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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(1) Whether she has received complaints in writing of financial irregularities and other challenges at the Vrijzee Preparatory School in the period 2017/18 to date; if so, (a) when were the complaints received, (b) what was the contents thereof and (c) how were these addressed; (2) whether the financial irregularities at the school were raised with the WCED Metro North, which advised members of the SGB to sign off the 2017/18 audit report, despite their reservations but with the listing of their reservations; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) what are the detailed steps taken by her Department to investigate those reservations and (c) what are the updates on the investigations; (3) whether an investigation into allegations that funds allocated to meals for aftercare and all fundraised money have been used to pay a certain person, whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of her reply and to her Senior Management Team in terms of section 38A, has been conducted; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
13 | 6 August 2021 | 10909 |
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With regard to his Department’s Township Economic Growth Strategy: (1) (a) How long has the Nozinga’s Market not been trading, (b) why has it not been trading, (c) how much debt does the store have and (d) what interventions have been put in place support the store; (2) (a) what measures have been put in place to support the township economy, (b) which unit in his Department is responsible for this and (c) what is its (i) programmes and (ii) budget? |
10 | 6 August 2021 | 10908 |
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What are the (a) dates, (b) times, (c) venues, (d) resolutions and (e) names of those who were in attendance at meetings with the liquor industry with him and his Department from the time of his appointment until 30 July 2021? |
12 | 6 August 2021 | 10907 |
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With regard to the Alcohol Harms Reduction Strategy: (a) When did the Provincial Cabinet adopt this strategy, (b) what are the details of the steps taken to implement it in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018, (iii) 2019, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2021, (c) what are the (i) dates, (ii) times, (iii) venues and (iv) names of those who were in attendance at meetings with the liquor industry with former Premier Zille and Premier Winde and the various Ministers in the period May 2014 to July 2021? |
11 | 6 August 2021 | 10906 |
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With regard to allegations that a councillor at the Swellendam Municipality, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, who serves on the Executive Mayoral Committee, is running a private business without having completed a declaration of financial interest: Whether his Department has conducted an investigation into these allegations; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) remedial action has been taken? |
20 | 9 April 2021 | 10905 |
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With regard to Western Cape travellers that visited other provinces: (1) (a) What is the number of Western Cape travellers who visited other provinces during the Easter holiday, (b) what is the number of travellers from other provinces who visited the Western Cape during the Easter holiday and (c) what are the details of operations that his Department held during the Easter holiday; (2) whether travellers entering and/or leaving the province were screened or tested; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
19 | 9 April 2021 | 10904 |
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(1) Whether her Department tested and/or screened travellers who entered the province during the Easter holiday; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what are the details of operations that her Department held to contain the spread of COVID-19 during Easter holidays? |
18 | 9 April 2021 | 10903 |
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With regard to his Department’s Township Economic Growth Strategy: (1) Whether he can provide a copy of the Township Economic Growth Strategy; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether his Department has plans to review this strategy; if not, why not; if so, (a) when, (b) when will it be concluded and (c) why is it being reviewed; (3) whether his Department has conducted a performance evaluation of all the established Pick n Pay supermarkets; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) what challenges have been experienced and (c) how have they been addressed; (4) whether his Department has conducted a performance evaluation of the Township Economic Growth Strategy; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) whether the performance report of each project that forms part of this strategy can be provided; (5) whether he can give a breakdown of the expenditure for the Township Economic Growth Strategy since its inception to date; if not, why not; if so, what is the detailed breakdown of expenditure for the Pick n Pay Market Store Project in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019, (d) 2020 and (e) 2021? |
9 | 6 August 2021 | 10902 |
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With regard to human-settlements-related expenditure by his Department and municipalities between 2014/15 and 2020/21: Whether he can give a breakdown of the expenditure by his Department and municipalities in (a) 2014/15, (b) 2015/16, (c) 2016/17, (d) 2017/18, (e) 2018/19, (f) 2019/20 and (g) 2020/21, including details of (i) SMMEs and emerging contractors and (ii) big companies that benefited in each of the projects, including the amounts benefited by each; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
17 | 9 April 2021 | 10901 |
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Whether his Department has paid and/or made any transfers of funds to municipalities for the payment of security contracts for housing projects in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016, (d) 2017, (e) 2018, (f) 2019, (g) 2020 and (h) 2021 to date; if so, what (i) are the relevant details, (ii) is the detailed breakdown of the expenditure per municipality and (iii) are the details of the companies that benefited? |
16 | 9 April 2021 | 10900 |
