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

Whether the effective delivery and maintenance of infrastructure by municipalities are (a) promoted, (b) supported and (c) monitored by his department; if not, why not; if so, what are the details hereof transversally and in particular for each municipality?

 9 15 August 2014 11999

Whether the effective delivery and maintenance of infrastructure by provincial departments and entities are (a) promoted, (b) supported and (c) monitored by his department; if not, why not; if so, what are the details hereof transversally and in particular for each of the departments and entities?

 8 15 August 2014 11998

Whether his Department directly or indirectly allocates any Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) funds to municipalities; if not, why not; if so, (a) to which municipalities, (b) for what purpose, (c) how is the expenditure of such funds monitored and (d) what are the criteria for the allocation of the funds?

 7 15 August 2014 11997

Whether any official/s currently employed by her Department was previously employed by CF Projects (Pty) Ltd trading as Filcon Projects; if so, what are the relevant details?

 6 15 August 2014 11996

Whether any official/s currently employed by his Department were previously employed by CF Projects (Pty) Ltd trading as Filcon Projects; if so, what are the relevant details?

 5 15 August 2014 11995

(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

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