Written Answer to PQ on Number and percentage share of TPES permits issued to firms without local employees

NOTICE PAPER NO. 219 OF 2025 FOR THE SITTING ON 4 NOVEMBER 2025
QUESTION NO. 545 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Victor Lye

To ask the Minister for Manpower in the past two years, what is the number and percentage share of Temporary Permit Exhibition Scheme (TPES) permits issued to firms without any local employees or CPF-registered staff.

Answer:

Firms without any local employees or CPF-registered staff have been issued 1,280 TPES permits over the past two years. This constitutes 10% of the total number of TPES permits issued within the same period.