Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower in computing the CPF Ordinary Account interest rate based on the three-month average of major local banks’ interest rates (a) which are the banks identified as major local banks and what are the criteria for selection; (b) what are the types of interest rates and parameters usedContinue reading “ADJUSTMENT TO CPF INTEREST RATES GIVEN INFLATION”
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HOLISTIC PLANNING OF 390-HECTARE LIM CHU KANG AREA INTO HIGH-TECH AGRI-FOOD CLUSTER
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment regarding the holistic master planning of the 390-hectare Lim Chu Kang area into a high-tech agri-food cluster (a) how many existing farms have been identified to be part of the cluster; (b) what are the criteria for selecting farms for the cluster; and (c)Continue reading “HOLISTIC PLANNING OF 390-HECTARE LIM CHU KANG AREA INTO HIGH-TECH AGRI-FOOD CLUSTER”
PASSENGER TRAFFIC AND PROGRESS OF REOPENING OF CHANGI AIRPORT’S AIR ROUTES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport given passenger traffic at Changi Airport in June 2022 has reached the target of 50% of pre-pandemic levels, whether the Government has reassessed passenger traffic targets for end- 2022 and 2023 and, if so, what are they. The Minister for Transport (Mr S Iswaran): Madam, mayContinue reading “PASSENGER TRAFFIC AND PROGRESS OF REOPENING OF CHANGI AIRPORT’S AIR ROUTES”
TARGET LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WITH EXPECTED RECOVERY IN VISITOR ARRIVALS AND HIRING SUPPORT TO BE PROVIDED
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry in view of the expected recovery in visitor arrivals to between four and six million visitors in 2022 (a) what is the current and end-year target levels of employment for the hospitality industry as compared to the pre-COVID-19 pandemic period; and (b) whether any formsContinue reading “TARGET LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WITH EXPECTED RECOVERY IN VISITOR ARRIVALS AND HIRING SUPPORT TO BE PROVIDED”
WAIVER OF RESALE LEVIES ON FLATS ACQUIRED UNDER SELECTIVE EN-BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME IN PAST AND POSSIBLE EXEMPTIONS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development with regard to households whose flats have been acquired under the Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) and subjected to the resale levy (a) whether HDB has waived such resale levies on a case-by-case basis in the past; and (b) whether HDB will consider granting an exemptionContinue reading “WAIVER OF RESALE LEVIES ON FLATS ACQUIRED UNDER SELECTIVE EN-BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME IN PAST AND POSSIBLE EXEMPTIONS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS”
INCOME CRITERIA USED IN ASSESSING HDB HOUSING LOAN APPLICATIONS UNDER NON-CITIZEN SPOUSE SCHEME
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development whether total household income, including that of the non-resident spouse, is used when assessing HDB housing loan applications made under the Non-Citizen Spouse Scheme. Mr Desmond Lee: To ensure that mortgage subsidies are prioritised for households who need them the most, there are eligibility conditions that householdsContinue reading “INCOME CRITERIA USED IN ASSESSING HDB HOUSING LOAN APPLICATIONS UNDER NON-CITIZEN SPOUSE SCHEME”
REPLACEMENT SITES FOR LIM CHU KANG FARMS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development with regard to the 70 Lim Chu Kang farms that have their leases extended till July 2022 and February 2023 (a) how many farms have been successful at securing a replacement site; (b) whether any financial and non-financial support has been extended to these farms toContinue reading “REPLACEMENT SITES FOR LIM CHU KANG FARMS”
UPDATE ON COVID-19 SITUATION AND MEASURES GIVEN EMERGENCE OF NEW OMICRON SUB-VARIANTS AND OTHER VARIANTS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health (a) what is the number of foreign patient arrivals in Singapore in (i) 2022 year-to-date and (ii) each of the last five years; (b) what are the current utilisation rates of existing capacity by foreign patients in private and public hospitals respectively; and (c) what is theContinue reading “UPDATE ON COVID-19 SITUATION AND MEASURES GIVEN EMERGENCE OF NEW OMICRON SUB-VARIANTS AND OTHER VARIANTS”
PROPORTION OF PUBLIC OFFICERS WITH JOB ROLES CONDUCIVE FOR HYBRID WORK AND NUMBER OF WORK-FROM-HOME DAYS PERMISSIBLE PER WEEK
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister (a) what is the current proportion of public officers who are in job roles which are conducive for hybrid work and will be allowed to telecommute; and (b) for such officers, what is the average number of days a week that they will be allowed to work fromContinue reading “PROPORTION OF PUBLIC OFFICERS WITH JOB ROLES CONDUCIVE FOR HYBRID WORK AND NUMBER OF WORK-FROM-HOME DAYS PERMISSIBLE PER WEEK”
TIMELINE AND MILESTONES TOWARDS ACHIEVING ISLANDWIDE FULL OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport what are the timeline and milestones towards achieving (i) islandwide full operational deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs), (ii) the implementation of associated infrastructure across Singapore and (iii) the introduction of regulations and laws governing the use of AVs. Mr S Iswaran: The timeline for the deployment of AVsContinue reading “TIMELINE AND MILESTONES TOWARDS ACHIEVING ISLANDWIDE FULL OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES”
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