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 respect to the implementation of the Joint District and Metro Approach (JDMA) Programme in the Western Cape, specifically relating to the experience in the Central Karoo District Municipality: (1) (a) What has the Municipality’s attendance of the Joint District Coordinating Forum been since the inception of the Programme and (b) what are the details thereof; (2) whether the Municipality has disclosed any reservations regarding the Programme; if so, what is the nature of any such reservations; (3) whether the Municipality has not been cooperating with the provincial government on the JDMA; if so, what reasons were given for this; (4) whether there is any timeline being established for the Municipality to follow, such that it is in line with the provisions of the JDMA; if so, what are the relevant details; (5) what impact will it have on the residents of the Central Karoo District Municipality if the municipality persists in not working with the JDMA and this provincial government? |
2 | 22 October 2021 | 11063 |
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1. With regard to the additional R220 million that was made available to his Department in the 2020 Third Adjusted Estimates of Provincial Revenue and Expenditure: (a) What is the detailed breakdown of that expenditure, (b)(i) what is the total number of shelters that were built for the fire victims in Masiphumelele and (ii) what was the cost per structure, (c)(i) what is the total amount spent in the construction of bulk services as part of the Vredebes Housing Project and (ii) what progress has been made with this project, (d) what is the (i) progress and (ii) expenditure for the rapid land release for the Masakhane Informal Settlement Project in Overstrand and (e) what is the (i) progress and (ii) expenditure for all the other projects identified as part of the funding; 2(a) what is the total breakdown of the expenditure of the Provincial Emergency Housing Grant that was earmarked for the provision of permanent housing solutions for households affected by fire and storm damage in Masiphumelele and (b) what does the permanent solution entail? |
1 | 22 October 2021 | 11062 |
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Whether provincial departments and entities have poverty alleviation programmes; if so, what are the (a) details and (b) expenditure of each in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020 and (viii) 2021 to date? |
5 | 15 October 2021 | 11058 |
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(a) How many protected areas advisory committees are there in the province, (b) what areas are covered by each committee, (c) who are the members of these committees, (d) who have been invited during 2021 to attend meetings of these committees as interested and affected parties, (e) what support is given by CapeNature and/or his Department to these committees and (f)(i) what is his and his Department’s position on the establishment of these committees and (ii) how can their role and contribution to the environment be enhanced? |
3 | 15 October 2021 | 11057 |
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What (a) programmes, (b) projects or (c) other means of support to residents does her Department offer to improve the levels of computer literacy in the province? |
2 | 15 October 2021 | 11056 |
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With reference to availing public libraries in the Western Cape as COVID-19 vaccine registration sites: (1) (a) How many individuals were assisted with their respective vaccine registrations, (b) what is the breakdown per region, (c) when did libraries first begin providing this service, (d) is it still ongoing, (e) which libraries provided registration assistance under level 4 and (f) what measures were put in place to assist those who are not computer literate; (2) whether library staff or other officials were trained in order to assist with the provision of COVID-19 registration and vaccination information to residents; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) who provided the training and (c) what support did the provincial Department of Health provide; (3) whether her Department is collaborating with the provincial Department of Health on any other ongoing projects to address the COVID-19 pandemic; if so, what are the relevant details? |
1 | 15 October 2021 | 11054 |
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(1) (a) What is the number of school-bullying incidents and fights that have been reported at the Monument Park High School since 2019 and (b) what are the details of the interventions that her Department and the district office have been put in place to assist the school to deal with issues of (i) ill-discipline and (ii) financial mismanagement; (2) whether any complaints about financial mismanagement at the school have been submitted to her Department regarding the principal and any other members of the senior management team; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether there are any investigations that are currently underway about a certain person at the Monument Park High School, whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of her reply; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) what are the details of the qualifications of a certain person, whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of her reply? |
5 | 23 September 2021 | 11053 |
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(1) (a) What are the details of the measures that have been put in place to improve school safety in each of the education districts in the province, (b) what is the detailed breakdown of the deployment of school resource officers at schools in the province and (c) what are the plans to deploy school resource officers at all the schools in the province; (2) (a) what is the detailed breakdown of the deployment of Leap officers at schools in the province and (b) what are the plans to deploy these officers at all the schools in the province? |
4 | 23 September 2021 | 11052 |
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(a) What is the number of teachers who have been attacked (i) inside school premises and (ii) in and around the school community and (b) how many of these resulted in (i) deaths and (ii) hospitalisations in (aa) 2014, (bb) 2015, (cc) 2016, (dd) 2017, (ee) 2018, (ff) 2019, (gg) 2020 and (hh) 2021 to date? |
3 | 23 September 2021 | 11051 |
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(a) What are the details of support measures that have been put in place to support the Western Cape Sports School and other sport-focused schools in the province in order to qualify for the ringfenced funding to schools, (b) what are the details of all sport-focused schools in the province and (c) what is the breakdown of the funding that each school received from her Department in the (i) 2014/15, (ii) 2015/16, (iii) 2016/17, (iv) 2017/18, (v) 2018/19, (vi) 2019/20 and (vii) 2020/21 financial year? |
2 | 23 September 2021 | 11050 |
