PQs from Louis Ng on 2nd and 3rd Oct 2017
1. To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider making neo-natal insurance for IVF compulsory at the
point of a positive pregnancy blood test rather than at the point of embryo transfer.
2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs
(a) how does Singapore intend to support the government of Myanmar in restoring peace and stability in the Rakhine state;
(b) how important is it to Singapore (as chair of ASEAN in 2018) and ASEAN in responding to the urgent situation in Rakhine or conflict in any member states that may threaten the stability of the region; and
(c) whether the Government of Singapore will consider providing humanitarian assistance through the government of Bangladesh given that Bangladesh will build a refugee camp for more than 400,000 displaced Rohingya refugees.
3. To ask the Minister for Manpower whether his Ministry will consider setting up a grant that companies can apply for to
partially offset their cost of hiring one temporary staff member for each female employee entering their second trimester of pregnancy until their employee’s child turns two years old.
4. To ask the Minister for Manpower
(a) what is the annual breakdown of foreign worker levies which have been collected each year since 2012; and
(b) whether the Ministry will consider channelling some of these levies into a fund to provide subsidies for
(i) households who need foreign domestic workers (FDWs) but are unable to afford the costs or
(ii) financial assistance to FDWs who require help in exceptional circumstances.
5. To ask the Minister for National Development whether any environmental impact assessment or studies have been done in
relation to the land acquisition for the expansion of Tengah Air Base.