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Legislative assistants, the unseen backbone of Parliament
Legislative assistants who help MPs have had roles expanded in past 30 years and call for change
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By his own count, Mr Louis Ng, an MP for Nee Soon GRC, has spoken on 109 Bills and filed 151 questions for Parliament last year - more than double that of some MPs.
The People's Action Party (PAP) MP credits an "amazing" team of 10 legislative assistants (LAs), many of them millennials, who critique his speeches, do research to back up his arguments, and bring their expertise from various fields to the table.
