Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Ministry has assessed the impact of a major e-commerce platform’s recent extension of payment terms on small businesses in Singapore; and (b) whether regulations can be applied to ensure that large e-commerce platforms release payments promptly to supportContinue reading “ASSESSING IMPACT OF PAYMENT TERM EXTENSION BY MAJOR E-COMMERCE PLATFORM ON SMES AND REGULATORY INTERVENTIONS TO SUPPORT SMALL MERCHANTS”
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COMMUNITY STANDARDS TO IMPROVE ETIQUETTE FOR MOTORISED AND NON-MOTORISED AMD USERS AND PEDESTRIANS IN PUBLIC PLACES
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether the Ministry will establish community standards, beyond existing regulations, to improve etiquette and reduce friction between motorised and non-motorised active mobility device users and pedestrians in public places; (b) whether these standards will include appropriate speeds for different situations, yielding to pedestrians, courteous bellContinue reading “COMMUNITY STANDARDS TO IMPROVE ETIQUETTE FOR MOTORISED AND NON-MOTORISED AMD USERS AND PEDESTRIANS IN PUBLIC PLACES”
STUDY ON HEALTH RISKS OF PROLONGED STANDING IN RETAIL SECTOR AND ITS IMPACT ON PRODUCTIVITY, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry will consider conducting a study on the health risks of prolonged standing in the retail sector; (b) whether voluntary guidelines will be introduced to encourage retailers to provide seating breaks when not attending to customers and to counter cultural norms that expectContinue reading “STUDY ON HEALTH RISKS OF PROLONGED STANDING IN RETAIL SECTOR AND ITS IMPACT ON PRODUCTIVITY, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION”
STEPS TO INCREASE UPTAKE OF LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD BY MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what steps are being taken to increase the uptake of locally produced food by major institutional buyers which supply key Government entities, including the SAF, public hospitals, prisons, welfare homes and senior care centres; and (b) whether the Government will consider incentivisingContinue reading “STEPS TO INCREASE UPTAKE OF LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD BY MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS”
CAUSE OF RECENT LRT TRAIN BREAKDOWN, PROGRESS OF UPGRADING WORKS AND EXPECTED TIMELINE FOR RESUMPTION OF DOUBLE LOOP SERVICE
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Mr Speaker, I am going to just put a question with regard to the last part of the Minister’s reply to the Parliamentary Question which covered the MKBF data as an overall update on some of the breakdowns that have happened over the last few weeks. Just to confirm with theContinue reading “CAUSE OF RECENT LRT TRAIN BREAKDOWN, PROGRESS OF UPGRADING WORKS AND EXPECTED TIMELINE FOR RESUMPTION OF DOUBLE LOOP SERVICE”
ESTIMATED HDB BTO UNITS TO BE LAUNCHED FROM 2025 ONWARDS AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE SINGLES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development in view of the overwhelming demand from first-time single home buyers in the recent October 2024 HDB BTO exercise, what is the projected number of HDB BTO units to be launched from 2025 onwards which eligible singles can apply for. Mr Desmond Lee: Under the NewContinue reading “ESTIMATED HDB BTO UNITS TO BE LAUNCHED FROM 2025 ONWARDS AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE SINGLES”
REVIEW OF STATEMENT-TAKING PROCESS IN CPIB AND ACTION TAKEN AGAINST TWO OFFICERS FOR TAKING INACCURATE STATEMENTS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance in view of a recent report that statements taken by two officers of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) were “inaccurate and unreliable” (a) what course of action has been taken by the CPIB against the two officers; and (b) whether the GovernmentContinue reading “REVIEW OF STATEMENT-TAKING PROCESS IN CPIB AND ACTION TAKEN AGAINST TWO OFFICERS FOR TAKING INACCURATE STATEMENTS”
DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF REFERENCE OF NEW NHB STUDY ON 38 OXLEY ROAD FROM 2016 MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE’S ASSESSMENT
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what are the terms of reference for the National Heritage Board (NHB)’s current study of 38 Oxley Road to assess if the site has historical, heritage and architectural significance; and (b) how does the present NHB study differ from the terms ofContinue reading “DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF REFERENCE OF NEW NHB STUDY ON 38 OXLEY ROAD FROM 2016 MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE’S ASSESSMENT”
ANNUAL DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF CORPORATE INCOME TAX REVENUES FORGONE IN LAST FIVE YEARS FROM INCENTIVES GRANTED
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance in the last five years, for companies currently granted concessionary corporate income tax rates via tax incentives, what is the estimated annual dollar amounts of foregone corporate income tax revenues based on the difference between their effective tax rates versus (i) average effectiveContinue reading “ANNUAL DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF CORPORATE INCOME TAX REVENUES FORGONE IN LAST FIVE YEARS FROM INCENTIVES GRANTED”
PROCESSING TIME FOR HDB HFE LETTER FROM APPLICATION TO DOCUMENT SUBMISSION AND POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF VALIDITY PERIOD
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development (a) what is the median processing time for the HDB Flat Eligibility (HFE) letter from (i) the point of application and (ii) the point all required documents are submitted to HDB; and (b) whether the Government can consider extending the validity period of the HFEContinue reading “PROCESSING TIME FOR HDB HFE LETTER FROM APPLICATION TO DOCUMENT SUBMISSION AND POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF VALIDITY PERIOD”
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