Parliamentary Questions filed by Mr Louis on 3 and 4 October 2023
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) for each year in the past five years, what is the average amount of time granted to migrant workers who are on a work permit going through a Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management case to find a new employer; and (b) what is the current average number of workers who apply for an extension of the initial period granted
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) whether the Ministry has studied what are the safety precautions and restrictions practised by other countries and jurisdictions that allow for passengers to be ferried in the rear deck of goods vehicles travelling on roads; and (b) if so, what are these safety precautions and restrictions and whether they can be applied in Singapore.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry has data on the current percentage of workers living in dormitories who have a mattress to sleep on; and (b) if the information is not available, whether the Ministry can conduct a survey to get some baseline data.
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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Education what is the percentage of schools and tertiary education institutions that currently have (i) a lactation room and (ii) a suitable room for nursing mothers to use, respectively.
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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development for each year in the past five years, how many and what percentage of (i) offices and business parks of 10,000 sqm or more in gross floor area and (ii) mixed developments with non-residential component of above 10,000 sqm in gross floor area, had not complied with the provision on lactation rooms under BCA’s Code on Accessibility in the Built Environment 2019, respectively.
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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment for each year in the past five years, how many inspections has the Ministry conducted to ensure that workers living in dormitories consume catered food not more than four hours from the time it was cooked at the caterer’s kitchen.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) for each year in the past five years, how many complaints from workers have been received (i) by the Ministry’s Forward Assurance and Support Team (FAST) officers and (ii) via the FWMOMCare mobile application respectively; and (b) what are the top five complaints received.
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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) for each year in the past five years, how many police reports relating to buskers have been made; and (b) whether the Ministry reviews such reports to assess if there are patterns of police reports being made for purposes of harassing or to unfairly disadvantage the business of other buskers.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) for each year in the next five years, how many public rental housing units will be built; and (b) how many and what percentage of these will be in (i) integrated blocks and (ii) dedicated public rental housing blocks.
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