Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry with regard to the import of renewable energy from Laos (a) what are the targets under the trial for the Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project (LTMS-PIP); (b) whether Singapore will contribute to Laotian development of renewable energy to ensure energy resiliency for Singapore; (c) ifContinue reading “TARGETS UNDER TRIAL FOR LAO PDR-THAILAND-MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE POWER INTEGRATION PROJECT”
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OUTCOMES OF COMPLAINTS ON ALLEGED PRICE HIKES AND POTENTIAL ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR FROM 2018
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry from 2018 to date (a) how many complaints on alleged price hikes and potential anti-competitive behaviour has the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) received annually; and (b) how many investigations on potential anti-competitive behaviour has CCCS initiated on its own. Mr Gan KimContinue reading “OUTCOMES OF COMPLAINTS ON ALLEGED PRICE HIKES AND POTENTIAL ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR FROM 2018”
SPECIAL BANK ACCOUNTS FOR LOW-INCOME SOCIAL SERVICE OFFICE GRANTEES TO RECEIVE DIGITAL DISBURSEMENTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) whether the effort to implement digital disbursements to replace cash and supermarket vouchers at the Social Services Offices (SSOs) is hindered by low-income grantees who have no access to banking services; and (b) whether special bank accounts may be created for SSO recipientsContinue reading “SPECIAL BANK ACCOUNTS FOR LOW-INCOME SOCIAL SERVICE OFFICE GRANTEES TO RECEIVE DIGITAL DISBURSEMENTS”
DATA ON OUTSTANDING SKILL DEVELOPMENT LEVY COLLECTIONS OWED BY COMPANIES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education with regard to outstanding Skills Development Levy (SDL) collections owed by companies (a) what is the current breakdown by (i) number of public and private companies respectively and (ii) number of multinational corporations and small to medium-sized enterprises respectively; and (b) whether the companies in SDL arrearsContinue reading “DATA ON OUTSTANDING SKILL DEVELOPMENT LEVY COLLECTIONS OWED BY COMPANIES”
PLANS TO RECOVER POTENTIAL OVERPAYMENTS OF SKILLSFUTURE SINGAPORE AGENCY GRANTS FROM OUTSOURCED SERVICE PROVIDER
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education regarding the Auditor-General’s Office Report for the financial year 2021/22, whether there are plans to (i) recover potential overpayments of SkillsFuture Singapore agency grants from its outsourced service provider (ii) replace the outsourced service provider with another and (iii) bring the grants management payments function in-house. MrContinue reading “PLANS TO RECOVER POTENTIAL OVERPAYMENTS OF SKILLSFUTURE SINGAPORE AGENCY GRANTS FROM OUTSOURCED SERVICE PROVIDER”
MEASURES TO MITIGATE EFFECTS OF EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment in view of the changing climate and increasing frequency of extreme weather events, in particular extreme heat, what targeted measures are being taken to mitigate the impact of these events on heat vulnerable groups, such as the elderly or lower income groups, who are moreContinue reading “MEASURES TO MITIGATE EFFECTS OF EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS”
AVERAGE RENT PER SQUARE FOOT FOR COMMERCIAL HDB UNITS IN HDB RESIDENTIAL ESTATES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development in each of the last 10 years including 2022 to date what is the average rent per square foot for commercial HDB units located in HDB residential estates that are for (i) food and beverage businesses (ii) medical facilities and (iii) essential services respectively, broken down intoContinue reading “AVERAGE RENT PER SQUARE FOOT FOR COMMERCIAL HDB UNITS IN HDB RESIDENTIAL ESTATES”
NUMBER AND OUTCOME OF CASES REGISTERED WITH COMMUNITY MEDIATION CENTRE IN LAST FIVE YEARS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Law for each of the last five years (a) how many cases were registered with the Community Mediation Centre for mediation; (b) what is the breakdown on the source of referrals for these cases; (c) how many cases did not proceed for mediation due to a party refusing toContinue reading “NUMBER AND OUTCOME OF CASES REGISTERED WITH COMMUNITY MEDIATION CENTRE IN LAST FIVE YEARS”
ADJUSTMENT TO CPF INTEREST RATES GIVEN INFLATION
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower in computing the CPF Ordinary Account interest rate based on the three-month average of major local banks’ interest rates (a) which are the banks identified as major local banks and what are the criteria for selection; (b) what are the types of interest rates and parameters usedContinue reading “ADJUSTMENT TO CPF INTEREST RATES GIVEN INFLATION”
HOLISTIC PLANNING OF 390-HECTARE LIM CHU KANG AREA INTO HIGH-TECH AGRI-FOOD CLUSTER
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment regarding the holistic master planning of the 390-hectare Lim Chu Kang area into a high-tech agri-food cluster (a) how many existing farms have been identified to be part of the cluster; (b) what are the criteria for selecting farms for the cluster; and (c)Continue reading “HOLISTIC PLANNING OF 390-HECTARE LIM CHU KANG AREA INTO HIGH-TECH AGRI-FOOD CLUSTER”
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