Offices, Business Parks and Mixed Developments' Non-compliance with Provision on Lactation Rooms under BCA's Code on Accessibility in Built Environment 2019

27 Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for National Development for each year in the past five years, how many and what percentage of (i) offices and business parks of 10,000 square metres or more in gross floor area and (ii) mixed developments with non-residential component of above 10,000 square metres in gross floor area, had not complied with the provision on lactation rooms under BCA's Code on Accessibility in the Built Environment 2019, respectively.

Mr Desmond Lee: The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) requires all new buildings and existing buildings undergoing major addition and alteration works to comply with the Code on Accessibility in the Built Environment. Under the 2019 edition of the Code (2019 Code), offices and business parks with a gross floor area (GFA) of 10,000 m2 or more, and mixed developments where the non-residential component has a GFA of 10,000 m2 or more, are required to provide at least one lactation room. Since the implementation of the 2019 Code in 2020, BCA has not granted any exemptions to these requirements.