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 |
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(1) (a) What (i) are the details and (ii) is the size of the farmland in hectares that has been converted into vineyards for wine production from food production in the province in the past 10 years; (2) what (a) is the number and (b) are the details of farmworker residences that have been converted into bed and breakfasts and/or private cottages for rental in the province from 2014 to date; (3) what is the number of farmworkers who have been evicted from farms in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020, (viii) 2021 and (ix) 2022 to date? |
18 | 11 February 2022 | 11479 |
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(a) What are the details of all the female staff members who have worked in the office of the Minister between 2012 and 2019 and (b) what were (i) their positions, (ii) the length of their contracts and (iii) the reasons for their leaving the office? |
17 | 11 February 2022 | 11478 |
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(1) Whether any staff members employed by her Department between 2012 and 2019 were employed on the recommendation of, through the influence of and/or by the insistence of a certain person whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of her reply; if so, what are the relevant details; (2)whether any complaints of sexual misconduct have been reported in her Department in (a) 2012, (b) 2013, (c) 2014, (d) 2015, (e) 2016, (f) 2017, (g) 2018 and (h) 2019; if so; (3) whether any of these complaints involved a certain person, whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of her reply, and/or any officials in that person’s office; if so, what are the relevant details? |
16 | 11 February 2022 | 11477 |
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(a) What is the number of interns who have been employed by her Department in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020, (viii) 2021 and (ix) 2022 to date and (b)(i) how many were absorbed into the Department and (ii) what are the details of their positions? |
15 | 11 February 2022 | 11476 |
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Whether he will institute an investigation into allegations that (a) the Minister influenced the process of employment of staff at his Department or other departments, (b) the Minister abused his power to employ preferred candidates in positions and (c) government funds were abused to create employment for DA-aligned members; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
13 | 11 February 2022 | 11475 |
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With regard to the provincial Broadband Roll-out Programme: (a) What is the total number of Wi-Fi hotspots in the province that (i) is not in a government building or office or school and (ii) is in a government building or office or school, (b) what (i) are the locations of the Wi-Fi hotspots that are stand-alone sites and/or not in government buildings, (ii) is the number of unique users of these sites per month over the past 24 months and (iii) is the amount of data used per user during that period? |
9 | 11 February 2022 | 11474 |
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With regard to the appointment of a certain person, whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of her reply, in her Department: (a) What (i) are the details of the position, (ii) is the job description, (iii) is the duration of contract and (iv) is the salary range, (b) when was the position (i) advertised, (ii) how many people applied, (iii) how many were shortlisted and (iv) how many were interviewed and (c) what process was followed for applications? |
8 | 11 February 2022 | 11473 |
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(1) What are the amounts provided for in the budgets of national departments that are available for the fighting of wildfires in the province over the medium-term framework; (2) whether the South African National Parks (SANParks) failed to renew its agreement with the Working on Fire teams at the time of the Table Mountain fire in April 2021; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether the Western Cape Government was formally informed of failures, such as the one mentioned in (2) above; if not, to what extent does this have an impact on his Department’s ability to mitigate the damage caused by wildfires? |
7 | 11 February 2022 | 11472 |
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Whether his Department plays a role in ensuring that legislation regarding firebreaks are enforced; if not, which department is responsible to ensure that the legislation is adhered to; if so, what is his Department’s plan to communicate with national government entities about the need for firebreaks on their property? |
6 | 11 February 2022 | 11471 |
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With reference to the scrapping of the rotational school timetable and the resumption of full-time contact teaching: (1) Whether the After-School Programme (ASP) is being scaled up in response to more learners attending schools; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether the ASP will be offered to more youths by providing more schools with an ASP; if so, how many youths in the province are participating in ASPs currently; (3) whether the ASP will continue to run in a hybrid model; if not, will the ASP return to being run in person; (5) (a) which ASPs are offered by her Department for 2022 and (b) what services does each programme provide; whether ASPs are offered to all youths or only at-risk youths? |
5 | 11 February 2022 | 11470 |
