Strengthening Controls of Property Purchases Made by Civil Servants Involved in Strategic Planning, Land Use and Infrastructure Decisions

Mr Fadli Fawzi asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) how the Public Service Division (PSD) currently monitors property purchases by civil servants and their immediate relatives; (b) whether PSD intends to strengthen controls over property purchases by civil servants involved in strategic planning and land use decisions; and (c) whether PSD will investigate property purchases by civil servants around other types of infrastructure such as new schools.

Mr Chan Chun Sing (for the Prime Minister): The Members may refer to my response to the Parliamentary Questions on the working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research during the Parliamentary Sitting on 6 October 2026. [Please refer to "Response to Working Paper Which Claimed Public Officers Purchased Properties near MRT Stations before Locations were Announced", Official Report, 6 October 2026, Vol 96, Issue 38, Oral Answers to Questions section.]