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
  1. (a) What is the total staff establishment of the (i) Beaufort West and (ii) Laingsburg police stations, (b) what does the staff component serving these communities consist of with regard to (i) police officers, (ii) detectives and (iii) administration staff and (c) what are the vacancies for the total staff establishment;
  1. whether there are plans to fill the vacancies; if not, why not; if so, what is the time frame;
  2. whether all vehicles at these police stations are in working order; if not, why not; if so, how many vehicles are allocated to each police station?
 5 4 May 2018 12613
  1. Why is her Department not assuming full responsibility for the running of libraries, (b) what factors were considered when the decision was made to assign the library function to municipalities, (c) why was this the preferred option and (d) what other options were available to her Department?
 4 4 May 2018 12612
  1. Whether his Department has made any assessment of the child murders in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. (a) what is the total number of children who have been killed in the province from 2009 to date, (b) what were the contributing (i) factors and (ii) motives behind each murder and (c) what has his Department done to prevent the scourge;
  3. whether his Department has plans to respond to the scourge of child murders in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 3 4 May 2018 12611

Whether his Department has a memorandum of understanding with the national Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for a provincial law-enforcement function over marine resources in the Western Cape; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 2 4 May 2018 12610

Whether his Department has a memorandum of understanding with the national Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for a provincial law-enforcement function over marine resources in the Western Cape; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 1 4 May 2018 12609

Whether there is any visible policing of Conradie Street, Bellville; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many Vispol vans are patrolling this area, (b) how often is the area patrolled and (c) how many incidents did the sector van on this stretch of road report in the past six months?

 4 11 May 2018 12608
  1. How many (i) attacks, (ii) assaults, (iii) instances of gross bodily harm and murders were there in trains and on train stations in (aa) 2014/2015, (bb) 2015/2016, (cc) 2016/2017 and (dd) 2017/18, (b) what interventions and programmes are in place to address these events and (c) (i) when will the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between PRASA, the Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town that will enable the allocation of funds for improving rail safety be signed and (ii) what are the details of the agreement?

 

 3 11 May 2018 12607
  1. How much money has PRASA and Metrorail lost in the Western Cape as regards (i) damage to trains and infrastructure; and (ii) wasteful expenditure by the rail service for the financial years (aa) 2014/2015, (bb) 2015/2016, (cc) 2016/2017, and (dd) 2017/18; (b) how many (i) cancellations and (ii) delays were there in (aa) 2014/2015, (bb) 2015/2016, (cc) 2016/2017 and (dd) 2017/18; and (c) what interventions and programmes are in place to address the aforementioned issues?
 2 11 May 2018 12606
  1. What is the average number of commuters who used Metrorail’s services on a monthly basis during the financial years (i) 2014/2015, (ii) 2015/2016, (iii) 2016/2017, and (iv) 2017/18 and (b) what is the amount of revenue generated by the Metrorail commuters for the same financial years?
 1 11 May 2018 12605
  1. Where are the 43 railway level crossings in the Western Cape situated, (b) when did the level-crossing elimination programme start, (c) where were the level crossings that have been removed, (d) how do motorists and residents cross those railway lines now, (e) what is the budget allocation for the elimination of the 43 level crossings, (f) what is the amount that has already been spent on eliminating seven of these level crossings, (g) when will the remaining 36 level crossings be eliminated and (h) how will motorists and people cross the railway line thereafter?
 4 18 May 2018 12597

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