Questions and Replies

The right of Members to put questions to Ministers is an important part of ensuring the executive authority’s accountability to the Provincial Parliament. Questions may be put to Ministers related to their spheres of responsibility. Replies to questions are either given orally in the House or in writing. The replies to oral questions are recorded in Hansard.

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Question Question Number Date Question Link

With reference to his Department’s funding of service providers from the start of the sixth administration to date:

 

  1. (a) What are the details of all the service providers that have been funded in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022 and (v) 2023 to date and (b) what was the purpose of each funding;

 

  1. whether his Department awarded funding of R10 million about 18 months ago to a certain company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply; if not, why not; if so, (a) what was the purpose of th[is funding and (b) from which programme did the money come;

 

  1. whether a commodity representative can also become a competitor in the market of plant material, given that the company in (2) is a service provider; if so, what are the relevant details?
 9 10 February 2023 14197
  1. Whether the Western Cape Government is using alternative energy sources during load-shedding in government buildings in the province; if so, what are the costs involved;
  1. what is the plan to make Western Cape government buildings energy resilient?
 8 10 February 2023 14196

Regarding load-shedding:

  1. What is the impact of blackouts on the operation of traffic lights;
  2. whether there are alternative sources of energy, such as solar panels installed in the province, to ensure traffic lights remain functional during blackouts; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. how much has the provincial government and local governments in the province invested in alternative energy to power traffic lights?
 7 10 February 2023 14195

In relation to the Western Cape Government’s response to climate change:

  1. (a) What are the main challenges in implementing a comprehensive response on provincial level, (b) to what extent has the lack of an integrated plan from the national government curtailed the Western Cape Government’s plan and (c) what support has been received from the national government to address the threat of climate change in the province;
  1. whether the support received from the national government has been sufficient; if not, what further support from the national government would be beneficial?
 6 10 February 2023 14194

In relation to her Department’s project that will supply 25 healthcare facilities with inverters:

  1. (a) How far along is the project, (b) when is it expected to be completed, (c) which healthcare facilities participated in the project and (d) what was the cost of the project;
  2. with respect to the 50 facilities smaller than 200 m2 that will be assisted with specifications to purchase inverter trolleys, (a) how far along is this intervention, (b) by when is it expected to be completed, (c) which healthcare facilities are participating in the initiative and (d) what is the expected total cost?
 5 10 February 2023 14193
  1. How much has been spent on security services at her Department’s facilities over the last three financial years, (b) what are the details of this expenditure and (c) what has been the total cost of break-ins at facilities of the Department of Social Development to her Department over the last three financial years?
 4 10 February 2023 14192

In relation to former SAPS members in the province:

  1. How many have been employed by municipal law enforcement in the province in (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20, (iii) 2020/21, (iv) 2021/22 and (v) 2022/23 to date and (b) what were their reasons for them leaving the SAPS?

 

 3 10 February 2023 14191

In relation to the Public Order Policing Unit in the province:

  1. What is the full list of protests that occurred to which the unit was deployed in (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20, (iii) 2020/21, (iv) 2021/22 and (v) 2022/23 and (b) in relation to these protests, what is the detailed list of how (i) many police officers and (ii) much resources were used at each protest?
 2 10 February 2023 14190

In relation to the Public Order Policing Unit in the province:

  1. How many police officers have been assigned to the unit in (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20, (iii) 2020/21, (iv) 2021/22 and (v) 2022/23 and (b) what has been the budget assigned to the unit during the same period?
 1 10 February 2023 14189
  1. (a) What was the average accommodation occupancy rate in the province in (i) November and (ii) December 2022, (b) what is the rate for each month of the remaining tourism season and (c) how does this rate compare with the same period in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2021;
  1. what was the average spend per (a) international visitor and (b) domestic visitor during their visits to the Western Cape?
 8 3 February 2023 14188

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