Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for National Development whether the Ministry can provide an update of its review of the framework guiding when and how environmental impact assessments should be done ahead of development works. Mr Desmond Lee: We adopt a systematic framework to determine and mitigate the potential impact of new developments on the environment. EnvironmentalContinue reading “REVIEW OF FRAMEWORK FOR GUIDING WHEN AND HOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ARE CARRIED OUT”
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COS 2022: Bird Population Control
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: My residents in Bedok Reservoir and Hougang have given me feedback on the nuisance caused by pigeons, crows, mynahs and even quails around the housing estates. The proliferation of the bird population is often a public hygiene and in the case of crows, a safety issue, which worries residents. The Aljunied-HougangContinue reading “COS 2022: Bird Population Control”
COS 2022: Town Improvements Costs
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: Sir, construction costs have skyrocketed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The price of materials has shot up, wages have increased and the cost of bringing in foreign workers is also elevated. The construction industry’s confidence has been shaken up late resulting in shorter payment terms and demands for higherContinue reading “COS 2022: Town Improvements Costs”
COS 2022: Priority Schemes & Ethnic Integration Policy
Mr Pritam Singh: Thank you, Chair. I thank the Minister for responding to some of my cuts. Just a few clarifications. First on the priority schemes. I note that the current information provided by HDB does not detail whether the respective priority schemes have been fully allocated for a typical BTO exercise. And to thatContinue reading “COS 2022: Priority Schemes & Ethnic Integration Policy”
COS 2022: Interim Rental Housing
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): There are many residents who have approached me to request for assistance in appealing to HDB for subsidised rental housing. Some have had to sell their flats after a divorce, or they have to move out of their current homes due to family issues. Most cannot afford buy flatsContinue reading “COS 2022: Interim Rental Housing”
COS 2022: Ethnic Integration Policy Data
Mr Pritam Singh: In September last year, I asked the Minister for National Development a written Parliamentary Question for data for each of the respective five-yearly intervals from December 1990 to December 2020 to detail, amongst other things, the names of the EIP or Ethnic Integration Policy affected neighbourhoods where at least one EIP limit wasContinue reading “COS 2022: Ethnic Integration Policy Data”
COS 2022: Singles’ Eligibility Age for HDB Flats
Mr Pritam Singh: A single Singaporean has to be above 35 years of age to purchase a resale public housing flat or to apply for a Build-to-Order 2-room Flexi Flat. The Workers’ Party’s position is that the eligibility age for singles to buy a flat should be lowered to the age of 28. According to theContinue reading “COS 2022: Singles’ Eligibility Age for HDB Flats”
COS 2022: HDB Priority Schemes
Mr Pritam Singh: The HDB’s web page lists seven separate priority schemes to book a flat under the Build-To-Order (BTO) or Sales of Balance Flat exercises. My purpose in speaking on them today is to ask whether the HDB has explored whether the thresholds of these priority schemes remain fit for purpose, in light ofContinue reading “COS 2022: HDB Priority Schemes”
COS 2022: Prime Location Public Housing Scheme
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): The use of the word “lottery” to refer to the allocation of HDB flats in the online domain dates back to as far as 2003. The term “lottery effect” started coming into widespread use in 2015, after flats at The Pinnacle@Duxton reached their Minimum Occupation Period (MOP). This lottery effect was explicitlyContinue reading “COS 2022: Prime Location Public Housing Scheme”
COS 2022: Clarifications on BTO Flats and Resale Prices
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: Thank you, Chairman. I just have two clarifications. The first is regarding the BTO cut that I have. It is really whether or not we could set aside the minimum target percentage of the flats. We have the shorter wait times. So, instead of basically the built-to-order (BTO) process, weContinue reading “COS 2022: Clarifications on BTO Flats and Resale Prices”
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