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.

On this page you can search questions for written reply. Use one or more of the search fields by making a selection from the relevant dropdown menu. You can also do a text search by entering a search term in the text field– specific search terms will render a better result. Click ‘Apply’. The results will be displayed in the table below. Click on ‘Question Link’ to view the full result. When you are searching, it is advisable to complete as many of the search fields as possible in order to narrow down the results.

Question Question Number Date Question Link

(a) What is the prevalence of underage drinking in the Western Cape and (b) what are her Department’s programmes to (i) prevent and (ii) address this challenge, including (iii) a breakdown of the expenditure on this challenge between 2019 and 2022?

 11 8 July 2022 13500

With regard to her reply to question 24 of 11 March 2022:
(1) (a) What is the update with regard to the revision of the Sexual Harassment Policy and (b) when will the process be completed;
(2) (a) who is conducting the review and (b) what is the cost associated with it, including a detailed expenditure breakdown;
(3) whether any work is being done to create a uniform gender-based violence (GBV) policy for the Western Cape Government; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 

 10 8 July 2022 13499

With regard to the claims made by her Department in the 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan that “to combat and reduce the prevalence of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) in the province, the Department has embarked on a process to develop a Provincial Drug

Master Plan, which is aligned towards implementing the seven strategic goals outlined in the National Drug Master Plan (2019–2024)”:
(1) (a) At what stage is the process of developing this Provincial Drug Master Plan and (b) when will it be completed;
(2) what are the costs associated with developing this plan, including a detailed breakdown of the expenditure;
(3) (a) what are the tasks that have been undertaken and completed thus far and (b) what is outstanding?
 

 9 8 July 2022 13498

With regard to recent reports of human trafficking in South Africa:
(1) Are there (a) resources and (b) programmes available to assist victims of human trafficking; if not, why not; if so; what are the relevant details;
(2) where can these programmes be accessed;
(3) how much of the Department of Social Development’s budget is dedicated to these programmes?
 

 14 15 July 2022 13492

What is the current occupancy rate of the Western Cape’s six GBV shelters?

 17 12 August 2022 13490

In relation to the digitalisation of patients’ medical records at public healthcare facilities in the Western Cape:

(1) Whether the process of digitalisation is complete; if not, (a) what is the current progress that has been made as a percentage and (b) by when is the process expected to be completed; if so, (c) how long did it take for this process to be completed and (d) how much did it cost.

(2) at which public healthcare facilities are patients’ medical records in digital format available.

 8 22 July 2022 13489

With regard to the operations of MyCiTi and Go George from 2014 to 2022 to date:

(a) What is the number of (i) buses in the fleet that each company owns and (ii) routes per municipality that were opened for the operation of MyCiTi and Go George and (b) what is the detailed cost breakdown per year related to the (i) procurement of the fleet and (ii) opening of routes per municipality?

 19 12 August 2022 13486

With regard to the operations of MyCiTi and Go George from 2014 to 2022 to date:

(a) What is the amount that has been spent in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020, (viii) 2021 and (ix) 2022 to date and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of funding received from the (i) national government, (ii) provincial government and (iii) respective municipalities where the buses operate?

 18 12 August 2022 13485

(1) What is the update on his Department’s contractor’s framework aimed at empowering women and the youth;

(2) whether his Department’s anticipated targets in relation to the framework have been reached; if not, what are the challenges standing in the way of reaching its targets;

(3)(a) how many women-owned businesses have benefited from the framework since January 2022, and (b) what are the details of the (i) contracts and (ii) tenders that those businesses received?

 15 12 August 2022 13484

(1) How many title deeds have been distributed to Western Cape beneficiaries of (a) free housing units and (b) social housing units between January 2021 and July 2022;

(2) whether his Department has encountered a title deed backlog during the last five years; if so, (a) what are the (i) challenges and (ii) details with regard to the status of such backlogs and (b) what actions have been taken by his Department to work with the Deeds Office to address the backlog issues?

 12 12 August 2022 13483

Pages

© 2022 WCPP All Rights Reserved
Top