Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the past five years, what is the average and median household income of applicants who are granted (i) permanent residency and (ii) citizenship. Mr K Shanmugam: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) does not have the household income of applicants granted permanent residency or citizenship.Continue reading “HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF APPLICANTS GRANTED PERMANENT RESIDENCY AND CITIZENSHIP”
Category Archives: National Sustainability
CARBON FOOTPRINT FOR RETROFITTING OLD BUILDINGS COMPARED WITH DEMOLITION
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development in view of the high carbon emissions associated with the demolition of buildings (a) whether the Building and Construction Authority guidelines or regulations take into consideration the lighter carbon footprint associated with retrofitting old buildings compared with demolition; and (b) whether there are any schemes thatContinue reading “CARBON FOOTPRINT FOR RETROFITTING OLD BUILDINGS COMPARED WITH DEMOLITION”
CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING LEASING OF RIDOUT ROAD PROPERTIES BY MINISTERS’ FAMILIES
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Prime Minister (a) how will the Government assure the public that the Minister for Law and the Minister for Foreign Affairs were not in receipt of any privileged information pertaining to the lease of 26 and 31 Ridout Road respectively; and (b) whether there are any rules, conventions or policies to ensureContinue reading “CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING LEASING OF RIDOUT ROAD PROPERTIES BY MINISTERS’ FAMILIES”
REVIEW FOLLOWING UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR’S REPORT OF SINGAPORE-BASED ENTITIES PROVIDING SUPPLIES TO MYANMAR MILITARY
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) how many Singapore-based companies have been identified by the United Nations Special Rapporteur in Myanmar in the sale of dual-use items, raw materials and spare parts for military related uses in Myanmar; (b) what actions have been taken against such companies; and (c) whatContinue reading “REVIEW FOLLOWING UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR’S REPORT OF SINGAPORE-BASED ENTITIES PROVIDING SUPPLIES TO MYANMAR MILITARY”
EXIT BANS BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES ON SINGAPOREANS LIVING OVERSEAS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) whether the Government has data on the number of Singaporeans who have been placed under exit bans by the foreign countries they are living in; (b) if so, what is the total number of such persons for each of the last five years; (c)Continue reading “EXIT BANS BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES ON SINGAPOREANS LIVING OVERSEAS”
UPDATE ON CPIB INVESTIGATION INTO SEATRIUM
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister regarding CPIB’s investigation into Seatrium and individuals from the company (a) what is the number of current and former employees of the company being investigated and whether they are based in Singapore; (b) whether the decision by Temasek Holdings to inject capital into then-Sembcorp Marine took into accountContinue reading “UPDATE ON CPIB INVESTIGATION INTO SEATRIUM”
IMPACT OF REVISED LAND ALLOCATION AND PRICING FRAMEWORK FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP ON PAST RESERVES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) whether the revised land allocation and pricing framework for place of worship will have any impact on past reserves; (b) if so, what is the projected long-term impact; (c) whether the Government will consider implementing a similar pricing allocation framework forContinue reading “IMPACT OF REVISED LAND ALLOCATION AND PRICING FRAMEWORK FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP ON PAST RESERVES”
SUSPICIOUS PROPERTY TRANSACTION REPORTS FILED AND CASES LINKED TO MONEY LAUNDERING
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Home Affairs in each of the past five years (a) what is the number of suspicious real estate transaction reports filed; and (b) what is the number of convictions on money laundering involving (i) residential real estate and (ii) commercial real estate in Singapore. The Minister of StateContinue reading “SUSPICIOUS PROPERTY TRANSACTION REPORTS FILED AND CASES LINKED TO MONEY LAUNDERING”
DATA ON MONTHLY PENSION PAID TO RETIRED CIVIL SERVANTS UNDER GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Prime Minister what is the (i) lowest, (ii) median and (iii) highest monthly pension currently paid to retired civil servants under Government pension schemes. Mr Chan Chun Sing (for the Prime Minister): The pension of a retired pensionable officer is fixed and is based on the officer’s length of service and pensionableContinue reading “DATA ON MONTHLY PENSION PAID TO RETIRED CIVIL SERVANTS UNDER GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME”
AUDITS OF EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY PROCESSES FOR E-WASTE MANAGEMENT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether NEA has conducted any external checks to audit the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) processes for e-waste management that was introduced in July 2021. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: There are four groups of stakeholders regulated under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for e-waste:Continue reading “AUDITS OF EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY PROCESSES FOR E-WASTE MANAGEMENT”
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