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
  1. What is the expected date for the upgrades to the health facilities in (i) Gansbaai, (ii) Laingsburg and (iii) Wynberg (Victoria Hospital) as referred to in the Premier’s State of the Province Address for 2021, (b) what are the details of the infrastructure upgrades for each of these facilities and (c) what are the improved services that will be provided at each facility as a result of the upgrades?
 4 19 November 2021 11323

With reference to the delivery of medication to vulnerable residents:

  1. Whether her Department is continuing to support the delivery of medication to vulnerable individuals; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. (a) how does her Department define vulnerable individuals and (b) what specific geographical areas and regions does her Department cover in the delivery process;
  3. whether any new areas have been added since the tabling of the Western Cape Recovery Plan; if so, (a) why and (b) what are the relevant details;
  4. (a) until when will medication be delivered and (b) what were the costs incurred for this programme from its start to date?
 3 19 November 2021 11322

(a)   What plans have been undertaken by his Department to help curb irresponsible drinking and the abuse of alcohol and (b) what progress has been made with amendments to legislation in this regard?

 2 19 November 2021 11321

 

(a)     How many of the (i) 500 additional law enforcement officers, (ii) 120 peace officers and (iii) safety ambassadors, as planned for the current year, have been deployed to date, (b) in which areas where they deployed and (c) what are the reasons where the deployment has not been concluded?

 1 19 November 2021 11320

With reference to the reply to question 5 of 1 October 2021:

  1. (a) What criteria are used to assess the respective needs of the stations and (b) what are the results of the needs assessments conducted for every station in the province;
  2. with reference to answer (f), regarding stations that have 15 or fewer rape kits available, whether these stations have sufficient rape kits available to meet the needs in their respective areas; if not, why?
 8 10 December 2021 11319

With reference to the reply to question 5 of 1 October 2021:

  1. (a) What proportion of the 20 306 rape kits in the province are for (i) adults and (ii) child victims, (b) what procedures are in place to prevent stations running out of kits and (c) which stations, if any, ran out of kits in the 2020/21 financial year;
  2. with reference to answer (e), (a) who conducts the needs assessments, (b) who is responsible for approving the needs assessments and (c) how often are needs assess-ments conducted,
  3. whether any of these assessments have not been approved in the 2020/21 financial year; if so, (a) why and (b) how many were not approved?
 7 10 December 2021 11318

With reference to cases of burglary and vandalism reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS) by Western Cape schools in the 2020/21 financial year:

  1. How many such cases were reported, (b) of the cases in (a), how many were closed as “undetected” and (c) what does “undetected” mean?
 6 10 December 2021 11317

With regard to the arrest of an individual for the illegal sale of canned pilchards of the National School Nutrition Programme at a shop in Retreat in 2021 (CAS 276/01/2021):

  1. Whether the individual has been released on bail; if so, what are the relevant details, (b) when will the case proceed to court and (c) what is the reason for the delay?
 5 10 December 2021 11316

With regard to the Procurement Disclosure Report 2020/21:

What is the difference between (a) PPE020 Hand Sanitisers and Disinfectants and (b) PPE012 Multi-purpose sanitisers and disinfectants;

(a) what constitutes “PPE020 Hand Sanitisers and Disinfectants” – R152 614 000, (b) where were the hand sanitisers distributed to and (c) what is the difference between a hand sanitiser and a disinfectant;

what constitutes “PPE012 Multi-purpose sanitisers and disinfectants”, (b) where were these products distributed to and (c) what were they used for;

(a) what constitutes “PPE021 Sanitising of Buildings” and (b) how many schools were sanitised for the reported R2 813 105,23?

 10 11 June 2021 11315

With regard to the electronic Continuity of Care Record (eCCR):

  1. (a) At which facilities has the eCCR been utilised, (b) in what way or ways do the eCCR support public health employees in discharging clients and (c) how do clients benefit from this;
  2. whether the ICD-10 coding is part of the eCCR system; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether public health employees are provided with training in the utilisation of the system; if so, what are the relevant details?
 8 26 November 2021 11314

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