Parliamentary Questions for the Minister for Communications and Information

Censorship Review Committee 3 April 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) why has the Censorship Review Committee (CRC) that is to be formed once every decade not been convened since 2009; (b) whether the Government intends to reconvene the CRC in view of rapid changes in Singapore’s media and […]

Parliamentary Questions for the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth

Grassroots Leaders 4 October 2023 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) whether grassroots leaders are required to declare their political affiliations, if any, prior to their appointments; and (b) whether the People’s Association considers the political affiliations of individuals when appointing grassroots leaders. Mr Edwin Tong Chun Fai: Grassroots […]

Parliamentary Questions for the Minister for Education

Hazel Asks the Education Minister

Data Security on Mobile Guardian 8 May 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Education (a) how many parents and staff respectively have had their data leaked in the data security breach incident concerning unauthorised access into the user management portal of Mobile Guardian; and (b) what are the steps being taken to raise […]

Parliamentary Questions for the Minister for Finance

Hazel Asks the Finance Minister

Support Schemes 7 February 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) for the past three years, how many individuals or households were eligible for support schemes whose benefits were meant to be automatically disbursed but did not receive the support; (b) how many complaints or appeals were made […]

Parliamentary Questions for the Minister for Health

Hazel Asks the Health Minister

Healthcare Spending by Government and Individuals 2 April 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Health in the last three years, what is the breakdown of expenditure on the key components of public healthcare, such as drugs, manpower, medical technology, research, administration and real estate. Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Health in […]

Parliamentary Questions for the Minister for Home Affairs

Hazel Asks the Home Affairs Minister

Rationale for Planned Expansion by Five Times of Woodlands Checkpoint 7 May 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Home Affairs with regard to the planned expansion of Woodlands Checkpoint (a) why does the checkpoint need to be expanded by five times its current size when the number of daily travellers is only expected […]

Parliamentary Questions for the Minister for Law

Hazel Asks the Law Minister

Safety Inspections of Properties Managed by SLA 8 May 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Law in each year of the past five years (a) what proportion of rent collected from residential properties managed by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) was spent on maintenance and safety inspections; (b) what safety incidents were there; […]

Parliamentary Questions for the Minister for Manpower

Hazel Asks the Manpower Minister

Employment Pass Applications and Rejections on MyCareersFuture 7 May 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Manpower in the last five years (a) what is the annual number of employment pass applications for jobs that are initially posted on the MyCareersFuture portal of the Government; and (b) how many employment pass applications are rejected […]

Parliamentary Questions for the Minister for National Development

Hazel Asks the National Development Minister

Heavy Vehicle Parking Lots 8 May 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for National Development (a) since 2010 in the west region, what is the annual number of public and private heavy vehicle (HV) parking lots registered under the Vehicle Parking Certificate scheme and the length of the waiting list for publicly-operated lots; (b) […]