14th Parliament Sittings
#11: 26-27 July 2021
#Heartware4Inclusivity
Louis asked the Minister for National Development with regard to the new section in HDB's website dedicated to addressing common housing queries from single unwed parents (a) to date, how many single unwed parents has HDB helped; and (b) to date, how many of these single unwed parents have secured housing from HDB.
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Louis asked the Minister for National Development for each year in the past five years, how many single unwed parents applied for interim housing under the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme (PPHS) while awaiting completion of their new flat; (b) how many of such applications have been successful; and (c) for applicants who are rejected, whether HDB followed up with them and offered alternative housing.
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#Heartware4Environment
Louis asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry will consider banning the use of styrofoam packaging for food takeaways.
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(Supplementary Question) Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry with these new exciting developments in hydrogen and carbon capture and utilisation (CCUS), if they do become feasible, whether we are also then reviewing our projections on when we can reach net zero emissions? If hydrogen and CCUS becomes viable, can we reach net zero by 2050?
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(Supplementary Question) Louis asked the Minister for Transport given the progress we’re making on electric buses and electric cars in Singapore, could we make similar progress on electric motorcycles as well?
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#Heartware4Inclusivity
Louis asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry is considering increasing the number of places for full-time undergraduate degrees and Continuing Education and Training (CET) programmes (such as part-time undergraduate degrees, graduate diplomas, and master’s by coursework programmes) in social work so as to increase the supply of social workers; (b) if so, when will the increase likely take place and by how many places; and (c) if not, why not.
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Louis asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) whether there is a current shortage or surplus of social workers; and (b) if there is a shortage, what are the plans to address this shortage.
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Louis asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) for each year in the past five years, what is the average and median number of years a fresh graduate social worker remains in employment as a social worker without any change in profession; and (b) if such data is not being collected, whether the Ministry will start collecting it.
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Louis asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) for each year in the past five years, what is the number and percentage of social workers who apply for the Sabbatical Leave Scheme; and (b) if such data is not being collected, whether the Ministry will start collecting it.
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#Heartware4Manpower
Louis asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the recent announcement on the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) for cleaners applies to cleaners who are (i) hired directly by an F&B establishment (ii) not employed by a licensed cleaning company and (iii) who are employed on a part-time basis respectively; and (b) if not, why not. not.
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Louis asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will consider increasing the minimum amount of annual leave entitlement.
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#Heartware4Inclusivity
Louis asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what are the top three ways by which the Ministry is alerted to potential kickback offences; (b) what are the respective percentages of cases that are reported via each of the top three ways by which the Ministry is alerted to kickback offences; and (c) how is the Ministry strengthening efforts to get workers to report kickback offences.
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