Member of Parliament (MP) Louis introduced his first Private Member’s Bill proposing tougher measures to protect Singapore’s wildlife through amendments to the Wild Animals and Birds Act (WABA). Here is his speech during the first reading. —– Mr Speaker, I beg to move, ‘That leave be given to introduce a Bill intituled ‘An Act to amend the Wild Animals and Birds Act (Chapter 351 of the 2000 Revised Edition).’ Sir, after more than two years of work by the Wild Animals Legislation Review Committee (WALRC),....
Parliamentary questions by Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang from 4 Mar to 6 Mar 2020 1) To ask the Prime Minister whether the Government will consider incentivising fathers to take their Government-Paid Paternity Leave (GPPL) by providing additional leave to couples which can be used by either the mother or father where the father has consumed his full entitlement of GPPL. Response 2) To ask the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry will conduct independent environmental assessments and release regular reports to the public on the implementation and effectiveness of mitigation measures during the construction of the Cross Island MRT Line within and around the Central Catchment Nature Reserve.....
Cut by MP Louis Ng for Ministry of Transport’s Committee of Supply debate 2020 Reduce the impact of the Cross Island Line on wildlife There is no doubt that the Cross Island Line is needed and I also have no doubt that we can reduce its impact on our biodiversity. People are concerned that the clearance and construction work at work site (A1W1) will have a major impact in breaking up wildlife habitats. It would mean that tree-dwelling animals like the Raffles’ banded langurs might not be able to get from one forest patch to another and this will threaten their survival.....
Cuts by MP Louis Ng for Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) Committee of Supply debate 2020 Ensure divorcees with shared care and control have access to housing Last year I asked the Ministry to consider requiring divorce rulings to specify which parent can list their child as an essential occupier in HDB flat applications. The reply was that parents with shared care and control arrangements have equal rights to list their child as an essential occupier and that they should come to a mutually agreeable decision themselves.....