Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Transport regarding the prioritisation of pedestrian overhead bridges (POBs) for the installation of passenger lifts (a) whether the Land Transport Authority (LTA) should consider the demographic profile of the population in the vicinity, including the density of senior citizens and presence of senior citizen housing as relevant; and (b)Continue reading “INSTALLATION OF PASSENGER LIFTS TO PEDESTRIAN OVERHEAD BRIDGES ALONG HOUGANG AVENUE 3”
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AGREEMENT FOR SALE OF HDB BTO FLATS WHERE HDB LOAN REPAYMENTS MADE BY THIRD PARTY
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether HDB has entered into any agreement for the sale of HDB BTO or balance flats where a third party was liable to make the HDB loan repayments; and (b) if so, under what circumstances. Mr Desmond Lee: For mortgage loans taken up with the Housing andContinue reading “AGREEMENT FOR SALE OF HDB BTO FLATS WHERE HDB LOAN REPAYMENTS MADE BY THIRD PARTY”
CONSIDERATIONS IN APPEALS BY CPF MEMBERS ABOVE 55 TO MAKE PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS FROM RETIREMENT ACCOUNT FOR PURCHASE OF 2-ROOM HDB FLEXI FLATS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Manpower what factors are considered by the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board in deciding whether to permit an appeal by a CPF member above 55 years old to make a partial withdrawal from his or her CPF Retirement Account to purchase a 2-room HDB Flexi flat on short lease.Continue reading “CONSIDERATIONS IN APPEALS BY CPF MEMBERS ABOVE 55 TO MAKE PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS FROM RETIREMENT ACCOUNT FOR PURCHASE OF 2-ROOM HDB FLEXI FLATS”
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”
SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTS RECEIVED BY COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the average number of suspicious transaction reports (STRs) received annually by the Commercial Affairs Department for the past three years; and (b) what percentage of these STRs resulted in prosecutions for money-laundering and terrorism-financing offences. Mr K Shanmugam: The Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office (STRO) ofContinue reading “SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTS RECEIVED BY COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT”
HOUSEHOLDS IN ARREARS OF HDB LOAN REPAYMENTS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for National Development (a) for the last two years, how many households are in arrears of HDB loan repayments; and (b) whether there is an over-representation of households in arrears where flat owners are over 55 years of age. Mr Desmond Lee: As at end 2022, 16,200 households who were servicingContinue reading “HOUSEHOLDS IN ARREARS OF HDB LOAN REPAYMENTS”
ASEAN’S APPROACH TO DEALING WITH POLITICAL SITUATION IN MYANMAR
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs to what extent there is disagreement among ASEAN member states over the approach to take regarding the political situation in Myanmar. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: ASEAN has taken a firm and consistent approach to the situation in Myanmar following the 1 February 2021 coup. The Five-Point Consensus was formulated byContinue reading “ASEAN’S APPROACH TO DEALING WITH POLITICAL SITUATION IN MYANMAR”
INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR NATIONAL ATHLETES
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth in respect of current insurance coverage for national athletes in sports such as hockey, water polo and football (a) what is the baseline scope of coverage; (b) whether there are limits to the amounts covered per claim; and (c) what is the duration of the coverage.Continue reading “INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR NATIONAL ATHLETES”
COVID-19 INFECTIONS ACQUIRED BY PATIENTS FROM WITHIN HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health with regard to the cases of COVID-19 infections acquired by patients from within hospitals and nursing homes from April to September 2022 (a) what proportions of transmissions occurred from (i) patient to patient, (ii) healthcare worker to patient and (iii) other means; and (b) what is the basis ofContinue reading “COVID-19 INFECTIONS ACQUIRED BY PATIENTS FROM WITHIN HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES”
COVID-19 INFECTIONS WITHIN RESIDENTIAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) for the past six months, how many patients or residents contracted COVID-19 infections from within residential healthcare facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes; and (b) whether the Ministry is satisfied with the effectiveness of the current COVID-19 measures implemented at these facilities. The Senior Minister of StateContinue reading “COVID-19 INFECTIONS WITHIN RESIDENTIAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES”
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