Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for National Development in respect of LTA’s recent announcements that it will be converting the footpaths adjacent to dedicated cycling paths into Pedestrian-Only Paths, whether NParks will align the use of its Park Connector Network (PCN) accordingly so that there will consistently be Pedestrian-Only Paths alongside paths forContinue reading “PEDESTRIAN-ONLY PATHS ALONG CYCLING PATHS THROUGHOUT PARK CONNECTOR NETWORK”
Category Archives: Housing, Transport, Infrastructure
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION STRATA TITLES COMMITTEES’ BY-LAWS ON VISITS BY ELECTED MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO DEVELOPMENTS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether the Ministry encourages or mandates Management Corporation Strata Titles (MCSTs) to include in their by-laws prohibitions on elected Members of Parliament (MPs) from visiting the residents staying within their properties; (b) if no such guidance exists, whether the Ministry is aware of anyContinue reading “MANAGEMENT CORPORATION STRATA TITLES COMMITTEES’ BY-LAWS ON VISITS BY ELECTED MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO DEVELOPMENTS”
SURVEYS ON COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR FRIENDLY STREETS AND SILVER ZONES TRAFFIC CALMING SCHEMES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether the Ministry has conducted (i) any surveys on community support for the Friendly Streets and Silver Zones traffic calming schemes and (ii) longitudinal studies on the impact of the traffic calming schemes on road safety; and (b) if so, whether the Ministry can share itsContinue reading “SURVEYS ON COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR FRIENDLY STREETS AND SILVER ZONES TRAFFIC CALMING SCHEMES”
IMPACT OF HOUSING GRANT INCREASE ON HDB RESALE FLAT PRICES, AND TREND FOR RESALE FLAT PRICES BY FLAT TYPE
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development for first-time home buyers who obtained a HDB housing loan since 30 September 2022, what is the number and percentage of loans that have a loan-to-value ratio of (i) 80%, (ii) between 75% and 80% and (iii) less than 75%, broken down by the flatContinue reading “IMPACT OF HOUSING GRANT INCREASE ON HDB RESALE FLAT PRICES, AND TREND FOR RESALE FLAT PRICES BY FLAT TYPE”
APPEALS FOR HDB CONCESSIONARY LOANS AND RECOURSE FOR HOMEBUYERS INELIGIBLE FOR BANK LOAN
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development (a) in the past five years, what is the number of appeals for a HDB concessionary loan and, of these, what is the number of successful appeals; and (b) what recourse is available to would-be HDB flat purchasers who require financing to purchase a homeContinue reading “APPEALS FOR HDB CONCESSIONARY LOANS AND RECOURSE FOR HOMEBUYERS INELIGIBLE FOR BANK LOAN”
PROVISION OF FREE SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE FOR RESIDENTS IN MARINE PARADE, MACPHERSON AND MOUNTBATTEN
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what are the specific inputs and assessment of LTA on the provision of a community-specific shuttle bus service through the South East Community Development Council and People’s Association, in Marine Parade GRC, which is an additional service outside the public transport system; and (b)Continue reading “PROVISION OF FREE SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE FOR RESIDENTS IN MARINE PARADE, MACPHERSON AND MOUNTBATTEN”
PROPOSAL TO TIGHTEN BTO SELECTION AND ALLOCATION PROCESSES IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF INVITATIONS TO BOOK FLATS AND NOTIFICATIONS OF SUCCESSFUL BALLOTS
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”
INFRINGEMENTS OF PLANNING ACT 1998 RELATING TO LETTING OUT OF SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development (a) over the last five years, what is the number of infringements of the Planning Act 1998 relating to the letting out of short-term accommodation; (b) what is the total number and amount of fines that have been meted out; and (c) whether platforms whereContinue reading “INFRINGEMENTS OF PLANNING ACT 1998 RELATING TO LETTING OUT OF SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION”
INCREASING BUS SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS LIVING IN NEW HDB BTO PROJECT AT RIVERVALE SHORES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport with the recent completion of the new HDB BTO project at Rivervale Shores, whether there will be an increase in bus services available for residents living in and within the vicinity of the project to meet higher bus ridership and provide better transport connectivity. Mr CheeContinue reading “INCREASING BUS SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS LIVING IN NEW HDB BTO PROJECT AT RIVERVALE SHORES”
SINGAPORE’S PREPAREDNESS FOR GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OUTAGES AND IMPACT OF RECENT CROWDSTRIKE INCIDENT
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information with regard to the recent IT outage caused by CrowdStrike (a) whether the Cybersecurity Agency of Singapore (CSA) has updated its threat and risk assessment protocols to cover supply chain risks of this nature; (b) if so, whether these updated protocols will be implementedContinue reading “SINGAPORE’S PREPAREDNESS FOR GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OUTAGES AND IMPACT OF RECENT CROWDSTRIKE INCIDENT”
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