Parliamentary Questions from MP Louis Ng on 8 July
1) To ask the Minister for Defence for the National Day Parade 2019 funpack
(a) whether a reusable water bottle can be provided instead of a single-use plastic bottle;
(b) whether alternatives to the plastic bag provided have been considered; and
(c) whether the unused poncho collection points can be used to collect other unused funpack items or unwanted funpack bags.
2) To ask the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources whether the Ministry will consider having
(i) designated areas for recycling bins at each HDB block, which will make recycling more convenient and
(ii) a waste bin beside each recycling bin to reduce the contamination rate in our recycling bins.
3) To ask the Minister for National Development for each year in the past five years
(a) how many single unwed parents under 35 years old applied to buy a flat from HDB;
(b) how many of such single unwed parents obtained a ballot number without submitting an appeal; and
(c) how many of such single unwed parents obtained a ballot number following an appeal.
4) To ask the Minister for National Development for each year in the past five years
(a) how many single unwed parents applied for a HDB flat under the Public Rental Scheme;
(b) how many of such single unwed parents were allocated a flat without submitting an appeal; and
(c) how many of such single unwed parents were allocated a flat following an appeal.
5) To ask the Minister for Manpower what are the top three factors that have led to the improvement in the gender pay gap in Singapore over the past decade.