NUMBER OF BTO FLATS WITH SHORTER WAITING TIMES LAUNCHED EACH YEAR

26 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development since the introduction of Build-To-Order (BTO) flats with shorter waiting times in 2018 (a) what is (i) the number of such flats that are launched in each year and (ii) the proportion of such flats versus the total number of BTO flats launched in eachContinue reading “NUMBER OF BTO FLATS WITH SHORTER WAITING TIMES LAUNCHED EACH YEAR”

DATA ON PROPORTION OF GREENFIELD AND BROWNFIELD SITES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

30 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development for each year over the last 10 years and for expected future HDB BTO launches (a) what is the proportion of greenfield and brownfield land sites for public housing development; (b) what is the number of greenfield and brownfield land sites; and (c) what isContinue reading “DATA ON PROPORTION OF GREENFIELD AND BROWNFIELD SITES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT”

DOLLAR AMOUNT AND PERCENTAGE INCREASE OF 25 VEHICLE-RELATED FEES FROM 19 DECEMBER 2022

8 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport with the increase of vehicle-related fees from 19 December 2022 (a) for each of the 25 raised fees, what are the respective dollar amount and percentage increases; and (b) what is the expected annual revenue increase arising from each fee increment. Mr S Iswaran: Many of LTA’sContinue reading “DOLLAR AMOUNT AND PERCENTAGE INCREASE OF 25 VEHICLE-RELATED FEES FROM 19 DECEMBER 2022”

PRESENCE OF HALAL VENDORS AS FACTOR IN PRICE-QUALITY METHOD USED FOR HDB TENANCIES FOR PRECINCT SUPERMARKETS AND COFFEE SHOPS

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development with regard to the price-quality method (PQM) criteria used by HDB for tenancies of precinct supermarkets and coffeeshops (a) whether including halal vendors constitute part of the PQM; (b) if so, which component of the quality score does this falls under; and (c) if not,Continue reading “PRESENCE OF HALAL VENDORS AS FACTOR IN PRICE-QUALITY METHOD USED FOR HDB TENANCIES FOR PRECINCT SUPERMARKETS AND COFFEE SHOPS”

PROCEEDS PAID BY HDB FOR LAND FOR PUBLIC HOUSING

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance with regard to the proceeds paid by HDB to the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) for public housing development (a) whether there is any net revenue collected after land costs are paid; and (b) if so, what is the average net revenue collectedContinue reading “PROCEEDS PAID BY HDB FOR LAND FOR PUBLIC HOUSING”

BREAKDOWN OF GOVERNMENT LAND SALES REVENUE BY USAGE

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Law in each of the past five years, what proportion of Government land sales revenue is attributable to (i) commercial (including hotel and white sites) (ii) industrial (iii) private residential and (iv) public residential (HDB), respectively. Mr K Shanmugam: The sale of state land to the private sectorContinue reading “BREAKDOWN OF GOVERNMENT LAND SALES REVENUE BY USAGE”

USE OF LOW-NOISE ROAD SURFACING PAVEMENT MIXES ALONG SELETAR EXPRESSWAY INTERSECTING ESTATES OF SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport in light of successful trials on low-noise road surfacing pavement mixes, whether there are any plans to utilise the technology for the stretch of road along Seletar Expressway that intersects the estates of Sengkang and Punggol. Mr S Iswaran: LTA will continue to evaluate and implement measuresContinue reading “USE OF LOW-NOISE ROAD SURFACING PAVEMENT MIXES ALONG SELETAR EXPRESSWAY INTERSECTING ESTATES OF SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL”

FEASIBILITY OF SEAWEED PRODUCTION IN SINGAPORE’S WATERS

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what is the Government doing to explore the feasibility of seaweed production in Singapore’s waters; (b) whether the Ministry includes the local production of seaweed as part of its 30 by 30 agri-food strategy; and (c) whether the Ministry includes seaweed farms as part ofContinue reading “FEASIBILITY OF SEAWEED PRODUCTION IN SINGAPORE’S WATERS”

SPENDING BY HOUSEHOLDS ON TUITION AND ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR CHILDREN

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Education whether the Ministry will consider doing a study on the average out-of-pocket spending by households on tuition and enrichment classes for children, broken down by income decile, to better understand the demand for and effects of the private tuition industry by income segment.    Mr Chan Chun Sing: MOE doesContinue reading “SPENDING BY HOUSEHOLDS ON TUITION AND ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR CHILDREN”

EXPECTED CHANGE IN OUTPUT OF NON-SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS IN JURONG ISLAND FROM 2019 LEVELS

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry based on the definition of “sustainable products” in the Sustainable Jurong Island report, what is the expected change in output of non-sustainable products in Jurong Island from 2019 levels (i) by 2030 and (ii) by 2051. Mr Gan Kim Yong: The Sustainable Jurong Island strategy aims toContinue reading “EXPECTED CHANGE IN OUTPUT OF NON-SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS IN JURONG ISLAND FROM 2019 LEVELS”