Parliamentary Questions filed by Mr Louis Ng on 28 and 29 November 2022
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Defence (a) how does the SAF assess and promote sustainability in its operations and training, especially in reducing the use of single-use items; (b) whether the SAF tracks its use of single-use items; and (c) if not, whether the SAF will start tracking its use of such items.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Prime Minister whether MAS will take into account the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges’ Model Guidance on Climate Disclosure in addition to the International Sustainability Standards Board’s standards when introducing mandatory disclosure for financial institutions.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry has studied the effectiveness of the customer service training provided by Singapore Airlines for Khoo Teck Puat Hospital’s Patient Care Officers; (b) if so, what are the Ministry’s findings; (c) if not, whether the Ministry will consider doing so; and (d) whether the Ministry will consider expanding such training to other restructured hospitals.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development in the past five years, what is the annual average and median staff-to-child ratio at (i) places of safety and (ii) juvenile homes.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) in the past five years, what is the annual average and median lengths of time that children remain in (i) places of safety and (ii) the Singapore Boys’ Home or Singapore Girls’ Home; and (b) if the data is not available, whether there is an increasing or decreasing trend in the average and median lengths of time that children remain in places of safety and the Singapore Boys’ Home or Singapore Girls’ Home.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what efforts will be taken to preserve and expand Singapore’s mangroves ecosystems under the OneMillionTrees movement; and (b) what percentage of the one million trees that will be planted in Singapore over the next 10 years under this movement will comprise of mangrove trees.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development from 2018 to 2021, of children and young persons who enter a place of safety as defined under the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, what is the annual number and percentage of them who subsequently enter (i) the Singapore Boys’ Home or Singapore Girls’ Home or (ii) prison, respectively.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) when reviewing the Code on Accessibility in the Built Environment, whether the Ministry will consult user groups such as breastfeeding mothers, differently-abled individuals, and seniors in updating the Code; (b) if yes, what is the timeline for the consultations and the review; and (c) if not, why not.