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

What is the status of the new Klipfontein Hospital?

 9 7 March 2025 18755

With regard to the cutting of USAID:

What measures will her Department take to address the budget cut?

 8 7 March 2025 18754

Hon Constable.

With regard to sanctions imposed by the People’s Republic of China:

  1. Whether his visit to Taiwan was an official visit; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether he has been informed of the sanctions imposed on him by the People’s Republic of China; if so, (a) what is the reason for the sanctions and (b) what impact does it have on the provincial government;
  3. whether he has any plans to restore relations with China; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 5 7 March 2025 18753

With regard to the Forest Village Housing for Military Veterans Pilot Project and a certain person, whose details have been furnished to his Department for the purpose of the reply:

  1. Why has the transfer of this military veteran house in the Forest Village Housing Project not been concluded;
  2. whether the conveyancers who have been appointed to do the transfer received any payment of their fee for the transfer; if so, (a) why, (b) what will his Department do to resolve this unduly delayed transfer, (c) when does his Department expect transfer to be completed and (d) what steps will his Department take if transfer does not take place in the expected time period;
  3. whether his Department has a policy, a standard operating procedure or an executive instruction with regard to when transfers and the handing over of titles of housing to beneficiaries should occur; if so, what are the relevant details;
  4. (a)(i) what role do transfer and title play for beneficiaries in the delivery of public housing and (ii) what impact has this long-delayed transfer had on that role, (b)(i) how many houses in the Forest Village Housing Project were earmarked for military veteran housing and (ii) how many of these houses have still not been trans-ferred to the beneficiaries and (c)(i) how many housing units have been completed in the Forest Village Housing Project, (ii) how many of these houses have not yet been transferred to their owners or beneficiaries and (iii) what has been the cause of the delays?
 2 7 March 2025 18752

Hon Jacobs.

(a) What are the details of all the projects that have been allocated to Communicare for social housing in the 2024/25 financial year, (b) how many of these projects have been finalised and (c) what are the reason or reasons why some projects have not been finalised?

 1 7 March 2025 18751

(a) What are the timelines for the (i) construction project and (ii) renovation work at the St Helena Bay Primary School and (b)(i) when will the work start and (ii) when will the work be completed?

 6 7 March 2025 18734

(1) Whether his Department has statistics on the number of unregistered early childhood development (ECD) centres in the province; if so, what is the breakdown per municipality;
(2) what is the total number of registered but unfunded ECD centres per municipality;
(3) whether his Department has statistics of the number of children who are not enrolled in any ECD centre in the province; if so, what is the breakdown per municipality?

 14 7 March 2025 18733

Hon Bryant.

What is the breakdown of all hunting permits granted in the province for 2025 in terms of (a) location, (b) number and (c) species?

 20 7 March 2025 18731

With regard to the Stony Point Reserve in Betty’s Bay:

(a)  What progress has been made with the extension of the reserve area, (b) when is the extension likely to be completed and (c) when did CapeNature and the Overstrand Municipality meet most recently to discuss the extension?

 21 7 March 2025 18730

With reference to the ongoing dispute between the City of Cape Town and various water and environmental scientists regarding the sea-water quality in Cape Town for recreational use:

  1. Whether his Department audited, monitored or evaluated the City of Cape Town’s and/or the independent scientists’ water quality testing; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether his Department developed any provincial environmental health policies, guidelines, norms and standards that are applicable to water quality for recreational use in the province; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what steps have Environmental Health Services taken to ensure that the City of Cape Town implements or complies with those policies, guidelines, norms and standards;
  3. (a) what standards are applicable for the testing of water quality for recreational use and (b) who (i) monitors, (ii) evaluates or (iii) audits these tests for compliance;
  4. whether he will intervene if the water quality continues to be of concern or the presence of harmful bacteria or substances continues to be alleged or reported; if not, why not;
  5. with regard to the media report of 3 March 2025 in IOL with the title “Near-death incident at Cape Town beach raises alarm over water quality”, what is his Depart-ment’s response to the alleged environmental health risks associated with the recreational use of sea water;
  6. whether his Department has conducted any independent testing of the sea-water quality, given the conflicting reports; if not,
  7. whether his Department has any plans to conduct one in the future; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 3 7 March 2025 18729

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