Parliamentary Questions from Louis Ng, 9-11 July 2018
1.To ask the Minister for National Development
(a) what measures have been put in place to reduce the number of roadkill in the Mandai area;
(b) whether such measures apply to all areas where there are construction activities near national parks and nature reserves; and (c) when will the hoardings along Mandai Road be completed.
Answer
2. To ask the Minister for National Development what are the eligibility conditions for divorcees with shared care and control of their children to purchase a subsidised HDB flat.
Answer
3. To ask the Minister for Education in each of the past five years for each cohort of students, what is the percentage of students who are promoted from
(i) Normal Technical to Normal Academic and
(ii) Normal Academic to Express respectively.
Answer
4. To ask the Minister for Manpower in each of the past three years
(a) how many employers have informed the Ministry in writing of modifications to the salary terms for a Work Permit holder to less favourable terms than declared and stated in their in-principle approval letter;
(b) how many employers have been fined for not having done so;
(c) how many notices of salary reduction have been issued to workers; and
(d) on what grounds does the Ministry determine whether a salary reduction can be allowed.
Answer