Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Ministry is aware of individuals registering a change of address with ICA after moving house but continuing to use the address imprinted on their NRIC without affixing the sticker containing their new address on the back of their NRIC for nefarious purposesContinue reading “CASES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT AFFIX NEW ADDRESS LABELS TO THEIR IDENTITY CARDS”
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NAMING OF KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE STAFF GIVEN STERN WARNING OVER PROBE INTO PETROLEO BRASILEIRO BRIBERY CASE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Prime Minister whether it is in the public interest to disclose the names of the six former management staff of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (KOM) who are given stern warnings for their roles in the giving of S$73 million bribes to officials from the Brazilian state-owned corporation PetroleoContinue reading “NAMING OF KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE STAFF GIVEN STERN WARNING OVER PROBE INTO PETROLEO BRASILEIRO BRIBERY CASE”
NUMBER OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CAR-SHARING VEHICLES AND RESULTING IN CASUALTIES IN 2021 AND 2022
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many road traffic accidents involving car-sharing vehicles and resulting in casualties have there been in 2021 and 2022 respectively; (b) whether the incidence rate of such accidents is higher than that of the general car population; and (c) what measures is the MinistryContinue reading “NUMBER OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CAR-SHARING VEHICLES AND RESULTING IN CASUALTIES IN 2021 AND 2022”
DETAILS ON FIRE AT EAST COAST ROAD ON 9 JANUARY 2023 WHERE PIT COVER OF FIRE HYDRANT WAS STUCK
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs regarding the fire at East Coast Road on 9 January 2023 (a) whether the pit cover of the nearest fire hydrant was stuck and, if so, why and what was done to dislodge it; and (b) whether the delay in drawing water from the nearestContinue reading “DETAILS ON FIRE AT EAST COAST ROAD ON 9 JANUARY 2023 WHERE PIT COVER OF FIRE HYDRANT WAS STUCK”
FINDINGS FROM KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE CORRUPTION PROBE
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Prime Minister what specific difficulties were faced by the Attorney-General’s Chambers and Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in considering whether to prefer charges against the officers of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (KOM) over corrupt payments from KOM to Petrobas and Sete Brasil in Brazil from 2001 to 2014, despite KOM’s admissionsContinue reading “FINDINGS FROM KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE CORRUPTION PROBE”
GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO SPH MEDIA TRUST’S INFLATED CIRCULATION NUMBERS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) how does the Government determine the quantum of taxpayer subsidies allocated to SPH Media Trust each fiscal year; and (b) whether these subsidies are contingent on (i) qualitative and (ii) quantitative metrics and outcomes, respectively. Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information regardingContinue reading “GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO SPH MEDIA TRUST’S INFLATED CIRCULATION NUMBERS”
FACTORS IN DETERMINATION OF VALUE OF LAND FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for National Development in determining the value of land that will be used to build HDB BTO flats (a) what is the differential that the Chief Valuer applies to land used for public housing compared to that for private housing; and (b) whether the private housing land use comparablesContinue reading “FACTORS IN DETERMINATION OF VALUE OF LAND FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING”
PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS OWNING TWO OF MORE CARS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport what is the current proportion of households that own two or more cars and which are (i) HDB households (ii) condominium households and (iii) landed property households respectively. Mr S Iswaran: As of 30 November 2022, about 15% of car-owning households own two or more cars, andContinue reading “PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS OWNING TWO OF MORE CARS”
PLANS TO INCREASE GRANTS TO TOWN COUNCILS TO COPE WITH HIGHER COSTS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for National Development whether the Ministry has any plans to increase its grant to Town Councils to cope with higher costs, including for electricity and other Town Council contracts. Mr Desmond Lee: Town Councils (TCs) are autonomous legal entities formed under the TCs Act and managed by elected MembersContinue reading “PLANS TO INCREASE GRANTS TO TOWN COUNCILS TO COPE WITH HIGHER COSTS”
WORK PASSES ISSUED UNDER MANPOWER FOR STRATEGIC ECONOMIC PRIORITIES SCHEME
13 Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry regarding the introduction of the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities scheme (a) what signal does the Ministry intend to send to companies with regard to their commitment to reduce dependence on low- and mid-skilled foreign workers; and (b) what impact will this have onContinue reading “WORK PASSES ISSUED UNDER MANPOWER FOR STRATEGIC ECONOMIC PRIORITIES SCHEME”
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