Debated in Parliament on 13 May 2013.
Ms Janice Koh asked the Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) how effective has the National Monuments Fund been in supporting the preservation and repair of our national monuments over the last five years; (b) what is the total number of applications since its inception in 2008; (c) how many applications were successful and unsuccessful over the last five years; (d) what are the reasons for the unsuccessful applications; and (e) what plans are there to continue the provision of sufficient resources to this area now that the five-year co-funding scheme is coming to an end.
The National Monuments Fund (NMF) was launched in 2008 to assist National Monument owners with the costs of restoration or extraordinary repairs beyond the scope of normal maintenance.
The NMF has received a total of 13 applications for funding. All 13 applications were successful.
We recognise that the NMF provides valuable support to monument owners to maintain and protect their buildings and sites, which have significant heritage value to Singapore. The scheme has been extended to cover monument repairs in 2013. We are studying whether to further extend the scheme beyond 2013.
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