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”
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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”
COST OF LAND RECLAMATION OVER LAST 10 YEARS
19 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development what is the cost of reclamation of reclaimed land on a per square foot basis on site area for each year over the last 10 years. Mr Desmond Lee: The cost of land reclamation projects completed in the last 10 years ranges from around $270 to $850Continue reading “COST OF LAND RECLAMATION OVER LAST 10 YEARS”
TIME-LIMITED RENTAL SUBSIDY FOR APPLICANTS WHO QUALIFY FOR PARENTHOOD PROVISIONAL HOUSING SCHEME AND PUBLIC RENTAL SCHEME
30 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development whether the Government will consider providing a time-limited rental subsidy for rental flat applicants who qualify for the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme and Public Rental Scheme respectively, provided that they are unable to find alternative temporary housing arrangements and have been unsuccessful in obtaining a flatContinue reading “TIME-LIMITED RENTAL SUBSIDY FOR APPLICANTS WHO QUALIFY FOR PARENTHOOD PROVISIONAL HOUSING SCHEME AND PUBLIC RENTAL SCHEME”
NUMBER OF BTO FLATS WITH SHORTER WAITING TIMES LAUNCHED EACH YEAR
26 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development since the introduction of Build-To-Order (BTO) flats with shorter waiting times in 2018 (a) what is (i) the number of such flats that are launched in each year and (ii) the proportion of such flats versus the total number of BTO flats launched in eachContinue reading “NUMBER OF BTO FLATS WITH SHORTER WAITING TIMES LAUNCHED EACH YEAR”
DATA ON PROPORTION OF GREENFIELD AND BROWNFIELD SITES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
30 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development for each year over the last 10 years and for expected future HDB BTO launches (a) what is the proportion of greenfield and brownfield land sites for public housing development; (b) what is the number of greenfield and brownfield land sites; and (c) what isContinue reading “DATA ON PROPORTION OF GREENFIELD AND BROWNFIELD SITES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT”
DOLLAR AMOUNT AND PERCENTAGE INCREASE OF 25 VEHICLE-RELATED FEES FROM 19 DECEMBER 2022
8 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport with the increase of vehicle-related fees from 19 December 2022 (a) for each of the 25 raised fees, what are the respective dollar amount and percentage increases; and (b) what is the expected annual revenue increase arising from each fee increment. Mr S Iswaran: Many of LTA’sContinue reading “DOLLAR AMOUNT AND PERCENTAGE INCREASE OF 25 VEHICLE-RELATED FEES FROM 19 DECEMBER 2022”
DATA ON HOUSING GRANTS AWARDED TO FIRST-TIME BUYERS OF BTO AND RESALE FLAT
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development from 2018 to 2022, what are the 25th percentile, median, average and 75th percentile of dollar amounts of housing grants awarded to (i) first-time buyers of a HDB BTO flat and (ii) first-time buyers of resale HDB flat in each year. Mr Desmond Lee: To ensure thatContinue reading “DATA ON HOUSING GRANTS AWARDED TO FIRST-TIME BUYERS OF BTO AND RESALE FLAT”
DATA OF HOUSEHOLD INCOMES AND BTO PRICE TO HOUSEHOLD INCOME RATIO FOR FIRST-TIMER FAMILIES
43 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development for first-timer families who had successfully selected a HDB BTO flat, what are the 25th percentile, median, average and 75th percentile (i) household incomes and (ii) BTO price to household income ratios for such families in each year from 2018 to 2022. Mr Desmond Lee: The householdContinue reading “DATA OF HOUSEHOLD INCOMES AND BTO PRICE TO HOUSEHOLD INCOME RATIO FOR FIRST-TIMER FAMILIES”
DISBURSEMENT OF HOUSING GRANTS THROUGH HOME BUYERS’ CPF ACCOUNTS
84 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development what is the rationale for the disbursement of housing grants through home buyers’ CPF accounts. Mr Desmond Lee: All flat buyers enjoy a housing subsidy when they buy a Build-To-Order (BTO) flat from HDB, as HDB applies a significant subsidy to the assessed market value of theContinue reading “DISBURSEMENT OF HOUSING GRANTS THROUGH HOME BUYERS’ CPF ACCOUNTS”
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