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

(a) From which (i) community gardens, (ii) emerging farmers and (iii) local food gardens in the Western Cape have vegetables for food parcels been purchased in the last financial year and (b) what was the value in each case?

 4 15 August 2014 11994
  1. [a] How many schools are in the Swellendam municipal area, [b] how many of these are farm schools, [c] what other assistance is given to each farm school than to schools in towns, [d] [i] where are they situated and [ii] what is the learner teacher ratio;
  2. whether any of the schools make use of a transport service to get their learners to school and back; if so, [a] what are the relevant details and [b] how are farm school learners assisted with transport;
  3.  whether multi-grade classes are taught at any of these schools; if so, what are the relevant details;
  4. whether there are any vacant posts at any of the schools; if so, what are the relevant details;
  5. whether any new schools are planned for the municipal area; if so, [a] where and [b] when;
  6. whether any schools in the municipal area are on the current list for upgrading; if so, what are the relevant details?
 5 5 September 2014 11993
  1. [a] How many clinics or hospitals are in the Swellendam municipal area, [b] for each facility [i] where are they situated, [ii] what is the patient doctor ratio and [iii] how many patients visit per day and [b] what are the prevalent illnesses in the area;
  2. whether any of these facilities are understaffed, if so, [a] how and [b] when will the situation be addressed;
  3. whether any new facilities are planned for the area in the near future; if not, why not; if so, [a] where and [b] when?
 4 5 September 2014 11992

Whether his Department has any mechanisms in place to assist farmworkers and farmers to address workplace complaints such as abuse, vandalism and labour issues; if not, what options are open to farmworkers and farmers to address such issues; if so,  [a] what are those mechanisms and [b] how was their effectiveness been assessed?

 3 5 September 2014 11991

Whether he or his Department has received complaints from farmworkers who allege that they have been abused by farm owners if so, [a] how many such complaints have been received for the latest period of three years for which information is available, [b] what action did his Department take and [c] what was the outcome?

 2 5 September 2014 11990
  1. Whether the geographical area of Mossel Bay Municipality is served by any of his offices; if so, [a] which offices, and with regard to each of the offices, [b] what services are rendered, [c] the physical address, [d] who is the responsible person at the office, [e] what is the person’s contact details, [f]  what is the budget for the management of the office and [g] how does the staffing look;
  2. whether any vacancies existed at any of the offices by the latest date for which information was available, if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, [a] what is the number of vacancies, [b] at which offices are the vacancies and [c] when are the vacancies expected to be filled;
  3.  whether he intends to constrict, terminate or expand any services at the said offices; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, [a] what will the extent of the [i] constriction, [ii] termination or [iii] expansion be and [b] what are the relevant details in this regard?
 1 5 September 2014 11989

(a)    What are the details of all investigations into financial irregularities and maladministration that have been instituted against schools in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020, (viii) 2021 and (ix) 2022 to date and

(b)    can copies of such investigations and findings be made available?

 22 14 April 2022 11984

(1) Whether the Province has a transversal Youth Development Policy; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether the Province has a transversal Youth Development Strategy; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) can a copy of the strategy be made available and (c) how does the strategy address social pathologies, such as drug and substance abuse, violent crime and gangsterism?

 19 14 April 2022 11983

(1) Whether her Department supports the decision to allow supporters back into stadiums; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what are the envisaged benefits of this;

(2) whether she has had any engagements with the provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport to manage the spread of COVID-19 in these sporting events; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) what (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of the meetings held and (c) what are the details of the plans to manage the spread?

 18 14 April 2022 11982

With regard to the Grootkraal UCC Primary School:

(a) what type of transport is being rendered to the learners at the school, (b) what is the rationale for the decision to change (i) the service provider for learner transport and (ii) the route and (c) how many learners have been negatively affected by this change?

 17 14 April 2022 11981

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