Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry will consider (i) easing the vaccination-differentiated safe management measures (VDS) for dining-in at coffee shops and industrial canteens and (ii) providing financial subsidies to help coffee shops and industrial canteens with compliance costs related to VDS. The Minister for Sustainability and the EnvironmentContinue reading “STREAMLINING VACCINATION-DIFFERENTIATED SAFE MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR COFFEE SHOPS AND CANTEENS”
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MANDATING DELIVERY PLATFORMS NOT TO PENALISE OR REMOVE INCENTIVES FOR RIDERS CHOOSING NOT TO WORK DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Government will consider mandating that delivery platforms (i) do not penalise or remove incentives for riders who choose not to work in the rain or other adverse weather and (ii) have in place transparent surcharge structures for deliveries during such periods. Dr Tan See Leng: To strengthen protectionsContinue reading “MANDATING DELIVERY PLATFORMS NOT TO PENALISE OR REMOVE INCENTIVES FOR RIDERS CHOOSING NOT TO WORK DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER”
EFFECTS OF IMPENDING WINDING UP OF DREAM CRUISES AND GENTING HONG KONG LTD AND MEASURES TO MITIGATE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON SINGAPORE AS CRUISE HUB
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the Ministry’s assessment on the possible effects of the impending winding up of Dream Cruises and Genting Hong Kong Ltd on (i) the business of the Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore (MBCCS) and (ii) Singapore as a cruise hub; and (b) whatContinue reading “EFFECTS OF IMPENDING WINDING UP OF DREAM CRUISES AND GENTING HONG KONG LTD AND MEASURES TO MITIGATE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON SINGAPORE AS CRUISE HUB”
APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR REGISTERED FUND MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LICENSED FUND MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND VENTURE CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT PERMITS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister (a) what is the respective average, minimum and maximum duration from application to the final approval of licences of (i) Registered Fund Management Company (RFMC), (ii) Licensed Fund Management Company (LFMC) and (iii) Venture Capital Fund Management (VCFM); and (b) what are the usual challenges faced by applicantsContinue reading “APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR REGISTERED FUND MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LICENSED FUND MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND VENTURE CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT PERMITS”
MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH BY GOVERNMENT, TELCOS AND BANKS TO COMBAT PHISHING AND CREDIT CARD SCAMS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister (a) in the past year, what is the percentage of unauthorised transactions made on credit cards; (b) what is the percentage of recovery of the sums involved in the unauthorised transactions; and (c) whether additional safeguards, beyond one-time passwords, will be required for implementation by local financial institutionsContinue reading “MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH BY GOVERNMENT, TELCOS AND BANKS TO COMBAT PHISHING AND CREDIT CARD SCAMS”
DISPLACEMENT OF WORKERS FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ON SELF-CLEARING OF PLATES AND UTENSILS IN HAWKER CENTRES AND FOOD COURTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment with the implementation of the new regulation on self-clearing of plates and utensils in hawker centres and food courts (a) whether there is an estimate on potentially displaced workers as a result; and (b) whether there are plans for assisting the transition of suchContinue reading “DISPLACEMENT OF WORKERS FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ON SELF-CLEARING OF PLATES AND UTENSILS IN HAWKER CENTRES AND FOOD COURTS”
INCREASING AWARENESS OF RISKS AMONGST RETAIL INVESTORS OF SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister (a) what are the steps being taken to educate and protect retail investors of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) given the risks associated with investing in such companies; and (b) whether the Government will consider restrictions on retail investors’ access to the initial public offering of such companies. MrContinue reading “INCREASING AWARENESS OF RISKS AMONGST RETAIL INVESTORS OF SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES”
BREAKDOWN OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR SCHEMES UNDER FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FUND ANNUALLY IN LAST FIVE YEARS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister (a) in the last five years, how many applications have been received annually from individuals for all the various schemes under the Financial Sector Development Fund (FSDF); (b) how many of these applications are successful; (c) of the successful applications, how many are (i) Singapore citizens and (ii) permanent residents respectively;Continue reading “BREAKDOWN OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR SCHEMES UNDER FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FUND ANNUALLY IN LAST FIVE YEARS”
RATIONALE FOR COLLATING AND THEN CEASING PUBLICATION OF INDIGENOUS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND INDIGENOUS GROSS NATIONAL INCOME DATA
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what was the rationale for publishing indigenous Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and indigenous Gross National Income (GNI) in the past and the timeframe in which such data was published; (b) when did the Department of Statistics (DOS) cease compilation of the indigenous GDP andContinue reading “RATIONALE FOR COLLATING AND THEN CEASING PUBLICATION OF INDIGENOUS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND INDIGENOUS GROSS NATIONAL INCOME DATA”
BREAKDOWN OF ANNUAL PRINCIPAL STATISTICS OF MANUFACTURING BY CAPITAL OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE IN LAST FIVE YEARS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry in the last five years, what is the annual breakdown of the annual principal statistics of manufacturing by capital structure, particularly (i) wholly local ownership (ii) more than half local ownership (iii) less than half local ownership and (iv) wholly foreign ownership. Mr Gan KimContinue reading “BREAKDOWN OF ANNUAL PRINCIPAL STATISTICS OF MANUFACTURING BY CAPITAL OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE IN LAST FIVE YEARS”
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