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FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE ___________________ FIRST SESSION ___________________ ORDER PAPER WEDNESDAY, 12 JANUARY 2022 No.

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QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER* Mr Xie Yao Quan: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) how does the Government identify, groom and develop promising athletes to achieve success in their respective sports; (b) what are the different forms of support and assistance available to such athletes during their sporting careers; and (c) how many athletes have benefitted from such schemes in recent years.
Ms Poh Li San: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what forms of support and assistance can be further enhanced to enable our national athletes to succeed in their respective sports; (b) how can world-class coaches in the respective sports be attracted and retained to coach our elite national athletes; and (c) what are the Government’s plans to enhance collaboration and partnerships with the private and people sectors to continue supporting and developing Singapore athletes.
Ms Tin Pei Ling: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information in view of IMDA’s assessment of the book “Red Lines: Political Cartoons and the Struggle Against Censorship” to be objectionable under the Undesirable Publications Act (UPA) (a) whether a redacted version of the book with the objectionable offensive images removed, will be considered by IMDA for the publication of the book in Singapore; and (b) how does the classification of the book compare with other publications previously deemed objectionable under the UPA.
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Mr Sitoh Yih Pin: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information arising from IMDA’s assessment of the book “Red Lines: Political Cartoons and the Struggle Against Censorship” to be objectionable under the Undesirable Publications Act (UPA), whether a redacted version of the book can be considered for publication.
Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs what are the considerations and significance of IMDA classifying the book “Red Lines: Political Cartoons and the Struggle Against Censorship” as objectionable under the Undesirable Publications Act (UPA) to the Muslim community.
Ms Yeo Wan Ling: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether there have been studies done by the Ministry to understand the issues faced by women who are not in formal employment which prevent them from joining the workforce; and (b) what are the recent measures that the Ministry has put in place to encourage (i) employers to employ these individuals and (ii) these individuals to return to work after time away from the workforce.
Ms Yeo Wan Ling: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) in the past year, what are the common issues brought up to the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) in relation to meditation cases on flexible work arrangements (FWAs); and (b) whether there have been any studies conducted on the impact of FWAs on work-life harmony and performance appraisals.
Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry is studying the impact of caregiving on a caregiver's career, finances and retirement adequacy; (b) in the last three years, how many caregivers have to (i) give up their jobs and (ii) switch to part-time jobs in order to provide care for an elderly family member, respectively; and (c) whether the Ministry will consider some financial support for such caregivers.
Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry has conducted any survey to assess if caregivers find the support schemes for returning to the workforce sufficient; and (b) what other support measures are needed to help caregivers acquire relevant industry skills and prepare them for their return to the workforce, whilst looking after their loved ones.

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Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling: To ask the Minister for Manpower what are the Ministry’s observations of the job market in terms of emerging trends or developments where female professionals are coming forward to apply their skill sets in emerging industries like digitalisation and sustainability.

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Ms Tin Pei Ling: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) which growth sectors currently see the largest dearth of women talents and leaders; and (b) what are the factors that could have contributed to this gender imbalance.

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Dr Wan Rizal: To ask the Minister for Health whether he can provide an update on the development and implementation of the five-year Child and Maternal Health and Well-being Strategy and Action Plan.

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Ms Hany Soh: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what are the types of cases which the Family Violence Specialist Centres (FVSCs) handle; and (b) whether the FVSCs render any assistance towards victims of non-domestic sexual assault or harassment in the workplace cases.

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Ms Carrie Tan: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development what is the current strategy or practice in the social work and social services sector on the provision of therapy or support for families that have gone through family violence to aid in their psychological and emotional recovery from the trauma.

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Ms Carrie Tan: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what is the current capability and capacity of the social services system in providing support to survivors of sexual violence in their mental, psychological and emotional recovery; and (b) whether the Ministry is currently working or plans to work with educational institutions to ensure a trauma-informed and survivor-centric approach to post-violence care and support for youths.

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Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Ministry will consider, on its own or in partnership with other organisations, implementing programmes to encourage a more proactive approach towards preventing family violence which goes beyond contacting the Ministry’s family violence hotline to also include bystander intervention training and strategies to empower all members of the public.

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Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development with regard to male survivors of family or sexual violence, particularly those who have experienced such violence when they are young, what are the avenues of help available to these survivors in terms of counselling and support, awareness of legal rights and access to peer support groups.

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Dr Wan Rizal: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether there are efforts by the Government to extend any type of support to help Malaysians affected by the current floods in Malaysia.

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

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the typical health insurance coverage or medical benefits that employees aged 65 years old and above receive under their employment terms; (b) whether the Ministry has received feedback from employers on the difficulty they encounter procuring insurance coverage for senior employees; and (c) what is the Ministry doing to make health insurance more accessible for senior employees.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry will consider leveraging on health checks to determine a senior employee’s ability to continue working instead of being guided by fixed retirement and re- employment ages; and (b) whether the retirement age can be prescribed based on the nature of the job rather than applied across the board.

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Dr Shahira Abdullah: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) whether there is data on how often personal protection order (PPO) breaches go unreported; (b) what is being done to encourage victims of PPO breaches and their family members to report them; and (c) what remedies are available to protect these victims from retaliatory action from the person breaching the PPO.

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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) on average, how many Personal Protection Orders (PPOs) were issued each year between 2016 and 2021; (b) of these, how many PPO breaches were recorded; and (c) among the cases where the PPOs are breached, how many became an arrestable offence.

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

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Dr Shahira Abdullah: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information whether the Ministry will consider banning the OnlyFans website which can be used for the distribution of obscene media.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Education (a) whether primary school students are streamed into different classes for the following year based on their academic results; (b) if so, what is the rationale for doing this; and (c) if they are not streamed into different classes based on academic results, what other criteria are used instead.

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Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) how many workers earning less than $1,400 per month are currently working in firms with over ten employees and no foreigners; and (b) how will the Ministry ensure that these workers earn at least a minimum wage of $1,400 per month after 1 September 2022, given that the requirement to pay the Local Qualifying Salary does not apply to such firms.

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Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Manpower how will the Ministry will ensure that the estimated two in ten workers not covered by the Progressive Wage Model by 2023 will be able to earn a minimum wage of $1,400 per month.

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Mr Abdul Samad: To ask the Minister for Education with regard to the three full-time Technical Diploma courses offered by the Institute of Technical Education (a) to date, how many students have graduated from these courses; (b) whether the starting salaries of these graduates are equivalent to that of diploma holders from the local polytechnics; and (c) if not, what are the latest starting salary ranges in respect of these graduates.

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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Finance whether the Ministry will review the current rate of seller’s stamp duty, with a view to discourage short- term holding of residential properties and to ensure a more stable and sustainable property market.

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Mr Abdul Samad: To ask the Minister for Health whether there are any plans to support publicly funded healthcare organisations to make a monetary award to the estimated 5,000 essential services outsourced workers such as cleaners, housekeepers, porters, technicians and security officers to recognise their contribution and dedication as frontline workers, working alongside our healthcare workers, during this COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for National Development what is the number of new BTO flats that can be built to increase supply in order to meet the rising demand due to factors such as more marriages and higher-income ceiling and to lower the application rate from 5.8 applications for each BTO flat in 2020 to two.

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Mr Sharael Taha: To ask the Minister for National Development considering the 38,500, 51,400 and 87,800 HDB BTO flat applicants from 2018 to 2020 respectively and in view of the widening supply-demand gap of BTO flats over the past three years, what are the plans to reduce this gap given that HDB will be launching only up to 23,000 BTO flats each year in 2022 and 2023.

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Mr Sharael Taha: To ask the Minister for National Development in view of the widening supply-demand gap of HDB BTO flats, whether the Ministry will consider to transition from Build-To-Order housing to providing a ready stock of available housing ahead of demand to reduce the waiting time.

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Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what are the reasons for the current housing imbalance; (b) whether the current HDB BTO approach has been able to meet the housing needs of first-time home buyers in a timely manner; and (c) whether the longer construction time in building new HDB flats due to the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced the usefulness of the BTO model.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Prime Minister (a) in the past 10 years, what is the annual proportion of PSC scholarship recipients from (i) Raffles Institution and Hwa Chong Institution (ii) other junior colleges (iii) polytechnics and (iv) other schools and institutes of higher learning, with a breakdown by housing type; (b) what measures are put in place for the recruitment of PSC scholars from more diverse schools; and (c) what is the assessed effectiveness of these measures.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for National Development whether the Ministry will consider allowing the tenant of a HDB rental flat to buy over the rental flat that the tenant is living in.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) whether the Ministry is aware if Family Service Centres offer compassionate leave to social workers who have encountered particularly stressful events in the course of their casework; and (b) if so, in each of the past five years, what is the median number of days of compassionate leave taken by social workers.

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Dr Wan Rizal: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs in view of some $430,000 reportedly lost recently to scams involving hotel room bookings (a) whether any awareness campaign has been conducted to specifically target those planning for staycations; and (b) whether there are efforts to work with local influencers and content creators to join the campaign against such scams.

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Mr Kwek Hian Chuan Henry: To ask the Minister for National Development whether the Ministry will consider subsidising small sub-contractors and specialists in the built environment sector to bring in foreign manpower to lower the cost of bringing in workers from non-traditional source countries.

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Mr Kwek Hian Chuan Henry: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether the relief framework under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act (COTMA) can be expanded to include material costs to assist built environment sector firms cope with rising material prices; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider establishing a dedicated BCA team to assist these firms in applying for and exercising their rights under COTMA.

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Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) whether the Ministry can provide an update on the development of cycling path networks in HDB towns; and (b) when will LTA build the cycling path networks in Nanyang and Gek Poh estates.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) how many seniors aged 55 years old and above are using job-seeking apps and websites like MyCareersFuture and the Silver Jobs Portal; (b) what off-line resources can less digital-savvy seniors currently tap on to get help on using online employment platforms; and (c) whether there are plans to raise awareness and uptake rates.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry can provide an update on COVID-19 anti-viral treatments currently under evaluation by HSA, including SaNOtize's nitric oxide nasal spray; and (b) what is the Ministry’s evaluation of the likely impact of the successful registration and dissemination of COVID-19 therapies currently being evaluated on (i) ICU capacity and (ii) post-COVID-19 easing measures.

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Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Finance whether the Government will consider mitigating fee increases by government agencies and statutory boards for lower income households for the next 12 months.

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Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth how will the Ministry build on the success of the Singapore national football team at the AFF Suzuki Cup 2021 in the near and medium terms.

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Ms Carrie Tan: To ask the Prime Minister (a) whether MAS monitors the annual number of complaints brought by citizens through the relevant channels regarding unsuccessful claims for medical insurance; (b) if so, what percentage of these complaints arise from claims rejected by insurers citing non-declaration of relevant health information; and (c) whether there are data or studies that show the typical number of such incidents reported and what is the probable number of unreported cases.

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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs whether there is any update on the review of whether owners of ill-maintained vehicles should be made criminally liable for the fatal and injury-causing accidents arising from the mechanical failure of their vehicles.

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Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) how is HDB harnessing the latest technology to build lift access for HDB blocks that remain without direct lift access; and (b) as at 31 December 2021, how many residents have successfully applied for the Lift Access Housing Grant.

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Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Transport for each of the towns which are not specifically identified as electric vehicle (EV) ready towns by 2025, and specifically in Sengkang, what is the target number and percentage of total HDB carparks within the town that will be fitted with EV chargers by 2025.

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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry whether the Ministry will conduct a review of the prepayment landscape across the various commercial and retail sectors to better protect consumers in the event of sudden business closure.

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Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for National Development with regard to the Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) model (a) which planning areas or subzones are currently recognised for PLH; (b) which planning areas or subzones are expected to be earmarked for PLH by 2030; and (c) whether the Government has plans to impose ownership or sale restrictions on regular HDB flats within a certain vicinity of PLH flats.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what are the criteria to allow Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs) to cater to sectional interests; (b) to date, how many organisations have been granted such an allowance; (c) what are the names of these organisations; and (d) whether the Government can consider the expansion of the IPC qualifying criteria to include groups confined to sectional interests given their fundraising difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for Manpower whether the latest revised Vaccinated Travel Lanes' operation till 21 January 2022 includes the arrival of migrant domestic workers and workers in the construction/marine industry under the initiatives of the respective associations.

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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Transport with regard to the Mount Pleasant and Marina South MRT stations (a) whether the Ministry has assessed the additional costs that will be incurred annually if these two stations are to be opened in Stage 3 of the Thomson-East Cost Line, instead of being mothballed; (b) if so, what is the assessed figure; and (c) when can the public expect these two stations to be operational.

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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what measures are put in place to monitor compliance by technicians and mechanics of motor vehicles recycling of for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) during vehicle servicing and vehicle disposal; and (b) what enforcement action has been taken against entities or persons flouting these requirements.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs what is the rationale for the requirement of at least three individuals to form a group under section 2 of the Organised Crime Act 2015.

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Mr Sharael Taha: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) what percentage of the 52,000 unvaccinated employees are medically ineligible for the vaccination; (b) what is the expected number of employees who are unable to continue with their current employment; and (c) whether there are plans in place to assist those unvaccinated who have lost their jobs to seek new employment opportunities.

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Dr Shahira Abdullah: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether vaccination leave in addition to medical leave may be considered for workers with COVID-19 vaccination side effects; and (b) whether leave for child vaccination in addition to medical leave and childcare leave may be considered for parents who send their children for COVID-19 vaccination so as to care for their children experiencing side effects from the vaccination.

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

* 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.

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ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICE OF MOTION (Those marked • are Orders of the Day) Intellectual Property (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

39/2021] – (Minister for Law) – Second Reading Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

40/2021] – (Minister for Law) – Second Reading [For amendment on the Bill, see Supplement No.

10 dated 12 January 2022.]
Ms Poh Li San (Sembawang) Mr Gan Thiam Poh (Ang Mo Kio) Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin (Ang Mo Kio) Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang (Nee Soon) Ms Hany Soh (Marsiling-Yew Tee) Mr Don Wee (Chua Chu Kang): TOWARDS A LOW-CARBON SOCIETY: That this House calls on the Government to enhance green financing, create more green jobs, and strengthen corporate accountability, in partnership with the private sector, civil society and community, to advance Singapore’s inclusive transition towards a low-carbon society.
2 4 QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Prime Minister (a) what is the average time taken to roll out new Government technology projects in the past five years; (b) for projects with a long development duration, whether tender specifications accommodate changes arising from the need to update the technology; and (c) how often are third-party technology professionals and users consulted throughout the development phase.
Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Prime Minister (a) in the last five years, what is the annual level of household net wealth and savings respectively; (b) what are the factors contributing to the changes; (c) what proportion of the household net wealth is held in domestic real estate; and (d) whether the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the households’ propensity to save.

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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Law since the coming into effect of the amendments to the Legal Aid and Advice Act to allow applicants who do not satisfy the means test to be nonetheless provided legal aid if it is “just and proper” to do so (a) how many (i) applications have been received to date and (ii) applicants were provided with legal aid; and (b) what are the main grounds upon which discretion is exercised by the Minister or Civil Legal Aid Means Test Panel to grant legal aid to such applicants.
Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Law since the launch of iLAB, a free legal chatbox that provides customised legal information on topics that lay people will find relevant such as family law, in February 2020 (a) what has been the take-up rate for this service in the past year; and (b) what plans does his Ministry have to promote the use of iLAB.
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry for each year over the last 10 years, what are the current prices of (i) indigenous Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (ii) indigenous Gross National Income (GNI) (iii) indigenous GDP as a share of total GDP (iv) indigenous GNI as a share of total GNI (v) per capita indigenous GDP and (vi) per capita indigenous GNI, respectively.
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry for each year over the last 10 years, what is the breakdown in deciles of the Household Sector Balance Sheet by household assets, household liabilities and household net wealth, respectively.

Ms Ng Ling Ling: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry whether Singapore is on track with national plans to rebalance by lowering the reliance on liquified natural gas with other energy sources in order to hedge against rising electricity prices.
Ms Ng Ling Ling: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry whether he can provide an update on the pilot trial to import electricity from Malaysia.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry since 2020 (a) how many reports have been received of consumer prepayments being lost due to business closures; (b) what is the total amount of reported lost prepayments; (c) what is the median amount of lost prepayments per affected consumer; and (d) what proportion of prepayments are subsequently recovered.

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Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) in the last five years, what is the annual amount of domestic consumer spending with a breakdown by luxury and non-luxury items respectively; (b) how much of the reduction in local tourism spending in the last two years have been offset by higher domestic spending; and (c) what is the expected trend in domestic consumer spending in 2022.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) what are the revisions to the design and technology for the On-Board Units for the Next- Generation Electronic Road Pricing System since the last update; and (b) how will the Ministry ensure that the Unit stays compatible with the latest technology and consumer preferences when it is implemented in mid-2023.
Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry will consider enhancing the existing requirements for all Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) travellers, such as adding 24-hour Stay-Home Notice at a specified facility, to balance the need to minimise imported cases with supporting air travel, local tourism and businesses.
Ms Mariam Jaafar: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment in the past year, whether the Ministry has any data on the percentage of cases where the surveillance camera did not detect any instances of high-rise littering or was not able to identify the culprit.
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Education (a) what are the rules of engagement that a school counsellor has to abide by when dealing with a youth who has run away from home; (b) whether a parent or guardian needs to be informed when a counsellor is engaging with such youths; and (c) in what cases will the Child Protective Service be activated.
Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Finance (a) whether the Government as sole shareholder of Temasek Holdings and GIC has ever directed Temasek or GIC to take decisions relating to subsidiary companies involved in major potential environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) and reputational scandals such as the Brazilian government's lawsuit against Olam; and (b) how the public, through the Government, can hold the boards of Temasek and GIC to account on ESG issues.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) whether the Ministry will be publishing the findings of the REACH survey in 2021 on how social workers have been impacted by COVID-19; (b) if so, when will the findings be published; and (c) what further steps will be taken by the Ministry to consult with social workers after obtaining the survey findings.
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) to date, how many individuals have been supported by the COVID-19 Recovery Grant (CRG); and (b) what is the number of individuals assisted under each tranche of the CRG payout.

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12 JANUARY 2022 13 Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Health whether the Vaccine Injury Financial Assistance Programme for COVID-19 vaccination under the National Vaccination Programme can be extended to cases where the serious side effects only appear after a considerable period of time after vaccination, provided there is clear expert corroboration of the correlation between the serious side effects and the vaccine received.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Health (a) from 2019 to 2021, what is the number of individual patients in each calendar year that had (i) six to 11 (ii) 12 to 23 (iii) 24 to 35 or (iv) 36 or more, visits to specialist outpatient clinics or polyclinics; and (b) what proportion of these patients (i) had mobility needs or (ii) required caregiver assistance or an accompanying person.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry has studied the transport costs incurred by patients with mobility needs who have multiple medical appointments; and (b) what measures are available to assist such patients with transport to and from their medical appointments.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Health (a) from 2020 to 2021, how many households in Singapore had at least one person requiring adult diapers on a regular basis; (b) what is the median expenditure on adult diapers per person; and (c) what financial support is available for families of limited means to purchase adult diapers.
Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Health whether the Government plans to (i) phase out TraceTogether and SafeEntry and (ii) reduce the functionality of TraceTogether to be used purely as a mode of displaying COVID-19 vaccination and test status.
Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information for each year since the enactment of the Prevention of Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA), (a) how many public complaints has the POFMA Office received relating to alleged online falsehoods; and (b) of these, how many subsequently led to a direction or order being issued by under POFMA.
Mr Christopher de Souza: To ask the Minister for National Development whether a study can be undertaken on the viability and feasibility of whether vacant small plots of state land, especially those adjacent to residential estates, can be converted to nature parks for residents living nearby.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development of the cases prosecuted for the illegal import and export of endangered species in the past five years, in how many of the cases prosecuted (i) were the endangered species in transit in Singapore for a different country and (ii) was Singapore the final destination for the endangered species.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for National Development since 2020, how many real estate salespersons have been registered on the basis of the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WPLN) assessment in lieu of having four GCE "O" Level passes, broken down by decade of age.

Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Manpower whether the CPF Board will consider allowing CPF savings to be utilised to service mortgage loans for HDB flats based on Islamic financing.
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether Singaporeans who have renounced their citizenship and migrated to another country, as well as permanent residents who have returned to their respective home countries, are required to close their CPF account and discontinue their CPF LIFE policy at the time of departure from Singapore; (b) what happens when they fail to close their account promptly; and (c) whether they will be paid the same interest rate for the monies in their accounts if there is a delay in the closure.
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17) Regulations 2021 COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Religious Gatherings - Control Order) (Amendment No.
9) Regulations 2021 COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Business Events – Control Order) (Amendment No.

10) Regulations 2021 Date Presented ..... 11 January 2022 ..... 11 January 2022 ..... 11 January 2022