Parliamentary Questions filed by Mr Louis Ng on 2 & 3 August 2023
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) what are the specific sectors that LTA is engaging with in its study on transporting workers by buses or other modes of transport; (b) how many companies in these sectors have been open to shifting to buses or other modes of transportation; (c) what are the specific pain points identified; and (d) what follow up steps will LTA be taking to address the pain points and scaling up the adoption of using buses and other modes of transportation.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Transport what is the rationale for the ban under section 126 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 on carrying any person in or allowing any person to ride in goods vehicles.
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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) whether the Ministry can provide an update on the National Arts Council (NAC) review of buskers’ feedback on allowing buskers to share busking slots on the busking e-service portal; and (b) when will the findings of NAC’s review be ready.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Law (a) whether the Ministry tracks the number of cases in the past five years involving disputes between neighbours over secondhand smoke where a party has sought to enforce a Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals order by (i) applying for a special direction (ii) applying for a person to enter into a compliance bond or (iii) applying for an exclusion order; and (b) for each of these applications, how many and what percentage of applicants have been successful in each year.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what are the objective criteria and standards that NParks uses in deciding whether an Environmental Impact Assessment is necessary; and (b) when have these objective criteria and standards been last reviewed and updated.