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    PMDs labels, Government-Paid and Extended Child Care Leave

    Parliamentary Questions from MP Louis Ng on 2-4 September

    1) To ask the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry will consider making it mandatory for all bicycles and PMDs to be fitted with laser lights which project a symbol of a bicycle or PMD on to the path five metres ahead, to warn pedestrians that there is a cyclist or PMD approaching them.

    Response

    2) To ask the Minister for Manpower:
    (a) for each year in the past five years, among foreign domestic workers (FDWs) found to have borrowed money from licensed moneylenders, what is the median number of months between their first arrival in Singapore and the first loan they take; and
    (b) whether the Ministry can provide an update on whether a study has been conducted on this issue and, if so, what are the top three reasons for the sharp rise in the number of FDWs borrowing from licensed moneylenders.

    Response

    3) To ask the Minister for Defence whether the application form used by members of the public to apply for National Day Parade (NDP) 2020 tickets can include a question for the applicant to indicate whether they want
    (i) a single-use plastic bottle
    (ii) a reusable bottle
    (iii) an NDP plastic bag for trash and
    (iv) an NDP funpack bag.

    Response

    4) To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development for each year in the past five years under the Government-Paid Child Care Leave (GPCL) Scheme (a) what percentage of working mothers took
    (i) four days of childcare leave
    (ii) five days of childcare leave or
    (iii) six days of childcare leave respectively; and
    (b) what percentage of working fathers took
    (i) four days of childcare leave
    (ii) five days of childcare leave or
    (iii) six days of childcare leave respectively.

    5) To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development for each year in the past five years under the Extended Child Care Leave (ECL) Scheme
    (a) what percentage of working mothers took exactly
    (i) one day of childcare leave or
    (ii) two days of childcare leave respectively; and
    (b) what percentage of working fathers took exactly
    (i) one day of childcare leave or
    (ii) two days of childcare leave respectively.

    Response

    6) To ask the Prime Minister what is the rationale for reducing the amount of childcare leave from six days to only two days when the child turns seven years old.

    Response

    7) To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development for 2017 and 2018
    (a) what is the take-up rate of parent-care leave by public servants; and
    (b) what is the number and percentage of private companies that currently offer parent-care leave.

    Response

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