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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With reference to missing persons case CAS 105/04/2014 Montagu and Enquiry 1/01/14 Ladismith: (1) Whether the suspects for which warrants of arrest were issued have been arrested; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether the suspects when initially questioned by the South African Police Service (SAPS) had identification documentation and/or relevant paperwork; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether the warrants of arrest for the suspects are for those same individuals from Lesotho who were initially questioned by SAPS; if so, (4) whether SAPS has requested assistance from the Lesotho police for locating the suspects; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (5) whether the CCTV footage of the suspects using the missing person’s bank card has been lost; if so, what are the reasons; (6) whether any disciplinary action has been taken against anybody regarding the missing footage; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (7) what is the status of the investigation into this matter, two years after it was reported? |
3 | 5 February 2016 | 12308 |
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(1) How many schools in the province offer SeSotho as a subject at (a) primary, (b) intermediate and (c) high school level; (2) whether the language is being phased out in the province; if so, what are the relevant details? |
2 | 5 February 2016 | 12307 |
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(a) How many beneficiaries of the indigent policy are there in the Breede Valley Municipality and (b) what is the allocation breakdown per ward? |
1 | 5 February 2016 | 12306 |
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(a) How many learners who applied to schools are not yet placed per district, (b) what are the plans to resolve the backlog and (c) when will the plans be implemented? |
2 | 11 March 2016 | 12305 |
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(1) (a) How will black industrialisation be promoted in the Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) of the Saldanha Bay Municipality, (b) what is his Department’s plan to achieve this and (c) what is the total percentage of the funding that will be ring-fenced for it; (2) whether he and his Department are lobbying specific companies to participate; if so, which companies in the province? |
1 | 11 March 2016 | 12304 |
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(1)(a) How many forensic audits were instituted by the Department of the Premier in the (i) 2009/10, (ii) 2010/11, (iii) 2011/12, (iv) 2012/13, (v) 2013/14 financial years, (b) what were the stated terms of reference for each forensic audit instituted, (c) who were the consultants/institutions appointed to perform each of the forensic audits, (d) who were the Directors/owners of each consultant/company, (e) what due process was followed to appoint the consultant(s), (f) how much was each consultant paid, in each of the financial years, and (g) what were the findings of each of the forensic audits instituted; (2)(i) whether the findings were reported to (i) Cabinet, and (ii) Provincial Parliament; if not, why not; if so; what are the relevant details; (3) whether any action has been taken with regard to anyone found to have committed fraud or wrong doing; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
18 | 1 August 2014 | 12301 |
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(1) (a) How many Mass Opportunity Development (MOD) centres is the Minister rolling out this financial year, (b) how many will be rolled out over the next five years, (2) whether it will it be rolled out in the rural areas as well; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) (a) how can the MOD centres create jobs, (b) combat crimes, (c) what assistance can the private sector provide to assist the youth in the MOD centres, (d) what role can civil society play in assisting the MOD centres, (e) what are the successes in the MOD centres and (f) (i) what sport programs are in place for the elderly and (ii) how can the elderly be kept more active? |
17 | 1 August 2014 | 12300 |
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(1) (a) How many programmes are in place for the elderly and (b) what support is there for the them at sport clubs, (c) how many centres for the aged are in place and (d) what support does the department give to clubs for the elderly and pensioners; (2) whether his department have direct oversight over centres for the aged; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
16 | 1 August 2014 | 12299 |
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(1) To what extent will future industrial development in the Western Cape harm the downgrading of Eskom’s credit grading by the Credit Grading Agency, Standard and Poor’s (STP); (2) whether the Minister is aware of companies on a waiting list; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether complaints regarding Eskom’s inability to supply power were submitted; if so, what business types; (4) (a) what alternative power supply methods are envisaged and (b) how will this contribute to economic growth? |
15 | 1 August 2014 | 12298 |
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Given the current news about the approval of 1 356 new positions specified, (a) can the Minister indicate when these positions will be filled, and (b) how it will be determined to which schools these teachers will be allocated? |
14 | 1 August 2014 | 12297 |
