Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education with regard to school-issued devices given out in secondary schools, over the past five years, what is the data on (i) students’ usage of these devices for gaming and social media instead of on educational purposes (ii) the number of school-issued devices that were intentionally resetContinue reading “STUDENTS’ USAGE OF SCHOOL-ISSUED DEVICES FOR NON-EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BY BYPASSING RESTRICTIONS PLACED”
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INTRODUCTION OF FEEDER BUS SERVICE TO SERVE COMPASSVALE CRESCENT
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport given the objectives of the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme, whether LTA will consider introducing a feeder bus service to serve Compassvale Crescent, which remains underserved by a feeder service in contrast to Rivervale Crescent and Anchorvale Crescent. Mr Chee Hong Tat: Compassvale Crescent residents are currently servedContinue reading “INTRODUCTION OF FEEDER BUS SERVICE TO SERVE COMPASSVALE CRESCENT”
FOREIGN MOTHERS WITH SINGAPOREAN CHILDREN WHO REMAIN LTVP HOLDERS AFTER YEARS OF MARRIAGE TO SINGAPOREAN SPOUSES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the current share of foreign mothers with Singaporean children who remain holding Long-Term Visit Passes (LTVPs) after eight years of marriage to their Singaporean spouses; (b) whether the Government plans to assist this group of foreign mothers to apply and obtain theirContinue reading “FOREIGN MOTHERS WITH SINGAPOREAN CHILDREN WHO REMAIN LTVP HOLDERS AFTER YEARS OF MARRIAGE TO SINGAPOREAN SPOUSES”
OPTION TO RENEGOTIATE RENTAL CONTRACTS OF HDB-OWNED COFFEE SHOPS AFTER CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development whether HDB will consider renegotiating rental contracts for HDB-owned coffee shops after a certain number of years following a successful tender bid, if it is shown that the patronage of the coffee shop is worse than originally anticipated. Mr Desmond Lee: The Housing and Development BoardContinue reading “OPTION TO RENEGOTIATE RENTAL CONTRACTS OF HDB-OWNED COFFEE SHOPS AFTER CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS”
ESTABLISHING AN INDEPENDENT SECURITIES REGULATOR SEPARATE FROM SGX
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) whether the Government will consider establishing an independent securities regulator instead of having Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) that undertakes all frontline regulatory functions and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SGX; and (b) if not, why. Mr Gan Kim Yong (for theContinue reading “ESTABLISHING AN INDEPENDENT SECURITIES REGULATOR SEPARATE FROM SGX”
REVIEW OF ZERO VEHICLE GROWTH POLICY, VEHICLE QUOTA SYSTEM AND REBATES GIVEN HIGH COE PRICES, INCREASED E-VEHICLES ADOPTION AND ROLL-OUT OF ERP 2.0
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport (a) in light of the imminent implementation of Electronic Road Pricing 2.0, whether there are any plans to revise the Vehicle Quota System for the total number of automobile COEs issued over the full 10 years; (b) whether the Ministry has conducted any study on what theContinue reading “REVIEW OF ZERO VEHICLE GROWTH POLICY, VEHICLE QUOTA SYSTEM AND REBATES GIVEN HIGH COE PRICES, INCREASED E-VEHICLES ADOPTION AND ROLL-OUT OF ERP 2.0”
RECOURSE AVAILABLE TO PARENTS OF AFFECTED STUDENTS IN RECENT BULLYING CASES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education with regard to the recent slate of bullying incidents involving students from Bukit View Secondary School and Qihua Primary School and at the Institute of Technical Education, what recourse is available to aggrieved parents of the victims involved, apart from reporting to the school principal andContinue reading “RECOURSE AVAILABLE TO PARENTS OF AFFECTED STUDENTS IN RECENT BULLYING CASES”
UNOCCUPIED AND TOTAL RENTAL UNITS UNDER PUBLIC RENTAL SCHEME AND INTERIM RENTAL HOUSING IN SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development for the past six months, what is the number of unoccupied and total rental housing units under the (i) Public Rental Scheme and (ii) Interim Rental Housing in the Sengkang and Punggol areas respectively. Mr Desmond Lee: The same pool of flats is used for bothContinue reading “UNOCCUPIED AND TOTAL RENTAL UNITS UNDER PUBLIC RENTAL SCHEME AND INTERIM RENTAL HOUSING IN SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL”
IMPLEMENTING DISTINCT QUANTITATIVE NOISE THRESHOLDS FOR EVENING PERIOD IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development as part of the review of recommendations made by the Community Advisory Panel on Neighbourhood Noise, whether the Ministry can consider implementing distinct quantitative noise thresholds for the evening period between 7.00 pm and 10.00 pm, with these limits being lower than daytime thresholds butContinue reading “IMPLEMENTING DISTINCT QUANTITATIVE NOISE THRESHOLDS FOR EVENING PERIOD IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS”
PROPOSAL FOR RENT-TO-OWN HOUSING SCHEME
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether HDB has considered a rent-to-own model, notwithstanding the availability of various grant schemes like the Step-Up CPF Housing Grants or Fresh Start Housing Scheme that are designed to help rental tenants progress towards eventual home ownership; and (b) if not, why not. MrContinue reading “PROPOSAL FOR RENT-TO-OWN HOUSING SCHEME”
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