14th Parliament Sittings
#6: 1-2 Feb 2021
#Heartware4Environment
Louis asked the the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the Ministry has done a study on the presence of microplastic in seafood from kelongs in Singapore waters; (b) if so, what are the results of the study? If not, why not and whether it intends to do so.
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#Heartware4Environment
Louis asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry can extend the evidence-gathering methods used in cases of high-rise littering to those cases that involve people smoking at their windows and balconies.
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Louis also asked Minister for Sustainability and the Environment how the Ministry ensures that surveillance cameras used to detect high-rise littering do not intrude into people’s privacy.
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Louis also asked Minister for Health whether he can provide an update on whether the Ministry is aware of any air filters available on the market which have been proven to effectively filter out the harmful effects of second-hand smoke in private homes.
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#Heartware4Teachers
Louis asked the Minister for Education whether a teacher who gets a C-grade in one school can potentially get a different grade for the same work performance if ranked with teachers in another school.
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#Heartware4Inclusivity
Louis asked the Minister for Health (a) for each year in the past five years, what is the total amount of subsidies provided for In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatments; and (b) based on current amount of subsidies and data, what is the expected increase in subsidies expenditure where subsidies are provided beyond the current three fresh and three frozen subsidised cycles for (i) an additional fresh cycle (ii) an additional frozen cycle (iii) two additional fresh cycles and (iv) two additional frozen cycles respectively.
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Louis also asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry has studied the effects of introducing gender-neutral fertility leave on the employability of the individuals who use it; (b) if so, what are the results of the study; and (c) if not, whether it intends to undertake such a study, or why not.
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