Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister whether prisoners serving a sentence of less than 12 months are entitled to vote in the General Elections and Presidential Elections. Mr Chan Chun Sing (for the Prime Minister): Persons serving a sentence of less than 12 months in prison are unable to vote in elections as itContinue reading “ENTITLEMENT OF PRISONERS SERVING LESS THAN 12 MONTHS’ SENTENCE TO VOTE IN GENERAL ELECTIONS AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS”
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EXPANSION OF CPF EDUCATION LOAN SCHEME FOR PAYMENT OF NON-DEGREE OR DIPLOMA COURSES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry will consider expanding the CPF Education Loan Scheme to fund certification courses that lead to formal certifications and qualifications which are not degrees and diplomas obtained from the current list of approved institutions; and (b) whether this can be extended to non-degreeContinue reading “EXPANSION OF CPF EDUCATION LOAN SCHEME FOR PAYMENT OF NON-DEGREE OR DIPLOMA COURSES”
ALLOWING CANCELLATION OF BOOKINGS FOR FACILITIES IN ACTIVESG APP
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth whether the ActiveSG app can be modified to allow users to cancel confirmed bookings of facilities. Mr Edwin Tong Chun Fai: The ActiveSG app does not allow users to cancel confirmed bookings of facilities. This helps to minimise hoarding and last-minute cancellation of bookingsContinue reading “ALLOWING CANCELLATION OF BOOKINGS FOR FACILITIES IN ACTIVESG APP”
LIABILITY OF INVESTORS FOR ADDITIONAL BUYER’S STAMP DUTY AND OTHER TAXES FOR OWNING MULTIPLE PROPERTIES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance with regard to investment products purporting to offer fractional ownership of Singapore residential properties (a) what is the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) treatment of the investment vehicle; and (b) whether the investors are liable for ABSD and other taxes associated with owningContinue reading “LIABILITY OF INVESTORS FOR ADDITIONAL BUYER’S STAMP DUTY AND OTHER TAXES FOR OWNING MULTIPLE PROPERTIES”
COES REGISTERED DURING MONTH AND SOLD AND REGISTERED TO NEW OWNER WITHIN FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD YEAR
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Transport for each month over the last three years, how many COEs registered during the month were later sold and registered to a new owner within the first, second or third year from its registration, broken down by the year within which it was sold and the COEContinue reading “COES REGISTERED DURING MONTH AND SOLD AND REGISTERED TO NEW OWNER WITHIN FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD YEAR”
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION’S COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON APPLICATION OF CONVENTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS’ REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SUBMISSIONS TO PARLIAMENT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Government has complied with the comments of the International Labour Organization’s Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations on their direct request published in the 111st International Labour Conference Session (2023) to provide information on its submissions to Parliament on various ProtocolsContinue reading “INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION’S COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON APPLICATION OF CONVENTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS’ REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SUBMISSIONS TO PARLIAMENT”
ENCOURAGING LOCALLY INCORPORATED TECH COMPANIES TO CHOOSE SINGAPORE EXCHANGE OVER FOREIGN STOCK MARKETS FOR IPOS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister what are the plans under consideration to (i) encourage locally incorporated tech companies to choose the Singapore Exchange (SGX) over foreign stock markets for their Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), especially if they have been backed by local agencies during the start-up phase and (ii) to attract more investors withContinue reading “ENCOURAGING LOCALLY INCORPORATED TECH COMPANIES TO CHOOSE SINGAPORE EXCHANGE OVER FOREIGN STOCK MARKETS FOR IPOS”
OPERATION STATUS OF WOMEN’S CLINIC IN DEPARTMENT OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS CONTROL CLINIC
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) whether the women’s clinic in the Department of Sexually Transmitted Infections Control Clinic is still under suspension; (b) if yes, why has it not been reopened; and (c) whether the clinic will be reopened as soon as practicable to allow a women-only space for sexual healthContinue reading “OPERATION STATUS OF WOMEN’S CLINIC IN DEPARTMENT OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS CONTROL CLINIC”
EFFECT OF INCREASES IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES AND HIGHER COE PRICES ON INFLATION IN 2024
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry what is the extent to which increases in public transport fares and higher COE prices are projected to affect inflation in 2024; and (b) what further measures is the Government taking to contain inflationary pressure caused by such cost increases to mitigate its impactContinue reading “EFFECT OF INCREASES IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES AND HIGHER COE PRICES ON INFLATION IN 2024”
NUMBER OF REQUESTS AND SUCCESSFUL APPEALS FOR PRIORITY ALLOCATION OF NEW HDB FLATS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for National Development from July 2022 to date (a) how many requests has HDB received for priority allocation of new HDB flats; (b) how many of such appeals have been acceded to; and (c) what are the main reasons for acceding to those appeals. Mr Desmond Lee: The HousingContinue reading “NUMBER OF REQUESTS AND SUCCESSFUL APPEALS FOR PRIORITY ALLOCATION OF NEW HDB FLATS”
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