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. Whether her Department has considered making it compulsory to follow a scanning procedure for entry to school premises; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. how many learners have lost their lives on school premises due to violence in the province in 2018?
 4 14 September 2018 12502
  1. Whether his Department will have any safety-promotion programmes for the youth living in high-crime areas during the September school holidays; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether the programmes will be offered in (a) Kasselsvlei, (b) Ravensmead, (c) Bishop Lavis and (d) Elsies River; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 3 14 September 2018 12501

Whether Operation Thunder will be rolled out to other areas such as Ravensmead; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 2 14 September 2018 12500

With reference to the recent cases of learners being kidnapped on their way to and from school:

Whether his Department has put measures in place to address this problem; if not; why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 1 14 September 2018 12499
  1. What are the national guidelines for the implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP);
  1. whether the Beaufort West Municipality has a municipal policy for the EPWP which is in line with the national guidelines; if not, why not; if so; what are the relevant details (please supply a copy);
  1. whether the municipality currently has or uses an EPWP database of beneficiaries; if so, is it linked to the provincial and national reporting databases;
  1. how many EPWP projects are currently being rolled out in the Beaufort West municipal area and what are the details of the projects;
  1. whether the list of beneficiaries who have been employed between 1 January and 30 June 2018 at the Beaufort West Municipality can be made available; if so; what are the relevant details?
 1 21 September 2018 12498
  1. How many people were admitted to rehabilitation centres for substance abuse in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017 and (iv) 2018 to date, (b) what is the cost per person for substance abuse rehabilitation and (c) how many people defaulted on their rehabilitation in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017 and (iv) 2018 to date?
 3 28 September 2018 12497

How many cases were opened against parents due to their school-going children not attending school or because of their children’s sporadic absenteeism in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017 and (iv) 2018 to date?

 2 28 September 2018 12496

(a) How many learners on the West Coast were expelled in (i) 2015,(ii) 2016, (iii) 2017 and (iv) 2018 to date, (b) of those who were expelled, (i) what were the reasons for the expulsion, (ii) what were the sanctions, (iii) how many appeals were heard and (iv) how many decisions were reversed?

 1 28 September 2018 12495
  1. What is the percentage of household waste recycled by each municipality in the Western Cape;
  1. whether his Department has plans to assist municipalities with waste-management recycling initiatives; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 5 October 2018 12493
  1. Who is responsible for the (i) design and (ii) construction of the arched or suspended bridge over the Cogmans gorge at Ashton, (b) why was this specific design decided on, (c) which other design techniques were considered, (d) what was the estimated cost of each of the various possible designs that could have be used, (e) explain each of the alternatives that was considered, (f) give an explanation of the advantages and disadvantages as well as the estimated cost of each design, (g) when will the construction of the bridge and the road be completed, (h) by whom, (i) at what total cost and (j) what process was followed for the appointment of the consulting engineers and contractors?

 

 1 12 October 2018 12492

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