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THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE SECOND SESSION ORDER PAPER FRIDAY, 6 MARCH 2020 No.

126 10.00 am 1 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER *1.


Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry has conducted a study on students from Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools for their attitudes towards inclusivity and respect for people of different cultural backgrounds; (b) if so, to what extent do the results of these studies diverge from those of students from non-SAP schools; and (c) if not, whether the Ministry will consider conducting such a study.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Health what is the rationale for banning ex-offenders from donating blood within one year of their prison release.

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Ms Anthea Ong: To ask the Minister for Health (a) why is "treatment of self- inflicted injuries or injuries resulting from attempted suicide" not covered under Medishield Life; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider removing this from the standard exclusions under Medishield Life.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development whether the Ministry will consider providing more incentives, including partial funding, for shopping malls to install tactile paving to aid the visually impaired.

No.

126 6 MARCH 2020 2 AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS Motion for Leave to Bring in Bill by Private Member 1.
Louis Ng Kok Kwang (Nee Soon): Miss Cheng Li Hui (Tampines): WILD ANIMALS AND BIRDS (AMENDMENT) BILL: That leave be given to introduce a Bill intituled "An Act to amend the Wild Animals and Birds Act (Chapter 351 of the 2000 Revised Edition)".

ORDERS OF THE DAY 1.

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5. the financial year 1 April 2020 Estimates for (Paper Cmd.

24 of 2020) – Committee of Supply (Progress: 5 March 2020) (6th Allotted Day).

to 31 March 2021 [For amendments to be moved in the Committee of Supply, see Supplement No.
23 dated 28 February 2020.]

Supply Bill [Bill No.

12/2020] – (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance) – Second Reading.

Supplementary Supply (FY 2019) Bill [Bill No.

13/2020] – (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance) – Second Reading.

Building Control (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

10/2020] – (Minister for National Development) – Second Reading.

Public Utilities (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

11/2020] – (Minister for the Environment and Water Resources) – Second Reading.

No.
No.

126 6 MARCH 2020 3 QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER 1.

Ms Anthea Ong: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) whether data from the new diesel-hybrid and electric buses that have gradually been deployed since 2018 have been collated and compared, in terms of operational efficiency, reduction in tailpipe and carbon emissions, and rider feedback; and (b) which indicators will support the proportion of each vehicle type in our cleaner bus fleet by 2040.

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Ms Anthea Ong: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what are the measures to ensure that the public healthcare sector has sufficient psychologists; (b) what efforts are there to ensure that patients with psychiatric illnesses receive both medication and psychotherapy support as much as possible; and (c) in each of the last three years, what is the total number of patients who received support from psychologists at (i) inpatient wards in hospitals (ii) outpatient clinics in hospitals and (iii) polyclinics respectively.
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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development in each year over the past 10 years, how many veterinarians have received (i) written warnings (ii) composition fines and (iii) suspension or revocation of their veterinary licences as a result of their failure to advise their clients about non-surgical alternatives to declawing cats and debarking dogs or to ensure that all reasonable efforts have been made to manage cat scratching or dog barking problems prior to performing any surgery.
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Ms Anthea Ong: To ask the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (a) with respect to Singapore's 2020 air quality targets, how did we perform in 2019 for PM2.5, sulphur dioxide, ozone and nitrogen dioxide emissions; and (b) whether the Government will consider building and publishing emissions inventories for all pollutant types for better identification of the different sources of air pollutants and air quality management.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Ministry will study the possibility of introducing a minimum staff-to-child ratio at places of safety to ensure children residing there receive the necessary care and support.

No.

126 6 MARCH 2020 4 PAPER PRESENTED 2020 Date Presented S.L.

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