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 regard to unplaced learners at schools in the province:

(a) What is the number of unplaced learners as at 16 March 2021, (b) what is the break-down of the areas that are affected by the challenge of unplaced learners and (c) what is the breakdown by (i) age, (ii) sex and (iii) race of all the leaners who were unplaced in (aa) January 2021, (bb) February 2021 and (cc) March 2021?

 23 19 March 2021 11143

With regards to the to the infrastructure expenditure plans outlined in his 2021 budget speech:

  1. Whether he can provide the (a) details, and (b) total expenditure breakdown and

(c) location of all the infrastructure projects that have been budgeted for in the 2021 budget; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

  1. Whether his Department will put strict measures in place for the provincial government to adhere to BBBEE requirements in these planned infrastructure development projects; if so, what are the relevant details?
 22 19 March 2021 11142

(1)     Whether her Department has measures in place to measure the literacy levels of all the grades at public ordinary schools; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what are the literacy levels and/or statistics of all the grades in the province, including a detailed breakdown according to education district;

(2)     whether there are any measures in place to improve the literacy levels of learners in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3)     whether there are any measures in place to improve the literacy level in the foundation phase in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4)       whether her Department would consider bringing back reading periods and introducing other additional programmes to encourage reading in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 20 19 March 2021 11141

1)      What are the details of the tools of the trade that his Department provided to each of the neighbourhood watches in the Western Cape;

(2)    whether there are any neighbourhood-watch structures that are experiencing shortages of equipment and other tools of the trade needed in their line of work; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 20 19 March 2021 11139

With regard to the Western Cape Safety Plan:

 

(a)    What is the detailed breakdown of expenditure associated with the Western Cape Safety Plan in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 to date, (b) what was the (i) budget and (ii) total breakdown of the expenditure for the (aa) recruitment, (bb) training and (cc) deployment of LEAP officers in (aaa) 2019, (bbb) 2020 and (ccc) 2021 to date?

 

 

 19 19 March 2021 11138
  1. Whether his government has any measures in place to prevent gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. what are the (a) details and (b) total breakdown of his government’s expenditure on measures aimed at preventing and addressing GBV in the province in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 to date?
18 19 March 2021 11137
  1. Whether it has been brought to his attention that municipalities are charging schools at business rates for water bills; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. what are the details of how much each municipality in the province charges schools for (a) water, (b) electricity and (c) refuse removal in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020 and (iv) 2021 to date?
 17 19 March 2021 11136

With reference to the subjects of Mathematics and Physical Science for learners in the province:

 

How many learners in (a) Grade 10 and (b) Grade 12 had (i) Mathematics and (ii) Physical Science as a subject in (aa) 2014, (bb) 2015, (cc) 2016, (dd) 2017, (ee) 2018, (ff) 2019 and (gg) 2020?

 16 19 March 2021 11135

(a) What was the total number of learners who registered at each public ordinary school in the (i) Mossel Bay municipal area, (ii) City of Cape Town and (iii) Theewaterskloof Municipality on the tenth school day of the (aa) 2020 and (bb) 2021 academic year and (b) what is the current total number of learners in these areas who had not been placed by 16 March 2021?

 14 19 March 2021 11134

Which road infrastructure projects were undertaken in the Mossel Bay municipal area during 2020, (b) what was the total expenditure on each of these projects during that year, (c) which road infrastructure projects are currently underway or will be undertaken in the current financial year and (d) what is the estimated expenditure for each of these projects?

 14 19 March 2021 11133

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