Number of Licences Granted to Nightlife Operators to Pivot to F&B Businesses Per Month from October 2020 to June 2021 and Enforcement Actions Taken

5 Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) for each month from October 2020 to June 2021, how many licences have been granted to nightlife operators to pivot to F&B businesses; (b) how many proactive enforcement operations have been undertaken to check that safe management measures are being followed by such operators; (c) how many operators have been investigated for suspected rule breaches; and (d) how many of such outlets have been shut down due to breaching the rules and regulations.

Mr K Shanmugam: The Member's questions have been addressed in the speech made by the Minister for Home Affairs during the Statement on "Fifth Update on Whole-of-Government Responses to COVID-19" at the 26 July 2021 Sitting. [Please refer to "Fifth Update on Whole-of-Government Responses to COVID-19", Official Report, 26 July 2021, Vol 95, Issue 33, Ministerial Statements section.]