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 the school gardens in the Western Cape, which is a part of the National School Nutrition Programme: (a) How many organisations in Mitchells Plain benefited from the project in the 2020/21 financial year, (b) which schools benefited from this project, (c) what is the process for schools when applying for this project and (d) what criteria do schools need to meet in order to benefit from this project? |
2 | 9 April 2021 | 10821 |
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With reference to the COVID-19 Business Relief Fund launched in the 2020/21 financial year: (a) How many (i) small, (ii) medium and (iii) micro enterprises (SMMEs) did the fund support in Mitchells Plain in the 2020/21 financial year, (b) which businesses received funding and (c) how much funding did each business receive? |
1 | 9 April 2021 | 10820 |
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With regard to the City of Cape Town’s revision of its policy concerning homeless persons, as referenced by her Department at the Standing Committee meeting on 18 March 2021: (1) Whether her Department is aware of the (a) factors that led the City to reconsider its current policy and (b) time frame for the finalisation of the policy; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) in what way or ways does her Department currently collaborate with the City on an operational level in support of homeless persons; (3) whether her Department has been consulted by the City during the revision of the aforementioned policy; if so, (a) what is the extent to which her Department is involved, particularly regarding her Department’s input, (b) what are the desired outcomes of the revised policy and (c) in what ways does the policy seeks to address the challenges facing homeless persons? |
14 | 1 April 2021 | 10819 |
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With reference to the recent reports regarding the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF): (a) When was this outbreak of swine fever first identified, how many pigs have been culled to date due to this outbreak, (c) what measures were put in place to prevent the spread of African swine fever, (d) how effective have these measures been and (e) which law enforcement agencies are responsible and able to enforce regulations regarding the transport of infected animals in order to prevent the spread of diseases? |
13 | 1 April 2021 | 10818 |
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(a) What was or were the source or sources of the funding made available to ostrich farmers during the avian influenza pandemic of 2011, (b) what would be needed for South Africa to export again raw ostrich meat to the countries of the European Union and (c) what are the conditions of farmers or of an agricultural sector to qualify for financial support from the government? |
12 | 1 April 2021 | 10817 |
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(a) How will the Community Economic Recovery Programme be rolled out in the various communities in the province, (b) how will the beneficiaries be identified, (c) what mechanism will be put in place to ensure that these vouchers (i) are not used for political purposes and/or (ii) are not distributed by political members, (d) what are the processes currently in place for communities to apply to her Department for these vouchers? |
11 | 1 April 2021 | 10816 |
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(1) (a) What projects has the War Room completed to date, (b) what has been the impact of these projects with reference to the stated aims of the War Room, (c) what projects of the War Room are still to be completed and (d) when will they be completed; (2) whether the War Room will operate in the 2021/22 financial year; if not, (a) what will happen to it and (b) why; if so; (c) what are the relevant details, (d) how much has the War Room cost the provincial government and Wesgro to date and (e) how have these costs been allocated or spent? |
10 | 1 April 2021 | 10815 |
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(1) Whether the Provincial Treasury and/or the Western Cape provincial government has an Employment Equity Plan; if so; (2) whether the Provincial Treasury implements this plan; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether his Department has appointed two white male candidates, both previously from National Treasury, in senior management positions (DDG: Fiscal and Economic Services and Chief Director: Local Government Public Finance); if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether these appointments complied with the Employment Equity Plan, if so, in what way; (5) whether or not the appointees are or were in a pre-existing life partner relationship (DDG: Fiscal and Economic Services and Chief Director: Local Government Public Finance); if so, what are the relevant details; (6) whether these partners are employed in the same unit, with the one reporting to the other; if so, what are the relevant details; (7) whether the DDG’s relationship did not cause a conflicted of interest when appointing his partner as Chief Director; if not, why not; if so, (8) whether this conflict was disclosed and addressed; if so, how; (9) how were these appointments made? |
9 | 1 April 2021 | 10814 |
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(1) (a) Which entity or entities should be approached for permission by land owners who wish to construct weirs in rivers, such as the Berg River, (b) who determines the design of such weirs and (c) how can it be ensured that the needs of canoeists and others who use rivers for sports activities are considered in the design of structures affecting the natural water flow; (2) (a) which entities are by law responsible for the control of alien and invasive vegetation, such as the water hyacinth, in rivers and riverbeds and (b) what support has the national Department of Environmental Affairs in the past rendered to the Western Cape? |
8 | 1 April 2021 | 10813 |
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With regard to the seven municipalities that will be part of Energy Resilience Programme announced in the budget to the value of R70 million: (1) What are the details of the (a) distribution of these funds per municipality, (b) purpose, (c) time frames and (d) implementation method adopted; (2) whether these municipalities applied for the section 34 ministerial determination; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, including (b) the date of the application made by each municipality and (c) the stage in which each municipality is in the application process of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE); (3) whether, with regard to those municipalities that have applied according to (2) above, their new generation capacity project will be delivered through an internal or external mechanism defined in section 76(a) or (b) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000), in accordance with the requirement of the DMRE’s “Municipality guide to a s34 determination”; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether any of the seven municipalities intend to provide “small-scale embedded generation” for their own use; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) have they registered with NERSA? |
7 | 1 April 2021 | 10812 |
