Mr Speaker, Sir, During the debate on the Motion on Advancing Mental Health in February, I spoke about the importance of being kind, which would go a long way towards improving our collective mental health. The Good Samaritan Food Donation Bill that we are debating today helps to promote more acts of kindness in our […]
Opportunity to Correct Inaccurate Information Before Issuing Correction Direction under POFMA 13 November 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information (a) why it is the established practice for the Government to approach mainstream media outlets to correct inaccurate information instead of issuing a correction direction under the Protection from Online […]
Free Shuttle Bus in Marine Parade, MacPherson and Mountbatten 7 August 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) where does the funding for the free shuttle bus service in Marine Parade GRC, MacPherson SMC and Mountbatten SMC come from; (b) what is the cost for funding such service for […]
Flights from Tengah Air Base 6 Feb 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Defence (a) what is the estimated increase in the frequency of flights from Tengah Air Base after operations from Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) are relocated there prior to PLAB’s decommissioning in 2030; and (b) what are the noise mitigation […]
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May
May
Personal Learning Devices in Schools 12 November 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry has conducted a study into the pros and cons of the use of personal learning devices in schools, incorporating feedback from educators, parents and students; and (b) if not, whether such a study can be […]
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May
May
Permitting Stateless Persons to Open Bank Accounts 16 October 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance whether MAS can issue guidelines to permit stateless persons holding Special Passes in Singapore to open bank accounts and, if not, why not. Mr Gan Kim Yong (for the Prime Minister): The Monetary Authority […]
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May
May
Annual Adjustments to MediSave Withdrawal Limits for Inflation 12 November 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Health whether MediSave withdrawal limits can be adjusted every year in line with any inflation of healthcare costs, similar to the way the CPF Basic Retirement Sum and Full Retirement Sum are adjusted every year to take […]
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May
May
Extremist Websites Banned in Singapore 13 November 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Home Affairs how many extremist websites or Internet domains are banned in Singapore to prevent extremist narratives from taking root. Mr K Shanmugam: The Government has blocked more than 50 Internet domains that were found to contain extremist content. However, […]
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May
May
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; […]
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May
May
Safety at Construction Worksites 14 October 2024 Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether safety procedures will be reviewed to further strengthen safety at worksites, in view of the recent deaths of two workers at a worksite in Lentor Avenue and another worker at a worksite in Resorts World Sentosa; and (b) […]