Parliamentary Questions filed by Mr Louis Ng on 9 and 10 January 2024
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what steps will be taken to ensure that construction on the Long Island reclaimed site will not significantly impact sensitive marine habitats like coral reefs; (b) whether a public consultation will be carried out; and (c) whether the nature groups have been or will be consulted from an early stage on this process.
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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Transport for the companies that LTA is engaging with in its study on transporting workers, what are the factors that contribute to these companies being able and open to shift from transporting workers on lorries to buses or other modes of transportation.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs what is the outcome of the Ministry’s consideration of how criminal records of those previously convicted under section 377A of the Penal Code for consensual, private, homosexual acts between adults can be rendered spent now that section 377A has been repealed.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry has data on the number of women and men who have undergone fertility screening at (i) public hospitals and (ii) private hospitals respectively in each of the past five years.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider providing additional co-funding at a reduced percentage for couples who have used up all the co-funding for Assisted Conception Procedures in Public Assisted Reproduction centres for their first child.
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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development in each of the past five years, how many and what percentage of Child Protection Service officers have (i) resigned or (ii) requested to be transferred to a different department within the Ministry or to another Government agency respectively.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry has completed its inspection of all Construction Temporary Quarters (CTQs) for compliance with the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act; (b) what have been the most common minor lapses identified; (c) what have been the most common major lapses identified; and (d) what actions have been taken against the non-compliant CTQs.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Health for each year in the past five years, what is the Assisted Reproductive Technology success rate for public and private centres respectively for couples (i) under 30 years old (ii) from 30 years old to 35 years old (iii) from 36 years old to 40 years old and (iv) above 40 years old.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Health for each year in the past five years, how many patients fail to attend appointments at the IMH and are eventually discharged because they fail to attend the appointments.
