Category Archives: PQ: Louis Chua

DATA ON COMPLETED BUT VACANT HDB UNITS BY FLAT TYPE AND VACANCY RATES

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development in the past 10 years, what is the annual number of completed but vacant HDB units, broken down by flat type and their respective vacancy rates and within one year of obtaining Temporary Occupation Permits for the flats. Mr Desmond Lee: There are a total of 1,037,013Continue reading “DATA ON COMPLETED BUT VACANT HDB UNITS BY FLAT TYPE AND VACANCY RATES”

BENEFITS OF NEW OVERSEAS NETWORKS AND EXPERTISE PASS TO SINGAPORE AND SINGAPOREANS

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether any studies have been carried out on the number of Overseas Networks and Expertise (ONE) Passes the Ministry intends to issue particularly with regard to the impact on job opportunities for Singaporeans; and (b) what are the objective criteria set for the issuance of the ONE PassContinue reading “BENEFITS OF NEW OVERSEAS NETWORKS AND EXPERTISE PASS TO SINGAPORE AND SINGAPOREANS”

OPERATING REVENUE, EXPENDITURES AND OVERALL SURPLUS OR DEFICIT OF CURRENT GOVERNMENT

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) what is the current Government’s FY2022 to-date operating revenue, operating expenditure, development expenditure and the primary surplus/deficit respectively; (b) how do these figures compare with the budgeted figures; and (c) how much is the overall FY2022 fiscal position expected to differ fromContinue reading “OPERATING REVENUE, EXPENDITURES AND OVERALL SURPLUS OR DEFICIT OF CURRENT GOVERNMENT”

DATA ON AVERAGE MONTHLY SALARY DRAWN BY EMPLOYMENT PASS HOLDERS

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower for each year over the last 10 years (a) what is the average monthly salary drawn by Employment Pass (EP) holders by deciles; and (b) what is the number of EP holders within each income decile. Dr Tan See Leng: MOM regularly reviews the EP qualifying salary toContinue reading “DATA ON AVERAGE MONTHLY SALARY DRAWN BY EMPLOYMENT PASS HOLDERS”

LIMITS ON BORROWING COSTS FOR SECURED AND UNSECURED LENDING TO CONSUMERS

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister (a) what are the restrictions and quantitative limits around maximum interest rates, fees, and total borrowing costs for various classes of secured and unsecured lending to consumers; and (b) whether there are any plans to review such limits. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam (for the Prime Minister): MAS does not dictateContinue reading “LIMITS ON BORROWING COSTS FOR SECURED AND UNSECURED LENDING TO CONSUMERS”

POSITION ON DEEP SEABED MINING AND COST AND BENEFIT OF MORATORIUM ON SUCH ACTIVITIES

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry whether the Government has any plans to reassess its position on deep seabed mining and evaluate the cost and benefit of a moratorium on deep seabed mining activities. Mr Gan Kim Yong: The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the ImplementationContinue reading “POSITION ON DEEP SEABED MINING AND COST AND BENEFIT OF MORATORIUM ON SUCH ACTIVITIES”

REGULATION OF DEEP SEABED MINING ACTIVITIES AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST NON-COMPLIANCE

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what are the criteria used to assess the potential cost and benefit of supporting Singapore companies entering the deep seabed mining industry; (b) who are the stakeholders consulted in the decision-making process; and (c) what is the number of Singapore companies that are grantedContinue reading “REGULATION OF DEEP SEABED MINING ACTIVITIES AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST NON-COMPLIANCE”

ADJUSTMENT TO CPF INTEREST RATES GIVEN INFLATION

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”

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”