Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport (a) what are the reasons to wait for the end of the year before opening Phase 3 of the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line (TEL) to passenger traffic relative to the originally reported commencement in the second half of this year; and (b) whether the repeated train andContinue reading “REASONS FOR DELAY IN OPENING OF PHASE 3 OF THOMSON-EAST COAST MRT LINE”
Category Archives: Parliamentary Questions
LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF COVID-19 VACCINES ON CHILDREN AND REMOVAL OF VACCINE-DIFFERENTIATED MEASURES IN MEDICAL FACILITIES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health whether resource constraints at our medical facilities and hospitals remain a binding constraint on (i) the full removal of vaccine-differentiated measures (VDMs) and (ii) the consideration to make such VDMs illegal. Mr Ong Ye Kung: These questions have been addressed in my reply to Question Nos 1 andContinue reading “LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF COVID-19 VACCINES ON CHILDREN AND REMOVAL OF VACCINE-DIFFERENTIATED MEASURES IN MEDICAL FACILITIES”
ONE-OFF ADJUSTMENT TO CPF ORDINARY ACCOUNT INTEREST RATES TO BETTER REFLECT INFLATION PREMIUM
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower in light of the consistently high interest rate spread between lending and deposit rates, with limited pass-through of global central bank rate hikes to domestic deposit rates, whether the Ministry will consider (i) a one-off adjustment to CPF Ordinary Account (OA) interest rates that better reflect theContinue reading “ONE-OFF ADJUSTMENT TO CPF ORDINARY ACCOUNT INTEREST RATES TO BETTER REFLECT INFLATION PREMIUM”
SET-UP AND SUSTAINABILITY PLANS FOR ENABLING BUSINESS HUBS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what is the projected timeline for the establishment of the first Enabling Business Hub (EBH); (b) how many EBHs are anticipated to be available to serve the community in the scaled-up phase; (c) what will be the total capacity of all EBHs once theyContinue reading “SET-UP AND SUSTAINABILITY PLANS FOR ENABLING BUSINESS HUBS”
PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUTURE CARE PLANNING PLAYBOOK
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) when is the Future Care Planning Playbook expected to be finalised and published; and (b) how does the Ministry plan to distribute the playbook to relevant stakeholders. Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: SG Enable will be working with Social Service Agency (SSA) partners toContinue reading “PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUTURE CARE PLANNING PLAYBOOK”
GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND CONSULTATION PROCESS FOR GOVERNMENT PROJECTS’ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development with regard to concerns raised about the accessibility of environmental impact assessments (EIAs) that are made available to the public for review, whether there are plans to standardise the public review and consultation process to allow for online access to the reports and have consultations where theirContinue reading “GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND CONSULTATION PROCESS FOR GOVERNMENT PROJECTS’ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS”
ADDITIONAL PLACES OFFERED BY NEW SPED SCHOOLS UNDER ENABLING MASTERPLAN 2030 RECOMMENDATIONS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education with regard to the Enabling Masterplan 2030 recommendations to increase the number of Special Education (SPED) schools, how many additional places will be offered to students by these new SPED schools. Mr Chan Chun Sing: The five new Special Education (SPED) schools to be set up by 2030 will addContinue reading “ADDITIONAL PLACES OFFERED BY NEW SPED SCHOOLS UNDER ENABLING MASTERPLAN 2030 RECOMMENDATIONS”
ANNUAL SUBVENTION GRANT TO TOWN COUNCILS WITH RAISING OF GST IN 2023 AND 2024
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance whether Town Councils will be provided with increased annual GST subvention grant when GST is raised in 2023 and 2024. Mr Lawrence Wong: The Government will provide funding to Town Councils to absorb the additional GST payable on Service and Conservancy Charges. This wasContinue reading “ANNUAL SUBVENTION GRANT TO TOWN COUNCILS WITH RAISING OF GST IN 2023 AND 2024”
IMPACT ON COE PRICES EXERTED BY CAR RENTAL COMPANIES THAT LEASE OUT PRIVATE HIRE CARS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether there is any evidence to suggest that car rental companies, particularly those leasing to the private hire vehicles (PHVs) market, have affected Certificate of Entitlement (COE) bid prices in the past year; (b) if not, whether a study on this will be conducted; andContinue reading “IMPACT ON COE PRICES EXERTED BY CAR RENTAL COMPANIES THAT LEASE OUT PRIVATE HIRE CARS”
REVIEW OF DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTY REGIMES FOR BREACHES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister in view of the enforcement actions taken against Noble Group Limited for a civil penalty of $12.6 million relating to a breach of section 199(b)(ii) of the Securities and Futures Act and stern warnings to two former directors of Noble Resources International Pte Ltd relating to a breachContinue reading “REVIEW OF DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTY REGIMES FOR BREACHES”
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