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

Whether any South African Police Service officers have been allocated to the new mobile court at Grabouw; if not, (a) why not, (b) when will officers be allocated to this court, (c) how many officers will be allocated and (d) will these officers be new to the establishment or be deployed from existing posts; if so, what are the relevant details?

2 1 April 2016 12778

Whether any housing opportunities are planned for Brandwag, Mossel Bay; if not, why not; if so, (a) what these opportunities entail and (b) what their time frame is?

1 1 April 2016 12777

If measures are in place to prevent the overloading of taxis to ensure the safety of learners; if so, what are the relevant details?

4 4 December 2015 12776

[1] Whether the South African Police Service arrested or detained any protesters following a protest in Murraysburg on 18 November 2015; if so, (a) for what reason and (b) were they detained during the protest or after it had ended;

[2] whether these protesters were charged; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

3 4 December 2015 12775

Whether the Beaufort West police station has been without a permanent station commander for any period since 2008; if so, (a) for how long was an acting station commander acting, (b) who was designated as the acting station commander and (c) what was the reason for the permanent station commander being absent?

2 4 December 2015 12774

With reference to the Beaufort West police station, what was the (a) granted number, (b) actual number of total posts and (c) total number of staff leaving the station by (i) transfer, (ii) resignation or (iii) retirement in (aa) 2008, (bb) 2009, (cc) 2010, (dd) 2011, (ee) 2012, (ff) 2013, (gg) 2014 and (hh) to date for 2015?

1 4 December 2015 12773

With regard to the impact of COVID-19 on education between 2020 and 2022:

What is the number of days that were lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic in (i) 2020 and (ii) 2021, (b) what was the impact of this on learning and teaching, (c) what specific programmes have been put in place to assist learners to catch up and (d)(i) what is the number of studies that have been conducted on the impact of COVID-19 on education in the province, (ii) what were the results of each study and (iii) can copies of each study be made available?

8 17 June 2022 12771

With regard to learner-placement challenges at schools in the Western Cape:

(1) With regard to the number of unique applications received for the 2023 academic year, (a) how many were received timeously, (b) how many were late applications, (c) how many were successful applications and (d)(i) what is the breakdown per school at which learners were placed and (ii) how many applications were rejected, including the (aa) reasons for the rejection and (bb) breakdown per school where applications were rejected;

(2) (a) at what point are public ordinary schools regarded as full and (b) what (i) guidelines and (ii) policies are used to guide schools to determine when a school is full?

7 17 June 2022 12770

With regard to the current cold weather conditions:

Whether there are any projects in place to provide assistance to the homeless; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

17 24 June 2022 12769

With regard to reported discrimination against black learners at the Rondebosch Boys’ High School:
(1) What are the recruitment and selection policies for (a) academic staff and (b) staff involved in sports for (i) the Rondebosch Boys’ High School and (ii) other former Model C schools in the                province;
(2) (a) what are the details of the admissions policy at the school and (b) can a copy of the policy be made available;
(3) what are the (a) learner and (b) teacher demographics at the school;
(4) whether there exists a school policy on the safety (physical and psycho-social) of learners (protecting learners against abuse by staff) in compliance with the Abuse No More Protocol (2014) of the Western Cape Education Department; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) can a copy of the policy be made available?

4 13 May 2022 12768

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