Extending Provision of Budget Meals and Drinks Requirement to Coffee Shops in HDB Estates

Debated in Parliament on 4 Jul 2023.

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Murali Pillai proposed extending the requirement for HDB rental coffee shops to provide budget meals and drinks to HDB sold coffee shops in mature estates by linking it to outdoor refreshment area permissions.
Desmond Lee stated that a similar question on budget meal options for stalls sold to private owners had already been addressed in a prior parliamentary session on 3 July 2023.
The debate highlights the potential policy extension to ensure budget meal accessibility in estates with privately owned food stalls.
The response indicates that existing measures or considerations for such stalls have been previously discussed and documented.

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Murali Pillai

Mr Murali Pillai asked the Minister for National Development whether the policy requiring operators of HDB rental coffee shops to provide four budget meals and two budget drinks may be extended to owners of HDB sold coffee shops located at mature estates by imposing this requirement as a condition in the renewal of permission for them to use their respective outdoor refreshment area at HDB common areas.

Desmond Lee

A reply has already been provided at the 3 July 2023 Sitting in response to Mr Chong Kee Hiong's question on measures to provide budget meals options for residents living in estates where the Housing and Development Board has sold most of the market and food stalls to private owners. [Please refer to "Budget Meal Options at Market and Food Stalls Sold to Private Owners", Official Report, 3 July 2023, Vol 95, Issue 105, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]

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Murali Pillai proposed extending the requirement for HDB rental coffee shops to provide budget meals and drinks to HDB sold coffee shops in mature estates by linking it to outdoor refreshment area permissions.
Desmond Lee stated that a similar question on budget meal options for stalls sold to private owners had already been addressed in a prior parliamentary session on 3 July 2023.
The debate highlights the potential policy extension to ensure budget meal accessibility in estates with privately owned food stalls.
The response indicates that existing measures or considerations for such stalls have been previously discussed and documented.

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Extending Provision of Budget Meals and Drinks Requirement to Coffee Shops in HDB Estates

Debated in Parliament on 4 Jul 2023.

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Murali Pillai proposed extending the requirement for HDB rental coffee shops to provide budget meals and drinks to HDB sold coffee shops in mature estates by linking it to outdoor refreshment area permissions.
Desmond Lee stated that a similar question on budget meal options for stalls sold to private owners had already been addressed in a prior parliamentary session on 3 July 2023.
The debate highlights the potential policy extension to ensure budget meal accessibility in estates with privately owned food stalls.
The response indicates that existing measures or considerations for such stalls have been previously discussed and documented.

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Murali Pillai

Desmond Lee

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Murali Pillai proposed extending the requirement for HDB rental coffee shops to provide budget meals and drinks to HDB sold coffee shops in mature estates by linking it to outdoor refreshment area permissions.
Desmond Lee stated that a similar question on budget meal options for stalls sold to private owners had already been addressed in a prior parliamentary session on 3 July 2023.
The debate highlights the potential policy extension to ensure budget meal accessibility in estates with privately owned food stalls.
The response indicates that existing measures or considerations for such stalls have been previously discussed and documented.

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Extending Provision of Budget Meals and Drinks Requirement to Coffee Shops in HDB Estates

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Extending Provision of Budget Meals and Drinks Requirement to Coffee Shops in HDB Estates

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