Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development whether there is scope for HDB to improve its processing time for BTO applications in order to prevent a situation where, on receipt of an unfavourable ballot number, an applicant proceeds to apply for a flat in a subsequent BTO exercise and receives a favourable number, onlyContinue reading “PROPOSAL TO TIGHTEN BTO SELECTION AND ALLOCATION PROCESSES IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF INVITATIONS TO BOOK FLATS AND NOTIFICATIONS OF SUCCESSFUL BALLOTS”
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APPROVALS GRANTED TO WORK PERMIT HOLDERS AND MDWS TO CONTINUE WORKING IN SINGAPORE BEYOND AGE 60
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether approvals, upon appeal or application, have been granted to work permit holders and migrant domestic workers (MDWs) to continue working in Singapore beyond the age of 60; (b) if so, how many of such approvals have been granted to work permit holders and MDWs respectively inContinue reading “APPROVALS GRANTED TO WORK PERMIT HOLDERS AND MDWS TO CONTINUE WORKING IN SINGAPORE BEYOND AGE 60”
ASSESSMENT OF DETERRENT EFFECT OF SINGAPORE’S ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Home Affairs in view of the public feedback on the proportionality of the sentences meted out to the perpetrators of Singapore’s largest anti-money laundering case, what is the Ministry’s assessment of the deterrent effect of the anti-money laundering laws. The Minister of State for Home Affairs (Ms Sun Xueling)Continue reading “ASSESSMENT OF DETERRENT EFFECT OF SINGAPORE’S ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS”
WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN PAID RETRENCHMENT BENEFITS THAT EXCEEDED PREVAILING NORMS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower (a) with reference to the Ministry’s 2017 survey on retrenchment benefits, how many workers have been paid retrenchment benefits that exceeded prevailing norms; and (b) whether the Ministry plans to continue undertaking and publishing such surveys on retrenchment benefits and, if so, with what frequency. Dr Tan SeeContinue reading “WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN PAID RETRENCHMENT BENEFITS THAT EXCEEDED PREVAILING NORMS”
LEASE OF JTC INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES TO SMES AT DISCOUNTED RATE
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) is empowered to lease of JTC industrial properties to local SMEs at a discount to the market rate; (b) if so, how many of such schemes are there and which industries are these schemes tailored for respectively; and (c) whetherContinue reading “LEASE OF JTC INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES TO SMES AT DISCOUNTED RATE”
REVIEW OF GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGES THROUGH BOARD OF TEACHING AND TESTING OF SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education (a) when was the last time the Ministry increased the grants extended to the provision of Non-Tamil Indian Languages through the Board of Teaching and Testing of South Asian Languages; and (b) when will the Ministry undertake a review of the sufficiency of such grants in future. MrContinue reading “REVIEW OF GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGES THROUGH BOARD OF TEACHING AND TESTING OF SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES”
SELECTION OF ORGANISATIONS TO OPERATE ACTIVE AGEING CENTRES
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Health (a) how many new Active Ageing Centres will be set up in the next five years; and (b) how does the Ministry select which charity or entity to operate these centres. The Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health (Ms Rahayu Mahzam) (for the Minister for Health): MrContinue reading “SELECTION OF ORGANISATIONS TO OPERATE ACTIVE AGEING CENTRES”
ASSESSMENT OF RECENT CLASSROOM SHARING OF ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education what have been the lessons learnt arising from feedback and concerns raised by some parents about the historically selective and allegedly imbalanced treatment of the Israel-Hamas conflict under the Character and Citizenship Education curriculum. Mr Chan Chun Sing: These questions have been addressed in the Ministry of Education’s CommitteeContinue reading “ASSESSMENT OF RECENT CLASSROOM SHARING OF ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT”
STUDENTS TAKING TAMIL AND NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGES FOR SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education (a) what was the overall cohort size and of that the total number of students taking Tamil and Non-Tamil Indian languages (NTILs) for each year from 2013 to 2023 for (i) PSLE (ii) N-level (iii) O-level and (iv) A-level examinations respectively; and (b) what is the difference inContinue reading “STUDENTS TAKING TAMIL AND NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGES FOR SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS”
STATISTICS ON STUDENTS TAKING TAMIL AND FIVE NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGE IN 2013 AND 2023
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education (a) how many students sat for Tamil and the five non-Tamil Indian languages (NTILs) at the PSLE, “N”, “O” and “A” level examinations respectively, in 2023; (b) what was the number of students who sat for the same examinations in 2013; and (c) what is the total MinistryContinue reading “STATISTICS ON STUDENTS TAKING TAMIL AND FIVE NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGE IN 2013 AND 2023”
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