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THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE SECOND SESSION ORDER PAPER MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020 No.

131 1.30 pm 1 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER *1.

Ms Irene Quay Siew Ching: To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether Singapore has an ethical framework ready to prioritise resources and patients when our healthcare system reaches a breaking point due to widespread community transmission; and (b) what are the plans to ramp up our healthcare capacity to avoid the need for implementing such an ethical framework.

*2.
*2.

Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Health what plans are in place to ensure the rapid scale-ability of our acute care infrastructure and ICU beds in the event of a rapid escalation of COVID-19 cases requiring hospitalisation.

*3.
*3.

Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what are the impediments to testing of asymptomatic individuals who are deemed to be at risk from COVID-19 due to proximity to those tested positive, or for other reasons; and (b) to what extent has testing been expanded to those who do not exhibit typical COVID-19 symptoms.

*4.
*4.

Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what is the Government's current strategy and approach for COVID-19 testing; (b) whether the current testing approach is sufficient to provide reliable information about the spread of COVID-19 in the community; and (c) what is the Government's current and desired testing capacity for COVID-19.

*5.
*5.

Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Health whether the Government has plans for widespread use of antibody (serological) testing for COVID-19 to determine the extent of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the Singapore population and identify those who are immune to the disease.

No.

131 4 MAY 2020 2 *6.


Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Health what are the metrics the Government will use to decide if the movement control measures such as those imposed under the current "circuit breaker" can be gradually lifted.

*7.
*7.

Ms Foo Mee Har: To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether antibody tests are a valid way to assess the reach of the COVID-19 virus; and (b) whether such antibody tests can be used to assess the level of 'herd immunity' in the community and be part of the plan to gradually return the community to work.

*8.
*8.

Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what is the impact of the increasing number of COVID-19 infection cases on the ability of our healthcare professionals in public service to provide health services to Singaporeans and Singaporean residents; and (b) whether there are plans to enlist the help of healthcare professionals in private practice or who have retired to bolster the number of healthcare professionals needed to deal with the pandemic.

*9.
*9.

Dr Chia Shi-Lu: To ask the Minister for Health (a) how many healthcare workers have been infected by the COVID-19 virus; (b) in how many of these cases have the workers been infected in their line of duty; and (c) what measures are in place to support healthcare workers and their families should they fall ill with the virus while fulfilling their duties.

*10.
*10.

Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling: To ask the Minister for Health in respect of healthcare workers who are working long shifts during this COVID-19 outbreak, whether they will be provided with some form of compensation or wellness support in terms of leave and mental care when the COVID-19 situation stabilises.

*11.
*11.

Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the latest update on the COVID-19 infection situation in the foreign worker dormitories; and (b) whether the stepped-up measures have been effective in containing the spread.

*12.
Assoc Prof Walter Theseira: To ask the Minister for Manpower given that the Committee of Inquiry (COI) into the Little India Riot in 2014 noted "housing available to foreign workers in Singapore ranks well in the world", whether the Government will appoint a COI to (i) investigate the causes of the COVID-19 outbreak amongst residents of foreign worker dormitories (ii) identify the responsibility borne by the various stakeholders, including any lapses committed between the 2014 COI and the present date and (iii) propose reforms to be implemented to ensure that a similar public health crisis will not recur.
No.

131 4 MAY 2020 3 *13.

Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Manpower on the employment prospects for fresh graduates amidst the difficult economic environment, what are the available employment and other options and how can employers and the Government work together to assist fresh graduates.

*14.
*14.

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will consider amending the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act so that its regulatory framework applies to all purpose-built dormitories, factory- converted dormitories, construction temporary quarters, standalone temporary quarters, construction temporary quarters, quarters in buildings under construction, and temporary occupation licence quarters.

*15.
*15.

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will consider (i) increasing the minimum gross floor area of 4.5 square metres for each resident in a foreign workers' dormitory and (ii) not including the basic living facilities such as living quarters, kitchen, dining, and toilet areas in the computation for the minimum gross floor area.

*16.
Ms Anthea Ong: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether a Commission of Inquiry will be appointed to investigate the causes of high COVID-19 incidence amongst foreign workers (FWs), particularly (i) pre- COVID-19 outbreak living conditions of FWs in dormitories and non- dormitories (ii) how these conditions may have led to the disease spread (iii) the kinds of support provided to dormitory operators to ensure physical and psychological health of FWs (iv) forms of support provided to FWs not living in dormitories (v) how dormitories housing fewer than 1,000 FWs are regulated; and (b) if so, whether the COI will recommend strategic policy changes to improve the living conditions of FWs and enhance our future public health emergency preparedness.
*17.
Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for Manpower in view of the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus among foreign workers in the dormitories (a) what lessons can be drawn from the management of dormitories and whether safe distancing can be practically practised in the existing purpose-built dormitories; (b) what roles have dormitory owners played to mitigate the spread of the virus; and (c) whether there is evidence that infected foreign workers have spread the virus to the community beyond the migrant workers.
*18.

Mr Png Eng Huat: To ask the Minister for Manpower since the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act was enacted on 1 January 2016 (a) how many warnings have been issued to licensed operators of foreign workers' dormitories for not meeting the licence conditions under section 11 of the Act; and (b) how many have been charged and fined.

No.

131 4 MAY 2020 4 *19.


Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Manpower what is the recourse available to employees who have not been paid their wages despite their employers having received the benefits of the Jobs Support Scheme including employees who have been placed on no-pay leave or reduced pay.

*20.
*20.

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Manpower whether all essential workers among the foreign workers living in all dormitories and other forms of accommodation have already been safely separated from the non- essential workers by 19 April 2020.

*21.
*21.

Miss Cheng Li Hui: To ask the Minister for Manpower in light of the COVID- 19 infection in the foreign workers dormitories (a) what will be the measures to improve the living conditions in the dormitories and contain the spread of COVID-19; and (b) as the healthy workers are relocated to old schools, army camps and flats in the community, how will they be educated on hygiene and social distancing habits to reassure our residents.

*22.
*22.

Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance what is the rationale for extending the wage subsidies under the Jobs Support Scheme to shareholders who are also employed as directors, whose companies have made CPF contributions for their salaries, and whose assessable incomes do not exceed $100,000 in the year of assessment 2019.

*23.
*23.

Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance in respect of the payment of $300 to Long-Term Visit Pass (LTVP) Plus holders who are spouses of Singaporeans, whether such a payment may also be extended to LTVP holders who are spouses of Singaporeans.

*24.
*24.

Miss Cheng Li Hui: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what is the total number of Singaporeans and PRs who have applied for the Temporary Relief Fund as at 30 April 2020; (b) how many have returned the cheques or payouts; (c) what is the penalty for wrong declarations; (d) whether there is any penalty if they realise their errors and return the monies; and (e) whether there is a deadline to return the payment.

*25.
*25.

Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) how many residents are currently housed in interim housing and welfare homes; (b) how many of them are homeless with relatives and without relatives respectively; and (c) how many have refused to be housed in a welfare home or housing despite the arrangements made for them.

No.

131 4 MAY 2020 5 *26.


Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what steps are being taken to deal with rough sleepers at public areas to ensure compliance with the requirement under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020 that every individual must stay at or in, and not leave, his or her ordinary place of residence; and (b) whether there are sufficient places in shelters to house these rough sleepers.

*27.
*27.

Mr Lim Biow Chuan: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs what actions are being taken to track down the originators of fake messages claiming a "partial lockdown" in Singapore and whether the culprits will be prosecuted once they are identified.

*28.

Ms Foo Mee Har: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry whether guidelines or legislation can be considered to enable restaurants to pay smaller commissions and foster a more equitable partnership with third party food delivery companies.

*29.
*29.

Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how many companies providing essential services or in the key economic sectors are allowed to operate during the circuit breaker period; (b) how many workers working in the essential firms and key economic sectors are allowed to work at their usual work places; and (c) how has the number changed after the further tightening of economic activities on 20 April 2020.

*30.
*30.

Ms Foo Mee Har: To ask the Prime Minister what is the extent to which businesses have been able to benefit from Singapore's COVID-19 financing schemes, which were rolled out to provide them access to credit and improve cash flows, with specifics on (i) total quantum of loans dispersed (ii) number of business loan applications approved (iii) approval rates and (iv) average applicable interest rates, for the period ending 30 April 2020.

*31.
*31.

Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Education whether the graduation ceremonies for ITE, polytechnics and universities will still be organised at a later date for the current batch of graduands should the COVID- 19 situation improve and permit.

*32.
Ms Rahayu Mahzam: To ask the Minister for Education with regard to the implementation of home-based learning during the circuit breaker period (a) what is the total number of students returning to their schools during this period; (b) how do schools assess whether students have the necessary support at home to do home-based learning and, if not, will need to return to school; and (c) whether there have been requests from parents for students to attend school during this period which could not be acceded to and, if so, what are the reasons.
No.

131 4 MAY 2020 6 *33.

Ms Tin Pei Ling: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) how many incidents of fake news pertaining to COVID-19 have been identified and reported since January 2020; (b) what actions have been taken to tackle these fake news in the midst of a public health crisis; (c) who are some of the creators of these fake news; and (d) how are they held accountable for their misbehaviour.

*34.
*34.

Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) over the past three years, how many complaints have been made by mobile customers receiving online betting messages; and (b) what can a mobile subscriber do to block out such messages.

*35.
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for National Development whether sub-tenants/licensees of Government-owned properties, including coffeeshop stallholders, have any recourse to seek rental waivers provided to tenants as part of the COVID-19 measures but which have not been passed on to the sub-tenants/licensees by the tenants, especially where the sub- tenancy/licence agreements require the regular payment of rent instead of alternative methods of profit sharing or remuneration between the parties.
*36.
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources since the start of circuit breaker measures (a) how many stallholders operating in hawker centres managed by NEA and NEA-appointed operators have closed their hawker stalls due to a drop in business; (b) how many hawkers have embraced food delivery options and applied for Enterprise Singapore's Food Delivery Booster Package and NEA's one-off $500 funding; and (c) what are the reasons cited by hawkers for not using the food delivery platforms despite the grants.
*37.

Ms Rahayu Mahzam: To ask the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (a) what training has been given to the safe distancing ambassadors to prepare them for their role during the circuit breaker period; and (b) what measures have been put in place to ensure their safety and well-being as they perform their roles.

*38.
*38.

Miss Cheng Li Hui: To ask the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources when the circuit breaker period ends (a) whether the safe distancing measures and penalties will continue to be in force and, if so, how; (b) whether additional measures are necessary to ensure a continuous reduction in new COVID-19 cases; and (c) whether safe distancing ambassadors will continue to be deployed and, if so, how will it be ensured that they adequately protect themselves from abuse and violence.

No.
No.

131 4 MAY 2020 7 *39.

Ms Tin Pei Ling: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) given the other countries' gradual reopening of their economies, what is Singapore's plan for our economy; and (b) how will an extension or repeat of the circuit breaker impact our economy.

*40.
*40.

Assoc Prof Walter Theseira: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) how have COVID-19 social distancing measures affected demand for public transport services; (b) what has been the financial impact on (i) public bus operators (ii) rail operators and (iii) LTA; and (c) what are the plans for public transport financing for the bus and rail systems respectively should COVID-19 measures continue to affect demand in the near and medium term.

*41.
*41.

Assoc Prof Walter Theseira: To ask the Minister for Transport in view that COVID-19 social distancing measures have greatly restricted motor vehicle use, whether the Minister will consider providing relief for motor vehicle depreciation costs through extending without charge the validity of existing COEs, road tax, and other relevant motor vehicle licences for a period commensurate with the impact of COVID-19 measures on motor vehicle usage.

*42.
*42.

Ms Rahayu Mahzam: To ask the Minister for Education (a) how are parents and caregivers of students in Special Education (SPED) schools and students with special educational needs (SEN) supported with home-based learning during the circuit breaker period; (b) whether students who need regular therapy sessions are able to attend the sessions; and (c) what efforts are put in place to ensure that these students do not regress during this period.

*43.
*43.

Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance with regard to the POFMA correction direction issued to several parties on the compensation paid to the CEO of Temasek Holdings on 19 April 2020, how does the subject statement harm the public interest as defined in section 4 of POFMA.

*44.
*44.

Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry can guide the elderly through public education on how to spot signs and symptoms of an impending dizzy spell so that they can prevent a fall and causing injury to themselves.

No.

131 4 MAY 2020 8 *45.
Ms Anthea Ong: To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the practice of changing one's sexual orientation through psychological and spiritual means, also known as "conversion therapy", whether the Ministry will consider (i) stating an official position against conversion therapy, as it is not approved by expert bodies in psychology including the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the British Psychological Society (BPS) (ii) disseminating guidelines against conversion therapy to mental healthcare professionals (iii) establishing complaint mechanisms for clients who have experienced conversion therapy and (iv) pursuing disciplinary action for mental healthcare professionals who practise or refer patients to conversion therapy.
*46.
Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling: To ask the Minister for Law (a) what is the rationale for exempting listed developers with minor foreign shareholders from the Qualifying Certificate (QC) Scheme; (b) how can this ensure that developers do not acquire land bank plots that are designated for non-landed housing development; and (c) how will the QC Scheme ensure that the objective of proper management of Singapore's land is met while factors like additional buyer's stamp duty (ABSD), shareholder structures in developers' companies and their stock exchange listings evolve over time.
*47.
Mr Zainal Sapari: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what is the current number of qualified lift technicians; (b) given BCA's introduction of an enhanced regulatory framework for the lift maintenance industry, whether there is enough supply of lift technicians; (c) how does the regulator ensure that all lift technicians obtain the necessary certificate of competency; and (d) what actions will be taken against companies who deploy untrained lift technicians to the worksites to perform lift maintenance.
*48.

Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Minister for National Development considering that many HDB flats were built in the years when rainy weather was less extreme compared to today, whether HDB will (i) do a one-time inspection of the main doors that bore the brunt of heavy rain to ensure safety and (ii) provide goodwill repair of damaged doors.

*49.
*49.

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources whether the Ministry will consider banning the display, slaughter and sale of wild-caught live soft-shelled turtles at the wet markets due to zoonotic disease transmission risks.

No.

131 4 MAY 2020 9 *50.


Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether there are indications that the major oil companies in Singapore behave like an oligopoly; (b) what is the realistic selling price of the popular Octane 95 petrol when the crude oil price is zero or less; and (c) whether the Ministry will mandate oil companies to publish their lowest petrol and diesel prices after their best discounts.

*51.
*51.

Dr Chia Shi-Lu: To ask the Minister for Health (a) for the past three years, what has been the quantum of grants disbursed under the Seniors Mobility Fund; and (b) whether the Ministry will allow eligible seniors to re-apply for replacement of mobility devices after a number of years as these items are subject to wear and tear.

* 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: 2.

Minister for National Development 3.

Minister for Manpower: Second Update on Whole-of-Government Response to COVID-19.
AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS Introduction of Government Bills 1.

Minister for Transport: Small Motorised Vehicles (Safety) Bill.

(President’s recommendation signified).

2.

Minister for Transport: Active Mobility (Amendment No.

2) Bill.

No.

131 4 MAY 2020 10 3.

Minister for Law: High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Bill.

4.

Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Leader of the House: Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Bill.
[The Member in charge proposes, on a Certificate of Urgency under S.O.

86, to proceed with this Bill throughout all its stages until the Bill has been read the third time.]

5.

Minister for Social and Family Development: COVID-19 (Temporary Measures for Solemnization and Registration of Marriages) Bill.

[The Member in charge proposes, on a Certificate of Urgency under S.O.

86, to proceed with this Bill throughout all its stages until the Bill has been read the third time.]
ORDERS OF THE DAY Estate Agents (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

17/2020] – (Minister for National Development) – Second Reading.

Parliamentary Elections [Bill No.

18/2020] – (Prime Minister) – Second Reading.

(COVID-19 Special Arrangements) Bill 1.

2.

MEMORANDUM Matter proposed to be raised on the Motion for the Adjournment (SO 2(8)(b)).

Dr Intan Azura Moktar (Ang Mo Kio) : Support for Home-Based Businesses During COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Period.

No.

131 4 MAY 2020 11 QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER 1.


Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance whether the same quantum of wage subsidies can be given to supporting service industries/companies of hotels which derive 100% of their business from the hotels.

2.

Miss Cheng Li Hui: To ask the Minister for Transport what are the measures to ensure safe distancing on public transport during the circuit breaker period and thereafter.

3.
3.

Ms Rahayu Mahzam: To ask the Minister for Law in light of the circuit breaker and the suspension of physical legal clinics (a) what are the efforts to ensure that those who need urgent legal advice are able to receive assistance; and (b) whether the Ministry looking at coordinating more specific guidance or legal support for those who may be affected by the COVID-19 crisis such as tenants, landlords, and businesses.

4.
4.

Ms Anthea Ong: To ask the Minister for Health (a) how much funds are allocated to suicide prevention services on an annual basis; (b) what is the breakdown of such funding for (i) government-run services (ii) community partners including the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS); and (c) what is the rationale for current funding levels for suicide prevention services.

5.
5.

Dr Chia Shi-Lu: To ask the Minister for Health (a) since January 2020, whether there has been an increase in the number of patients appealing for financial assistance for essential outpatient and inpatient medical treatment; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider liberalising the use of MediSave and MediFund considering the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.

6.
6.

Mr Zainal Sapari: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the annual revenue generated by the private security sector from 2015 to 2019; (b) what is the value add (VA) per worker for the same period; and (c) what is the total industry revenue of security technology firms for 2018 and 2019.

7.
Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what are the average interest rates or the range of interest rates for loans offered to SMEs under the Government risk sharing schemes; (b) how do these differ from interest rates for loans offered commercially without Government's risk sharing; and (c) whether the Ministry will consider requiring banks offering loans with 80% or 90% Government risk sharing to set interest rates at levels significantly loans under similar below circumstances.
interest rates for non-Government-backed No.

131 4 MAY 2020 12 8.

Miss Cheng Li Hui: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the impact of circuit breaker on our economy; (b) whether the extent is as anticipated; (c) what will trigger another circuit breaker; and (d) how prepared is Singapore should another circuit breaker be necessary.

9.
Ms Anthea Ong: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) in the last three years, how many households living in public rental flats have respectively experienced (i) a termination of rental tenancy due to arrears or (ii) have been downgraded to a smaller rental flat due to arrears; (b) how many households currently owe rental arrears to HDB, broken down by duration and amount of arrears; (c) what are the eligibility criteria for financial assistance measures provided by HDB and what does the financial assistance cover; and (d) what is the demographics of the households, in terms of (i) household size (ii) flat type (iii) household monthly income per capita, who received financial assistance measures from HDB.
10.

Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng: To ask the Minister for National Development how can essential service workers such as cleaners of town councils who live outside of the dormitories be better supported by the Government and residents especially during the COVID-19 outbreak.

11.
11.

Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources what are the additional plans to tackle and bring down the expected high number of dengue cases so as not to overwhelm the healthcare service providers who are currently heavily engaged in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.

12.
12.

Ms Joan Pereira: To ask the Minister for Education what measures will be implemented to enhance cybersecurity for school websites and online home- based learning especially after the COVID-19 circuit breaker period is over.

13.

Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether employers need to advertise a job on the Jobs Bank for 14 days prior to hiring a Personalised Employment Pass holder for that job; and (b) if not, what is the rationale.

14.
14.

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) to what extent are licensing conditions under the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act based on the Singapore Standards Council's Technical Reference 37 (2014) on the "design, management, maintenance and operation of foreign employee dormitories"; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider updating the Technical Reference, adopting it as a Singapore Standard, and requiring all foreign workers' dormitory operators to adhere to it.

No.
No.

131 4 MAY 2020 13 15.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Manpower for each year in the past five years, with regard to foreign workers residing in purpose-built dormitories, factory-converted dormitories, construction temporary quarters, standalone temporary quarters, temporary quarters, quarters in buildings under construction, temporary occupation licence quarters, HDB flats, and private residential premises (a) what was the total number of foreign workers residing in each housing type; (b) how many of each housing type were there respectively; and (c) whether the Ministry will start collecting or compiling this data if it is not already doing so.
16.

Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) how many Malaysian workers have stayed behind in Singapore after Malaysia started its movement control order on 18 March 2020; and (b) how many of these workers have returned to Malaysia after Singapore started its circuit breaker measures on 7 April 2020.

17.
Ms Rahayu Mahzam: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether there is a significant number of Singaporeans returning from overseas and seeking jobs in the local job market in the past six months; (b) if so, whether the Ministry foresees challenges in placing these Singaporeans in the current job market and what are some of these challenges; (c) how can these challenges be overcome; and (d) whether the Ministry will consider creating specific programmes to help those who have returned to adjust to the local work environment by equipping them with the relevant skill sets and information about the local job market.
18.

Assoc Prof Walter Theseira: To ask the Minister for Manpower in each of the past three years (a) how many offences has the Commissioner for Foreign Employee Dormitories charged operators for breaching the licensing standards for accommodation, health, safety and emergency preparedness; (b) how many compliance directives and regulatory actions have been issued respectively; and (c) whether there is any relationship between the violations and the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak at the dormitories.

19.
Assoc Prof Walter Theseira: To ask the Minister for Manpower with regard to the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act, in each of the past three years (a) how many public officers have been appointed as Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners respectively; (b) whether the officers are appointed to these duties on a full-time basis; (c) how many staff have been appointed as Dormitory Inspectors; and (d) how many dormitories have been inspected and how frequently have the dormitories been inspected on average.
No.

131 4 MAY 2020 14 20.

Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng: To ask the Minister for Manpower how can the Ministry partner other stakeholders in the public, private and people sectors to seek permanent/temporary job or internship opportunities for fresh graduates in a labour market impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.

21.
Ms Anthea Ong: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) in each of the last three years, what is the number of social workers in each Family Service Centre (FSC); (b) whether this number deviates significantly from the capacity required at FSCs; (c) what is the number of clients served by each FSC; (d) what is the social worker to client ratio at each FSC; (e) what is the fluctuation in the number of clients across each quarter; and (f) whether there are policy measures to allow FSCs to cope with sudden increase in caseload, such as in times of crisis like COVID-19 or when a community suffers significant disruption due to relocation.
22.

Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) how many Singaporeans have applied for the Temporary Relief Fund (TRF) as of 30 April 2020; and (b) of these, how many applications have been approved; (c) of those not approved, how many have been given help through ComCare; and (d) how many fraudulent TRF applications have been detected.

23.
23.

Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development lower and middle-income Singaporeans who have accepted whether employment offers from employers only to have these offers revoked due to COVID-19 may be eligible for COVID-19 Support Grant, even though they have not commenced employment with these employers.

PAPERS PRESENTED 2020 Date Presented S.L.

796 COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020 ….. 9 April 2020 S.L.
797 Central Provident Fund (Refunds) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ….. 9 April 2020 S.L.

798 Central Provident Fund Retirement (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Sum (Revised Scheme) ….. 9 April 2020 No.

131 4 MAY 2020 15 PAPERS PRESENTED – continued 2020 S.L.

799 S.L.

800 S.L.

801 S.L.

802 Pres.

Co. 164 Pres.

Co. 165 Pres.

Co. 166 Pres.
Co. 167 Central Provident Fund (Retirement Sum Scheme) Topping-Up (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Central Provident Fund (Retirement Sum (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Scheme) Central Provident Fund (MediSave Account Withdrawals) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Central Provident Fund Retirement (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Sum (New Scheme) Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Hindu Endowments (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 8/2020] Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Wild Animals and Birds (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 15/2020] Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Merchant Shipping Labour (Maritime Convention) (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 1/2020] Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Goods and Fund Services (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 14/2020] Tax Voucher Date Presented ….. 9 April 2020 ….. 9 April 2020 ….. 9 April 2020 ….. 9 April 2020 ….. 13 April 2020 ….. 13 April 2020 ….. 13 April 2020 ….. 13 April 2020 No.
131 4 MAY 2020 16 PAPERS PRESENTED – continued 2020 Pres.

Co. 168 Date Presented Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 [No 14/2020] ….. 13 April 2020 S.L.

803 Road Traffic Registration (Amendment) Rules 2020 (Motor Vehicles, Licensing) and ….. 13 April 2020 S.L.

804 Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) (Amendment) Rules 2020 ….. 13 April 2020 S.L.
805 Road Traffic (Expressways-Excluded Vehicles) (Amendment) Rules 2020 ….. 13 April 2020 S.L.

S.L.

806 Food (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ….. 21 April 2020 807 MediShield (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Life Scheme ….. 21April 2020 S.L.

808 Scheme MediShield (Amendment No.

2) Regulations 2020 Life ….. 21 April 2020 S.L.

809 COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Amendment) (Control Regulations 2020 Order) ….. 21 April 2020 S.L.

810 S.L.

811 S.L.

812 S.L.


813 COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) (Amendment No.

2) Regulations 2020 COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) (Amendment No.

3) Regulations 2020 COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) (Amendment No.

4) Regulations 2020 COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule) Order 2020 ….. 21 April 2020 ….. 21 April 2020 ….. 21 April 2020 ….. 22 April 2020 No.

131 4 MAY 2020 17 PAPERS PRESENTED – continued 2020 S.L.

814 S.L.
814 S.L.

815 Date Presented United Nations - Democratic Republic of the Congo) (Amendment No.

2) Regulations 2020 (Sanctions United Nations (Sanctions - South 2) Sudan) Regulations 2020 (Amendment No.

….. 24 April 2020 ….. 24 April 2020 S.L.

816 United Nations (Sanctions - Iran) (Amendment No.

2) Regulations 2020 ….. 24 April 2020 S.L.

817 Road Circulation) 2020 Traffic (International (Amendment) Rules ….. 24 April 2020 S.L.

818 Active Mobility Regulations 2020 (Amendment) ….. 27 April 2020 S.L.
819 S.L.

820 Active Mobility (Dealing in Personal Mobility Devices and Mobility Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Registration of Active Mobility Registrable Personal Mobility Devices) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ….. 27 April 2020 ….. 27 April 2020 S.L.

821 Active Mobility (Mandatory Testing) Regulations 2020 ….. 27 April 2020 S.L.

822 Road Traffic (Dealing in Power- Assisted Bicycles) (Amendment) Rules 2020 ….. 27 April 2020 S.L.
823 Air Navigation Operating Rules) Regulations 2020 (91 - General (Amendment) ….. 27 April 2020 No.

131 4 MAY 2020 18 2020 S.L.

824 PAPERS PRESENTED – continued Date Presented Air Navigation Operations) Regulations 2020 (98 - Special (Amendment) ….. 27 April 2020 S.L.

825 Air Navigation (119 - Air Operator (Amendment) Certification) Regulations 2020 ….. 27 April 2020 S.L.

826 Air Navigation (121 - Commercial Air Transport by Large Aeroplanes) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ….. 27 April 2020 S.L.
827 Air Navigation (125 - Complex General Aviation) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ….. 27 April 2020 S.L.

828 Air Navigation (135 - Commercial Air Transport by Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ….. 27 April 2020 S.L.

829 Air Navigation (137 - Aerial Work) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ….. 27 April 2020 Misc.

17 S.L.

830 Corrupt Bureau (CPIB) Annual Report 2019 Investigation Practices ….. 28 April 2020 Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) (Amendment No.
2) Rules 2020 ….. 29 April 2020 S. 537 Land Surveyors Board Singapore Annual Report 2019 ….. 30 April 2020