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Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Jurong

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Parliament activity

Overall
Total
217
Oral Questions
2
Oral Questions (Unanswered)
101
Written Questions
107
Motions
5
Bills
2
Attendance
84%
Involvements by ministry (16 ministries)
Ministry of Finance

Total

14

Oral Questions
1
Oral Questions (Unanswered)
5
Written Questions
8
Motions
0
Bills
0
Ministry of Law

Total

1

Oral Questions
0
Oral Questions (Unanswered)
0
Written Questions
0
Motions
0
Bills
1
Ministry of Defence

Total

0

Oral Questions
0
Oral Questions (Unanswered)
0
Written Questions
0
Motions
0
Bills
0
Ministry of Education

Total

0

Oral Questions
0
Oral Questions (Unanswered)
0
Written Questions
0
Motions
0
Bills
0
Ministry of Health

Total

0

Oral Questions
0
Oral Questions (Unanswered)
0
Written Questions
0
Motions
0
Bills
0
Ministry of Manpower

Total

0

Oral Questions
0
Oral Questions (Unanswered)
0
Written Questions
0
Motions
0
Bills
0
Ministry of Transport

Total

0

Oral Questions
0
Oral Questions (Unanswered)
0
Written Questions
0
Motions
0
Bills
0
Attendance Record
84% 205 / 243
2023
Mon, 9 Jan 2023 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 Mon, 6 Feb 2023 Tue, 7 Feb 2023 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 Wed, 22 Feb 2023 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 Wed, 1 Mar 2023 Thu, 2 Mar 2023 Fri, 3 Mar 2023 Mon, 6 Mar 2023 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 Tue, 18 Apr 2023 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 Mon, 8 May 2023 Tue, 9 May 2023 Wed, 10 May 2023 Mon, 3 Jul 2023 Tue, 4 Jul 2023 Wed, 5 Jul 2023 Thu, 6 Jul 2023
2022
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 Tue, 11 Jan 2022 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 Tue, 15 Feb 2022 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 Tue, 1 Mar 2022 Wed, 2 Mar 2022 Thu, 3 Mar 2022 Fri, 4 Mar 2022 Mon, 7 Mar 2022 Tue, 8 Mar 2022 Wed, 9 Mar 2022 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 Mon, 4 Apr 2022 Tue, 5 Apr 2022 Mon, 9 May 2022 Mon, 4 Jul 2022 Tue, 5 Jul 2022 Mon, 1 Aug 2022 Tue, 2 Aug 2022 Mon, 12 Sept 2022 Tue, 13 Sept 2022 Mon, 3 Oct 2022 Tue, 4 Oct 2022 Wed, 5 Oct 2022 Thu, 20 Oct 2022 Mon, 7 Nov 2022 Tue, 8 Nov 2022 Wed, 9 Nov 2022 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 Tue, 29 Nov 2022 Wed, 30 Nov 2022
2021
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 Tue, 5 Jan 2021 Mon, 1 Feb 2021 Tue, 2 Feb 2021 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 Fri, 26 Feb 2021 Mon, 1 Mar 2021 Tue, 2 Mar 2021 Wed, 3 Mar 2021 Thu, 4 Mar 2021 Fri, 5 Mar 2021 Mon, 8 Mar 2021 Mon, 5 Apr 2021 Mon, 10 May 2021 Tue, 11 May 2021 Mon, 5 Jul 2021 Tue, 6 Jul 2021 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 Tue, 27 Jul 2021 Mon, 2 Aug 2021 Tue, 3 Aug 2021 Mon, 13 Sept 2021 Tue, 14 Sept 2021 Mon, 4 Oct 2021 Tue, 5 Oct 2021 Mon, 1 Nov 2021 Tue, 2 Nov 2021 Wed, 3 Nov 2021
2020
Mon, 6 Jan 2020 Mon, 3 Feb 2020 Tue, 4 Feb 2020 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 Thu, 27 Feb 2020 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 Mon, 2 Mar 2020 Tue, 3 Mar 2020 Wed, 4 Mar 2020 Thu, 5 Mar 2020 Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 Mon, 6 Apr 2020 Tue, 7 Apr 2020 Mon, 4 May 2020 Tue, 5 May 2020 Tue, 26 May 2020 Thu, 4 Jun 2020 Fri, 5 Jun 2020 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 Mon, 31 Aug 2020 Tue, 1 Sept 2020 Wed, 2 Sept 2020 Thu, 3 Sept 2020 Fri, 4 Sept 2020 Mon, 5 Oct 2020 Tue, 6 Oct 2020 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 Mon, 2 Nov 2020 Tue, 3 Nov 2020 Wed, 4 Nov 2020
2019
Mon, 14 Jan 2019 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 Tue, 12 Feb 2019 Wed, 13 Feb 2019 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 Wed, 27 Feb 2019 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 Fri, 1 Mar 2019 Mon, 4 Mar 2019 Tue, 5 Mar 2019 Wed, 6 Mar 2019 Thu, 7 Mar 2019 Fri, 8 Mar 2019 Mon, 1 Apr 2019 Mon, 6 May 2019 Tue, 7 May 2019 Wed, 8 May 2019 Mon, 8 Jul 2019 Mon, 5 Aug 2019 Tue, 6 Aug 2019 Mon, 2 Sept 2019 Tue, 3 Sept 2019 Wed, 4 Sept 2019 Mon, 7 Oct 2019 Mon, 4 Nov 2019 Tue, 5 Nov 2019
2018
Mon, 8 Jan 2018 Tue, 9 Jan 2018 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 Mon, 5 Feb 2018 Tue, 6 Feb 2018 Mon, 19 Feb 2018 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 Thu, 1 Mar 2018 Fri, 2 Mar 2018 Mon, 5 Mar 2018 Tue, 6 Mar 2018 Wed, 7 Mar 2018 Thu, 8 Mar 2018 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 Wed, 21 Mar 2018 Mon, 7 May 2018 Mon, 14 May 2018 Tue, 15 May 2018 Wed, 16 May 2018 Thu, 17 May 2018 Fri, 18 May 2018 Mon, 9 Jul 2018 Tue, 10 Jul 2018 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Mon, 6 Aug 2018 Mon, 10 Sept 2018 Mon, 1 Oct 2018 Tue, 2 Oct 2018 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 Tue, 20 Nov 2018
2017
Mon, 9 Jan 2017 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 Mon, 6 Feb 2017 Tue, 7 Feb 2017 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 Tue, 28 Feb 2017 Wed, 1 Mar 2017 Thu, 2 Mar 2017 Fri, 3 Mar 2017 Mon, 6 Mar 2017 Tue, 7 Mar 2017 Wed, 8 Mar 2017 Thu, 9 Mar 2017 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 Mon, 3 Apr 2017 Tue, 4 Apr 2017 Mon, 8 May 2017 Mon, 3 Jul 2017 Tue, 4 Jul 2017 Tue, 1 Aug 2017 Mon, 11 Sept 2017 Mon, 2 Oct 2017 Tue, 3 Oct 2017 Mon, 6 Nov 2017 Tue, 7 Nov 2017
2016
Fri, 15 Jan 2016 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 Tue, 1 Mar 2016 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 Mon, 4 Apr 2016 Tue, 5 Apr 2016 Wed, 6 Apr 2016 Thu, 7 Apr 2016 Fri, 8 Apr 2016 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 Mon, 9 May 2016 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 Tue, 13 Sept 2016 Mon, 10 Oct 2016 Mon, 7 Nov 2016 Tue, 8 Nov 2016 Wed, 9 Nov 2016 Thu, 10 Nov 2016
Present Absent
205 / 243 sittings

Attendance records indicate physical presence in the chamber. A recorded sitting does not imply the member spoke or voted.

Motions (5)

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Bills (2)

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Oral Questions (2)

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Unanswered Oral Questions with Written Answers (101)

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 6 Jul 2023

Quantifying Contributions of Family Offices to Singapore's Economy

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Jul 2023

Review of Past Cases Given Recent Advisory on Malware-related Unauthorised Bank Transactions

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Jul 2023

Probe into Recent Disruptions of DBS' Digital Bank and Physical ATM Services and Preventive Measures Implemented

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Jul 2023

Total Value of Unauthorised Credit Card Charges in Last Five Years

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Jul 2023

Financial Institutions Investigated for Breaching Anti-money Laundering and Anti-terrorism Financing Rules

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 4 Jul 2023

Investigating Recent Disruptions to DBS' Banking Services

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 4 Jul 2023

Total Inflow of Foreign Funds into Singapore Broken Down by Source Country

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 9 May 2023

Data on Foreign Funds Flowing into Singapore through Family Offices

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 9 May 2023

Rationale for $75,000 Threshold Amount in Deposit Insurance Scheme

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 8 May 2023

Framework for Equitable Sharing of Losses between Scam Victims and Financial Institutions

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 8 May 2023

Mortgages Refinanced and Measures to Help Singapore Home Owners Facing Sudden Spike in Interest Rates

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 8 May 2023

Curbs on Car Loans from Record High COE Prices

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 21 Apr 2023

Banking Disruptions That Have Lasted More Than An Hour in Last Five Years

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 20 Mar 2023

Outcome of Consultation to Reduce Risks to Consumer While Supporting Development of Cryptocurrency Trading

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 20 Mar 2023

Share of Sophisticated Investment Products Sold to Retail Investors as Percentage of All Financial Products Sold

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 20 Mar 2023

Number and Assessment of Applications to Set Up Single Family Offices in Singapore

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 6 Mar 2023

Plans to Curtail Cross-border Scams Given Ease of Money Transfers through Real-time Payments

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 30 Nov 2022

Banks Offering Alleged Scam Victims Final Settlement Sums Lower than Scammed Amount

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 30 Nov 2022

Inclusion of Data from "Buy Now, Pay Later" and Licensed Moneylender Arrangements in Consumer Credit Reports

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 28 Nov 2022

Strategy on Cryptocurrency Investments and Protection of Retail Investors

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 28 Nov 2022

Digital Singapore Dollar as Genuine Electronic Currency

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 8 Nov 2022

Take-up of Buy Now Pay Later Services among Those Aged 21 and Below

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 8 Nov 2022

Changes in Average Loan-to-Value Ratio and Percentage of Mortgage Loans Used for Owner-occupied versus Investment Properties since 2008

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 7 Nov 2022

Effects of Global Energy Crunch and High Interest Rates on Green Financing and Adjustments Needed

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 7 Nov 2022

Vulnerability of Singapore's Financial Sector to Recent Global Financial Stability Concerns

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 7 Nov 2022

Singaporean Retail Investors' Exposure to UK Gilts and Pension-linked Funds

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 20 Oct 2022

Setting Total Debt Servicing Ratio Medium-term Interest Rate Floor at 4% Per Annum

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 20 Oct 2022

Performance of Relationship Managers in Bancassurance

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 20 Oct 2022

Prevalence of Use of Cashless Payment Platforms and Number of Scams Reported

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 4 Oct 2022

Projected Economic Benefit to Singapore from Recent FinTech Cooperation Agreement with India

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 4 Oct 2022

Claims Filed and Successfully Resolved at Financial Dispute Resolution Centre in Past Three Years

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 4 Oct 2022

Unauthorised PayNow Transactions Reported and Funds Recovered

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 3 Oct 2022

Guidelines for Regulated Financial Institutions to Limit Financing of Businesses in Hard-to-abate Sectors

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 3 Oct 2022

Beneficiaries and Targeted Competencies under Talent and Leaders in Finance Programme

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Jul 2022

Debt Management Assistance Options for Singaporeans Given Rising Property Rentals and Interest Rates

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Jul 2022

Encouraging Banks to Help Retired Seniors Refinance Housing Loans

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Jul 2022

Adequacy of Prevailing Total Debt Servicing Ratio in Minimising Systemic Risk to Financial Institutions and Borrowers

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 15 Feb 2022

Increasing Awareness of Risks amongst Retail Investors of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 15 Feb 2022

Application and Approval Process for Registered Fund Management Company, Licensed Fund Management Company and Venture Capital Fund Management Permits

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 14 Feb 2022

Impact on Affordability of Insurance Premiums from NTUC Income's Conversion from Insurance Co-operative to Corporate Entity

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 12 Jan 2022

Complaints about Unsuccessful Medical Insurance Claims

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 11 Jan 2022

Measures to Protect Bank Customers from Losses and Penalties due to Outages of Banks' Online Systems

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 10 Jan 2022

Proposal for Opt-in Default Cooling-off Period for Cross-border Fund Transfers of Large Amounts to Prevent Fraud

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 2 Nov 2021

Ensuring Due Diligence Checks are done in Singapore's Financial Services Sector Following Pandora Papers Leak

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 1 Nov 2021

Volume of Trade Turnover on Singapore Exchange and Measures to Make Trades on Singapore Exchange More Attractive to Foreign Investors

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Oct 2021

Review of Buy Now Pay Later Regulatory Framework

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Oct 2021

Proposal to Centralise All Financial Institutions, Moneylenders and Credit-providing Companies under Single Regulatory Framework

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 4 Oct 2021

Exposure of Singapore-based Financial Companies to Chinese Property Developer Evergrande's Debt Crisis

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 4 Oct 2021

Protection for Bank Customers against Attacks Which Hijack Messages or Passwords and Misrepresent Banks

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 14 Sept 2021

Tackling Trend of Increase in Personal Debt amongst Young Adults Below 30 Years Old

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 13 Sept 2021

Landlords in Arrears of Mortgage Payments Since Start of COVID-19 Pandemic

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 26 Jul 2021

Regulation of Micro-investment Products

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 26 Jul 2021

Applications for Digital Token Service Provider Licence

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 26 Jul 2021

Companies' Compliance with Code of Corporate Governance

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Jul 2021

Insurance Coverage for Persons with Autism and Mental Health Issues

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 11 May 2021

Measures to Prevent Young or Compulsive Buyers from Taking on Too Much Debt via Purchases on Digital Platforms

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 10 May 2021

Progress of Project Ubin Which Uses Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology for Clearing and Settlement of Payments

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Apr 2021

Size of Crypto Asset Market in Singapore

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 16 Feb 2021

Numbers of Borrowers who Applied for Relief from Loan Obligations due to COVID-19 Disruptions and Borrowers with Problems Transitioning Back to Full Loan Repayment

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 2 Feb 2021

MAS' Role in Appointments of Top Leaders at Financial Institutions

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 1 Feb 2021

Implications of Consumer Data Monopoly by Firms

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Jan 2021

Scarcity of ATMS in Non-mature Estates

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 4 Jan 2021

Health and Life Insurance for Persons with Disabilities

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 4 Jan 2021

Improving Disclosure Obligations and Corporate Governance Transparency for Singapore Companies

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 2 Nov 2020

Singapore's Response to Financial Action Task Force's Report on Money Laundering and Illegal Wildlife Trade

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Oct 2020

Regulators' Response to Recent Reports on Local Banks' Involvement in Suspicious Transactions and Money Laundering

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Oct 2020

Measures to Minimise Recurrence of Recent Cases of Trade Financing Fraud

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Oct 2020

Promoting Green Financing amongst SMEs

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 4 Sept 2020

Adoption of Blockchain-based Multi-currency Payments Network

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Jun 2020

One-off Extension of Hospitalisation Insurance Policies to Cover Elective Surgeries Postponed due to COVID-19

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Jun 2020

Review of Convertible Bonds for Retail Investors

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 3 Feb 2020

Financial Literacy of Adults in Singapore and Trend in Past Decade

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 6 Jan 2020

Local Companies that List Outside of Singapore

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 6 Jan 2020

Timeline and Guidelines for Regulation of Crypto Derivatives Exchanges

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 4 Nov 2019

Strengthening Singaporean Talent Pool in Local Finance Industry

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 4 Nov 2019

Upgrading Plans for Local Equities and Equity Derivatives Market

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 4 Nov 2019

Conventional Credit Assessment Method for Bank Loans

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 2 Sept 2019

Monies Wrongly Credited into Bank Accounts

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 2 Sept 2019

Impact of Withdrawal of Market Access Rights to EU on Singapore's Financial Institutions

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 8 Jul 2019

Terms of Operations for Virtual Banks

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 8 Jul 2019

Managing Operators and Protecting the Public in Potential Shake-up in Banking System

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 8 May 2019

Oversight of Payment Services Firms that Promote a Selected E-currency Proprietary Token

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 6 Aug 2018

Impact of Digitalisation on Bank Tellers and Their Jobs

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 27 Feb 2018

Root Cause of Human Error that Led to NETS Service Outage and Preventive Measures for Future Recurrence

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 6 Feb 2018

Manpower Gaps in Quantum Computing, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 5 Feb 2018

Government Decision on Cryptocurrency

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 8 Jan 2018

Enforcement of Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorism Financing Laws on Bitcoin Currency

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 6 Nov 2017

Consumer Protection Given Large-scale Movement of Insurance Agents

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 2 Oct 2017

Regulating Transaction Fees and Platform Rental Fees Charged by Cashless E-payment Platform Providers

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 2 Oct 2017

Prevalence of Cryptocurrency in Singapore

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 11 Sept 2017

Convert ATMs to Serve Customers of Any Bank and Maintaining Bank Accounts with Low Amounts of Cash Deposits

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 6 Feb 2017

Reverse Mortgages for Seniors

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 8 Nov 2016

Investigations into "Penny Stock" Cases

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 13 Sept 2016

Safeguards for Sale of Financial Products to Vulnerable Groups

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance 16 Aug 2016

Impact of GIC and Temasek Holdings' Lower Returns on Government's Budget and Long-term Programmes

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 16 Aug 2016

Crowdfunding as Alternative Financing for Start-ups and SMEs

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance 15 Aug 2016

Review of Government's Demand Aggregation Contracts

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance 15 Aug 2016

Government Construction Projects Awarded to Local and Foreign Engineering Companies

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Prime Minister's Office 15 Aug 2016

Standardised Internal Processes for Financial Institutions in Monitoring and Handling Potential Anti-money Laundering Cases

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance 11 Jul 2016

Price-Quality Method for Tender Evaluations

Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Finance 11 Jul 2016

Review of Criteria for Working Mother's Child Relief Claims

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Written Questions (107)

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 3 Jul 2023

Rationale for DBS' $30 Billion Loan to Monetary Authority of Singapore

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 9 May 2023

Application of Same Regulatory Standards Required for Opening of Bank Accounts to External Asset Managers

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 9 May 2023

Annual Contributions to Philanthropic Activities by Family Offices

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 9 May 2023

Review of Rules to Safeguard Against Over-indebtedness

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 8 May 2023

Criminal Database to Prevent Convicted Dishonest or Corrupt Persons from Working in Financial Sector

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 3 Mar 2023

Placing Limits on Local Banks Refinancing Coal Power Projects Overseas

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 2 Mar 2023

Safeguarding Singapore Companies against Short-selling Companies like Hindenburg Report

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 28 Feb 2023

Rise in Number and Proportion of Motorcycle Loans with Zero Downpayment

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 23 Feb 2023

Due Diligence Checks on New Clients Opening Accounts to Prevent Mule Accounts for Scams

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 23 Feb 2023

Working with International Partners and Financial Institutions to Tackle Cross-border Money Laundering

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 9 Jan 2023

Growing Pool of Financial Professionals Due to Outflow of Talent Joining Singapore-based Single Family Offices

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 29 Nov 2022

Upcoming Development Plans to Ensure Dynamic Singapore Initial Public Offering Market

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 29 Nov 2022

Change in Share of Private Residential Properties and HDB Flats with Outstanding Mortgage Loans Since 2008 Global Financial Crisis

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 28 Nov 2022

Factors Considered When Introducing Mandatory Disclosure Requirements for Financial Institutions

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 28 Nov 2022

Impact of FTX's Bankruptcy on Singapore Investors and Businesses and on Implementation of Digital Singapore Dollar

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 28 Nov 2022

Treatment of Singapore Banks' Crypto Asset Exposure and Capital Adequacy

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 7 Nov 2022

Primary Inhibitions Precluding Local Banks Offering Longer Fixed-Rate Mortgage Loans

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 20 Oct 2022

Progress of Digital Banks in Incorporating Innovation to Serve Customer Needs and Reach Underserved Segments

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 20 Oct 2022

Inclusion of Monies Lost to Scams by Migrant Workers in MAS' Framework for Equitable Sharing of Losses

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 20 Oct 2022

Borrowers on Fixed and Floating Rate Mortgages for HDB and Private Residential Properties

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 20 Oct 2022

Percentage of Private Residential Properties with Outstanding Mortgage Loans

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Oct 2022

Prevalence and Regulation of Cryptocurrency Transactions

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Oct 2022

Cryptocurrency Investment Companies Setting Up Operations and Measures in Place to Prevent Money Laundering and Fraud

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Oct 2022

HDB Homes with Mortgages Financed by Commercial Banks

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 3 Oct 2022

Sufficiency of Exchange Rate, Fiscal and Macroprudential Measures to Contain Rising Cost of Living

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 3 Oct 2022

Registration or Licensing of Family Offices in Singapore

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 12 Sept 2022

Update on "Buy Now Pay Later" Loans

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 12 Sept 2022

Limits on Borrowing Costs for Secured and Unsecured Lending to Consumers

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 12 Sept 2022

Public's Retail Exposure to Licensed Digital Payment Token Service Providers

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 2 Aug 2022

Median Debt-to-income Ratio of Singaporeans Compared to Those Living in Top 10 Global Cities

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 2 Aug 2022

Enhancing Regulation of Cryptocurrency for Investor Protection

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 2 Aug 2022

Risk Assessment of Borrowers Defaulting on Floating Rate Loan Packages

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 1 Aug 2022

Singaporeans' Exposure to Recent Collapse TerraUSD Stablecoin and Luna Tokens

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 1 Aug 2022

Licences Awarded to Digital Payment Token Service Providers and Plans to Promote Singapore as Cryptocurrency Hub

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 1 Aug 2022

Results of Review Arising from Phishing Scam on OCBC Customers

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 5 Jul 2022

Households' Exposure to Unsecured Consumer Credit and Other Forms of Lending outside Purview of Financial Institutions Regulated by MAS

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 5 Jul 2022

Recent Interruption of Digital Banking Services and Affected Customers

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Jul 2022

Implementation of Further Restrictions on Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms to Protect Members of Public

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Jul 2022

Incentives or Regulations to Promote and Achieve Basic Competency Standards in Green Financing Amongst Financial Institutions

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Jul 2022

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

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 9 May 2022

Physical Tokens for Less Technologically Savvy Users to Access Mobile and Digital Banking Services

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 9 May 2022

Steps to Address Potential Use of Social Media Bots to Manipulate Stock Trading in Singapore Exchange

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 9 May 2022

Local Banks Exposure to Commodity Trading and Commodity Financing and Assessment of Risks to Financial Sector from Commodity Market Volatilities

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 9 May 2022

Percentage of Employment Pass Holders, Permanent Residents and Singaporeans Holding Senior Roles in Finance Sector

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 5 Apr 2022

Suspicious Financial Transaction Reports Related to Wildlife Crime Filed in Past Five Years

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Apr 2022

Measures to Prevent Sanctioned Entities from Circumventing Sanctions Imposed Against Russia

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Apr 2022

Update on Research Initiatives Grant under Grant for Equity Market Singapore and Notable Initiatives Developed

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Apr 2022

Data on Companies Granted Exemption from Holding Licence under Payment Services Act

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Mar 2022

Update on Proposed Guidelines for Insurers to Adopt Fair and Responsible Practices Towards Persons with Disabilities and Mental Health Conditions

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 28 Feb 2022

Grants to Support Banks in Developing Green and Sustainability-linked Liabilities Frameworks

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 28 Feb 2022

Data on Take-up Rates on Reverse Mortgage Tie-Up between CPF and DBS

Written Answer Ministry of Finance 15 Feb 2022

Multi-pronged Approach by Government, Telcos and Banks to Combat Phishing and Credit Card Scams

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 15 Feb 2022

Plans to Regulate Activities in Non-fungible Tokens

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 15 Feb 2022

Breakdown of Applications Received for Schemes under Financial Sector Development Fund Annually in Last Five Years

Written Answer Ministry of Finance 14 Feb 2022

SMS Phishing Scams on Bank Account Holders and How Rapid Digitalisations in Financial Sector Could be Achieved without Compromising Security Against Potential Frauds and Scams

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 12 Jan 2022

Annual Level of Household Net Wealth and Savings in Last Five Years

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 11 Jan 2022

Annual Number and Proportion of HDB and Private Property Flat Buyers with Total Debt Servicing Ratio of above 55%

Written Answer Ministry of Finance 3 Nov 2021

Regulations to Monitor or Uncover Any Illicit Activities of Offshore Financial Service Providers with Offices Registered in Singapore in Light of Pandora Papers Leaks

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 2 Nov 2021

Facility for Individuals to Prevent Outbound Funds Transfer from Bank Accounts of Close Family Members Suspected to be Victims of Scams

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Oct 2021

Volume and Value of Cashless Payments by Platforms and Updates on Progress and Sign Up Rate for Singapore Quick Response Code in Last Three Years

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 14 Sept 2021

Proposal to Require Banks and Payment Firms to Disclose Interchange Fees for Processing Credit or Debit Card Transactions

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 13 Sept 2021

Measures for Licensed Payment Institutions that Issue Credit/Debit Cards to Singaporeans Below 16 Years of Age

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 27 Jul 2021

Requirement for Digital Full Banks to Provide Basic Banking Accounts and Other Financial Services

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 27 Jul 2021

Data Security for Singapore Companies Listed on Overseas Stock Exchanges

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 5 Jul 2021

Impact of G7 Agreement on Global Minimum Tax Rate of 15% on Singapore's Status as Financial Centre

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 10 May 2021

Measures to Limit Exposure of Retail Investors in Trading and Investments in Crypto Assets

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 10 May 2021

Regulatory Guidelines in Classifying Third Party Administrator Costs in Financial Returns Lodged by Accident and Health Insurance Companies with MAS

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 10 May 2021

Defaults in Car Loan Payments in Past 12 Months

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 5 Apr 2021

Breakdown and Profile of Insurance Agents in Labour Force Each Year from 2010 to 2020

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 5 Apr 2021

Impact of Rapidly Rising US Long-term Interest Rates on Singapore and Singaporean Households with Exposure to Property Mortgages

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 5 Jan 2021

PayNow Collaboration with Thailand's Promptpay

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 5 Jan 2021

Number of Applications to Temporarily Reduce Residential, Commercial and Industrial Property Loan Repayments under MAS Relief Scheme

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Jan 2021

Life Insurance Policies Surrendered on Per Year Basis and Regulating Sale of Life Insurance Policies to Protect Policyholders' Long-Term Interests

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Jan 2021

Measures to Target SME Awareness and Accessibility under Green and Sustainability-linked Loan Grant Schemes

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 2 Nov 2020

Flexibility to Refinance Private Properties arising Due to Medical Emergencies for Those Aged over 70 Years

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 6 Oct 2020

Relief Measures for Individual and SME Borrowers Whose Credit Ratings Are Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 6 Oct 2020

Help for Individuals Facing Property Loan, Credit and Insurance Premium Payment Problems from Continued Economic Uncertainties

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 5 Oct 2020

Approvals Given for High Net Worth Individuals to Set up Family Offices in Singapore

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Sept 2020

Number of Banks with Qualifying Full Banking Licences Currently Granting Loans to Local Corporations with Turnovers below $10 Million

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Sept 2020

Develop Responsible Financing Policies to Address Climate Risks Posed by High Climate-Risk Sectors

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Sept 2020

Number of Adult Singaporeans Not Having a Bank Account and Reasons for Not Having One

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 5 Mar 2020

Plans to Expand Green Bond Grant Scheme with Stricter Regulations

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 7 Oct 2019

MAS Guidelines and Regulations Governing Digital Advisors

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 3 Sept 2019

Plans to Improve Regulation Regime of Credit Rating Agencies in Singapore to EU Equivalent Status

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 2 Sept 2019

Measures Taken by MAS in View of IMF's Financial Sector Assessment Programme Findings for Singapore

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 8 Jul 2019

Impact on Singapore's Economy from US Treasury Adding Singapore to Watch-list of Currency Manipulators

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 19 Nov 2018

Regulations on E-money Float and Electronic Payments

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 10 Sept 2018

Possible Adverse Economic and Psychological Impact of Move to Cashless Society

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 5 Feb 2018

Use of Supplementary Retirement Scheme Monies for Purchase of Singapore Savings Bonds

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 5 Feb 2018

Measures to Ensure Cashless Transactions Originating in Singapore are Encrypted and Secure

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 8 Jan 2018

Alleged Roles of Singapore Banks in "The Russian Laundromat" Money-laundering Scheme

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 6 Nov 2017

Enabling Cashcard Top-up on PayNow System

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 3 Oct 2017

Use/Investment of Cryptocurrencies

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 11 Sept 2017

Number of Singaporeans without Bank Account

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 1 Aug 2017

Efforts to Catalyse Reverse Mortgages for Private Housing

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 4 Jul 2017

Lapsed Life Insurance Policies/Saving Plans Due to Non-payment of Premiums

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 3 Jul 2017

Measures to Assess and Maintain Stability of Singapore's Financial System

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 6 Feb 2017

Statistics on Licensed Insurance Companies/Agencies from 2007 to 2016

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 6 Feb 2017

Full-time Securities Dealer's Representatives and Remisiers from 2007 to 2016

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 9 Nov 2016

Hiring of Ex-offenders in Financial Services Sector

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 13 Sept 2016

Total Debt-service Ratio as Percentage of Income for Singapore Resident Households

Written Answer Ministry of Finance 16 Aug 2016

Infrastructure Projects Planned Since Inception of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Written Answer Prime Minister's Office 15 Aug 2016

Measures to Require Banks to Upgrade Branch Security Protocols

Written Answer Ministry of Finance 15 Aug 2016

Reason for Increase in Difference between Corporate Tax Rate and Rate of Effective Tax Payable between FY2014 and FY2015

Written Answer Ministry of Finance 15 Aug 2016

Rationale for Personal Income Tax Relief Cap

Written Answer Ministry of Finance 15 Aug 2016

Public Sector Procurement Guidelines for Defective Products Supplied

Written Answer Ministry of Finance 11 Jul 2016

Non-extension of Income Tax Relief for Foreign Maid Levy to Single Females Supporting Aged Parents

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