Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government will consider (i) calibrating current Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) quotas by country and its rationale for doing or not doing so and (ii) setting separate sales caps and quotas for VTL (Land) as compared to VTL (Air) quotas. Mr S Iswaran: We have implemented quotasContinue reading “RATIONALE FOR CALIBRATION OF VACCINATED TRAVEL LANE QUOTAS BY COUNTRY AND SETTING SEPARATE SALES CAPS AND QUOTAS FOR VTL (LAND) AND VTL (AIR)”
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NUMBER OF HEALTH RISK WARNINGS ISSUED WITH BREAKDOWN OF CASES SINCE REVISION OF HEALTHCARE PROTOCOLS FROM 11 OCTOBER 2021
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health since the revision of healthcare protocols from 11 October 2021, what is the number of (i) Health Risk Warnings (HRWs) issued, with the breakdown by cases which are identified by TraceTogether records, SafeEntry records, and household member of a COVID-19 positive case, respectively and (ii) cases thatContinue reading “NUMBER OF HEALTH RISK WARNINGS ISSUED WITH BREAKDOWN OF CASES SINCE REVISION OF HEALTHCARE PROTOCOLS FROM 11 OCTOBER 2021”
CURRENT NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CIVIL SERVANTS DEEMED UNABLE TO WORK FROM HOME BASED ON JOB FUNCTIONS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister (a) what is the current number and percentage of civil servants who are deemed to be unable to work from home based on their job functions; (b) whether these civil servants are eligible for flexible work arrangements (FWAs); and (c) if so, what do these encompass. Mr ChanContinue reading “CURRENT NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CIVIL SERVANTS DEEMED UNABLE TO WORK FROM HOME BASED ON JOB FUNCTIONS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS”
CURRENT PRICES OF INDIGENOUS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND GROSS NATIONAL INCOME AND OTHER NATIONAL INDICES IN LAST 10 YEARS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry for each year over the last 10 years, what are the current prices of (i) indigenous Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (ii) indigenous Gross National Income (GNI) (iii) indigenous GDP as a share of total GDP (iv) indigenous GNI as a share of total GNI (v) perContinue reading “CURRENT PRICES OF INDIGENOUS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND GROSS NATIONAL INCOME AND OTHER NATIONAL INDICES IN LAST 10 YEARS”
DATA ON FUTURE PRIME LOCATION PUBLIC HOUSING PLANNING ZONES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development with regard to the Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) model (a) which planning areas or subzones are currently recognised for PLH; (b) which planning areas or subzones are expected to be earmarked for PLH by 2030; and (c) whether the Government has plans to impose ownership orContinue reading “DATA ON FUTURE PRIME LOCATION PUBLIC HOUSING PLANNING ZONES”
TARGETS FOR INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES CHARGING POINTS IN HDB CARPARKS AND TOWNS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport for each of the towns which are not specifically identified as electric vehicle (EV)-ready towns by 2025, and specifically in Sengkang, what is the target number and percentage of total HDB carparks within the town that will be fitted with EV chargers by 2025. Mr S Iswaran: As ofContinue reading “TARGETS FOR INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES CHARGING POINTS IN HDB CARPARKS AND TOWNS”
STEPS TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF DATA CENTRES IN SINGAPORE
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the existing number and capacity in megawatts (MW) of data centres in Singapore; (b) whether the Government has concluded its review on the data centre industry; (c) if so, what are the Government’s expectation and limits for future growth in number andContinue reading “STEPS TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF DATA CENTRES IN SINGAPORE”
OUTCOME OF HDB BTO FLAT APPLICATIONS FROM FIRST-TIMER FAMILIES AND FIRST-TIMER SINGLES IN LAST 10 YEARS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development in each of the last 10 years (a) what is the overall number of HDB BTO flat applications from first-timer families and first-timer singles; and (b) what is the number of BTO flats allocated to first-timer families and first-timer singles. Mr Desmond Lee: Table 1 shows theContinue reading “OUTCOME OF HDB BTO FLAT APPLICATIONS FROM FIRST-TIMER FAMILIES AND FIRST-TIMER SINGLES IN LAST 10 YEARS”
ANNUAL NUMBER AND PROPORTION OF HDB AND PRIVATE PROPERTY FLAT BUYERS WITH TOTAL DEBT SERVICING RATIO OF ABOVE 55%
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister since 2013, what is the annual number and proportion of HDB and private property flat buyers who had a total debt servicing ratio of above 55%. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam (for the Prime Minister): The Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) threshold was adjusted from 60% to 55% as part ofContinue reading “ANNUAL NUMBER AND PROPORTION OF HDB AND PRIVATE PROPERTY FLAT BUYERS WITH TOTAL DEBT SERVICING RATIO OF ABOVE 55%”
PROPOSAL FOR GRANTING UPFRONT REMISSION OF ADDITIONAL BUYER’S STAMP DUTY TO MARRIED COUPLES WITH AT LEAST ONE SINGAPORE CITIZEN SPOUSE PURCHASING REPLACEMENT PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Finance with regard to the raising of Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) rates for second properties, whether the Government can consider granting upfront remission of ABSD for married couples with at least one Singapore Citizen spouse who is purchasing a replacement private residential property, similar to the purchaseContinue reading “PROPOSAL FOR GRANTING UPFRONT REMISSION OF ADDITIONAL BUYER’S STAMP DUTY TO MARRIED COUPLES WITH AT LEAST ONE SINGAPORE CITIZEN SPOUSE PURCHASING REPLACEMENT PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY”
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