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 number of school social workers employed by her Department and (b) at which schools have they been deployed;
  2. whether her Department has any plans to expand this number in the near future; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 3 18 May 2018 12596
  1. (a) What is the total number of patients suffering from mental illness who are being treated in facilities in the province, (b) what are the key factors contributing to that number and (c) how many facilities are there in the province for patients suffering from mental illness;
  1. whether any of the facilities are not registered; if so, (a) what is the reason for this and (b) what is the total number of unregistered facilities;
  1. whether her Department has any mechanisms to regulate the non-profit organisations that look after patients suffering from mental illness; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 2 18 May 2018 12595
  1. How many forensic pathologists has her Department employed this year;

whether there are plans to employ more pathologists; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 1 18 May 2018 12594

With reference to CAS351/1/2018 Blue Downs:

  1. (a) What is the status of this case and (b) for what reason was the complainant forced to sign a blank affidavit;
  1. whether this is regular police practice; if so, what are the relevant details; if not;
  1. whether the station commander is aware of this; if so, what action has been taken and what are the relevant details;
  1. whether the CCTV footage has been collected from the complainant and entered into evidence; if not, why not?

 

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 4 25 May 2018 12592

Whether any school resource officers are deployed at any of the schools in Philippi East, Greater Philippi, Nyanga and Old Crossroads; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 3 25 May 2017 12591
  1. How has Project Ceasefire benefited the community of Hanover Park and the Philippi police precinct, (b) how much did the City of Cape Town spend on this project, (c) on what was the amount specifically spent and (d) why is the City of Cape Town withdrawing from this project?
 2 25 May 2018 12590
  1. Who accompanied him on his recent study trip to Germany, (b) what was the purpose of the visit and (c) how will the Legislature benefit from the trip?

 

 1 25 May 2018 12589

How many cases of (a) human trafficking and (b) sexual violence were reported in the province during the (i) 2014/15, (ii) 2015/16, (iii) 2016/17 and (iv) 2017/18 financial years?

 3 1 June 2018 12588
  1. (a)(i) – (iv)

In terms of rule 195 of the Standing Rules of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament this aspect of the question cannot be put as it does not fall within the area of responsibility of the Minister.

 2 1 June 2018 12587

What is the number of young people who were serving sentences or who were offenders awaiting trial at child and youth care centres across the province who were registered for and completed matric successfully in (a) 2014/15, (b) 2015/16, (c) 2016/17 and (d) 2017/18?

 1 1 June 2018 12586

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