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

With regard to the procurement of two high-end remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) devices by the City of Cape Town’s metropolitan police service:

(1) Whether these devices were purchased with the necessary authorisation; if not, how were they purchased; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2)(a) when did the officials start their training and (b) when will the training be completed;

(3) whether CPX 0012865-F1 Surveillance drone components – R150 000,00 tabled at the Subcouncil on 14 May 2018 was purchased in addition to the two drones mentioned in the Implementation Plan; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4) whether these devices have they been utilised in the City of Cape Town since being purchased; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 17 2 July 2021 10960

(1)    Whether hand sanitisers have been made available to social workers who are visiting families; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2)    whether masks have been made available to social workers who are visiting families; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 

 3 23 April 2021 10959

With regard to COVID-19 health and safety regulations:

(a)    How many (i) litres of hand sanitiser have been made available at each police station in the province, (ii) bottles of hand sanitisers are available to the public at each police station and (iii) litres of hand sanitiser have been distributed to police officers in the province, (b) how many masks have been made available to police officers in the province and (c)(i) who is responsible for purchasing these supplies and (ii) what process must be followed when procuring these goods?
 

 2 23 April 2021 10958

With regard to police stations in the Mitchells Plain area:

(1)    Whether the SAPS supplies sanitary pads to female visitors, victims and those arrested who might need them; if so, (a) how many does the SAPS keep in stock and (b) how are these sanitary pads distributed;

(2)    whether support is given to women or men who are victims of sexual violence; if not, why not; if so, what is the process for receiving such support?
 

 1 23 April 2021 10957

With reference to the replies to question 3 and 4 of 30 April 2021:

  1. (1) Whether this conflict was a risk that should have been included in the report to the Provincial Cabinet; if not, why not; if so, why was it not reported to the Provincial Cabinet;
  1. (2) whether the Provincial Cabinet should have been made aware of the conflict of interest when considering the appointments; if not, why not; if so, why was this information withheld from the Provincial Cabinet;
  1. (3) whether either of the job descriptions was amended at any point after the positions were first advertised; if so, (a) when, (b) why and (c) in what way;
  1. (4)(a) how were the headhunted candidates identified, (b) who (with reference to designations) formed part of the committees that (i) identified, (ii) interviewed and (iii) ultimately selected these candidates;
  1. (5) during what stage of the interviews (prior to or during) of the headhunted candidates was he made aware that the two successful candidates were related;
  1. (6) whether the Head of Department (HOD) of the Provincial Treasury previously worked for the National Treasury and/or with the incumbent DDG and CD at the National Treasury; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. (7) whether the HOD was aware of the conflict before the headhunting process formally commenced; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. (8)(a) who made up the selection committee for each post and (b) what provisions in the WCG’s Recruitment and Selection Policy guided the headhunting process;
  1. (9)whether a copy of the Headhunting Policy or the section of the WCG’s Recruitment and Selection Policy that guided the headhunting process can be made available?
 16 2 July 2021 10956

With regard to elderly persons, disabled persons and children, and child-headed households that have applied for houses in municipalities:
(1)    Whether reports have been bought to his attention that many child-headed households, disabled persons and elderly people who have applied for housing in the Witzenberg Local Municipality have been on the waiting list for over a decade; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2)    (a) what is the number and details of the (i) elderly, (ii) disabled persons and children and (iii) child-headed households that have applied for housing subsidies in the Witzenberg Local Municipality and (b) what are the details and updates of each application;

(3)    what programmes are in place in his Department to assist the elderly, the disabled and child-headed households to receive houses in the province?
 

 22 16 April 2021 10955

(a)    How much did his Department allocate for transport infrastructure development in each municipality in the province in (i) 2014/15, (ii) 2015/16, (iii) 2016/17, (iv) 2017/18, (v) 2019/20, (vi) 2020/21 and (vii) 2021/22, (b) what are the primary modes of transport in each rural region and municipality in the province and (c)(i) what are the detailed plans and programmes that have been put in place to improve public transportation in the rural areas in the province and (ii) what is the budget allocation linked to these programmes?

 21 16 April 2021 10954

With regard to public transport sector subsidies for buses, trains and minibus taxis:

What are the details of the subsidies that the government has paid for commuters using (a) buses, (b) trains and (c) minibus taxis in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020 and (viii) 2021 in each municipality in the province?
 

 20 16 April 2021 10953

(1)    Whether the following persons, whose names have been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, have applied for housing subsidies in the Witzenberg Local Municipality in the period 1991 to 2017; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2)    whether subsidies were approved; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 

 19 16 April 2021 10952

With reference to this claim in her 2021 Western Cape Education budget speech: “Now that we have data from the annual SNAP Survey to indicate the exact areas of growth and demand, our Head of Department has recently approved 342 additional teaching posts in areas where the demand for places is growing quickly. This is in addition to the 429 posts added in 2020.”:

(1)    What is the detailed breakdown of the annual SNAP Survey, including (a) the breakdown of learner population growth per education district in the (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020 academic year and (b) the details of class sizes per quintiles;

(2)    (a) what is the detailed breakdown of the allocation of additional teaching posts per school in the (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 academic years and (b) what criteria were used for determining this allocation?
 

 18 16 April 2021 10951

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