Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) as of June 2022, how many licensed plumbers are (i) Singaporeans (ii) permanent residents and (iii) foreigners respectively; (b) of those with such a licence who are non-Singaporeans, what are (i) the top 10 nationalities and (ii) the type of work pass that they holdContinue reading “PROFILES OF LICENSED PLUMBERS AS OF JUNE 2022”
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NUS Top Guns Forum: Effective & Constructive Politics
Good evening everyone. Today, I will speak about a key issue in achieving effective and constructive politics. Namely, how to find Singaporeans who are prepared to undertake public service through opposition politics – to have them join as party members, and perhaps even stand as candidates. It is critical that people step up and joinContinue reading “NUS Top Guns Forum: Effective & Constructive Politics”
FORMAT OF GOVERNMENT’S AFTER-ACTION REVIEW ON COVID-19 AND PLANS TO SHARE REVIEW FINDINGS OR RECOMMENDATIONS
14 Mr Pritam Singh asked the Prime Minister (a) what is the format of the Government’s after-action review (AAR) on COVID-19; and (b) whether it plans to share the AAR’s findings or recommendations with the public. The Minister for Finance (Mr Lawrence Wong) (for the Prime Minister): Mr Speaker, Sir, I am taking this question on behalf of theContinue reading “FORMAT OF GOVERNMENT’S AFTER-ACTION REVIEW ON COVID-19 AND PLANS TO SHARE REVIEW FINDINGS OR RECOMMENDATIONS”
INDIVIDUALS INCARCERATED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OFFENCES
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many individuals are currently incarcerated for sexual assault offences with sentences exceeding 10 years of imprisonment before remission; (b) of this number, how many are repeat offenders; and (c) how many Singaporeans have been incarcerated for sexual assault at least three times or more in theirContinue reading “INDIVIDUALS INCARCERATED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OFFENCES”
SINGAPOREAN AND PERMANENT RESIDENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY AND WATER BILLS IN ARREARS AT END OF 2019, 2020 AND 2021
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment how many Singaporean and permanent resident households were in arrears of (i) at least three months and (ii) more than six months, with regard to their electricity and water bills respectively at the end of 2019, 2020 and 2021. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: There are aboutContinue reading “SINGAPOREAN AND PERMANENT RESIDENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY AND WATER BILLS IN ARREARS AT END OF 2019, 2020 AND 2021”
ENCOURAGING YOUNGER SINGAPOREANS TO TAKE UP TRADE JOBS SUCH AS LICENSED ELECTRICIANS AND PLUMBERS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry is looking into new strategies to encourage younger Singaporeans to take up trade jobs such as licensed electricians and plumbers, amongst others; and (b) whether it is the Ministry’s assessment that a larger Singapore core can be built up in such jobs in the shortContinue reading “ENCOURAGING YOUNGER SINGAPOREANS TO TAKE UP TRADE JOBS SUCH AS LICENSED ELECTRICIANS AND PLUMBERS”
NUMBER OF S PASS HOLDERS EARNING MORE THAN $3,000 IN 2019, 2020 AND 2021
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower how many S-Pass holders earned more than S$3,000 in 2019, 2020, and 2021 respectively. Dr Tan See Leng: The data requested by the Member is given in Table 1 below. From December 2019 to December 2021, the number of S Pass holders decreased from 200,000 to 161,800, in part dueContinue reading “NUMBER OF S PASS HOLDERS EARNING MORE THAN $3,000 IN 2019, 2020 AND 2021”
NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT PASS HOLDERS EARNING MORE THAN $5,000 IN 2019, 2020 AND 2021
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower how many employment pass holders earned more than S$5,000 in 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively. Dr Tan See Leng: The data requested by the Member is given in Table 1 below. From December 2019 to December 2021, the number of Employment Pass (EP) holders decreased from 193,700 to 161,700, inContinue reading “NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT PASS HOLDERS EARNING MORE THAN $5,000 IN 2019, 2020 AND 2021”
Parliament: Budget 2022 Speech
Introduction Mr Speaker, what caught my attention about the Budget speech was the Minister for Finance’s characterisation of the Budget as a first step to renew and strengthen Singapore’s social compact towards a fairer, more sustainable and more inclusive society. The Workers’ Party agrees with this important direction in pathfinding the way forward for ourContinue reading “Parliament: Budget 2022 Speech”
ACTIONS BY COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION OF SINGAPORE AGAINST RETAILERS FOR PROFITEERING IN PAST THREE YEARS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) over the past three years, what actions has the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore taken against retailers for profiteering that are consistent with the Ministry’s tough stance against profiteering; and (b) what new approaches does the Commission intend to take against profiteering going forward. MrContinue reading “ACTIONS BY COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION OF SINGAPORE AGAINST RETAILERS FOR PROFITEERING IN PAST THREE YEARS”
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