Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether the Ministry has data on the average passenger load on trunk and feeder bus services during peak hours (i) from 1 January to 28 March 2022 (ii) from 29 March to 25 April 2022 and (iii) from 26 April to date; (b) if so, whatContinue reading “AVERAGE PASSENGER LOAD ON TRUNK AND FEEDER BUS SERVICES DURING PEAK HOURS”
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PLANS TO INVOLVE CHINESE MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS IN BASIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM UNDER HEALTHIER SG INITIATIVE
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry has plans to involve traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in the basic healthcare system under the Healthier SG initiative, particularly for the management of chronic diseases for the elderly. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Healthier SG is a complex and multi-year national programme. In the initial phaseContinue reading “PLANS TO INVOLVE CHINESE MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS IN BASIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM UNDER HEALTHIER SG INITIATIVE”
PLANS TO OFFER VOLUNTARY EARLY REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME TO RESIDENTS BEFORE YEAR 2039
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether the Government has plans to offer Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme (VERS) to any precincts before the year 2039; and (b) what is the voting threshold that needs to be achieved for a precinct to be selected for VERS. Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the MinisterContinue reading “PLANS TO OFFER VOLUNTARY EARLY REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME TO RESIDENTS BEFORE YEAR 2039”
DATA ON TOTAL NUMBER OF BUSES OPERATED OR MAINTAINED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS AND STORED AT BUS DEPOTS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether the Ministry has data on the total number of buses operated or maintained by public transport operators; (b) of these, how many are currently stored at bus depots; (c) what is the average age of these buses that are stored at bus depots; and (d)Continue reading “DATA ON TOTAL NUMBER OF BUSES OPERATED OR MAINTAINED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS AND STORED AT BUS DEPOTS”
CONSOLIDATION IN TECH SECTOR AND IMPACT ON SINGAPOREANS’ TECH JOBS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower (a) how many Singaporeans are currently employed in the tech industry in Singapore; (b) how many Singaporeans in this industry have been made redundant in the last six months; and (c) what is the impact of the industry’s current “consolidation” in jobs expected to be on the overallContinue reading “CONSOLIDATION IN TECH SECTOR AND IMPACT ON SINGAPOREANS’ TECH JOBS”
ANNUAL AMOUNT DISBURSED FROM ONE-OFF BABY SUPPORT GRANT AND PROPOSAL FOR FURTHER SUPPORT GIVEN RISING COST OF LIVING
95 Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister (a) for each year that the $3,000 one-off Baby Support Grant was in effect, how much was paid out under the grant; and (b) whether further support will be granted to Singaporeans who aspire to start families given the current concerns surrounding the rising cost of living and inflation.Continue reading “ANNUAL AMOUNT DISBURSED FROM ONE-OFF BABY SUPPORT GRANT AND PROPOSAL FOR FURTHER SUPPORT GIVEN RISING COST OF LIVING”
AVERAGE AND RANGE OF INCREASE IN DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY FOR SITES ACQUIRED UNDER SELECTIVE EN-BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development with regard to projects that have been announced under the Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) to date, what has been the average and range of increase in development intensity or plot ratios for sites that are acquired. Mr Desmond Lee: Sites which have been announced for theContinue reading “AVERAGE AND RANGE OF INCREASE IN DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY FOR SITES ACQUIRED UNDER SELECTIVE EN-BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME”
NUMBER OF FAMILY OFFICES REGISTERED IN SINGAPORE, AGGREGATE BUSINESS SPENDING, AMOUNT OF ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT AND INVESTED LOCALLY IN LAST FIVE YEARS AND YEAR-TO-DATE
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister in each of the last five years and year-to-date, what is (i) the number of family offices registered in Singapore (ii) their aggregate business spending (iii) the amount of assets under management (AUM) held and (iv) the amount of their AUM invested locally. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam (for theContinue reading “NUMBER OF FAMILY OFFICES REGISTERED IN SINGAPORE, AGGREGATE BUSINESS SPENDING, AMOUNT OF ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT AND INVESTED LOCALLY IN LAST FIVE YEARS AND YEAR-TO-DATE”
LEVEL OF STOCKPILE ACROSS KEY FOOD ITEMS IN GOVERNMENT’S INVENTORY
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the level of stockpile across key food items which are currently held in the Government’s inventory as compared to the stockpile that is required to be held by supply chain partners; (b) how has the number of months of stockpile changed overContinue reading “LEVEL OF STOCKPILE ACROSS KEY FOOD ITEMS IN GOVERNMENT’S INVENTORY”
WIDER RANGE OF ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS FOR RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY SELECTIVE EN-BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development with regard to residents who are affected by HDB’s Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) (a) whether the Government will consider providing a wider range of re-accommodation options in order to reduce or eliminate any cash outlay for those impacted, and for retirees in particular; and (b)Continue reading “WIDER RANGE OF ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS FOR RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY SELECTIVE EN-BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME”
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