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

How many South African Police Service (SAPS) reservists have been (a) recruited and (b) re-recruited in (i) the 2013/14, (ii) the 2014/15 and (iii) to date in the 2015/16 financial years?

 4 9 October 2015 12342

How many South African Police Service (SAPS) reservists have been (a) active reservists and (b) called up for duty with pay in (i) the 2013/14, (ii) the 2014/15 and (iii) to date in the 2015/16 financial years?

 3 9 October 2015 12341
  1. Whether incidences of social grant beneficiaries being exploited by loan sharks through the confiscation of their SASSA cards until they receive the next grant have been brought to his attention; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether his Department have any plans on place to prevent this from occurring; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether an investigation has been launched to determine the extent of this action; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  4. whether action can be taken against the loan sharks; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 2 9 October 2015 12340
  1. Which intervention plans were set out to be implemented by the assigned Administrator to the Oudtshoorn Municipality to assure the necessary and required turnaround strategy;
  2. whether any of these interventions have been implemented to date; if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether there are any specific issues which the Administrator will be focussing on; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  4. whether timelines have been set for the effective addressing of each of the mentioned issues; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  5. whether there are any measures in place to ensure the delivery of the intervention plans in accordance with the resolution of the administrator’s appointment; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 1 9 October 2015 12338

(a)       What is the progress with transformation in the provincial tourism market, (b) how many black business operate in the industry in the province, (c) how many (i) South African (black) and (ii) foreigners are employed by the sector, (d) what are the number of beneficiaries in the sector and (e) how are workers treated?

 5 25 September 2015 12337
  1. Whether he and his Department have assistance plans for the agricultural section in the Province to deal with the impending drought with regard to (a) financial support, (b) water and (c) fodder for animals; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether he and his Department have plans in place to assist the broader agricultural sector in order to minimise job losses that could plague the Western Cape as a direct result of drought; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether he and his Department have plans in place to assist emerging farmers as they do not have sufficiently strong balance sheets to absorb losses; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 4 25 September 2015 12336
  1. What is the status of case CAS621/03/95 Cape Town Central;
  2. whether this case (a) was withdrawn, (b) prosecuted, (c) reached finality or (d) the docket has been lost;
  3. whether the victim has been compensated; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 3 25 September 2015 12335

What (a) amount was raised by Western Cape Municipalities for electricity during the 2013/14 financial year, (b) amount was paid to Eskom by municipalities during this period and (c) are the reasons why some municipalities failed to pay Eskom.

 2 25 September 2015 12334
  1. How many Thusong Centres are there currently in the Western Cape, (b) where are they located, (c) what amount was spent (i) to establish, (ii) to operate these centres and (iii) by whom and (d) (i) what services are provided and (ii) by whom at each centre?
 1 25 September 2015 12333

Whether any complaints received from certain organisations because they were disregarded by her Department were brought to her attention; if so, what are the relevant details?

 2 26 February 2016 12331

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