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FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE ___________________ FIRST SESSION ___________________ ORDER PAPER TUESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2023 No.

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QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER* Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Education (a) what are the considerations when selecting (i) primary schools for relocation to new towns and (ii) single sex schools to become co-ed schools respectively; and (b) how far in advance will such decisions be made known to parents so that they can plan ahead for Primary One admissions for their children.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry has plans to relocate schools other than Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) that are currently located in higher income neighbourhoods like Bukit Timah to the HDB heartlands; and (b) what are the Ministry’s consideration in deciding to relocate schools.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry has plans to convert more single sex primary and secondary schools to co-educational schools; and (b) if so, what are the considerations for doing so.

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development for FY 2021/2022, what is the average and median social worker to caseload ratio at family service centres.
Ms Mariam Jaafar: To ask the Minister for Transport considering the continued rise in motorcycle COEs whether additional measures to the changes implemented in March 2022 to encourage prudent bidding are being considered.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Law (a) what is the average timespan of a manually-handled court case as compared to one managed under the Integrated Case Management System (ICMS); (b) what is the number of State Courts cases that have been adjourned over the ICMS system failure on 7 February 2023; and (c) what is the typical frequency and duration of ICMS maintenance.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs of the number of children under 12 years old who were injured in taxis and private hire cars respectively in the past five years, how many were not (i) wearing seat belts and (ii) seated in child car seats at the time of the accident.
Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Prime Minister with the use of ChatGPT by civil servants to write reports and speeches (a) what are the types of reports that will still be done exclusively by civil servants; and (b) how will the Government ensure and validate the accuracy of ChatGPT-assisted reports and speeches.

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment in each year since 2019, how many complaints relating to secondhand smoke from neighbours has the Ministry received.
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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Defence (a) whether he can provide an update on the progress of the trial using sustainable aviation fuel for F-16 jets as announced in 2021; and (b) whether there are plans to expand the use of sustainable aviation fuel for use in all F-16 jets and other aircraft.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment having regard to a recent anti-waste social experiment by NEA that seemed to generate more waste whilst raising awareness (a) whether the use of existing waste materials will be prioritised over creating new ones for future campaigns; (b) whether there are plans to seek input and involvement from local environmental organisations and advocates in planning future campaigns; and (c) whether the Ministry will consider sharing lessons from public reactions in shaping future sustainability awareness and as part of its public education efforts.
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Ms Mariam Jaafar: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment what is the number of summons that have been issued for smoking in public parks and beaches since 1 October 2022.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Education what is the percentage of eligible secondary school students who have used Edusave to purchase their personal learning device since the introduction of the National Digital Literacy Programme.

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Ms Mariam Jaafar: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) how many older, more pollutive motorcycles remain in use on Singapore’s roads; (b) how many of these older motorcycles will not meet the higher emissions standards that will come into effect in April 2023; and (c) whether the Government will consider more incentives to encourage owners to deregister these motorcycles.
* 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.

ORDER OF THE DAY 1.
ORDER OF THE DAY 1.

Estimates for the financial year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 (Paper Cmd.

20 of 2023) – Committee of Supply (Progress: 27 February 2023) (3rd Allotted Day).

[For amendments to be moved in the Committee of Supply, see Supplement No.

17 dated 24 February 2023.]

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Ms Mariam Jaafar: To ask the Prime Minister whether MAS has seen a rise in the number and proportion of motorcycle loans with zero downpayment required.
Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for each year since 2010, what is the percentage of homes that has an Annual Value (i) of between $13,000 and $21,000 and (ii) above $21,000 respectively.
Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs whether the Government will consider amending the National Emblems (Control of Display) Act 1949 to increase the current penalty of $500 for the illegal display of foreign national emblems by an individual to be in line with penalties for disrespectful use of Singapore's national symbols or that for defacing a national monument.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry whether the Ministry will consider implementing mandatory unit pricing for necessary food items in supermarket and grocery store chains to promote price transparency and as a check against shrinkflation.
Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Transport for each year since 2010, what is the percentage of cars with an Open Market Value of (i) between $40,000 and $60,000 (ii) between $60,000 and $80,000 (iii) between $80,000 and $100,000 and (iv) above $100,000.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development for each year from 2019, how many single unwed parents were at the time of the birth of their child (i) below 35 years old (ii) between 35 years old and 36 years old and (iii) 36 years old and above respectively.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Health for the past five years (a) how many appeals have been received from couples to use MediSave beyond the current limits to pay for Assisted Conception Procedures; (b) how many and what percentage of appeals received are successful; and (c) what are the top three reasons for rejecting the appeals.
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider working with the manufacturers of the drug Vosoritide (i) for the registration of the drug or (ii) to allow the drug to be listed under the Medication Assistance Fund to enable children who are suffering from achondroplasia to have more affordable access to the drug and coverage under local medical insurance policies.
Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) why are Singapore citizens buying HDB flats with their non-resident spouse, parents, or children who are aged between 21 and 35 only eligible to apply for a flat if the spouse has a Long Term Visit Pass or a Work Pass of at least 6 months validity from the date of issue at the time of application; and (b) why are these Singapore citizens not allowed to purchase larger than a 2-room flexi flat directly from HDB.

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Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the number and percentage of hawkers currently claiming the Workfare Income Supplement; (b) what efforts are being made to reach out to hawkers and other self-employed persons who may be eligible but are not claiming the Workfare Income Supplement; and (c) what more can the Government do to supplement the incomes of hawkers so that they do not need to raise prices to cover lost incomes amidst rising costs.