Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Prime Minister what is the (i) lowest, (ii) median and (iii) highest monthly pension currently paid to retired civil servants under Government pension schemes. Mr Chan Chun Sing (for the Prime Minister): The pension of a retired pensionable officer is fixed and is based on the officer’s length of service and pensionableContinue reading “DATA ON MONTHLY PENSION PAID TO RETIRED CIVIL SERVANTS UNDER GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME”
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BREAKDOWN OF OFFICERS IN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BY BACKGROUND INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND MID-CAREER ENTRANTS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Prime Minister of the officers in the Administrative Service as at end-2022 (a) what percentage of them are (i) state scholarship recipients versus non-scholars (ii) mid-career entrants from the public sector and (iii) mid-career entrants from outside the public sector; and (b) how has this breakdown changed from 10 years ago.Continue reading “BREAKDOWN OF OFFICERS IN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BY BACKGROUND INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND MID-CAREER ENTRANTS”
ABUSE OF GOVERNMENT-LINKED ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEMS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister (a) whether the Government tracks the prevalence of abuse of Government-linked online reservation systems, such as for SportSG facilities, where slots are subsequently resold; and (b) if so, what is the frequency of such abuses. Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister whether the Ministry hasContinue reading “ABUSE OF GOVERNMENT-LINKED ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEMS”
NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN TO WOMEN DEGREE HOLDERS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister for women holding Bachelor degrees or higher educational qualifications born (i) before 1968, (ii) between 1968 and 1977 and (iii) between 1978 and1987, what is the breakdown by percentage who respectively have (i) 0 children, (ii) one child, (iii) two children and (iv) three or more children. MsContinue reading “NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN TO WOMEN DEGREE HOLDERS”
EXTENT OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNING AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF ELECTION
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister (a) whether election campaigning is allowed from the day the Writ of Election is issued to Nomination Day; and (b) whether potential candidates for the General Election are allowed to conduct house-to-house visits, or visit markets and coffee shops, to (i) check on residents’ well-being or (ii) explicitlyContinue reading “EXTENT OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNING AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF ELECTION”
REPRESENTATION OF RESIDENTS AFTER DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister after Parliament is dissolved and before the results of the General Election are announced (a) whether the former Members of Parliament are allowed to (i) hold Meet-the-People sessions in their constituencies, interact with residents and provide assistance to them and (ii) write appeal letters to Government agenciesContinue reading “REPRESENTATION OF RESIDENTS AFTER DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT”
ACCURACY OF GUIDELINES IN SECTION 2.4 OF CANDIDATE HANDBOOK FOR GE 2020
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister whether the guidelines in section 2.4 of the Candidate Handbook for General Election 2020 published by the Elections Department concerning activities from the Writ of Election to Nomination Day are legally accurate. Mr Chan Chun Sing (for the Prime Minister): The guidelines in section 2.4 of the CandidateContinue reading “ACCURACY OF GUIDELINES IN SECTION 2.4 OF CANDIDATE HANDBOOK FOR GE 2020”
SHARE OF SOPHISTICATED INVESTMENT PRODUCTS SOLD TO RETAIL INVESTORS AS PERCENTAGE OF ALL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS SOLD
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister (a) what is the prevalence of sophisticated investment products, such as structured products or those involving derivatives, being sold to retail investors as a share of all financial products sold; and (b) what requirements does MAS impose in terms of disclosure and pre-purchase counselling before non-accredited investorsContinue reading “SHARE OF SOPHISTICATED INVESTMENT PRODUCTS SOLD TO RETAIL INVESTORS AS PERCENTAGE OF ALL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS SOLD”
NUMBER AND ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATIONS TO SET UP SINGLE FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister (a) what is the number of family office applications that are pending; (b) whether there is a growing backlog of such applications; and (c) whether the Monetary Authority of Singapore conducts due diligence and imposes Know Your Client (KYC) standards to ascertain the identity and source ofContinue reading “NUMBER AND ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATIONS TO SET UP SINGLE FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE”
RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND NUMBER OF CHILDREN SINGAPOREAN WOMEN WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
Mr Leon Perera asked the Prime Minister (a) whether the Government has conducted any research to understand the number of children that Singaporean women would like to have and the reasons why this may be different from the number they actually do have; and (b) if not, whether it will consider doing so and publishing the findingsContinue reading “RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND NUMBER OF CHILDREN SINGAPOREAN WOMEN WOULD LIKE TO HAVE”
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