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

Whether any progress has been made with regard to building the Rouxville Primary School; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 11 28 February 2020 10229
  1. What is her Department’s plans to (i) renovate existing schools and (ii) build new schools in the province in the next five years and (b) what are the (i) names of the schools and (ii) area where the schools will be built?
 10 28 February 2020 10228
  1. (a) How many (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools are in Mitchells Plain, (b) how many learners are currently enrolled at (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools in Mitchells Plain and (c) what is the number and details of the schools that have been built in Mitchells Plain since 2009;
  1. whether there are any plans to build new schools in Mitchells Plain; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 9 28 February 2020 10227

How are ordinary public schools in the Western Cape expected to fund reasonable accommodations (particularly moderate to high accommodations) made in respect of the SIAS Policy to accommodate learners who experience barriers to learning, as it is not clear how this should be funded from the WCED’s circulars concerning the 2020/21 allocations to schools;

 2. the SIAS Policy states that schools providing moderate levels of support to learners experiencing barriers to learning must be provided with an “Inclusive Education Allocation” as part of the schools’ funding and posts: (a) whether this “Inclusive Education Allocation” exists and (b) where is it referenced in the WCED’s allocation to schools

 8 5 June 2020 10226

With regard to health hazards caused by fires at the waste-deposit facilities in Mossel Bay:

  1. Whether she will institute an investigation into claims that the waste-deposit facilities are health hazards for the community; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. what is the number of patients treated for pneumonia and other illnesses associated with being exposed to the toxic fumes in the area?
 8 28 February 2020 10225
  1. Whether her Department has details of all the golf courses in the province; if so, (a)(i) what are their addresses, (ii) what are their erf numbers and (b) are they (i) privately owned or (ii) state-owned;
  1. whether her Department has details of the lease agreements of all the golf courses that are state-owned; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 7 28 February 2020 10224

With reference to the Premier’s proclamation in SOPA 2019 that “for our part, I can announce today that the Western Cape Government will look to match the extent of any national-government-owned land released to be used for the development of housing”:

  1. Whether he can provide a list of all provincial government land that is available for release in accordance with the Premier’s announcement; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. what is the motivation behind waiting for the national government before the provincial government releases the land that is desperately needed for integrated human settlement in the province;
  1. what are the provincial government’s plans for integrated human settlements?

 

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 6 28 February 2020 10223

With regard to personal protective equipment (PPE) procurement by the Province:

  1. What is the total amount that has been spent by the provincial government on the procurement of PPE;
  1. whether he can provide (a) the details of all companies and service providers that have been used by the provincial government to supply PPE, (b) their BBBEE status and (c) the criteria used to select them;
  1. whether all tenders to supply PPE have been advertised; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. how can SMMEs and large businesses access the procurement process with regard to PPE;
  1. what is the total expenditure and unit cost for all PPE procurement for the Western Cape Education Department;
  1. regarding the company or companies that will be supplying PPE to schools, what (a) are the number, (b) are their details, (c) is their BBBEE status and (d) criteria were used to select them?
  1. whether he can give a breakdown of the quantity of PPE that has been procured for each school; if so, what are the relevant details?
 7 5 June 2020 10222
  1. (a) What is the total number of gender-based violence (GBV) cases that were reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS) from the commencement of the lockdown on 26 March 2020 to date and (b) of the number reported, how many people (i) have been charged and (ii) convicted;
  2. (a) in what way does her Department’s “In the Mirror / I am me” Sexual Offenders Programme contribute to the eradication of gender-based violence in the province, (b) for how long the programme has existed (c) what are its objectives (d) to what extent have these objectives been met during the measurable period;
  3. in his speech announcing the commencement of lockdown alert level 1, the President referred to 30 gender-based violence (GBV) “hotspots”: (a) how many of these are in the Western Cape and (b) what are their respective locations
  4. whether the provincial government had any engagement with the national government with regard to the identification of such hotspots; if so, what methods or techniques are used to identify these location
 9 2 October 2020 10221

With regard to the Division of Revenue Amendment Act, 2020 (Act 10 of 2020), Schedule 7, Part A and B:

  1. What (i) is the total amount that the province received and (ii) was it intended for,
  2. what is the total breakdown of expenditure for the received funds, and
  3. what percentage of the budget has been spent as at September 2020, including a breakdown of the expenditure for all the recipients?
 8 2 October 2020 10220

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