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 |
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Whether his Department has any plans to fill the 61 permanent posts in future as opposed to finding contract workers who could put his Department at risk of losing skilled personnel; if not, why not; if so, (a) how and (b) when? |
1 | 6 March 2015 | 12189 |
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With regard to the Thuthuzela care centres (TCCs) in the province: (a) How many people have made use of the TCCs over the last five financial years, (b) what is the allocation of funds by her Department for victim support services at the TCCs for the 2022/23 financial year and (c) what is the nature of the victim support services provided at the TCCs? |
6 | 22 April 2022 | 12188 |
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In relation to the ongoing bottleneck at the Port of Cape Town: (1) How much money is estimated to have been lost by the Western Cape economy because of the bottleneck at the Port since the start of 2022; (2) whether his Department has engaged the Transnet National Ports Authority regarding the ongoing situation; if so, (a) what was the outcome of the discussions and (b) did Transnet make any commitment to address the bottleneck; (3) whether his Department has plans to engage the Department of Agriculture to assist commercial farmers who have been unable to export their fruit on time because of the bottleneck; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether the Port has the capacity to deal with the increased workload that it will see after the disaster in KwaZulu-Natal; if not, how is the Department planning to support the Port to ensure adequate capacity? |
5 | 22 April 2022 | 12187 |
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In relation to allocation of funds in the 2022/23 provincial budget to pay the SABC: (1) (a) What is the total amount allocated by the Western Cape Government to the SABC for the 2022/23 financial year, (b) what services are provided by the SABC to the provincial government and (c) how do these services benefit the provincial government; (2) whether the provincial government is mandated by any legislative provisions to make these payments; if so, what are the relevant details? |
4 | 22 April 2022 | 12186 |
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With regard to the First Thursdays Events: (1) (a) What are the (i) objectives and (ii) targeted audience for this initiative, (b) what is the total cost that his government has incurred as a result of this initiative from its inception to date, (c) what is the total number of events that have been held, (d) what is the number of audience members who have been reached, (e) what (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of the issues, challenges and/complaints raised, (iii) what are the suggestions that have been received, (iv) how many have been resolved and (v) what are the reasons thereof; (2) whether there are any specific reasons for hosting these events in the legislature precinct and not in communities where the majority of the residents reside; if so, what are the relevant details? |
3 | 22 April 2022 | 12185 |
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(1) With regard to the 114 contracts that were completely terminated, (a) what were the reasons for that and (b) what is the breakdown per (i) age, (ii) race, (iii) gender, (iv) qualification, (v) occupation and (vi) facility where they were posted; (2) what is the (a) total number of funded vacancies in the province and (b) detailed breakdown of the (i) vacancies per facility and (ii) duration of such vacancies |
1 | 22 April 2022 | 12184 |
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With regard to the advertised post for in the Centre for e-Innovation for a Programme Manager: Social Media, which is in the shortlisting stage: (1) [a] When was this position advertised, [b] what are all the requirements for the position and [c] on which platforms was it advertised; (2) what is the [a] number of all the applications that were received for this position and [b] detailed list of all the applicants and their qualifications;[a] what is the latest update regarding the shortlisting, [b] when will it be concluded and [c] what are the details of [i] all the candidates who have been shortlisted and [ii] their qualifications? |
8 | 25 March 2022 | 12182 |
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(a) How many community halls and tents are being used as schools in the province, (b) how many children are attending these schools, (c) in which areas are these schools located, (d) how long will the community halls and tents be used as schools and (e) why are these learners not enrolled in formal schools?
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7 | 27 February 2015 | 12181 |
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6 | 27 February 2015 | 12180 |
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With regard to provincial operations undertaken by the SAPS in the province: (1) How many provincial operations has the South African Police Service undertaken in the (a) 2017/18, (b) 2018/19, (c) 2019/20, (d) 2020/21 and (e) 2021/22 financial years; (2) whether these operations were conducted with operational plans; if not, why not? |
9 | 18 March 2022 | 12179 |
