Committee of Supply 2025 debate, Day 3: Carrie Tan on safer, healthier and more active living
In parliament on Tuesday (Mar 4), MP Carrie Tan made three recommendations for the Ministry of National Development (MND) to enhance Singaporeans’ quality of life by optimising spaces and resources in neighbourhoods. She first called for an increase in support for the maintenance and repairs in older flats, stating that the current seven-year repair and redecoration cycle is insufficient. With the growing momentum of active ageing, where more seniors will remain mobile and eager to engage in sports, she called for MND to plan ahead in order to meet the rising demand by repurposing under-utilised spaces for recreation. She also urged MND to allow and encourage small plot planting in HDB front and backyards, noting that gardening provides significant health benefits including improved physical activity, reduced stress, enhanced cognitive function, preventing depression, heart disease and dementia.
In parliament on Tuesday (Mar 4), MP Carrie Tan made three recommendations for the Ministry of National Development (MND) to enhance Singaporeans’ quality of life by optimising spaces and resources in neighbourhoods. She first called for an increase in support for the maintenance and repairs in older flats, stating that the current seven-year repair and redecoration cycle is insufficient. With the growing momentum of active ageing, where more seniors will remain mobile and eager to engage in sports, she called for MND to plan ahead in order to meet the rising demand by repurposing under-utilised spaces for recreation. She also urged MND to allow and encourage small plot planting in HDB front and backyards, noting that gardening provides significant health benefits including improved physical activity, reduced stress, enhanced cognitive function, preventing depression, heart disease and dementia.
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