PQ: Pritam Singh – Office of the Leader of the Opposition

FINDINGS FROM KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE CORRUPTION PROBE

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Prime Minister what specific difficulties were faced by the Attorney-General’s Chambers and Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in considering whether to prefer charges against the officers of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (KOM) over corrupt payments from KOM to Petrobas and Sete Brasil in Brazil from 2001 to 2014, despite KOM’s admissionsContinue reading “FINDINGS FROM KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE CORRUPTION PROBE”

GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO SPH MEDIA TRUST’S INFLATED CIRCULATION NUMBERS

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) how does the Government determine the quantum of taxpayer subsidies allocated to SPH Media Trust each fiscal year; and (b) whether these subsidies are contingent on (i) qualitative and (ii) quantitative metrics and outcomes, respectively. Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information regardingContinue reading “GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO SPH MEDIA TRUST’S INFLATED CIRCULATION NUMBERS”

RESALE LEVY COLLECTED FOR HDB FLATS SOLD ON OR AFTER 3 MARCH 2006

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development (a) from 2010 to 2022, how much has the Ministry collected from the resale levy each year for HDB flats sold from or after 3 March 2006, divided into each subsidised housing type respectively; and (b) what is the forgone resale levy through waivers or reductions forContinue reading “RESALE LEVY COLLECTED FOR HDB FLATS SOLD ON OR AFTER 3 MARCH 2006”

RESALE LEVY COLLECTED FOR HDB FLATS SOLD BEFORE 3 MARCH 2006

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development (a) from 2010 to 2022, how much has the Ministry collected from the resale levy each year for HDB flats sold before 3 March 2006, divided into each subsidised housing type respectively; and (b) what is the forgone resale levy through waivers and reductions for each yearContinue reading “RESALE LEVY COLLECTED FOR HDB FLATS SOLD BEFORE 3 MARCH 2006”

WORK ON SILVER ZONE AT BEDOK RESERVOIR ROAD

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Transport (a) when does LTA intend to begin work on the Silver Zone at Bedok Reservoir Road as originally announced on 5 March 2020; and (b) whether these works can be carried out in conjunction with the construction of the cycling path network at the same stretch of roadContinue reading “WORK ON SILVER ZONE AT BEDOK RESERVOIR ROAD”

AMOUNT OF HOUSING GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES ALLOCATED BY HDB FOR BTOS FLATS AND NUMBER OF BTO FLATS CONSTRUCTED EACH YEAR

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development (a) what is the total dollar value of (i) housing grants and (ii) subsidies allocated by HDB in each year from 2010 to 2022 for the HDB BTO apartments in both mature and non-mature estates respectively; and (b) how many of such flats were constructed each year.Continue reading “AMOUNT OF HOUSING GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES ALLOCATED BY HDB FOR BTOS FLATS AND NUMBER OF BTO FLATS CONSTRUCTED EACH YEAR”

INDIVIDUALS ABOVE AGED OF 50 SENTENCED FOR SERIOUS SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST YOUNG PERSONS COMPARED TO THOSE UNDER AGE 50

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Home Affairs how many individuals above the age of 50 have been sentenced for serious sexual offences against young persons compared to those under the age of 50 over the last five, 10 and 15 years respectively; (b) whether there is a trend of more individuals in their late 40sContinue reading “INDIVIDUALS ABOVE AGED OF 50 SENTENCED FOR SERIOUS SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST YOUNG PERSONS COMPARED TO THOSE UNDER AGE 50”

AMOUNT OF HOUSING GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES REQUIRED FOR LAUNCHING UP TO 100,000 NEW BTO FLATS

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development (a) what is the total dollar value of (i) estimated housing grants and (ii) subsidies that will be required for the up to 100,000 new HDB BTO flats the Ministry is prepared to launch from 2021 to 2025 in mature and non-mature estates respectively; and (b) what isContinue reading “AMOUNT OF HOUSING GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES REQUIRED FOR LAUNCHING UP TO 100,000 NEW BTO FLATS”

FOREIGN WORKER DORMITORY OPERATORS’ RESTRICTIONS ON THEIR RESIDENTS’ MOVEMENT

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry has any restrictions on foreign worker dormitory operators’ ability to impose rules on dormitory residents’ freedom of movement; and (b) if not, whether it will consider curtailing dormitory operators’ powers to protect dormitory residents’ leisure options. Dr Tan See Leng: Dormitory operators for migrant workers areContinue reading “FOREIGN WORKER DORMITORY OPERATORS’ RESTRICTIONS ON THEIR RESIDENTS’ MOVEMENT”