Parliamentary Questions filed by Mr Louis Ng on 8,9 and 10 May 2023.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health (a) whether restructured hospitals can include in the prenatal classes lessons on how to use infant car seats and the importance of such car seats; and (b) if not, why not.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Home Affairs for each year in the past five years, of the number of cases of harassment or abuse of public healthcare workers while on duty where convictions are secured (a) what is the average and median amount of fines imposed; and (b) what is the average and median length of imprisonment imposed.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Home Affairs for each year in the past five years, what are the (i) mean and (ii) median number of hours an ICA officer has worked for each shift at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints respectively.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Transport (a) in which year was the Ministry first aware that key authorised lorry suppliers in Singapore agree that from a road safety perspective, it will be ideal for lorries not to carry any passengers in their rear decks; and (b) how has the Ministry factored this information into its policymaking on transportation of workers.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment for each year in the past five years (a) what percentage of feedback on second-hand smoke in homes is resolved; and (b) what percentage of feedback on second-hand smoke in homes is repeated feedback.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Manpower for each year in the past two years, how many companies have adopted the Tripartite Standard on Work-Life Harmony.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Prime Minister (a) whether the Government will provide fertility leave to public servants; (b) if so, what is the implementation timeframe; and (c) if not, why not.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Manpower for each year in the past five years, how many dormitory operators have been found to have food storage and drop-off points that fall short of the Ministry’s expectations in the course of regular inspections.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth whether a more simplified busking audition can be implemented for buskers who are renewing their busking cards as compared to fresh applicants.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether there have been instances where the Ministry has prohibited the use of mattresses in migrant worker dormitories; (b) if so, what are the reasons for the prohibition; and (c) how long are the prohibitions for.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Defence what are the current guidelines for standards relating to full-time National Servicemen’s accommodation in camps in terms of (i) the number of occupants per room (ii) the number of occupants per floor (iii) the amount of living space per occupant in terms of square metres, excluding shared living facilities (iv) ventilation requirements and (v) the ratio of occupants to available toilets.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what are the top three concerns relating to the needs and aspirations of families with school-going children living in rental housing who have been engaged through surveys under the nation-wide Community Link (ComLink) programme; and (b) how does the Ministry intend to address these concerns.