Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Government will consider extending the lemon law to cover used cars sold by car dealers on behalf of owners; and (b) if not, whether the Government will require used car dealers to provide an upfront declaration of the nature of itsContinue reading “EXTENSION OF LEMON LAW TO COVER USED CARS SOLD BY CAR DEALERS ON BEHALF OF OWNERS”
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NUMBER AND ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATIONS TO SET UP SINGLE FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister (a) what is the number of family office applications that are pending; (b) whether there is a growing backlog of such applications; and (c) whether the Monetary Authority of Singapore conducts due diligence and imposes Know Your Client (KYC) standards to ascertain the identity and source ofContinue reading “NUMBER AND ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATIONS TO SET UP SINGLE FAMILY OFFICES IN SINGAPORE”
UPDATE ON EXPANSION OF MARINA BAY SANDS UNDER ITS SECOND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether he can provide an update on the Second Development Agreement between the Singapore Tourism Board and Marina Bay Sands (MBS); (b) whether MBS is on track to meet the construction commencement date of 8 April 2023 for its expansion project under theContinue reading “UPDATE ON EXPANSION OF MARINA BAY SANDS UNDER ITS SECOND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD”
DIFFERENCE IN INCOME TAX PAYABLE FOR WORKING MOTHERS FROM NEW WORKING MOTHER’S CHILD RELIEF
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance based on the personal income tax data of working mothers for Year of Assessment 2022, what is the percentage of mothers who would (i) pay a higher amount of income tax, (ii) experience no change in income tax paid and (iii) payContinue reading “DIFFERENCE IN INCOME TAX PAYABLE FOR WORKING MOTHERS FROM NEW WORKING MOTHER’S CHILD RELIEF”
PERFORMANCE OF COMPANIES UNDER GLOBAL TRADER PROGRAMME
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the number of companies under the Global Trader Programme (GTP); (b) what are their (i) revenues, (ii) pre-tax profits and (iii) taxes paid in the last five years; and (c) whether the GTP will lapse should the Government implement a domesticContinue reading “PERFORMANCE OF COMPANIES UNDER GLOBAL TRADER PROGRAMME”
CONVICTION AND DETERRENCE OF ROAD TOUTS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what measures are being put in place to deter and detect road touts; and (b) whether there have been any convictions for road touting in the last five years and, if so, how many. The Minister of State for Home Affairs (Assoc Prof Dr MuhammadContinue reading “CONVICTION AND DETERRENCE OF ROAD TOUTS”
REVISION TO CANCER DRUG LIST AND IMPACT ON INTEGRATED SHIELD PLANS’ COVERAGE OF CANCER TREATMENTS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health (a) how has the number of drugs under the Cancer Drug List (CDL) changed since the introduction of the CDL in August 2021; and (b) what is the current CDL coverage of cancer treatments used in the public healthcare institutions as compared to private healthcare providers.Continue reading “REVISION TO CANCER DRUG LIST AND IMPACT ON INTEGRATED SHIELD PLANS’ COVERAGE OF CANCER TREATMENTS”
DATA ON SITE EXPIRY DATES FOR HDB FLATS INTRODUCED UNDER PARENTHOOD PROVISIONAL HOUSING SCHEME
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development (a) what is the current average site expiry in years, for HDB flats introduced under the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme (PPHS); and (b) in each year over the last five years, what is the breakdown of PPHS units by flat type, such as flats underContinue reading “DATA ON SITE EXPIRY DATES FOR HDB FLATS INTRODUCED UNDER PARENTHOOD PROVISIONAL HOUSING SCHEME”
DISCRETION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO ADMIT PRIMARY ONE STUDENTS DIRECTLY AND AHEAD OF BALLOTING
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Education (a) whether primary schools have the discretion to admit primary one students directly and ahead of any balloting conducted, should the number of registrants exceed the school vacancies; and (b) if so, what are the circumstances under which direct admission is permissible and what is theContinue reading “DISCRETION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO ADMIT PRIMARY ONE STUDENTS DIRECTLY AND AHEAD OF BALLOTING”
DUE DILIGENCE ON CARBON CREDITS ISSUED BY GOLD STANDARD AND VERRA
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether due diligence was done by NEA on carbon credits issued by Gold Standard and Verra before Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) were signed in 2022; (b) if so, what are the findings of the due diligence; (c) what is NEA’s assessment of recentContinue reading “DUE DILIGENCE ON CARBON CREDITS ISSUED BY GOLD STANDARD AND VERRA”
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