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 |
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With regard to the impact of COVID-19 on education between 2020 and 2022: |
1 | 24 June 2022 | 12806 |
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a. How (i) severe and (ii) widespread are the infection of trees by the polyphagous shot borer beetle in the province, (b) what is being done to monitor actively the spread of these beetles, (c) where would members of the public be able to access information regarding the presence of the beetles, (d) what does science tell us about their (i) references, (ii) ability to survive in dead wood, (iii) life cycle and (iv) resistance to insecticides and (e) what actions is his Department taking to address the potential damages caused by the shot borer beetle? |
15 | 24 June 2022 | 12804 |
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(1) (a) What is the total surface area affected by the Helderberg fire of June 2022, (b) how much of this is (i) private and (ii) public land respectively, (c) how much of the public land that was affected by the fire belonged to the (i) City of Cape Town, (ii) Western Cape Government and (iii) national government, (d) what percentage of the area affected by the fire could be classified as (i) natural fynbos, (ii) nature reserve, (iii) plantation and (iv) forest and (e) how many years have lapsed since the last time that the various sections of the fynbos burned; (2) whether there were any firebreaks in the area that burned; if so, (a) in what condition were they and (b) to what extent did they assist with the firefighting efforts? |
14 | 24 June 2022 | 12803 |
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With regard to a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, withdrawing his application for the Head of Department position in the Department: (1) (a)(i) When did he withdraw his application, (ii) how was this communicated and (iii) can copies of that communication be made available and (b)(i) when did he start working for the Stellenbosch Municipality and (ii) what position does he hold there; (2) whether he had been employed in his Department in the past; if so, (a) when was he employed and (b) in what position; (3) whether his Department enquired as to the reasons for withdrawal of his application; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
7 | 24 June 2022 | 12802 |
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With regard to the appointment of a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of the reply, as the new Head of his Department: (1) (a) What are the (i) qualifications and (ii) experience this person has, (b) can a copy of his curriculum vitae be made available and (c)(i) when did he join the Department and (ii) what position or positions did he hold in the past; (2) with regard to his appointment as the Chief Director in the Department: (a) when did the position become vacant, (b)(i) when and (ii) where was the vacancy advertised, (c) what is the (i) number and (ii) details of the applications received and (d) what are the details of the (i) shortlisted candidates and (ii) scoring they received; (3) (a) when was he contacted with regard to taking up the HOD position, (b) who made contact with him, (c) what process has been followed with regard to filling the vacancy that he has left in his previous position and (d)(i) when was the position filled and (ii) by whom? |
6 | 24 June 2022 | 12801 |
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On 29 December 2020, the Premier hosted the Friends of United Jewish Campaign’s 12th annual year-end live-stream event at Leeuwenhof. The third branch of the work of the United Jewish Campaign is support for the apartheid state of Israel: (1) Whether the event was a fundraiser; if so, how much money was raised; (2) (a) what is the number of events that (i) the Office of the Premier, (ii) his department and (iii) the provincial government have held with the Friends of United Jewish Campaign in the (aa) fourth, (bb) fifth and (cc) sixth administrations, (b) what was the nature of these events, (c) where were they held and (d) how much was raised from each event; (3) whether there are any other planned events that his Office, his department or the provincial government will hold with the Friends of United Jewish Campaign; if so, if any of these events will be hosted at Leeuwenhof? |
20 | 10 June 2022 | 12800 |
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With regard to the increase in sexual offences in the province as recorded in the latest police crime statistics: What are the detailed (i) programmes and (ii) budgeting of her Department to address (aa) rape, (bb) sexual assault and (cc) the abuse of women and children in the province in (aaa) 2019, (bbb) 2020, (ccc) 2021 and (ddd) 2022 to date and (b) what is the break-down of expenditure in each of the police precincts in the top 30 police stations where rape and sexual assaults were reported? |
19 | 10 June 2022 | 12799 |
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(1) (a) What (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of the Public Service Commission’s investigations that have been conducted against (aa) the Western Cape Government, (bb) Members of the Executive and/or (cc) Western Cape municipalities in the (aaa) fifth and (bbb) sixth administrations, (ccc) including the detailed findings and recommendations and (b) can copies of each report be made available; (2) with regards to the investigations mentioned above, what is the number of recommendations that were (a) adhered to and fully implemented, (b) not implemented, and the reasons thereof, and (c) taken on review and the outcomes of such reviews? |
17 | 10 June 2022 | 12798 |
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With regards to the implementation of the Western Cape Safety Plan: (1) (a) How much has his government invested in fighting crime in the province over the MTEF and (b) what is the breakdown of the budget per programme; (2) of the causative factors of crime as outlined in the Safety Plan, (a) what are his government’s programmes to address each of the identified factors, (b) which departments are responsible for addressing each of the identified factors and (c) what (i) are the detailed programmes and (ii) is the detailed expenditure breakdown of each provincial government department related to addressing the causative factors of crime; (3) with regards to ministerial responsibilities, what is the detailed breakdown of the (a) programmes, (b) tasks and/or actions and (c) expenditure of each department in respect of their outlined responsibilities from the inception of the plan to date? |
16 | 10 June 2022 | 12797 |
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(a) How many road infrastructure projects were completed in the province between June 2021 and June 2022 and (b) which of these projects focused on tar surfacing and road construction in rural communities? |
13 | 10 June 2022 | 12796 |
