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 respect to the Plattekloof Forensic Science Laboratory’s commitments to improve the maintenance of its equipment:
(1) Whether the necessary maintenance plans are in place to meet this commitment; if so, how long would these contracts take; (2) (a) what DNA processing equipment has been bought and (b) what is the total value thereof? |
4 | 14 April 2022 | 11942 |
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With regard to the former Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz: (1) (a) When did the former Minister withdraw the Head of Department’s delegated authority to appoint persons in the employ of the Department of Community Safety, (b) to whom did the former Minister delegate the authority to appoint persons in the employ of the Department of Community Safety, (c) what role did the former Minister’s Head of Ministry play in the appointment of persons in the employ of the Department of Community Safety and (d) what role did the Department of the Premier play in the amended delegations; (2) whether the authority to employ persons in the Department of Social Development, during the period in which the former Minister was the Minister of Social Development, was delegated to the Head of the Department of Social Development; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether any other Minister withdrew or withheld delegations from any other Head of Department to appoint persons in the employ of their departments; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) why was this allowed; (4) why did the Premier permit a Minister to withdraw these delegations; (5) whether he has initiated an investigation into the role of any employees in the Department of Social Development in regard to the allegations of sexual misconduct against the former Minister while he was Minister of Social Development; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
3 | 14 April 2022 | 11940 |
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Whether Western Cape community clinics in Mitchells Plain, Khayelitsha and Nyanga are being considered for closure; if so, (a) what are the reasons for the proposed closures and (b) how will the proposed closures benefit the communities? |
2 | 14 April 2022 | 11939 |
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With reference to the 11 085 school-going girls between the ages of 10 and 19 who gave birth in public facilities in 2021: How many of these learners have returned to school in 2022? |
1 | 14 April 2022 | 11938 |
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1. Whether the crisis at the Nelspoort Hospital has been brought to his or his department’s attention; if so, (a) what are the reasons for the crisis and (b) what steps are taken to address (i) medicine provision, (ii) shortage of food, (iii) the proper management of the institution and (iv) the availability of doctors and nurses at the hospital; if not, 2. whether he will investigate and report back to the House; if not, why not; if so, when? |
6 | 8 August 2014 | 11937 |
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Whether his department have any plans to assist the SMMEs in Nyanga (Ezigusheni) in order to have water and toilets as mechanisms to keep the place hygienic; if not, what alternatives can be provided to boost their economic trade to attract more customers; if so, what are the relevant details? |
5 | 8 August 2014 | 11936 |
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1. Whether the South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested any South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members during May 2014 at the Bongolethu police station in Oudtshoorn, as reported in The Star on 22 May 2014; if so,what were the charges brought against the arrested soldiers; 2. whether the SANDF sent armed troops and Ratel(s) to the police station to have the soldiers released; if so, what are the relevant details; 3. whether the SANDF intervened in any way to have soldiers released; if so, what are the relevant details; 4. whether any SANDF officer requested or threatened the SAPS to release the soldiers, if so , what are the relevant details; 5. whether the soldiers were released; if not, why not; if so, why; 6. whether the SAPS has taken this matter further with the SANDF command management; if so, what are the relevant details; 7. whether any corrective measures have been sought; if so, what are the relevant details; 8. whether the charges against the soldiers remain; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
4 | 8 August 2014 | 11935 |
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With respect to the Family, Children and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit of the SAPS: (1) For every police station in the Western Cape, (a) what is the average waiting time an alleged rape victim would have to wait before FCS members arrive at the specific station where the victim lodged the case and (b) how many FCS members have been trained specifically to deal with sexual offences; (2) whether there are annual assessments mandatory for the members working in the unit; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) (a) what is the current number of members per unit in the province and (b) to which stations are each of the 25 FCS units allocated? |
17 | 8 April 2022 | 11932 |
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(a) What is the number of mass shootings that have taken place over the past 30 months in the province, (b) what is the breakdown of these shootings per (i) month and (ii) area and (c) what (i) is the number of casualties, (ii) are the injuries and (iii) are the motives for the shootings? |
14 | 8 April 2022 | 11931 |
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(1) (a) What (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of the court cases that have been monitored by the Court Watching Brief Programme in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020, (cc) 2021 and (dd) 2022 to date and (b) of these, (i) how many were dismissed and thrown out of court and (ii) how many were reinstated and successfully concluded because of the intervention of the programme; (2) whether the Court Watching Brief Programme has monitored the cases of certain persons, whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of her reply; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
5 | 8 April 2022 | 11930 |
