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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With respect to the K9 units of the SAPS in the Western Cape:

(1) How many K9 units are (a) established in the province, (b) currently functional and (c) available for immediate deployment at any given period;

(2) what were the budgetary allocations to each K9 unit in the province in (a) 2018/19, (b) 2019/20, (c) 2020/21, (d) 2021/22 and (e) 2022/23;

(3) (a) how many and (b) which stations do these K9 units serve?

5 22 July 2022 13120

(1} (a) What is the number of liquor licences that are active in the province, (b) what is the detailed breakdown of the licence holders per (i) age, (ii) gender, (iii) race and (iv) suburb and (c) what is the number of inspectors that the Western Cape Liquor Authority currently has;

(2) whether the Western Cape Liquor Authority has any vacancies for inspectors; if so, (i) what are the reasons for the vacancies, (ii) how many vacancies are there and (iii) for how long have these vacancies existed?

4 22 July 2022 13119

(1) What (a) is the number and (b) are the details (names and addresses) of the liquor outlets that have been visited by the Western Cape Liquor Authority officials for inspection in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022 to date;

(2) (a) what is the breakdown of the number of outlets visited, (b) can the inspection report of each outlet visited be made available, (c) what is it that is being looked at when inspections are carried out, (d) what criteria are used to determine if a liquor outlet is fit or suitable for business and (e) what criteria are used to identify places to be visited for inspection?

3 22 July 2022 13117

(1) Whether any event was held in Mitchells Plain to inform the community about saving water; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether early childhood development centres (ECD centres), youth cafés and other facilities are contributing to saving water in Mitchells Plain; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) in the event of Day Zero, how will his Department assist the elderly, the disabled, the children at ECD centres and anyone who might not be able to access water at the proposed water points in Mitchells Plain;

(4) in the event of Day Zero, what further role will his Department play in assisting the residents of Mitchells Plain?

30 9 March 2018 13104

(1) Whether health facilities in Mitchells Plain are currently contributing to saving water; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) how are health facilities in the province communicating their various water-saving measures to patients and their families?

29 9 March 2018 13103

(1) Regarding the readiness of the South African Police Service (SAPS) for Day Zero, what contingency plan does the SAPS have for Drakenstein;

(2) whether the South African Defence Force will be deployed in Drakenstein and in other areas outside the metropolitan area to protect borehole infrastructure; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details

28 9 March 2018 13102

How many people in the province used (a) taxis, (b) trains, (c) Golden Arrow buses and (d) MyCiti buses in (i) 2014/15, (ii) 2015/16 and (iii) 2016/17?

27 9 March 2018 13101

Whether his Department has taken any preemptive measures to ensure that taxi violence does not occur on any route or at any taxi rank in the province in future; if not,  why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

26 9 March 2018 13100

Whether the forensic investigation at the George Municipality has commenced; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

25 9 March 2018 13099

1. Whether his Department supports crèches; if not, why not; if so, what support is given;

2. whether his Department is addressing the lack of fencing at the St Blaize Crèche, Mossel Bay, and whether a fence is going to be erected; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

24 9 March 2018 13098

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