Question

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry in each year for the past five years (a) how many companies have applied for grants under the Enterprise Sustainability Programme; and (b) of the companies that have applied for the grants, how many are (i) micro enterprises with fewer than 10 employees (ii) small enterprises with 10 to 49 employees and (iii) medium-sized enterprises with 50 to 200 employees.

Written Answer by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong

1. Between 2021 and 2023, about 1,500 unique companies were supported by the Enterprise Sustainability Programme (ESP) which includes training courses, partner programmes, funding via the Enterprise Development Grant for sustainability projects, and the Enterprise Financing Scheme – Green, Micro, small and medium-sized companies as defined by the Member each accounted for between 20 to 30 per cent of companies supported under ESP.