Suppliers’ Safety Record and Compliance with Manpower Policies amongst Factors Taken into Account in Award of Government Contracts

Hazel Asks the Deputy Prime Minister

Ms Hazel Poa asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance whether a supplier’s track record in terms of safety standards and compliance with manpower policies are taken into consideration in awarding Government contracts and whether suppliers with serious lapses will be banned.

Wheelchair-bound HDB Residents Living on Floors Without Lift Access

Hazel Asks the National Development Minister

Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for National Development (a) how many wheelchair-bound HDB residents currently live on floors without lift access; and (b) in the last three years, how many cases of complaints have been received annually from wheelchair-bound HDB residents over accessibility problems within HDB blocks and estates.

Funding and Amounts Paid Out of Special Fund Used to Ensure No Foreign Worker is Denied Medical Care

Hazel Asks the Manpower Minister

Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Manpower in light of the Ministry’s reply on 8 March 2021 on a special fund that is used to ensure that no foreign worker is denied the medical care needed (a) whether this special fund is fully financed by the Government; and (b) how much money has been paid out […]

Statistics on Enrolment, Class Size and Results of Cohort Taking GCE “A” Levels in Integrated Programme in 2019

Hazel Asks the Education Minister

Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Education (a) in 2020, what is the number of Integrated Programme students; (b) what is the average class size; (c) how many of them took the GCE “A” levels in 2019; and (d) how many of them could not meet the entry requirements for local universities.

Financial Assistance for Students Preparing for National Examinations as Private Candidates

Hazel Asks the Education Minister

Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Education whether any financial assistance is available to students not attending Government, Government-aided or Government-funded schools but who are preparing for national examinations like the PSLE, GCE ‘O’ and ‘A’ Levels as private candidates.

Land Cost in FY2019/2020 and Breakdown of Payment to SLA, Government Organisations and Private Entities.

Hazel Asks the National Development Minister

Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for National Development (a) how much did HDB pay for land cost in FY2019/2020; and (b) what is the breakdown of that payment amount to (i) SLA (ii) other Government organisations and (iii) private entities.

Breakdown of gig workers by industries and average salaries

Hazel Asks the Manpower Minister

Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Manpower (a) how many gig workers are there currently in the workforce; (b) what industries are these individuals working in; (c) what are the average salaries of these individuals by industry; and (d) how many of these gig workers are classified as self-employed.