Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether an update can be provided on the sustainability efforts and performance for the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix; (b) who is performing the full sustainability audit previously announced; and (c) when is the audit expected to be completed. Mr Gan Kim Yong: The race promoter,Continue reading “AUDIT OF SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND PERFORMANCE FOR SINGAPORE FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX”
Category Archives: National Sustainability
CAUSE AND IMPACT OF POWER OUTAGE AT WOODLANDS CHECKPOINT ON 9 OCTOBER 2022
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the cause of the failure of the back-up power generator at Woodlands Checkpoint on 9 October 2022 despite having been serviced and tested the day before; and (b) what measures, including manual workarounds, does the Ministry have in place to ensure that allContinue reading “CAUSE AND IMPACT OF POWER OUTAGE AT WOODLANDS CHECKPOINT ON 9 OCTOBER 2022”
SETTING TOTAL DEBT SERVICING RATIO MEDIUM-TERM INTEREST RATE FLOOR AT 4% PER ANNUM
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister (a) what is the basis for setting the new Total Debt Servicing Ratio medium-term interest rate floor at 4% per annum; (b) how does the rate compare to historical mortgage rates in Singapore; and (c) whether MAS expects the “thereafter interest rate” to exceed the 4% per annumContinue reading “SETTING TOTAL DEBT SERVICING RATIO MEDIUM-TERM INTEREST RATE FLOOR AT 4% PER ANNUM”
BORROWERS ON FIXED AND FLOATING RATE MORTGAGES FOR HDB AND PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister of the current outstanding mortgage loans financed by commercial banks, what is the percentage of borrowers who are on fixed rate mortgages and floating rate mortgages for (i) HDB flats and (ii) private residential properties respectively. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam (for the Prime Minister): Based on latest available data, asContinue reading “BORROWERS ON FIXED AND FLOATING RATE MORTGAGES FOR HDB AND PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES”
PERCENTAGE OF PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITH OUTSTANDING MORTGAGE LOANS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister of the current stock of private residential properties (a) what is the percentage of properties that have an outstanding mortgage loan; (b) what is the average Loan-To-Value ratio of such mortgage loans; and (c) what is the percentage of such mortgage loans that are used to financeContinue reading “PERCENTAGE OF PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITH OUTSTANDING MORTGAGE LOANS”
REPORTS OF INSECT OR MOSQUITO BITES IN PROJECT WOLBACHIA AREAS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis (Sengkang): Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Like Member Ms Yeo Wan Ling, I also received similar feedback from some residents on the increasing prevalence of mosquitoes, which I presumed is due to the release of these male Wolbachia mosquitoes. My supplementary question is on how much the Ministry believes in the importance ofContinue reading “REPORTS OF INSECT OR MOSQUITO BITES IN PROJECT WOLBACHIA AREAS”
PROPORTION OF NATURAL GAS USED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION DERIVED FROM PIPED NATURAL GAS VERSUS SHIPPED LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry of the natural gas used for electricity generation in Singapore (a) what is the current proportion derived from piped natural gas versus shipped liquefied natural gas; and (b) what has been the year-to-date price change in fuel costs for each source of natural gas. MrContinue reading “PROPORTION OF NATURAL GAS USED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION DERIVED FROM PIPED NATURAL GAS VERSUS SHIPPED LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS”
CASES FILED WITH PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT COURT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Law to date, what is the number of cases filed with the Protection from Harassment Court broken down into (i) sexual harassment (ii) workplace harassment (iii) cyberbullying (iv) doxxing and (v) harassment by debt collectors, moneylenders, or creditors. Mr K Shanmugam: Statistics on the breakdown of harassment cases filed withContinue reading “CASES FILED WITH PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT COURT”
PROTECTION AND EXPEDITED PROTECTION ORDERS GRANTED UNDER PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT ACT 2014
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Law (a) in each of the past five years, how many Protection Orders (PO) or Expedited Protection Orders (EPO) have been granted under the Protection From Harassment Act 2014; (b) how many orders of committal (for matters before 1 April 2022) or committal orders (for matters on or afterContinue reading “PROTECTION AND EXPEDITED PROTECTION ORDERS GRANTED UNDER PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT ACT 2014”
OUTCOME OF CASES FILED WITH PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT COURT SINCE ITS OPERATIONALISATION
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Law since the operationalisation of the Protection from Harassment Court (PHC) on 1 June 2021 (a) how many cases are filed with the PHC, broken down into criminal complaints and civil remedies respectively; (b) of the civil cases filed with PHC, how many are successful in obtainingContinue reading “OUTCOME OF CASES FILED WITH PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT COURT SINCE ITS OPERATIONALISATION”
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