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”
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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”
FEASIBILITY OF PUBLIC FLAT RENTAL SCHEME FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH ONE NON-SINGAPOREAN PR MEMBER
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development whether HDB will consider expanding the Public Rental Scheme to accommodate a family nucleus household comprising one Singaporean and one non-Singaporean who is not a Singapore Permanent Resident. Mr Desmond Lee: The Housing and Development Board’s (HDB’s) public rental flats are heavily subsidised and limited in supply. TheyContinue reading “FEASIBILITY OF PUBLIC FLAT RENTAL SCHEME FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH ONE NON-SINGAPOREAN PR MEMBER”
TAX TREATMENT FOR PAYOUTS FROM PROPOSED SKILLSFUTURE JOBSEEKER SUPPORT SCHEME
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower whether the payouts received by the participants of the proposed SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support scheme will be subject to income tax. Dr Tan See Leng: In Singapore, income is taxable and payouts from the SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support (JS) scheme are considered income. However, we intend to exemptContinue reading “TAX TREATMENT FOR PAYOUTS FROM PROPOSED SKILLSFUTURE JOBSEEKER SUPPORT SCHEME”
OFFERING SECOND OR THIRD LANGUAGE SUBJECTS TO SCHOOLS WHICH ARE NOT ASSESSABLE FOR ACADEMIC CREDIT
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education whether there are any plans to offer second or third language subjects in primary and secondary schools, which will not be assessable for academic credit, but rather focused on functional literacy. Mr Chan Chun Sing: Primary and secondary schools conduct Conversational Chinese and Malay programmes as enrichmentContinue reading “OFFERING SECOND OR THIRD LANGUAGE SUBJECTS TO SCHOOLS WHICH ARE NOT ASSESSABLE FOR ACADEMIC CREDIT”
AVAILABILITY OF MORE COMMON PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS, SUCH AS FEBUXOSTAT, TO CONTAIN ESCALATING HEALTHCARE COSTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health given the relatively easy accessibility of generic medication in neighboring jurisdictions, what is the reason for the non-availability of certain common pharmaceutical drugs, such as Febuxostat, in Singapore, especially in light of efforts to contain escalating healthcare costs. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Our healthcare institutions stock aContinue reading “AVAILABILITY OF MORE COMMON PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS, SUCH AS FEBUXOSTAT, TO CONTAIN ESCALATING HEALTHCARE COSTS”
ELIGIBILITY OF PROPERTY RENTERS FOR SKILLSFUTURE JOBSEEKER SUPPORT
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower whether the criterion that an applicant to the SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support not live in a property with an annual value of more than $25,000 also applies to applicants who are renting the property in which they reside. Dr Tan See Leng: The annual value criterion is basedContinue reading “ELIGIBILITY OF PROPERTY RENTERS FOR SKILLSFUTURE JOBSEEKER SUPPORT”
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