On 15 and 16 Aug, your MPs raised many questions in Parliament. In response to Er Dr Lee Bee Wah, the Ministry of Transport revealed that they expect to install noise barriers along the MRT tracks along Yishun Ave 2 in 2019.
Here are the questions your MPs raised.
Er Dr Lee Bee Wah
1. How long do disputes between foreign workers and their employers take to resolve Answer
2. Facilitate easier motor insurance claims for both Singaporean and Malaysian motorists involved in accidents in Singapore. Answer
3. Next batch of noise barriers for MRT tracks, including in Nee Soon South Answer
4. How Singapore and Singapore companies will benefit from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Answer
5. Co-ordination between LTA and ICA for toll collection at land checkpoints Answer
6. Government construction projects awarded to local and foreign engineering companies Answer
Kwek Hian Chuan Henry
1. Mandatory autism testing for babies from 18 to 24 months old so that early intervention can be arranged Answer
Louis Ng Kok Kwang
1. Implement a national emissions trading scheme as an instrument for Singapore to meet its COP21 commitments. Answer
2. Consider reducing the licensing fee for street hawkers selling tissues to a nominal fee as these hawkers are usually in dire financial situations. Answer
3. Increase the height and weight allowance for local mixed breed dogs approved for living in HDB flats as the majority of dogs in our shelters and from the streets do not currently qualify for adoption Answer
4. Consider 360-degree feedback appraisal system for civil servants and how a civil servant’s Current Estimated Potential is determined Answer
5. Will immunity from marital rape be repealed in local law? Answer