Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Defence (a) what are the returns for the Dynamic, Balanced and Stable funds under the Saver Premium Fund in their (i) first year, (ii) fifth year, (iii) tenth year and (iv) since their inception respectively; (b) what are the performance benchmarks against which the respective funds areContinue reading “RETURNS FOR DYNAMIC, BALANCED AND STABLE FUNDS UNDER SAVER PREMIUM FUND”
Category Archives: National Sustainability
AUDITION REQUIREMENT TO RENEW BUSKING LICENCES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what are the reasons why the audition requirement to renew busking licences cannot be fulfilled with technological solutions, such as live video conferencing; and (b) if auditions via live video conferencing are allowed, whether this alternative will not be limited to onlyContinue reading “AUDITION REQUIREMENT TO RENEW BUSKING LICENCES”
EVENTS AT ARTS HOUSE SUBJECT TO NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL’S CONTENT AND FUNDING GUIDELINES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth whether events and performances using spaces rented from Arts House Limited are subjected to the National Arts Council’s content or funding guidelines. Mr Edwin Tong Chun Fai: The Arts House Limited (AHL) is a public company limited by guarantee set up by the National ArtsContinue reading “EVENTS AT ARTS HOUSE SUBJECT TO NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL’S CONTENT AND FUNDING GUIDELINES”
APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE NOT COMPLIED WITH NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL’S FUNDING GUIDELINES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) in each of the last five years, how many applicants for funding by the National Arts Council (NAC) are found to have not complied with NAC’s funding guidelines; (b) what are the grounds under which they are found not to have complied withContinue reading “APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE NOT COMPLIED WITH NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL’S FUNDING GUIDELINES”
RULES APPLIED TO POLITICAL OFFICEHOLDERS FOR SPEAKING AT EVENTS ORGANISED BY COMMERCIAL ENTITIES
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Prime Minister (a) what rules apply to Ministers and other political officeholders on whether to accept invitations to speak at events organised by commercial organisations; and (b) what are the enforcement mechanisms in place to ensure that political officeholders are not leveraged on to promote commercial interests. Mr Chan Chun SingContinue reading “RULES APPLIED TO POLITICAL OFFICEHOLDERS FOR SPEAKING AT EVENTS ORGANISED BY COMMERCIAL ENTITIES”
DEPLOYMENT OF REDESIGNED FULLY AUTOMATED AND UNMANNED NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE POSTS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Ministry has studied the outcomes thus far from the deployment of the redesigned Neighbourhood Police Posts (NPPs) which are fully automated and unmanned; (b) whether there is evidence of a displacement of workload from such NPPs to other touchpoints like 999 calls or NeighbourhoodContinue reading “DEPLOYMENT OF REDESIGNED FULLY AUTOMATED AND UNMANNED NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE POSTS”
WORK PERMIT HOLDERS GRANTED APPROVAL TO MARRY SINGAPOREANS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Manpower (a) in the last two years, how many current and former Work Permit holders respectively have been granted approval to marry Singaporeans, segmented by gender; (b) what industries have these approved spouses of Singaporeans worked in; and (c) what criteria are currently used to decide such applications forContinue reading “WORK PERMIT HOLDERS GRANTED APPROVAL TO MARRY SINGAPOREANS”
PAY RATIO DISCLOSURES FOR MINISTRIES, STATUTORY BOARDS AND GOVERNMENT-LINKED COMPANIES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister whether the Government is considering implementing pay ratio disclosures to require Ministries, Statutory Boards and Government companies to disclose the ratio of top to median, lower quartile and upper quartile staff pay ratios and, if not, why not. Mr Chan Chun Sing (for the Prime Minister): In OctoberContinue reading “PAY RATIO DISCLOSURES FOR MINISTRIES, STATUTORY BOARDS AND GOVERNMENT-LINKED COMPANIES”
UPDATE ON DISCUSSIONS WITH CHINA ON BILATERAL VISA-FREE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENT
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) whether he can provide an update on the Ministry’s discussions with China on the bilateral visa-free travel arrangement; and (b) when will this visa-free travel arrangement be reinstated. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: Discussions with China on visa exemptions are ongoing. Ministry of Foreign Affairs4 July 2023Continue reading “UPDATE ON DISCUSSIONS WITH CHINA ON BILATERAL VISA-FREE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENT”
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PRIVATE SECTOR CANDIDATES TO QUALIFY AS PRESIDENT OF SINGAPORE
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister in respect of the eligibility criteria for private sector candidates to qualify as President of Singapore which includes a condition for profitability throughout the entire period of the candidate’s service as chief executive, why is an equivalent criterion to measure successful leadership not included for Public ServiceContinue reading “ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PRIVATE SECTOR CANDIDATES TO QUALIFY AS PRESIDENT OF SINGAPORE”
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