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FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE ___________________ FIRST SESSION ___________________ ORDER PAPER TUESDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2022 No.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what measures are being taken to address the growing sentiment that Singapore property market is unaffordable for the masses; (b) how will the recent adjustments to manpower policies impact property prices; and (c) beyond existing cooling measures, what else will the Government do to ensure housing remains affordable for Singaporeans if housing market conditions do not improve.

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Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Minister for National Development whether the Ministry has conducted or will conduct studies on the impact of rising public housing prices on marriage and fertility rates.

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Ms Yeo Wan Ling: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) whether the Ministry will consider extending the maximum age of vocational licences for driving such as the Taxi Driver’s Vocational Licence and the Private Hire Car Driver’s Vocational Licence, should the driver be certified to be medically fit to drive a vehicle by a medical professional; and (b) if this is not possible, in what circumstances will the Ministry consider this on a case- by-case basis.

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Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) from 2016 to date, how many appeals on re-employment disputes has the Ministry received annually; (b) how many of these appeals are successful; and (c) what are the main reasons for unsuccessful appeals.

No.

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Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Manpower regarding re-employment disputes reported in 2016 to 2020 (a) how many notifications have been received by the Commissioner for Labour under section 8A of the Retirement and Re-employment Act (RRA); (b) of these cases, how many and what proportion are subsequently referred to the Minister for decision under section 8B of the RRA after conciliation failed; and (c) what proportion of cases are found to be substantiated.

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Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Manpower regarding re-employment disputes reported in 2016 to 2020, of the cases where the employee succeeded in obtaining compensation under sections 8A and 8B of the Retirement and Re-employment Act, in how many cases was the errant employer a public sector employer.

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Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) to date, how many seniors have been engaged through the Seniors Go Digital Programme; and (b) whether the Ministry has plans to enhance or put in place more programmes to specifically target online scams against seniors.

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Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether those who participated in the Seniors Go Digital Programme are now more proficient in using digital devices in their daily lives, such as to access SingPass, online booking of polyclinic appointments and checking of account balances; and (b) beyond numbers, whether the focus of the Programme can be to improve digital usage by seniors going forward.

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Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment under the proposed beverage container return scheme (a) what are the types of pre-packaged beverage or container envisaged to be included; (b) what are the annual projected costs and expenditure to run the scheme; and (c) what are the Ministry’s plans to utilise any excess deposit or fees which remain un-refunded because of beverage containers not returned.

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Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what is the projected cost per annum for the new proposed beverage container return scheme; (b) whether NEA will consider setting up return points at hawker centres, food courts and canteens of significant size; and (c) how will NEA ensure that the non-profit administrator of the proposed scheme will operate the container return scheme efficiently and effectively.

No.

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Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment with regard to the model in which the beverage container return scheme will be implemented (a) what is (i) the envisaged scale in its implementation and (ii) its projected initial and recurring costs under this model; and (b) whether the Ministry has considered other non-monetary related schemes to achieve the same outcome that is expected under this model.

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Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what is HDB’s net loss for the Central Weave BTO project at Ang Mo Kio; (b) what is the cost of land paid by HDB to SLA for this project; and (c) what is the net profit and loss position for the Government, including HDB and SLA, for this project.

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Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs whether there are precautionary measures taken on a continual basis to assess the state of mental health and well-being of police and auxiliary police officers who bear arms in the course of their duties, particularly those who have front-facing duties with members of the public.

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Dr Shahira Abdullah: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) from 2019 to date, how many police officers have sought help from their unit for mental health challenges; (b) what is the process for police officers to seek help (i) within their unit and (ii) from other resources within SPF; and (c) what initiatives are in place to destigmatise help-seeking given the fear of discrimination and unconscious biases relating to promotional prospects in a high-performing environment.

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Dr Shahira Abdullah: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what support measures are given to police officers to access external counselling service providers to alleviate stigma from seeking internal counselling support; and (b) whether such support extends to other first responders including paramedics and military staff.

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Dr Wan Rizal: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) whether there are measures implemented to protect Singapore’s carded athletes from the misuse of drugs; and (b) if so, what are they.

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Mr Darryl David: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) whether the Government or National Sports Associations (NSAs) have any programmes to educate national and elite athletes about the dangers and pitfalls of using recreational drugs and performance-enhancing drugs; and (b) whether the Government or NSAs have any programmes that regularly test their national and elite athletes for recreational drug use and performance-enhancing drug use.

No.

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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Ministry is considering a minimum age limit for children to join social media platforms, to mitigate the potential harm that social media sites can cause on young children; and (b) whether the Ministry has studied any overseas jurisdictions that have successfully implemented age verification for the use of social media platforms.

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Dr Wan Rizal: To ask the Minister for Education whether the Ministry has plans to review polytechnic semester breaks so that they are aligned with the primary and secondary school holidays.

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Dr Wan Rizal: To ask the Minister for Education whether the Ministry has plans to align the semestral schedules of the Pre-Employment Training programme and Continuing Education and Training programme in the Institutes of Higher Learning.

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Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Prime Minister whether and, if so, how has the Ministry been working with family offices in Singapore to deepen investments in local companies.

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Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng: To ask the Minister for Education when and how are salary scale and benefit reviews conducted and recommended for (i) educators from mainstream schools, preschools and special education schools and (ii) other staff such as education psychologists, job coach therapists and school leaders serving in these education institutions.

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Ms Yeo Wan Ling: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether there has been an increasing number of feedback received on insect or mosquito bites in areas where Project Wolbachia was introduced despite that these male Wolbachia-Aedes mosquitoes do not bite; and (b) whether the Ministry will provide resources to residents or neighbourhoods experiencing such a situation to address these feedback.

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Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) how are HDB rental housing eligibility criteria and rental rates affected by the increase in wages arising from the progressive wage model; and (b) whether low wage earners who may become ineligible for rental housing or who have to pay higher rents as a result of higher wages will be discouraged from renting HDB flats.

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Ms Yeo Wan Ling: To ask the Minister for Education (a) whether MOE Kindergartens (MK) have in-house programmes for special needs children; (b) whether these programmes prepare their special needs students for mainstream primary schools; and (c) how many special needs children are in the MK system currently.

No.

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Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Minister for Manpower whether ageism in the workplace is increasingly becoming a problem.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether there are incidences of severe kidney damage caused by COVID-19 which resulted in the need for dialysis; (b) whether the Ministry is aware of reports suggesting the possibility of links between COVID-19 vaccinations to the onset of kidney diseases in patients with renal problems; and (c) whether there are any related studies being done in Singapore.

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Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Education (a) to date, among the foreign students who receive tuition fee grants or scholarships at the secondary school level and university level respectively, how many subsequently become Singapore citizens; and (b) how many have performed full-time National Service.

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Mr Saktiandi Supaat: To ask the Prime Minister (a) whether the Government can provide updates on (i) the progress of the framework for the equitable sharing of losses suffered by scam victims and (ii) the work of the Payments Council in reviewing the practices that the financial industry can put in place to better protect consumers from scams; and (b) what are current and upcoming efforts of Project Frontier and the Inter-Ministry Committee on Scams on combating scams.

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Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Education (a) for primary schools that required balloting in 2021 and 2022, since the changes to the Primary 1 Registration Framework, what is the change in number and proportion of students who have obtained a place in a primary school residing (i) within 1 km and (ii) within 2 km of their residential address; and (b) what is the Government’s assessment of the effectiveness of the change in the registration framework in achieving its stated objectives.
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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Transport having regard to the Government’s plans for an electric vehicle population under the Singapore Green Plan 2030 and environmental impact from mining lithium, whether the Government will consider reviewing the relevance of the Preferential Additional Registration Fee scheme which was introduced to keep the average age of cars in Singapore young, reduce breakdown rates and pollution from exhaust fumes.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Education (a) what is the proportion of time that teachers allocate to teaching versus non- teaching administrative duties in a given week; and (b) what is the current budget that schools allocate toward hiring of administrators that assist teachers in areas of non-teaching administrative activities, such as on procurement, billings, and reception work.

No.

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Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the current number of frontline personnel available at CASE, the Small Claims Tribunal and the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore to assist consumers who are subjected to undue pressure or influence to enter into unfair transactions, respectively; (b) whether there are sufficient deterrent measures against such errant businesses; and (c) whether the existing regulatory safeguards need to be further strengthened.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what are the key causes of the recent increase in the number of patients requiring kidney dialysis; (b) what is the annual socio-economic cost of dialysis in the past two years; (c) what are the targets that the Ministry has for eligible patients to take up peritoneal dialysis; and (d) how will the Government keep treatment accessible and affordable as demand grows.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) in the past two years, how many property agents and developers have (i) failed to take due diligence measures for anti-money laundering related lapses and (ii) committed breaches under the Estate Agents Act; and (b) whether any purchase transactions had to be voided or aborted as a result.

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Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Health (a) in each of the last five years, how many diabetes cases are referred from the public healthcare system to private general practitioners; and (b) what impact is this having on caseloads for general practitioners.

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Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Prime Minister in light of the recently signed FinTech Co-operation Agreement with India’s International Financial Services Centres Authority (a) what steps will the Government be taking to facilitate the entry of India-based fintech companies into Singapore; (b) what is the projected economic benefit to Singapore’s economy in terms of local investments and job opportunities; and (c) whether and, if so, what other jurisdictions does the Government intend to invite to participate in the proposed Global Regulatory Sandbox.
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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) to date, how many persons have been convicted under the Organised Crimes Act; (b) how many organised crime prevention orders or financial reporting orders have been issued; (c) what is the dollar value of benefits from organised crime activities confiscated; and (d) how many organised crime groups have been crippled.

No.

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Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Education (a) how many foreign students did not fully serve out their bonds after receiving tuition fee grants or scholarships in each of the last ten years; (b) how many are considered to have defaulted; and (c) how many are exempted from fulfilling the bond requirements without penalty.

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Mr Darryl David: To ask the Minister for Education in the last five years, how many educators have cited mental or emotional stress at the workplace for leaving the education service.

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Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs for scam cases where it is reported that a phone number has been given for payment purposes via PayNow, whether the Police immediately reaches out to the banks in question to track the bank accounts used and stop further usage of PayNow for the relevant accounts immediately to prevent further acts of scam involving the same or other victims.

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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) in the past five years, how prevalent is fare evasion among private hire car passengers; (b) whether there has been a rising trend of fare evasion cases; and (c) how easy is it for private hire car drivers to report and seek redress for such cases from LTA.

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Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry whether there has been any discernible change in the proportion of household consumers buying electricity from SP Services compared to other retailers, since the exit of several retailers from the open electricity market in 2021.

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Ms Poh Li San: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many fires have occurred in waste recycling collection sites in 2021 and thus far in 2022; (b) whether the facilities are required to install fire suppressant equipment in view of the flammable nature of recyclable waste such as paper and plastic; and (c) what measures does NEA impose on waste recycling companies to reduce the incidence of industrial fires.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry monitors for fraud in applications made under the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) scheme; (b) if so, what is the rate of fraudulent WIS claims perpetrated by firms; and (c) if not, whether there are plans to independently audit WIS firms to ensure that WIS top-ups are not granted to “ghost” employees that may be friends and family members of the business owner.

No.

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Ms Mariam Jaafar: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether regulations and safety standards for construction and infrastructure projects are being updated in light of climate change; and (b) if so, how.

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Ms Ng Ling Ling: To ask the Minister for Transport in view of the higher proportion of seniors involved in road traffic accidents (a) whether the Ministry can explain LTA’s planning norms for safe road crossing; (b) what are the criteria used to determine whether an overhead bridge with lifts or an underpass will be built despite their higher costs; and (c) whether LTA has or will adopt a design approach of co-creating with senior residents on where natural crossings need to be set up, especially in estates with more senior residents.
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Ms Jessica Tan Soon Neo: To ask the Minister for National Development since HDB has applied the Universal Design (UD) concept for flats built from 2006 to make them functional, accessible and safe (a) whether it is feasible to incorporate the UD concept for flats built before 2006 to better support seniors and those with mobility challenges living in these older flats; and (b) if so, whether there are plans to do so.

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Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the “30 by 30” goal to produce 30% of our local nutritional needs locally takes into account whether the food is grown based on locally-sourced raw materials including feed and fertilisers.

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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for National Development whether HDB can make public, through its portal or any other appropriate platform, of the renovation permits that it has issued for authorised renovation works at HDB flats so that residents of the affected blocks can make better plans on how to organise their day to avoid or minimise the disturbance arising from the renovation works on them.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Prime Minister (a) how many claims have been filed with the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre for the past three years; and (b) of which, how many have been successfully resolved.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) for each year in the past five years, how many and what percentage of coffee shops do not have a smoking corner; and (b) what steps will the Ministry take to further reduce the number of smoking corners at coffee shops.

No.

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Mr Saktiandi Supaat: To ask the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry tracks the current level of utilisation of the electric vehicles for lease at carparks managed by HDB or URA, whether in terms of non-idle time, number of distinct users or otherwise.

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Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment following the review of Singapore’s 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) (a) whether the achievement of the NDC and climate targets will be tied to individual Ministry’s KPIs and senior management performance bonuses; (b) if so, how is this implemented; and (c) if not, why not.

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Ms Mariam Jaafar: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what is the current amount owed for medical services by foreigners on Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP) holders who are part of Singaporean households; and (b) whether more can be done to help these Singaporean households that bear the cost of medical treatment for their foreign family members on LTVP.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) in each of the last five years, how many enforcement actions have been taken against motorists for exceeding the noise emission limits; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider trialling the use of acoustic cameras to support enforcement during late-night and early-morning hours where traffic is light and offending motorists are likely to interrupt residents’ sleep, and they would more likely be detected by such cameras.
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Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the Government’s assessment on the impact of India’s rice export ban and plans by Thailand and Vietnam to raise export prices for rice; and (b) what measures are being considered to mitigate the impact on rice imports by Singapore.

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Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Health (a) in each of the last five years, how many pregnant women are diagnosed as having gestational diabetes; and (b) what are the efforts to combat and lower the incidence and impact of gestational diabetes.

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Mr Darryl David: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry in view of the recent strengthening of the Singapore dollar that is making it more expensive for foreigners to visit, what future plans does the Government have to further boost tourism inflows into Singapore.

No.

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Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) whether the Ministry has commissioned or commenced a study on the quantifiable economic effect on businesses and the economy generation if a ban is introduced against transporting workers in the back of lorries and other vehicles, and to look into addressing practical and operational challenges associated with such a ban; and (b) if not, whether Ministry will consider doing so.

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Mr Saktiandi Supaat: To ask the Minister for Transport with regard to the two trial sandboxes for battery swapping for electric motorcycles (a) what are the takeaways from the experience of Taiwan especially in relation to the risk of lithium-ion-battery fires; (b) whether the number of electric motorcycles will increase from the current number of 26 during the 12-month trial period; and (c) whether battery-swapping electric motorcycles are expected to be used predominantly for commercial point-to-point services.
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Ms Mariam Jaafar: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether there has been an increase in landslide incidences in the past five years; (b) if so, what are the drivers behind the increase; and (c) what is being done to contain the number of incidents.

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Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) whether MRT infrastructure designs have been evaluated for robustness in view of climate change; (b) if so, whether the scenarios considered go beyond the optimistic and median scenarios in terms of severity; and (c) to what extent do these evaluations and scenarios consider (i) rising sea levels in the case of underground stations and tunnels and (ii) soil changes and landslide risk in the case of above-ground stations and tracks.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) what are the key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Road Opening Coordination Committee; and (b) whether such KPI data will be published.

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Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Minister for Manpower whether he can provide an update on the study into making CPF contributions mandatory for platform workers.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Prime Minister (a) whether any study has been conducted on how employers balance their operational needs against reservist obligations of Operationally Ready National Servicemen for up to 40 days per year; (b) if such studies have been conducted, whether the Ministry can study how such measures can be applied to parental and childcare leave; and (c) if such studies have not been conducted, whether the Ministry will consider conducting such studies and, if not, why not.

No.
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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) for the purposes of signalling the desirability of Singapore as a base for top professionals, whether the application for the Overseas Networks and Expertise Pass is made relatively easier when compared to the existing Personalised Employment Pass; and (b) if so, whether there is any intent to fast-track permanent residency or citizenship for such individuals.

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Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Prime Minister (a) since 2020, how many reports are received by financial institutions or MAS regarding unauthorised PayNow transactions involving consumer banking accounts; (b) what proportion of the cases has the mechanism of unauthorised transaction been established; (c) how do such unauthorised transactions take place; (d) what is the total amount of the unauthorised fund transfers reported and recovered respectively; (e) what is the respective median amounts per affected consumer; and (f) what is being done to better protect consumers.
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Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Prime Minister whether the findings of the Public Consultation on Singapore's Climate Ambition will be published in full, prior to any formal revision of Singapore's Long-Term Low Emissions Development Strategy and 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution, before the end of 2022.

* 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.

NOTICE OF MOTION 1.

Minister for Health: BUILDING A HEALTHIER SG: That this House endorses Paper Cmd.
19 of 2022 on “White Paper on Healthier SG” as the basis to transform our healthcare system by (a) focusing strongly on preventive care; (b) fostering lasting relationships between residents and family doctors; and (c) building strong partnerships within the community, so as to support individuals taking care of their own health and wellness and strive towards our vision of long and healthy lives for Singaporeans.

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2 4 6 No.

70 4 OCTOBER 2022 12 MEMORANDUM Matter proposed to be raised on the Motion for the Adjournment (SO 2(8)(b)).

Mr Saktiandi Supaat (Bishan-Toa Payoh) : Helping Singaporeans Navigate a High- interest Rate Environment.

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QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Prime Minister (a) what is the prevalence of cryptocurrency transactions involving privacy coins and privacy wallets in Singapore; and (b) whether the Government regulates the use of privacy coins and cryptocurrency mixers.
Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Prime Minister in view of Singapore opening up to cryptocurrency in the last two years (a) whether there is an influx of businessmen interested in setting up cryptocurrency investment companies in Singapore; and (b) what are the safeguards to prevent money laundering operators and fraudsters from setting up such businesses here.

Mr Sitoh Yih Pin: To ask the Prime Minister what is the current percentage of HDB homes with mortgages that are financed by commercial banks.
Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Prime Minister whether he can provide an update on the ongoing review of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1960 that was announced by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in 2018.
Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) in each of the past three years, what is the number of tax evasion offences detected; (b) what are the steps and measures in place to detect and prevent such offences; (c) whether the current reward for whistleblowing or penalties are sufficient for deterrence; and (d) if not, whether the Ministry intends to review the reward and penalties in the future.
Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs regarding reports in Southeast Asia of young people and job-seekers being lured into overseas job scams and human trafficking syndicates (a) what are the Ministry’s steps to raise awareness of such scams and protect young Singaporeans based or travelling overseas for work; and (b) what roles will Singapore play in ASEAN to promote greater collaboration to tackle such syndicates together.

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Mr Derrick Goh: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs in the case of the Tanjong Pagar traffic accident on 13 February 2021 (a) whether the change of the car’s charge pipes from original to aftermarket parts is considered an illegal modification; and (b) given the extensive damage to the car that prevented a full mechanical inspection, whether there are efforts to trace the car’s workshop to fully assess if there were other modifications that could have been illegal.
Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs whether there remains any utility in maintaining the provisions in Chapter 9 of the Penal Code 1871 dealing with corruption involving public servants after the enactment of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1960.
Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) for each quarter in the last year, how many accidents are reported involving workers being transported in the back of lorries and other vehicles; and (b) of these, how many involved casualties and deaths respectively.

Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Law how are the prices of land leases issued and renewed to religious organisations such as temples and churches derived.
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Government will consider legislation for ‘right to repair’ for electronic devices to ensure that manufacturers provide practical means for owners to repair their devices; and (b) if not, why.
Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Singapore Tourism Board’s survey for Singapore’s need for new cruise and ferry infrastructure will also include Environmental Baseline Studies and Environmental Impact Assessment to assess the environmental impact of new cruise infrastructure on our coastline; and (b) whether the final survey and report will be made public.
Ms Ng Ling Ling: To ask the Minister for Transport since the implementation of the higher ERP rates from 1 August 2022 along CTE (a) what is the improvement in car travel speeds from (i) 8 am to 9.30 am along southbound CTE before Braddell Road and the slip road into southbound PIE and (ii) 6 pm to 7.30 pm along northbound CTE before PIE; and (b) whether LTA has other plans to improve congestion along CTE, which is heavily used by residents in the Ang Mo Kio GRC, besides increasing ERP rates.
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Transport what is the expected completion date for the third runway at Changi Airport and the impact on passenger capacity as well as flight handling capacity upon completion.

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4 OCTOBER 2022 14 Mr Derrick Goh: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) in the 12 months since the increased penalties for illegal vehicle modifications on 1 July 2021, what is the number of enforcement actions against vehicle owners and workshops; (b) how do the numbers compare with the 12 months prior to 1 July 2021; and (c) given the rise in motor vehicle traffic in 2022, whether there are more enforcement checks made against errant vehicle owners and workshops.
Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) how and to what extent does the Government work with its Malaysian counterparts to highlight to drivers of foreign-registered vehicles entering Singapore that they must comply with safety and emission requirements, such as exhaust and noise emission standards under the Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations; and (b) what enforcement efforts are made to raise compliance rates.
Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Minister for Education since the introduction of Student-Initiated Learning (SIL) (a) how many schools have implemented SIL; (b) how has it been implemented; and (c) what has been the outcome of the implementation.
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Education what is the current pupil-teacher ratio for (i) primary and (ii) secondary levels for examinable subjects, such as the languages, maths and science, and non- examinable or elective subjects, such as physical education, social studies and art/music respectively.
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Education what efforts are currently in place to ensure that, as part of the National Education syllabus, students are apprised of (i) emerging and contemporary policy issues and (ii) Singapore’s Constitution and the workings of Singapore’s parliamentary democracy.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Education (a) how do schools support children and adolescents, especially those from lower income families, to facilitate greater access to reading resources, including free online reading resources provided by the National Library; and (b) whether students can be taught in school how to use National Library apps like NLB Mobile and Libby to access these free reading resources.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Education whether the Ministry can publish the full National Education curriculum content for all levels of students and make it accessible to the public.

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Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Early Childhood Development Agency will consider requiring preschools to set aside a minimum mandatory area for teachers and staff to rest or conduct administrative work in a conducive environment, with appropriate furniture that are suitable for adults and office work.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Ministry will work with the Ministry of Law and the Ministry of National Development to consider requiring couples with minor children undergoing divorce to state in the matrimonial property plan whether there is consent to both parties listing minor children in their respective applications for a HDB flat and, if there is no consent, the reasons for withholding consent.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Health for each year over the past five years (a) what is the number of students who enrolled into nursing programmes in the ITE, polytechnics and universities respectively; and (b) what is the number and percentage of nursing students who go on to practise nursing after graduation from the ITE, polytechnics and universities respectively.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Health since 2021, for inpatients and outpatients respectively (a) how many billing invoices have been issued to patients at public healthcare institutions; and (b) what proportions are for care provided within the prior (i) 30 days (ii) 31 to 60 days (iii) 61 to 90 days (iv) 91 to 120 days (v) 121 to 180 days (vi) 181 to 365 days and (vii) 366 or more days.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) since 2019, how many sales of previously owned residential properties has taken place annually; and (b) of these, what proportion involved (i) HDB residences (ii) first-time sellers and (iii) first-time sellers of HDB residences.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for National Development since 2019 annually, how many sales of previously owned residential properties were transacted by agents who had entered into (i) Prescribed Estate Agency Agreements in general and (ii) Prescribed Estate Agency Agreements with an exclusivity agreement clause.
Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) for each quarter in the last three years, how many cases for housing assistance have been received by HDB as broken down into requests for assistance on allocation of HDB units for (i) ownership and (ii) rental respectively; and (b) what is the success rate of these requests.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry is studying the possibility of encouraging the transition towards the Household Services Scheme for more families who currently have a foreign domestic worker.
Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Minister for Manpower whether there will be any minimum experience requirements or minimum educational qualification requirements imposed on experienced tech professionals who are applying for the five-year Employment Pass.
Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Manpower regarding successful appeals for inclusion under the Silver Support Scheme (SSS) in the last three years (a) what are the most common grounds for allowing the appeals; (b) whether the successful appeals include persons who qualify for SSS but who are not auto-included; and (c) if so, how were they omitted.
Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) for each of the last five years, what is the number of complaints received from Singaporeans about being replaced by foreign labour; and (b) what percentage of the total number of complaints received by the Ministry do such complaints make.
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) how prevalent is the practice of "Special Account (SA) shielding” by CPF members who shield their SA monies from flowing into the Retirement Account at age 55; and (b) whether the Ministry intends to review the current CPF policy to address this trend.
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