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
  1. What was the outcome of the investigation at the Laingsburg High School into the missing NSC History examination papers and (b) what has her Department done to ensure that learners’ applications to tertiary institutions were not hampered due to a delay in the availability of results of the affected learners?
 5 7 February 2020 10365
  1. Whether her Department has plans to build new schools in the current year; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. (a) how many schools are being restored or will be undergoing major maintenance or repair work during this year and (b) what are the names of the schools?

 

 4 7 February 2020 10364
  1. (a) What were the dates on which the last hikers were accommodated at the various huts at De Tronk in the Groot Winterhoek Nature Reserve before they were closed for refurbishment, (b) what are the specifications for the maintenance and/or upgrading of these huts, (c) what amount has been budgeted for this, (d) when did work commence and (e) when is the work expected to be completed;
  1. whether the current contract include a retention fee; if not, what steps will be undertaken to ensure that the workmanship will be of such a quality that the structures do not suffer damage again at the first sign of adverse weather;
  1. whether the contractors are allowed to overnight in the reserve and to light fires during the construction period; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. (a) what locks will be fitted to the huts and (b) what steps will be taken to ensure that hikers do not leave the parking area without first fetching the keys to the huts?

 

 3 7 February 2020 10363
  1. What was the total number of housing opportunities delivered by the City of Cape Town in the City’s 2018/19 financial year;
  1. of the total mentioned in (1) above, what was the total number of (a) serviced sites completed in 2018/19, (b) top structures completed in 2018/19 and (c) Upgrade of Informal Settlements Programme (UISP) opportunities provided in 2018/19?

 

 7 31 January 2020 10362
  1. How many backyard dwellers have benefitted from housing opportunities since he took office in 2019, (b)(i) why and (ii) how did he approach the provision of housing opportunities to backyard dwellers and (c) what is his Department’s plan to accelerate addressing the needs of backyard dwellers?

 

 6 31 January 2020 10361
  1. (i) When and (ii) by whom was the decision taken not to allow vehicle access to the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve from 1 December 2019, (b) what are the details of the public participation process that was followed before this decision was taken, (c) how many (i) vehicles and (ii) visitors have visited the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve for each of the last three years, (d) what has been the income derived for (i) Mountain to Ocean (MTO) and (ii) CapeNature from (aa) vehicles and (bb) visitors in these periods, (e) how many visitors have presented a Wild Card upon entry to the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, (f) what amounts have been spent on the maintenance of roads for vehicular access in the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve for each of the last three years and (g) which entity was responsible for the maintenance costs?
 1 7 February 2020 10359

What has been the average cost per municipality of a ream of 80 gsm bond copy paper delivered on site during the last financial year for a sample of ten local governments in the province?

 5 31 January 2020 10356

For each of the last three academic years:

  1. (a) What has been the average annual cost to his Department for each full-time equivalent student studying at the Elsenburg Training Institute and (b) what has been the average annual contribution from outside sources (donors, parents, etc) for each full-time equivalent student at the Elsenburg Training Institute;
  1. for the students who obtained full qualifications, what percentage obtained their qualifications within the minimum prescribed time expressed as a percentage of the number of students originally entered as full-time students?
 4 31 January 2020 10355
  1. What are the full-time programmes that the Elsenburg Training Institute offer from January 2020;
  1. whether Elsenburg obtained the required approval or accreditation from outside bodies to offer these programmes; if not, (a) what are the details of the applications to offer these programmes and (b) what matters are still outstanding; if so, when was the approval granted;

 

  1. (a) for how long will students who did not finish their studies in the minimum time be supported in those programmes that are to be phased out and (b) what level of support will be offered to them?

 

 3 31 January 2020 10354
  1. What is the ratio of libraries to schools in the province, (b) what is the ratio of libraries to schools in each quintile and (c) how many schools are without libraries?

 

 2 31 January 2020 10353

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