Singapore MPs to seek answers on haze, car ownership system overhaul and healthcare disruption
SINGAPORE, Nov 3 — The government will face questions in Parliament today on its response to transboundary haze, p...
The Singapore government will face scrutiny in Parliament on Wednesday regarding its handling of transboundary haze, proposals to overhaul the car ownership system, and the resilience of public healthcare services following a significant IT disruption.
MP Tin Pei Ling (PAP-Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC) seeks information on actions taken against companies responsible for the haze, while MP Sylvia Lim (WP-Aljunied GRC) inquires about the status of investigations into four companies suspected of breaching the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA), initiated in 2015. MP Sharael Taha (PAP-Pasir Ris-Changi GRC) proposes a coordinated investigation involving relevant agencies to trace companies' ultimate owners and financial links, establishing accountability.
MP Jamus Lim (WP-Sengkang GRC) asks for the count of licensed preschools lacking air-conditioned indoor areas and their readiness for haze conditions. He Ting Ru (WP-Sengkang GRC) will raise an adjournment motion on strengthening Singapore's role in addressing transboundary haze.
Concerns have been raised over the proposed Land Transport Authority's COE reform, combining Categories A and B into a single category with surcharges and rebates linked to vehicles' open market value. MP Yip Hon Weng (PAP-Yio Chu Kang SMC) seeks clarification on the market distortion the proposal addresses and how its effectiveness will be measured. MP Jessica Tan (PAP-East Coast GRC) wants the review to consider the needs of families and small enterprises.
The September IT outage across Singapore's three public healthcare clusters for nine hours also drew questions about the reliability of shared IT infrastructure. Nominated MP Haresh Singaraju wants to know about the system's backup, restoration speed, and whether the recovery target was met. Joan Pereira (PAP-Tanjong Pagar GRC) wants data on affected patients and an explanation for the backup infrastructure's failure to prevent the disruption.
Cassandra Lee (PAP-West Coast-Jurong West GRC) seeks an update on the investigation and potential measures to prevent similar interruptions.
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