20 Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development whether HDB has considered (i) working with utilities companies to track utilities usage during the Minimum Occupation Period (MOP), as an indicator of non-occupancy, in addition to the current reliance on sampling resale listings on property sites and (ii) requesting property sales sites to monitor andContinue reading “BREACHES OF HDB’S MINIMUM OCCUPATION PERIOD (MOP) RULE AND STEPS TO ENSURE FLATS ARE OWNER-OCCUPIED DURING MOP”
Category Archives: PQ: Jamus Lim
EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TRENDS IN FIRMS THAT HAVE ADOPTED PROGRESSIVE WAGE MODEL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry tracks employee compensation patterns for firms that have adopted the Progressive Wage Model (PWM); and (b) in particular, whether the Ministry has detected any systematic efforts to reduce total compensation disbursed by the company to the employee, in response to instituting the PWM.Continue reading “EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TRENDS IN FIRMS THAT HAVE ADOPTED PROGRESSIVE WAGE MODEL”
GOVERNMENT’S ACCOUNTING PRACTICE FOR DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) what is the Government’s accounting practice for development expenditure; (b) what are the reasons for using such accounting practice; and (c) whether such accounting practice results in the full expense of the development expenditure at the point of appropriation rather than asContinue reading “GOVERNMENT’S ACCOUNTING PRACTICE FOR DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE”
PERCENTAGE OF MONTHLY CPF ORDINARY ACCOUNT CONTRIBUTIONS USED TO SERVICE HOUSING LOANS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower what is the current percentage of monthly CPF Ordinary Account contributions being used to service (i) HDB housing loans obtained through HDB Loan Eligibility (HLE) Letters and (ii) property loans from financial institutions for HDB flats and private property, broken down by income quintile. Dr Tan SeeContinue reading “PERCENTAGE OF MONTHLY CPF ORDINARY ACCOUNT CONTRIBUTIONS USED TO SERVICE HOUSING LOANS”
BANKRUPTCY OF CRYPTOCURRENCY TRADING PLATFORM FTX AND IMPACT ON SINGAPORE’S FINANCIAL MARKETS, REGULATION OF SUCH ASSET CLASS AND STRATEGIES OF SINGAPORE’S INVESTMENT ENTITIES
9 Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister (a) whether MAS will consider leading a specific study into the regulatory lessons to be learnt from the collapse of cryptocurrency exchanges such as Terra and FTX; and (b) whether there needs to be tighter requirements to ensure the stability of regulated cryptocurrency exchanges in Singapore. 10 Mr Dennis TanContinue reading “BANKRUPTCY OF CRYPTOCURRENCY TRADING PLATFORM FTX AND IMPACT ON SINGAPORE’S FINANCIAL MARKETS, REGULATION OF SUCH ASSET CLASS AND STRATEGIES OF SINGAPORE’S INVESTMENT ENTITIES”
TIME TAKEN FOR ANTI-SCAM CENTRE TO INVESTIGATE CASES
The following question stood in the name of Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim – 5 To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the (i) average (ii) longest and (iii) shortest time it takes for the Anti-Scam Centre (ASC) to investigate scam cases thus far; and (b) does the ASC provide guidance to individuals whoContinue reading “TIME TAKEN FOR ANTI-SCAM CENTRE TO INVESTIGATE CASES”
SKILLSFUTURE ACCREDITATION FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION PROVIDERS AND INSTRUCTORS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education whether the Ministry will consider reducing the hurdle rate for experienced tertiary education providers, such as university lecturers and professors, to acquire SkillsFuture accreditation. Mr Chan Chun Sing: To raise the quality of adult training and education in Singapore, SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) sets out Adult Educators (AE) QualificationsContinue reading “SKILLSFUTURE ACCREDITATION FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION PROVIDERS AND INSTRUCTORS”
CRITERIA FOR STUDENTS PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS TO ENROL IN MOE SCHOOLS AT A COMPARABLE GRADE LEVEL UPON THEIR RETURN
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education whether the Ministry imposes specific performance criteria that students previously enrolled in international schools will have to meet in order to seamlessly enrol in MOE schools, upon their return, at a comparable grade level. Mr Chan Chun Sing: MOE is committed to help Returning Singaporean (RS) students toContinue reading “CRITERIA FOR STUDENTS PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS TO ENROL IN MOE SCHOOLS AT A COMPARABLE GRADE LEVEL UPON THEIR RETURN”
GUIDELINES FOR EARLY-CONTRACT TERMINATION CLAUSES FOR TAXICABS AND PRIVATE HIRE CARS DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry issues guidelines or regulates acceptable conditions for early-contract termination clauses for taxicabs and private-hire cars especially for unforeseen circumstances such as health-related causes. Mr S Iswaran: LTA does not set guidelines on conditions for early contract termination for taxi and private hire car (PHC) rentals,Continue reading “GUIDELINES FOR EARLY-CONTRACT TERMINATION CLAUSES FOR TAXICABS AND PRIVATE HIRE CARS DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES”
DIGITAL SINGAPORE DOLLAR AS GENUINE ELECTRONIC CURRENCY
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister with regard to the proposed trial of a digital Singapore dollar (DSGD) for Government payouts and vouchers (a) whether the proposed restrictions on fungibility and bearer value will undermine the objective of understanding how the DSGD would operate as a genuine electronic currency; and (b) if so, howContinue reading “DIGITAL SINGAPORE DOLLAR AS GENUINE ELECTRONIC CURRENCY”
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