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 percentage of schools in the province that (a) comply with the minimum physical infrastructure norms and standards and (b) do not comply with the minimum sanitation infrastructure standards?

 19 23 October 2020 10467

With reference to the amount of R7 billion requested by the Department of Basic Education for allocation to 319 000 education and other assistants:

(a) How many of these assistants will be allocated to Western Cape schools, (b) what is the rand value of the roll-out in the province, (c) what are the criteria for the allocation, (d) what are the guidelines provided to provincial departments for the Education Assistance Programme (EducAP) in particular and (e) when is the programme expected to commence?

 18 23 October 2020 10466

With reference to the support of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in the province:

  1. How did PPE procurement in the Western Cape benefit SMMEs expressed as a (i) percentage and (ii) rand value and (b) what measures has his Department put in place to assist SMMEs to register on the provincial database in order to tender for PPE procurement?
 15 12 February 2021 10465

(a) What are her Department’s plan or strategy regarding its readiness for a possible second wave of COVID-19 infections and (b) what are the deliverables of this plan or strategy?

 17 23 October 2020 10464

Last year the Minister announced the DCAS relief fund, which helped 715 individuals in the arts, culture and heritage sectors, as well as several sport federations, coaches, technical assistants and athletes:

Whether there is a plan to continue this relief fund once again; if so, (a) what is the proposed budget for this, (b) how many individuals are estimated to benefit from this and (c) what is the time frame from when applications will open to when the outcome of the applications are made known?

 

 

 

 14 12 February 2021 10463

Whether the Western Cape has a tourism recovery plan; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) can a copy of the plan be provided?

 16 23 October 2020 10462

With regard to the powers and functions of hospital boards and clinic and community health centre committees:

(1) Whether any committees and/or boards have taken any measures to improve the quality of service at their respective facilities in (a) 2019/20 and (b) 2020/21 to date; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether any committees and/or boards conducted scheduled visits at their respective facilities in (a) 2019/20 and (b) 2020/21 to date; if not, why not; if so, (i) what are the relevant details and (ii) what were the recommendations forwarded after each visit;

(3) whether all the facilities in the province have functional committees and/or boards; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 15 23 October 2020 10461

Considering the current challenges facing the arts, culture and sport sectors:

Whether she has received any plans from the national Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on its intention to roll out the next stage of any COVID-19 relief funding; if so, (a) what are the details of any such plans and (b) how will it particularly affect those in the arts, culture and sport sector in the Western Cape?

 13 12 February 2021 10459

With regard to her Department’s PPE procurement:

  1. Which company or companies won the tender to supply PPE to the schools in the province, (b) what (i) are the details of the owners and/or directors of each company and (ii) is value of each contract and (c) what is the business address of each company that supplied PPE to the schools in the province?

 

 12 12 February 2021 10458

With regard to the Auditor-General of South Africa’s findings on the special reports on the financial management of the government’s COVID-19 initiatives:

  1. What are the (a) findings that have been made against her Department and (b) remedial action that has been taken against the respective authorities involved in the procurement;
  1. whether any quality control measures have been put in place to ensure that schools receive the correct number of material and material of the correct quality, which had been purchased; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether her Department has incurred or risks incurring (a) wasteful and fruitless expenditure and/or (b) irregular expenditure as a result of the poor control measures related to its PPE expenditure?

 

 11 12 February 2021 10457

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