Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Finance in each year of the last 10 years, what is the respective breakdown of residential property stamp duties and Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) that is collected from (i) Singaporeans (ii) permanent residents (iii) foreigners and (iv) entities. Mr Lawrence Wong: We are unable to provide such aContinue reading “DATA ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY STAMP DUTIES AND ADDITIONAL BUYER’S STAMP DUTIES COLLECTED IN LAST 10 YEARS”
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DATA ON INFANT CARE AND CHILDCARE AVAILABILITY AND ENROLMENT RATE IN SENGKANG IN PAST FIVE YEARS AND EXPECTED NUMBER OF NEW PRESCHOOLS IN SENGKANG BY 2023
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) in each of the last five years in Sengkang, what is (i) the respective number for infant care and childcare places that are available (ii) the enrolment rate for such places and (iii) the average waiting time for enrolment; and (b) what isContinue reading “DATA ON INFANT CARE AND CHILDCARE AVAILABILITY AND ENROLMENT RATE IN SENGKANG IN PAST FIVE YEARS AND EXPECTED NUMBER OF NEW PRESCHOOLS IN SENGKANG BY 2023”
DATA ON ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM COAL AND AVERAGE CAPACITY UTILISATION OF COAL GENERATION CAPACITY IN LAST 10 YEARS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry in each of the last 10 years, what is the (i) electricity generation capacity of coal in megawatts (MW) (ii) total amount of electricity generated from coal and (iii) average capacity utilisation of coal generation capacity, in Singapore. Mr Gan Kim Yong: Singapore has only oneContinue reading “DATA ON ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM COAL AND AVERAGE CAPACITY UTILISATION OF COAL GENERATION CAPACITY IN LAST 10 YEARS”
ALLOWING SINGLES TO PURCHASE NEW OR RESALE FLATS UNDER HDB’S PRIME LOCATION PUBLIC HOUSING SCHEME
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development with regard to the Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) model (a) whether singles will eventually be allowed to buy new or resale PLH flats; and (b) if so, what are the key considerations before current restrictions imposed on singles are adjusted. Mr Desmond Lee: The Prime LocationContinue reading “ALLOWING SINGLES TO PURCHASE NEW OR RESALE FLATS UNDER HDB’S PRIME LOCATION PUBLIC HOUSING SCHEME”
GOVERNMENT’S PURCHASE AGREEMENTS FOR NEW COVID-19 ANTI-VIRAL DRUGS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health with regard to the COVID-19 anti-viral drugs Paxlovid and Molnupiravir (a) whether the Government (i) has signed a purchase agreement for Paxlovid and (ii) is considering to sign further purchase agreements for Molnupiravir; (b) what is the number of courses purchased for each of these drugs; (c)Continue reading “GOVERNMENT’S PURCHASE AGREEMENTS FOR NEW COVID-19 ANTI-VIRAL DRUGS”
UPDATE ON COVID-19 TREATMENTS, VACCINATION EFFICACY AND ROLL-OUT FOR CHILDREN AND BOOSTER JABS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Health (a) how many Singaporeans and Permanent Residents (PRs) respectively are deemed to be medically ineligible for COVID-19 vaccination; and (b) excluding these persons, how many Singaporeans and PRs respectively remain unvaccinated as of December 2021. Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health in view of the emergence ofContinue reading “UPDATE ON COVID-19 TREATMENTS, VACCINATION EFFICACY AND ROLL-OUT FOR CHILDREN AND BOOSTER JABS”
COS 2021: Pre-school Places
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis (Sengkang): Chairman, I understand that by around 2025, 80% of pre-schoolers can have a place in a Government supported pre-school, up from about 50% in 2019. While the Government has increased the number of infant care and childcare places over the last five years, this is still woefully inadequate in townsContinue reading “COS 2021: Pre-school Places”
COS 2021: Availability of Rental Flats
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: Chairman, the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme (PPHS) currently enables couples or single parent families to rent from the Government while waiting for the completion of their BTO HDB flat. However demand often outstrips supply. Chairman, when I last checked on 24 February, PPHS applications have exceeded the number of flats availableContinue reading “COS 2021: Availability of Rental Flats”
COS 2021: Retention of HDB Flats for Divorcees under 35
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: Chairman, divorce proceedings are unfortunately more common than we would like them to be in Singapore, and the ownership of HDB flats is likely to come up as an issue in many of them. Individuals from the marriage without children are only allowed to retain the flat if they meetContinue reading “COS 2021: Retention of HDB Flats for Divorcees under 35”
COS 2021: Urban Rejuvenation and Land Flexibility
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: Chairman, for our limited land area, Singapore’s planning paradigm has been one of maximising the intensity of land use. COVID-19’s economic impact may mean a need to re-evaluate our planning policy. The Minister for National Development has likewise noted the same in an earlier statement, that while it remains toContinue reading “COS 2021: Urban Rejuvenation and Land Flexibility”
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