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

In relation to progress with the Ideal Clinic Initiative in the province:

  1. What parameters are used to determine the outcomes of a clinic and (b) what has been the overall percentage outcome of each clinic in the province in (i) 2018/19, (i) 2019/20, (iii) 2020/21, (iv) 2021/22 and (v) 2022/23?
 1 17 February 2023 14206
  1. Whether his Department supports school sport in any way; if not, why not; if so, (a) how much has his Department spent on school sport from the start of the sixth administration to date and (b) what are the details of the (i) sporting codes supported and (ii) support provided;
  1. (a) what are the current challenges that hamper school sport, especially at schools in previously disadvantaged communities, and (b) what intervention measures are in place to address these challenges;
  1. whether reports of alleged discrimination at the Laerskool Sedgefield against learners and teachers from the Sedgefield Primary School who are left out of athletics event has been bought to his attention; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how is his Department dealing with the matter?
 13 10 February 2023 14201

With regard to her Department’s work at the Kannaland service delivery area (SDA):

  1. (a) What are the reasons for the high number of vacancies, (b) how long has each vacancy existed and (c) what are the plans and progress made to fill each vacancy;

 

  1. (a) why is the Kannaland SDA housed in a church building and (b) when will a permanent office be built;

 

  1. (a) what are the (i) funded and (ii) unfunded services that are rendered in the Kannaland SDA, (b) what are the challenges that have been reported and (c) what are the plans to address them?
 12 10 February 2023 14200
  1. What are the (i) targets and (ii) deliverables attached to each of his government’s vision-inspired priorities (VIPs) and (b) how has his government and individual departments performed in terms of each VIP from the start of the sixth administration to date?
 11 27 February 2023 14199
  1. Whether his Department and/or entities have made any donations to Ukraine from the start of the sixth administration to date; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether his Department and/or entities run a project called the Food Garden Project for Ukraine; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how much is allocated to the project?
 10 10 February 2023 14198

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

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