Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education what efforts are currently in place to ensure that, as part of the National Education syllabus, students are apprised of (i) emerging and contemporary policy issues and (ii) Singapore’s Constitution and the workings of Singapore’s parliamentary democracy. Mr Chan Chun Sing: Students discuss contemporary issues in subjects likeContinue reading “INCLUSION OF EMERGING AND CONTEMPORARY POLICY ISSUES, CONSTITUTION AND WORKINGS OF PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY IN NATIONAL EDUCATION SYLLABUS”
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PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINABLE SUBJECTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education what is the current pupil-teacher ratio for (i) Primary and (ii) Secondary levels for examinable subjects, such as the languages, mathematics and science, and non-examinable or elective subjects, such as physical education, social studies and art/music respectively. Mr Chan Chun Sing: MOE adopts the Organisation for Economic CooperationContinue reading “PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINABLE SUBJECTS”
CLASSIFICATION OF FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN FOR COMCARE ASSISTANCE
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) how does the Ministry classify families with special needs children for the purposes of ComCare assistance, specifically whether these are evaluated for Short-to-Medium Term Assistance (SMTA) or Long-Term Assistance (LTA); (b) if these families are classified as SMTA cases, whether they may insteadContinue reading “CLASSIFICATION OF FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN FOR COMCARE ASSISTANCE”
GUIDELINES AND EDUCATION EFFORTS ON SHARED AND DESIGNATED LANE USAGE ALONG PARK CONNECTORS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether there are plans for implementing official guidelines for lane usage via lane markings for all park connectors that are demarcated with separate lanes; (b) if so, what are these plans and the timeline for its implementation; and (c) whether there are public education effortsContinue reading “GUIDELINES AND EDUCATION EFFORTS ON SHARED AND DESIGNATED LANE USAGE ALONG PARK CONNECTORS”
UTILISATION RATE OF PARKING LOTS IN MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS OF NEWER HDB ESTATES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether HDB has conducted any study on the utilisation rate of parking lots in multi-storey car parks (MSCPs) of newer estates such as Sengkang and Punggol; (b) if so, what is the average usage-to-empty lot ratio in a given month or year; and (c) whetherContinue reading “UTILISATION RATE OF PARKING LOTS IN MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS OF NEWER HDB ESTATES”
ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS WITH MONTHLY CPF DRAWDOWNS LOWER THAN COMCARE LONG-TERM ASSISTANCE PAYOUT AMOUNTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) whether the Ministry tracks the number of low-income individuals currently drawing down on their CPF balances at a monthly rate that falls below the current ComCare Long-Term Assistance (LTA) payout of $640 per month; and (b) whether any ComCare top-up to the LTAContinue reading “ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS WITH MONTHLY CPF DRAWDOWNS LOWER THAN COMCARE LONG-TERM ASSISTANCE PAYOUT AMOUNTS”
PRACTICE OF ALLOCATING BY ETHNIC GROUP PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR GAZETTING
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the current approach to gazetting public holidays retains the historical colonial-era practice of allocating two holidays per ethnic group; (b) if not, what considerations led to the abandonment of this principle; and (c) if so, whether the Government can explain the current mapping of holidaysContinue reading “PRACTICE OF ALLOCATING BY ETHNIC GROUP PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR GAZETTING”
EXEMPTION OF AMOUNT GRANTED TO OPERATIONALLY READY NATIONAL SERVICEMEN UNDER NS EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM INCOME TAX
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Defence (a) for each of the last five years, what is the amount granted to Operationally Ready National Servicemen under the NS Excellence Award (NSEA); (b) what is the amount of personal income tax clawed back from NSEA payments; and (c) whether such a reward for good performanceContinue reading “EXEMPTION OF AMOUNT GRANTED TO OPERATIONALLY READY NATIONAL SERVICEMEN UNDER NS EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM INCOME TAX”
REMUNERATION DISCLOSURES FOR STATUTORY BOARDS AND GOVERNMENT-LINKED FIRMS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister considering the Singapore Exchange Regulation and Corporate Governance Advisory Committee’s recommendations for remuneration disclosure of directors and CEOs to be made mandatory (a) whether the Ministry will consider mandating remuneration disclosures for Statutory Boards and Government companies such as entities listed in the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution;Continue reading “REMUNERATION DISCLOSURES FOR STATUTORY BOARDS AND GOVERNMENT-LINKED FIRMS”
SUCCESSFUL APPEALS BY HDB FLAT OWNERS AGAINST SALE OF THEIR FLATS COMPULSORILY ACQUIRED BY HDB
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development (a) in the past five years, what is the number of successful appeals by HDB flat owners against the sale of their flats which are compulsorily acquired by HDB; and (b) for unsuccessful cases, whether the compensation paid by the HDB is in line with orContinue reading “SUCCESSFUL APPEALS BY HDB FLAT OWNERS AGAINST SALE OF THEIR FLATS COMPULSORILY ACQUIRED BY HDB”
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