emerging COVID-19 virus variants; and (c) whether our healthcare manpower is adequately equipped to handle new COVID-19 waves, with countries like China relaxing travel restrictions while dealing with a surge in COVID-19 infections.
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Transport given the worsening COVID-19 situation in China (a) how closely is the Ministry monitoring the situation; and (b) whether the Ministry has any plans to temporarily enhance COVID-19 measures at Changi Airport for flights entering from China.

No.

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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what were the challenges experienced during the firefighting operation on 8 December 2022 which resulted in the passing of a SCDF NSF firefighter; and (b) how does SCDF ensure that its frontline officers are adequately trained and equipped to carry out their duties safely and effectively.
Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the expected number of additional S Passes and work permits to be issued under the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities scheme; (b) whether smaller companies and outsourced service providers that support the strategic economic priorities can also be eligible; and (c) how will the Ministry ascertain that the additional foreign workers obtained under the scheme will be deployed in areas that advance Singapore’s economic goals.
Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how will the Ministry ensure the relevance of skills and employability of workers who are sent for training under Condition 2 of the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities scheme; and (b) whether the required hiring and training under this scheme can have a greater focus and emphasis on mid-career PMETs.
Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how will the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities scheme benefit Singaporean PMEs and workers; and (b) what are the safeguards against abuse of work passes issued under this scheme.
Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the projected impact of the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities (M- SEP) scheme on locals, in terms of wages and job opportunities; (b) what are the steps which the Ministry will be taking to ensure a level playing field for local workers; and (c) whether companies under investigation by the Ministry for poor employment practices or firms that have breached the Fair Consideration Framework, or the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices, will be eligible for the M-SEP scheme.
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Mr Don Wee: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry whether the Ministry will consider issuing additional S Passes and work permits under the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities scheme for professional service providers like auditing entities which support the strategic economic priorities.

No.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what are the types of Singaporean workers who are affected by the new Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities (M-SEP) scheme; (b) what is the Ministry doing to help these local workers affected by the M-SEP scheme in terms of retraining and employment facilitation; and (c) whether the renewal of work passes for foreign workers under the M-SEP scheme will continue under the same scheme after the two-year period, or fall under existing S Pass requirements.
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Mr Edward Chia Bing Hui: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how will the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities scheme benefit local SMEs; and (b) whether the eligibility criteria to qualify can be looked into for SMEs in essential services that are experiencing a manpower crunch.

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Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry regarding the introduction of the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities scheme (a) what signal does the Ministry intend to send to companies with regard to their commitment to reduce dependence on low- and mid-skilled foreign workers; and (b) what impact will this have on companies' incentives to increase productivity through automation and develop a Singaporean core in their workforce.

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Mr Don Wee: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) how does HDB ensure that Build-to-Order (BTO) flats are owner-occupied during the five-year Minimum Occupation Period (MOP); and (b) what measures are in place to prevent future occurrences of BTO flats being left vacant or rented out during MOP until they are listed for sale.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether HDB will consider more effective ways of detecting Build-to-Order units that are not owner-occupied for the full five-year Minimum Occupation Period in addition to relying on public feedback and whistle-blowers; and (b) whether HDB and the Council for Estate Agencies can work together and take enforcement action against property agents who assist such owners in selling their flats.

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Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) from 2017 to 2022, how many breaches of the Minimum Occupation Period have been uncovered by HDB versus leads reported by the public; and (b) how does HDB decide on the flats to inspect monthly to detect violations on housing rules.

No.

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Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) for the past 10 years, how many HDB flat owners are caught for (i) not staying in the HDB flat and (ii) for renting out the entire HDB flat during the Minimum Occupation Period (MOP); (b) what is HDB’s methodology of detecting such violations during the MOP; and (c) whether HDB has plans to improve its detection rate.

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Mr Saktiandi Supaat: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) of the 53 cases between 2017 and November 2022 where enforcement action has been taken by HDB for breaching Minimum Occupation Period rules, how many cases are detected by (i) HDB’s periodic inspections (ii) whistleblowing through HDB’s hotline and (iii) any other method; and (b) whether the Government will consider shifting some of the onus of reporting such breaches to real estate agents when suspicious circumstances come to their knowledge.
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Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) from 2018 to 2022, how many HDB owners have breached the rule regarding the Minimum Occupation Period; (b) how does the Ministry deal with these errant owners; (c) what are the circumstances in which these breaches are discovered; and (d) how will the Ministry continue to stay proactively vigilant against such breaches.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for National Development whether HDB has considered (i) working with utilities companies to track utilities usage during the Minimum Occupation Period (MOP), as an indicator of non-occupancy, in addition to the current reliance on sampling resale listings on property sites and (ii) requesting property sales sites to monitor and remove listings of properties that have been determined to have not fulfilled the physical occupancy requirements under the terms of the MOP.
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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for National Development as part of the system to check if owners of HDB BTO flats physically occupy their units for residential purposes during the Minimum Occupation Period, whether HDB will verify if these owners have updated their places of residence to reflect the addresses of their respective BTO units under Section 10(1) of the National Registration Act 1965.

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Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for National Development what additional steps are to be taken to prevent the flouting of minimum occupation rules of HDB BTO flats.

No.

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Ms Foo Mee Har: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what enforcement power is vested with the Government other than to name and make public the egregious businesses who raise prices unjustifiably using GST increase as a cover; and (b) what are the expectations on merchants in order to meet transparency on their pricing and in their communications with consumers.

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Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Education regarding the reported erratum for an A-level Chemistry exam paper on 16 November 2022 (a) when and how was the error in the exam paper discovered; (b) how were the schools alerted and what was the timeline; (c) what guidance is provided to schools on communicating examination errata and whether affected students should receive extra time; and (d) how will unexpected circumstances that arise during exams be considered in a marking process.

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Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan: To ask the Minister for Education whether he can provide an update on the ‘errata’ during the recent GCE A-level Chemistry examination where there were differing practices across institutions such that certain schools were given extra time from five to 15 minutes to check and correct whilst others not given additional time.

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Dr Lim Wee Kiak: To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether there is an increasing trend of younger Singaporeans being resistant to the idea of taking COVID-19 boosters because they have previously contracted COVID-19 or believe the new variants to be less infectious; and (b) what is the advisory with regard to the mindset that booster shots should not be required annually.

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Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what is the current vaccination rate amongst seniors aged above 70 who have taken their second booster shot for COVID-19; and (b) in view of global travel with the reopening of borders and the winter season, whether more seniors will be encouraged to take their booster shots including those living in nursing homes.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry tracks employee compensation patterns for firms that have adopted the Progressive Wage Model (PWM); and (b) in particular, whether the Ministry has detected any systematic efforts to reduce total compensation disbursed by the company to the employee, in response to instituting the PWM.

No.

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Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling: To ask the Minister for Transport with the shift in Central Business District (CBD) commuting due to flexible work arrangements, whether the Ministry will review the bus routes to or within the CBD and redeploy some bus services to the neighbourhood towns to cope with rising demand in last mile connections.

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Mr Saktiandi Supaat: To ask the Minister for Transport in light of LTA data showing changes in public transport ridership patterns (a) how has the Ministry or LTA responded to these changes to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of our public transport system; (b) whether the Ministry intends to commission a thorough study into the causes of any permanent changes in post-pandemic ridership patterns; and (c) if so, when will such a study be conducted.

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Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what is the Government's present position on the airing of Chinese dialect programmes on radio and television channels; and (b) whether there are any plans to allow some or more programmes in Chinese dialects on our radio and television channels to promote the preservation of heritage and encourage younger Chinese Singaporeans to be conversant in their dialects.

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Mr Seah Kian Peng: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth whether the Government assesses there to be a need to raise the respective contribution amounts by employees to Self-Help Groups, namely, the Chinese Development Assistance Council Fund, Eurasian Community Fund, Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund and Singapore Indian Development Association Fund, particularly for those earning high incomes.

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Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan: To ask the Minister for Education whether there is a bell curve for the GCE O- and A-levels examinations for all subjects to determine the final grade given.

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Mr Seah Kian Peng: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development given the significant increase in the amount of bets placed on lotteries and sports betting in the financial year ending March 2022 (a) whether, and if so, what concerns does the Ministry have; and (b) whether the Ministry assesses there to be a need for additional measures to be introduced, such as to curb gambling addiction or to highlight responsible gambling.

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Ms Carrie Tan: To ask the Minister for Education whether the Ministry will consider transforming the design of both physical premises and curriculum of pre-schools and primary schools to increase the proportion of outdoor learning to indoor learning time in the critical development years for children.

No.

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Mr Shawn Huang Wei Zhong: To ask the Minister for Education (a) what is the number of Singaporeans who completed Continuing Education and Training (CET) courses in 2022 as compared to 2021; (b) what is the median course fee for courses provided by Institutes of Higher Learning; and (c) whether there are further plans to make such courses more affordable in 2023.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) what is the Government’s accounting practice for development expenditure; (b) what are the reasons for using such accounting practice; and (c) whether such accounting practice results in the full expense of the development expenditure at the point of appropriation rather than as the funds are disbursed.

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Mr Derrick Goh: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether the increased use of prefabrication technology has led to HDB flats becoming more prone to water seepages; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider extending the current warranty period.

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Dr Lim Wee Kiak: To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review which reported that Singaporeans continue to face challenges to their physical health (a) whether the Ministry plans to implement nutrition labelling for freshly prepared meals; (b) whether there is data showing that people are exercising less as they return to the office; and (c) if so, how will the Ministry encourage office workers to stay physically active.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for Health (a) of those who have been diagnosed with tinnitus, how many are (i) above 60 years old and (ii) below 60 years old respectively; and (b) whether studies have found that tinnitus is a contributory cause of noise complaints in neighbour disputes.

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Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Manpower as at December 2021, what is the median percentage of CPF members whose savings were withdrawn under the Residential Properties Scheme for the purchase of HDB homes at the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles of savings for each age group.

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Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) in each of the last 10 years, how many and what percentage of HDB home owners were unable to fully refund their CPF savings used with accrued interest when they sold their HDB flat; and (b) of these cases, how many of the flats were sold (i) at or above HDB valuation and (ii) below HDB valuation.

No.

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Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Health in each of the last three years (a) how many patients in restructured hospitals had to delay their discharge from hospital due to complications caused by lack of suitable care arrangements at home; and (b) what is the (i) mean (ii) median and (iii) 95th percentile of the duration of delay in discharge from hospital.

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Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs in dealing with alleged offenders with disabilities, especially those with less than full mental capacity (a) what challenges does the Police face in ensuring smooth and fair investigation; (b) what are the selection criteria for the volunteers in the Appropriate Adult Scheme; (c) how are their suitability and competencies assessed; and (d) what proactive communication efforts are made with families, schools and charities associated with these alleged offenders to assure them of the support that will be provided.
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Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what is the total investment by family offices from 2020 to 2022 in commercial and residential property; and (b) how is this compared to the three years before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether the publicised waiting time for HDB BTO flats includes the length of time from the first flat application which may have been unsuccessful to the time of successful application; (b) if not, what is the median, lower and upper quartile length of time from the point of the first HDB BTO application to key collection, for those who collected their keys in the past 10 years.

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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether there has been an increase in the number of road touting cases in the past five years; and (b) what should motorists do if they suspect that they have fallen victim to a road tout.

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Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether and, if so, what studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of judicial caning as a deterrent to serious crimes such as rape and sexual offences against young children; and (b) to what extent such application of judicial caning has shaped (i) public confidence in the criminal justice system and (ii) the public's sense of safety against such serious crimes.

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Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs with regard to sexual offences or violence cases involving young children, whether the Ministry is considering the imposition of judicial caning for offenders who are above 50 years old at the time of sentencing but were below 50 years old at the time of the commission of the offence or arrest.

No.

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Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for National Development what is the population target used as a planning parameter for our infrastructure projects.

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Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for National Development of the 150 HDB blocks without direct lift access (a) how many blocks are found to be unfeasible for the Lift Upgrading Programme due to technical constraints; (b) how many blocks are found to be technically feasible, but will incur costs of more than $100,000 per unit; and (c) whether HDB will consider enhancing the Lift Access Housing Grant scheme, including waiving resale levies, increasing the grant quantum, and relaxing the qualifying criteria for more households to benefit from it.
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Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs to what extent there is disagreement among ASEAN Member States over the approach to take regarding the political situation in Myanmar.

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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many immigration counters are there at the Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints respectively to deal with motorists leaving and entering Singapore; (b) in December 2022, what is the average number of counters that are used and the number of hours that each of these counters are opened on a daily basis to process these motorists; and (c) what are the steps the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority intends to take to reduce congestion at the checkpoints without compromising security.
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Ms Ng Ling Ling: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what are the key areas of concerns and aspirations among our youths on our national mental health policies; and (b) whether there is a systematic monitoring of the improvement in mental health of our youths as these mental health policies are implemented.

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Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng: To ask the Minister for Law (a) what are the factors taken into consideration when deciding whether or not to press charges against persons with disabilities, especially those with less than full mental capacity; and (b) whether the Ministry is able to share on any past case studies to illustrate the above.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry whether including nuclear energy in our national energy mix using options that do not involve a domestically located reactor, for example, by using floating barges, is being reviewed in tandem with the Government’s lowering and bringing forward of Singapore’s emissions peak.

No.

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Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Manpower of the 75,900 new jobs created in Q3 2022 where 71,100 went to non-residents (a) how many of the non-residents are employed under (i) Employment Passes (ii) S Passes and (iii) work permits or other passes; (b) whether the Minister expects most new jobs created to go to non-residents over the next four quarters; and (c) what steps is the Ministry taking to enable more Singaporeans to take up these newly created jobs.
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Mr Seah Kian Peng: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information with regard to SingPost’s announcement that rates for postage and delivery services will be increased from 1 January 2023, how does the Ministry ensure that such increases are reasonable and moderated given that they are an essential service.

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Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Minister for National Development whether the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme which offers rental flats to those waiting for their HDB BTO flats to be completed can be extended to those who have applied for HDB BTO flats but are yet to be successful in booking a flat.

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Mr Derrick Goh: To ask the Minister for National Development in view of HDB assuring first-timer families (FTF) applying for HDB BTO flats in non- mature estates (NME) that they have a nine in 10 chance of securing success within the first three tries (a) whether the application has to be in consecutive sequence for the NME; and (b) for FTF who apply for flats many times across various estate types, whether they have an equally high chance of success if their cumulative three applications in NME are not in consecutive sequence.
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Mr Edward Chia Bing Hui: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what are the existing measures to act against errant and illegal pet sellers; and (b) what is the recourse for people purchasing such pets from these sellers.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether the open land between TPE and Fernvale Street will be used to build HDB BTO flats to meet the increased demand for public housing; and (b) if so, when will the HDB flats be built there.

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Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Minister for Health with regard to increasing the number of general practitioners (GPs) under the Primary Care Network as part of the Healthier SG strategy (a) what initiatives are in place to get more GPs onboard; (b) what are the main obstacles preventing them from joining; and (c) whether the Ministry will consider having a listing of which GPs are onboard, for residents’ easy reference.

No.

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Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Minister for National Development whether HDB will allow applicants of the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme, whose BTO flats are delayed, to select interim accommodation sites whose expiry dates are before the completion of their BTO flats.

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Dr Shahira Abdullah: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs as the plans to build new mosques, including one in Tampines North, have been deferred in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, when will such plans likely be reviewed again.

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Mr Don Wee: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development whether Start-up Grant for pre-school children can be automatically provided to families which are receiving ComCare Short-to-Medium-Term Assistance or Long-Term-Assistance.

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Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether he can provide an update on the Scale-up SG scheme, an Enterprise Singapore programme to accelerate the growth of high-potential local companies and help them expand globally; and (b) whether the scheme has achieved its intended outcomes.

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Mr Lim Biow Chuan: To ask the Minister for Transport whether regular audits are carried out on Transit Link to ensure that transport fares are charged accurately based on fares approved by the Public Transport Council.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development in each year for the past five years, how many of the child protection investigations made by the Child Protective Service (CPS) have been reported by (i) the victims themselves (ii) family members (iii) concerned members of the public and (iv) CPS partners in the community.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development following the Global Biodiversity Framework adopted at the UN biodiversity summit in Montreal in December 2022 (a) what steps does the Ministry intend to take to review our national biodiversity strategies and action plans; and (b) what is the timeline for Singapore's submission of its national action plan.

No.

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Mr Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs with regard to the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore's (MUIS) financial assistance scheme (a) when was the eligibility income threshold last reviewed; and (b) whether there are plans to review again, in light of the inflation in costs of living.

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Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the Government is aware of the Climate Action Tracker’s (CAT) assessment of Singapore’s climate targets and policies as of November 2022 and, if so, what are its views; (b) whether the Government has formally engaged CAT on this assessment and, if so, what is CAT’s response to the feedback and clarifications; and (c) whether the Government intends to adjust its climate change plans, strategy, targets or goals, in light of CAT’s assessment.
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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Singapore Police Force has received any reports of queue- jumping bot services being used to secure driving simulator booking slots at driving schools; and (b) how does the Ministry intend to tackle this issue.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Government administers any scholarships aimed at encouraging students to work with local SMEs; and (b) if not, what is the rationale for ending the administration of such scholarships.

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Mr Lim Biow Chuan: To ask the Minister for National Development whether HDB will introduce an excessive noise definition by decibels so that there is a quantitative method to assess whether the noise levels from neighbouring flats are acceptable and to ensure noise is kept within the acceptable level.

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Dr Lim Wee Kiak: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry what measures are being implemented to improve sustainability efforts and reduce the carbon footprint in the industrial sector specifically.

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Mr Shawn Huang Wei Zhong: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry what are the measures taken to ensure that food remains affordable in 2023, given that the Consumer Price Index for food increased by 7.3% year-on- year as reported in November 2022 by the Department of Statistics.

No.
No.

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Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Education (a) what is the rationale behind the withdrawal of subsidies for certain master’s degree programmes at the National University of Singapore; (b) whether there are similar moves to end subsidies to programmes at the other autonomous universities; and (c) what is the assessed impact on these programmes’ accessibility to Singaporean applicants.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) whether the current measures taken against the online sale of personal mobility devices are effective in ensuring that such devices comply with safety regulations; and (b) if not, whether the Government will consider taking additional steps to ensure greater compliance by online sellers of such devices.

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Mr Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs whether there is a plan to perform a review of the eligibility income threshold for the Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy scheme in light of the cost-of-living inflation.

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Ms Carrie Tan: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) how many heavy goods vehicles and light goods vehicles are registered under self-employed persons currently; and (b) given the rise in cost of living and cost of business, whether the Ministry will consider temporary measures to reduce vehicle- related costs for self-employed persons or small business owners, such as reducing the COE prices or providing subsidies for such vehicles.

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Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for National Development in cases where a young adult's name is included in their elderly parents’ HDB loan application, whether HDB will consider setting policies or requirements whereby such loans will not count towards the loan of the adult children, especially when the circumstances of the initial housing loan are for compassionate and financial reasons.

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Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) under what circumstances will sheltered linkways be approved for construction if they are not close to major transport nodes and key amenities; and (b) whether residential estates that consist largely of elderly profiles be favourably considered for sheltered linkways to be constructed.

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Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for National Development what is the rationale for the disbursement of housing grants through home buyers’ CPF accounts.

No.

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Ms Ng Ling Ling: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) what is the level of electronic audit capability within the Auditor- General's Office (AGO) to ensure that Government e-transactions with residents are processed accurately; and (b) will there be specific sections in the AGO’s report providing audit review findings on Government-related e- transactions for greater accountability and assurance to the public.

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Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Defence (a) what is the total cost of acquiring the four Invincible-class submarines; (b) what is the annual cost of their maintenance; (c) how does this compare with the total cost of ownership of the current Archer-class and Challenger-class submarines; and (d) what are the reasons why the Archer-class and Challenger-class submarines have to be replaced.

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Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for National Development from 2018 to 2022, what is the annual number of applicants per HDB BTO flat for first-timer (i) family and (ii) single applicants.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Education in each year for the past five years, what is the median and average ratio of student welfare officers to students in (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools respectively.
* 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.


Minister for Health: Singapore’s Response to Current Global COVID-19 Situation.

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Minister for Transport: Safe and Orderly Restoration of Singapore’s Air Connectivity.

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79 9 JANUARY 2023 15 AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS Introduction of Government Bill 1.

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment: Environmental Public Health (Amendment) Bill.

ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICE OF MOTION (Those marked  are Orders of the Day) 1.

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Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

37/2022] – (Minister for Law) – Second Reading.

SkillsFuture Singapore Agency (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

38/2022] – (Minister for Education) – Second Reading.

Skills Development Levy (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

39/2022] – (Minister for Education) – Second Reading.

Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

33/2022] – (Minister for National Development) – Second Reading.
[For amendment on the Bill, see Supplement No.

15 dated 9 January 2023.]

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Second Minister for Finance: SUBSCRIPTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION: That this Parliament, in accordance with Section 4(3) of the International Development Association Act 2002, resolves that an additional subscription of Singapore to the International Development Association, of a sum not exceeding Seventy Million United States dollars (US$ 70,000,000), be authorised for the purpose of the Twentieth Replenishment of the International Development Association.

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79 9 JANUARY 2023 16 MEMORANDUM Matter proposed to be raised on the Motion for the Adjournment (SO 2(8)(b)).

Mr Leong Mun Wai (Non-Constituency Member) : Selective En-bloc Scheme at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3.

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QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Prime Minister whether the Elections Department will consider increasing the number of polling stations for the convenience of the increasing number of senior citizens.
Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Prime Minister with the increase in Singapore-based Single Family Offices (a) how many financial professionals have left financial institutions to join these family offices; (b) what are the common reasons for the job switch; (c) how does the outflow of talent impact our local financial institutions and in turn, our global economy hub status; and (d) whether the Government plans to take measures to encourage the retention of top financial talents or grow the pool of financial professionals in Singapore.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Prime Minister with regard to the recent experimental developments in fusion and the Government's previously stated aims to look into nuclear fusion as a source of electricity generation (a) whether the National Research Foundation is looking to participate in any international fusion reactor projects, like the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), to allow Singaporean researchers direct access to the data and latest developments in the field; and (b) if so, what projects have been looked into and how much funding is being provided.
Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Prime Minister (a) over the last 20 years, how many full-time and reservist National Servicemen in the SAF, SPF and SCDF respectively have (i) passed away while in service or (ii) suffered permanent disability from a service injury; and (b) what is the amount of compensation paid to the servicemen in these cases respectively.
Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance whether the Ministry will consider providing higher rebates for property tax for owner-occupied HDB flats in addition to the one-off property tax rebate of up to $60 to offset the increase in property taxes.

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Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) in the last 20 years, what is the total amount of capital injection by the Ministry into Temasek Holdings; and (b) what are the reasons for the capital injections.
Mr Saktiandi Supaat: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each of the last three years, what are the top five most common offences that platform delivery riders have been charged with or issued a summons for; and (b) whether the Ministry has considered making delivery platforms vicariously liable for the regulatory and other offences committed by their riders so as to align the incentives for the rider and the platform to comply with laws and regulations.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs since 2012 (a) how many men have been arrested for serious offences punishable by judicial caning; (b) how many were under the age of 50 at the time of the offence; (c) how many were under the age of 50 at the time of the offence but subsequently over 50 years of age (i) at the time of arrest and (ii) at the time of sentencing; and (d) of the numbers in (c), how many respectively involved sexual offences.
Mr Pritam Singh: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs how many individuals above the age of 50 have been sentenced for serious sexual offences against young persons compared to those under the age of 50 over the last five, 10 and 15 years respectively; (b) whether there is a trend of more individuals in their late 40s and above the age of 50 committing serious sexual offences against young persons, including family members and relatives; and (c) if so, whether the reasons behind this increase has been studied.
Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs with regard to sexual offences or violence cases involving young children (a) whether the Sentencing Advisory Panel that has been recently established will be looking into recommendations for the sentencing framework of offenders who are aged 50 years and above; and (b) whether an expanded age limit for judicial caning with appropriate medical requirements will be considered.
Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry the Minister for Trade and Industry in each of the last five years (a) whether the Government has data on (i) the number of private residential properties that have installed solar panels and (ii) the aggregate installed solar capacity for solar panels installed on such properties; and (b) if not, whether the Government will consider collecting such data to better understand the energy market and usage.

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9 JANUARY 2023 18 Mr Shawn Huang Wei Zhong: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how will the Ministry ensure that the companies that qualify for the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities scheme are training and employing locals at the right level; (b) upon approval, how will the Ministry ensure that Condition 2 of the scheme continues to be adhered to; and (c) upon renewal, how will the Ministry track the employment of locals and determine the efficacy of their training.
Mr Shawn Huang Wei Zhong: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry whether the G7 policy to put a price cap on crude oil has any impact on Singapore’s oil and gas industry.

Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Transport in the last two years, how many electric cars are registered as belonging to (i) HDB households (ii) private landed property households and (iii) private non-landed property households respectively.
Mr Abdul Samad: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) how many motorcars and motorcycles of different engine capacity have been scrapped in the last five years; and (b) how many new COEs have been issued for both vehicle types.

Mr Saktiandi Supaat: To ask the Minister for Transport what is the proportion of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) allocated to (i) Singaporeans or Permanent Residents and (ii) foreigners respectively, since COE bidding resumed after the circuit breaker period in July 2020.
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) whether LTA has assessed the usefulness of SBS Transit Ltd’s Travel Buddy Programme to passengers-in-wheelchair and, if so, what are its views; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider working with public transport operators to implement similar initiatives to all persons with disabilities and for such service to be available across the entire rail network.
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Transport in each year between 2020 and 2022 (a) how many persons have been caught (i) for the illegal use of Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) on roads and footpaths respectively and (ii) for having non-compliant PMDs; (b) what is the range of punishments imposed on each of the above categories; (c) whether any PMD has been impounded for any such offences; and (d) if so, how many have been impounded under each category.
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) from 2020 to 2022, how many Personal Mobility Aids (PMA) users have been prosecuted annually for the use of PMAs on roads; and (b) what is the range of punishments imposed.

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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Transport whether LTA will conduct a survey to assess the merits of incorporating countdown traffic signals at traffic lights for the benefit of drivers.
Mr Don Wee: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment what enforcement measures are in place to ensure that funeral parlours operate under hygienic conditions, and store and treat the bodies respectfully.
Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether there are ongoing efforts to further increase the supply of fresh chickens from Malaysia or Indonesia in view of the increased demand during the festive season; and (b) whether these efforts are able to keep the prices of fresh chicken in Singapore stable.
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry has plans to ban the use of disposable plastic cups by bubble tea shops, coffee joints and fast food restaurants, similar to Taiwan’s ban implemented with effect from 1 December 2022 aimed at reducing the use of plastic cups nationwide.
Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan: To ask the Minister for Education what is the number and profile according to age and gender of those who took the GCE O-level examinations, including the subject breakdown, as private candidates annually for the 2012 to 2022 examination periods, respectively.
Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan: To ask the Minister for Education for each year from 2012 to 2022, what is the breakdown of those who have sat for the GCE A-level examinations as a private candidate by (i) age (ii) gender and (iii) subject respectively.
Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Minister for Education (a) in each of the last 20 years, what are the numbers and percentages of foreign graduates from local universities and local polytechnics who entered our workforce respectively; and (b) what is the median starting salary of these foreign and local graduates respectively.
Mr Don Wee: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development whether Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) Singapore will consider developing a platform within ECDA’s Centre Management System, to digitalise pre-school administrative forms so as to go green and minimise data inaccuracies.

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Mr Sitoh Yih Pin: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development since the launch of the Office of the Public Guardian Online on 14 November 2022 (a) what are the respective numbers of hardcopy Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) applications (i) received and (ii) approved; and (b) what are the reasons for which the Office of the Public Guardian approves the hardcopy LPA submissions.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development regarding the purchase of vehicles under the Disabled Persons Scheme (a) annually from 2019 to 2022, how many applications have been received and how many are approved; and (b) among approved applications, what was the median time from application to approval.
Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for Health what further immediate measures will the Ministry consider and take when the mortuaries in Singapore be unable to cope with a surge in demand.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Health whether there are plans to work with insurers to enable medical claims to be made for a larger range of outpatient treatments that do not require hospitalisation, thereby alleviating both the financial out-of-pocket burden of families as well as the hospital bed crunch.
Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Minister for Health (a) in each year from 2011, what are the numbers and percentages of cases where hospitals engage authorised debt collection agencies to collect the arrears on their behalf; (b) under what circumstances will they do so; (c) what is the median hospital bill size and arrears owed in such cases; and (d) whether debt collection agencies will be engaged even when the patient is applying for MediFund and other forms of financial assistance.
Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Health in each of the last three years (a) what is the percentage of annual leave days that junior doctors in public hospitals have applied for but have had to be ultimately forfeited or cancelled due to the shortage of manpower; (b) what is the average number of non-working rest hours for junior doctors after every 24-hour shift in the public hospitals; and (c) whether the Government will consider enhanced measures to ensure that there is no under-reporting of working hours by junior doctors.
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9 JANUARY 2023 21 Mr Sitoh Yih Pin: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) how many appeals have been made for waiver of the 15-month wait-out period where the private property owners have given an Option to Purchase to a buyer for their private property or have sold their private property prior to the announcement of the wait-out period in September 2022, with the intention to purchase a resale HDB flat thereafter; (b) how many of these appeals have been successful; and (c) what are the guidelines used by the Ministry to consider these appeals.
Mr Sitoh Yih Pin: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) how many appeals have been made by purchasers who are 55 years old and above to purchase resale HDB flats larger than a 4-room flat within the 15-month wait-out period after selling their private property; (b) how many of these appeals have been successful; and (c) what are the guidelines used by the Ministry to consider these appeals.
Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) from 2017 to 2022, how many first timer HDB BTO applicants have been unsuccessful in their flat application and have tried more than four times; and (b) what percentage of these unsuccessful applicants turned to the resale market for their HDB flats.
Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether HDB plans to enhance its processes to ensure Minimum Occupation Period (MOP) rules are met for advertised properties in light of recent incidents; (b) how many real estate agents including owners of property sales portals have been found to have assisted in the listing of such properties that have not met MOP rules over the last five years; and (c) what enforcement action is taken in relation to agents’ obligations under the Code of Ethics.
Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for National Development in each of the last 10 years (a) how many cases of suspected breaches of the Minimum Occupation Period policy have been investigated by HDB; (b) what is the breakdown of such cases according to flat type; and (c) how many flats have been compulsorily acquired by the HDB as a result of such breaches.
Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for National Development whether the Ministry will consider increasing the frequency of HDB flat inspections for both resale and rental flats in future, to ensure proper occupancy of subsidised HDB resale or rental flats.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) among unsuccessful Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme applicants, what percentage of such applicants sought further assistance from HDB; (b) what type of assistance do they receive; and (c) what more can be done to lessen the financial impact on newlyweds planning to start a family and are renting a flat in the open market while waiting for their Build-to-Order flat.
Mr Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap: To ask the Minister for National Development how many HDB flats which are four-room or larger are currently occupied by only single persons or couples who are over the age of 55 years.
Mr Shawn Huang Wei Zhong: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what is the desired number of construction workers required to sustain the level of development in Singapore for the next three years; (b) what is the projected shortfall for construction manpower in 2023; and (c) whether there are plans to help the construction industry automate construction processes and reduce their manpower requirements.
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for National Development for first-timer families who had successfully selected a HDB BTO flat, what are the 25th percentile, median, average and 75th percentile (i) household incomes and (ii) BTO price to household income ratios for such families in each year from 2018 to 2022.
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for National Development from 2018 to 2022, what are the 25th percentile, median, average and 75th percentile of dollar amounts of housing grants awarded to (i) first-time buyers of a HDB BTO flat and (ii) first-time buyers of resale HDB flat in each year.
Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for National Development whether HDB is minded to publish the Sound Transmission Class (STC) and Impact Insulation Class (IIC) ratings for their BTO developments to enable potential buyers to assess the structural soundproofing qualities of the units.
Mr Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap: To ask the Minister for National Development how many people currently living in HDB flats, including lessees and tenants, are (i) Singapore residents or their family members and (ii) foreigners who are not related to the lessees of the flat.
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for National Development in each year from 2018 to 2022 (a) what is the number of first-time buyers of a resale HDB flat; and (b) what are the 25th percentile, median, average and 75th percentile (i) household incomes and (ii) purchase price to income ratios for such buyers.

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Mr Pritam Singh: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what is the total dollar value of (i) housing grants and (ii) subsidies allocated by HDB in each year from 2010 to 2022 for the HDB BTO apartments in both mature and non-mature estates respectively; and (b) how many of such flats were constructed each year.
Mr Pritam Singh: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what is the total dollar value of (i) estimated housing grants and (ii) subsidies that will be required for the up to 100,000 new HDB BTO flats the Ministry is prepared to launch from 2021 to 2025 in mature and non-mature estates respectively; and (b) what is the total number of apartments to be constructed for each category respectively.
Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) for each year from 2011 to 2021, how much is the Government’s annual spending for advertising been on (i) traditional media such as print and television advertisements (ii) online media such as Facebook and TikTok advertisements and (iii) sponsored posts and videos by online content creators and influencers; and (b) what is the total number of impressions and clicks for each advertising medium for the same period.
Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth in respect of current insurance coverage for national athletes in sports such as hockey, water polo and football (a) what is the baseline scope of coverage; (b) whether there are limits to the amounts covered per claim; and (c) what is the duration of the coverage.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will allow all individuals under the Special Pass who are assisting in investigations or attending court to take up temporary employment without requiring discretionary approval as long as the individuals provide prior notification of their legal circumstances to the prospective employer and the individual has not been found guilty in a criminal investigation.
Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Minister for Manpower what is the number of approved work permit holders, by industry, who are unable to come into Singapore because of a lack of dormitory spaces in 2022.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Manpower whether he can provide an update on the Ministry’s collaboration with the Ministry of Health to make it compulsory for private practice and hospitals’ therapists to complete a Return-To-Work competency certification from an approved institute before being qualified to facilitate a worker’s return to work, as is required in public hospitals.

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Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry has data on the current number of companies offering caregiving leave for its employees; and (b) what are the Ministry's plans to encourage such offering as part of its plan to improve caregiving support for employees.
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the justification behind the current approach to monthly computation of CPF interest payments using the lowest amount balance; and (b) whether there have been considerations to perform daily or monthly, instead of annual, compounding.
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Manpower what is the current percentage of monthly CPF Ordinary Account contributions being used to service (i) HDB housing loans obtained through HDB Loan Eligibility Letters and (ii) property loans from financial institutions for HDB flats and private property, broken down by income quintile.

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79 9 JANUARY 2023 25 PAPERS PRESENTED 2022 Date Presented S. L. 735 Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2022 ..... 02 December 2022 S. L. 736 United Nations (Sanctions – Central African Republic) (Amendment No.
2) Regulations 2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. 325 Aljunied-Hougang Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. 326 Ang Mo Kio Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. 327 Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. 328 Chua Chu Kang Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. 329 East Coast Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. 330 Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. 331 Jalan Besar Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. 332 Jurong-Clementi Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. S. 333 Marine Parade Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 334 Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 ..... 06 December 2022 No.
79 9 JANUARY 2023 26 2022 S. 335 PAPERS PRESENTED - continued Date Presented Nee Soon Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. 336 Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. 337 Sembawang Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. 338 Sengkang Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. 339 Tampines Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. 340 Tanjong Pagar Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. 341 West Coast Town Council's Audited Financial Statements, Auditors' Reports and Annual Report FY2021/2022 ..... 06 December 2022 S. L. 737 Legal Profession (Prescribed Statutory Bodies and Law Offices in Public Service) (Amendment) Rules 2022 ..... 07 December 2022 S. L. 738 Legal Profession (Disciplinary Tribunal) (Amendment No.
3) Rules 2022 ..... 07 December 2022 S. L. 739 Legal Profession (Modified Application of Act for International Services) (Amendment No.

3) Rules 2022 ..... 07 December 2022 S. L. 740 Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Accounts) (Amendment No.

4) Rules 2022 ..... 07 December 2022 S. L. 741 Public Defenders Regulations 2022 ..... 07 December 2022 S. L. 742 Bus Services Industry (Bus Service Licence) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 ..... 16 December 2022 No.
79 9 JANUARY 2023 27 PAPERS PRESENTED - continued 2022 Date Presented S. L. 743 Public Trustee (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2022 ..... 16 December 2022 Pres.

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Co. 77 S. L. 744 S. L. 745 Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment No.
3) Bill [Bill No 32/2022] Report of Minority Rights on (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 31/2022] the Presidential Council for the Penal Code the Presidential Council for Report of Minority Rights on the Post-appeal Applications in Capital Cases Bill [Bill No 34/2022] Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Electric Vehicles Charging Bill [Bill No 36/2022] Report of Minority Rights on Protection Bill [Bill No 35/2022] the Presidential Council for the State Lands Building Control Installation Contractors) Regulations 2022 (Regulating Fixed Building Control Contractors – Exemption) Order 2022 (Fixed Installation ..... 15 December 2022 ..... 15 December 2022 ..... 15 December 2022 ..... 15 December 2022 ..... 15 December 2022 ..... 16 December 2022 ..... 16 December 2022 S. L. 746 Silver Support Scheme Regulations 2022 (Amendment) ..... 16 December 2022 S. L. 747 Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) (Liquor (Amendment) Regulations 2022 Licensing) ..... 20 December 2022 S. L. 748 Women’s Charter (Mediation and Persons) Counselling) (Revocation) Rules 2022 (Prescribed ..... 21 December 2022 S. L. 749 Women’s Charter (Programmes for Children – Prescribed Children) Rules 2022 ..... 21 December 2022 No.
79 9 JANUARY 2023 28 PAPERS PRESENTED - continued 2022 Date Presented S. L. 750 Women’s Charter (Mediation, Counselling and Family Support Programmes – Prescribed Persons) Rules 2022 ..... 21 December 2022 S. L. 751 Passports (Amendment) Regulations 2022 ..... 21 December 2022 S. L. 752 Goods (Amendment No.
3) Regulations 2022 and Services Tax (General) ..... 22 December 2022 S. L. 753 Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 ..... 28 December 2022 S. L. 754 Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No.

4) Rules 2022 ..... 30 December 2022 S. L. 755 Road Traffic System) (Amendment No.
4) Rules 2022 (Motor Vehicles, Quota ..... 30 December 2022 S. L. 756 Road Traffic (Fees for Vehicle Recalls) (Amendment) Rules 2022 ..... 30 December 2022 S. L. 757 Road Traffic (Registration of Power- Assisted Bicycles) (Amendment) Rules 2022 ..... 30 December 2022 S. L. 758 Road Traffic (Autonomous Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Rules 2022 ..... 30 December 2022 S. L. 759 Active Mobility (Registration of Registrable Personal Mobility Devices) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 2023 ..... 30 December 2022 Date Presented S. L. 760 Pawnbrokers Act 2015 (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2022 ..... 03 January 2023 S. L. 761 Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Passes) (Amendment No.
4) Regulations 2022 ..... 04 January 2023