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.....
Parliamentary Questions from Louis Ng, 19-20 Nov 2018 1. To ask the Minister for Defence (a) what measures are being taken to reduce single-use plastics in National Day Parade (NDP) 2019; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider providing only reusable items with minimal packaging in the NDP 2019 fun pack. Answer 2. To ask the Minister for National Development whether the Ministry will consider waiving the requirement for ex-spousal consent on who can list the children as occupiers in a HDB flat application if the ex-spouse has already purchased a private property or a HDB flat following the divorce.....
Speech by Henry Kwek at World Bank-Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Asia Competitiveness Institute luncheon Today, we’re here to talk about Singapore’s welfare spending, and the budget sustainability. The answer to this question is significantly tougher than it is say a decade ago. Singapore today is A small open economy existing in a moment of hypercompetitive globalization, technological upheavals, amidst fundamental geopolitical shifts. A society staring down on a demographic cliff. A society of people with a heightened national identity,....
Henry Kwek (Nee Soon GRC) Speech on Amendment of Vulnerable Adult Bill Mr. Speaker, 1. I rise in support of the amendment. 2. I would also like to put on record my thanks to the MSF officers who work very hard to not just care for the needy, but always proactively consult VWOs as we change the law. 3. Members from the VWO sector whom I spoke to are supportive of this amendment. It strengthens how we protect our vulnerable adults,....