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) How many shelters are currently operational in the province;

(2) whether all of the shelters are supported by her Department; if not, (a) how many are supported and (b) how have they been adapted to function during the pandemic?

 5 26 June 2020 10494

(a) How many (i) social workers and (ii) auxiliary social workers are employed by the Western Cape Government and (b) in what way or ways have their roles changed in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic?

 4 26 June 2020 10493
  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 10492
  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 10491

With regard to the spread of COVID-19 in the Western Cape between October 2020 and January 2021:

  1. What is the number of people in the province that have been infected by (a) the new variant 501Y.V2 and (b) older variants;
  1. (a) what is the risk of non-COVID-19-related corpses in mortuaries being infected with COVID-19 and (b) what measures are in place to prevent this from happening and to prevent the subsequent spread of COVID-19 at funerals?
 22 12 February 2021 10490

With regard to the Weekend Argus headline of Sunday 7 February 2021, which read: “Covid-19 vaccine will cost Western Cape billions”, and stated that Premier Winde “has confirmed that he and his procurement team will meet this week to hash out a plan and source money from provincial treasury that will bolster the national Department of Health’s allocated doses for the province”:

  1. Whether this development by the Premier to source money to purchase the COVID-19 vaccine for the province has been bought to his attention; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. (a) what are the details of the members of the Procurement Team, (b) how were they appointed, (c) what is their scope of work and (d) why this process is driven by the Premier and not by the Department of Health or the Provincial Treasury;
  1. whether this matter was tabled at the Cabinet for discussion and decision; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what are the details of the minutes of the meeting or meetings at which the matter was discussed;
  1. why was this matter not disclosed at the Ad-hoc Committee’s session on 3 February during his Department’s presentation titled “Funding for the COVID-19 vaccine” or by the provincial Department of Health?

 

 21 12 February 2021 10489

Since the start of lockdown on 26 March 2020:

What steps is her Department taking after the occurrence of a child murder, especially in vulnerable communities;

whether her Department receives support from the national government in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

 3 26 June 2020 10488
  1. How many police officers (including administrative staff) have (a) tested positive and (b) recovered from COVID-19 at the (i) Mitchells Plain Police Station and (ii) Lentegeur Police Station;

 

  1. how many police officers have passed away as a result of COVID-19 at the (a) Mitchells Plain Police Station and (b) Lentegeur Police Station;

 

  1. what are the vacancy rates at the (a) Mitchells Plain Police Station and (b) Lentegeur Police Station?
 2 29 January 2021 10487

With regard to the successful candidates of the Graduate Advancement Programme and the Premier’s Advancement of Youth (PAY) Project in 2020 who were unable to participate in the programmes due to COVID-19 restrictions:

 

  1. (a) What plans does his Department have for the placement of candidates in 2021 and (b) how many candidates will participate in the PAY Project in 2021;

 

  1. whether those graduates recruited in 2020 will be appointed in 2021 or will the recruitment process start anew;

 

  1. (a) when will the successful candidates of these programmes commence their

activities and (b) where will the successful candidates be placed?

 1 29 January 2021 10486

During his visit to the Western Cape, President Ramaphosa stated that money was no object in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic.

(1) Whether any commitments have been honoured in this regard since his visit; if not, by when can commitments be expected; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) what does the intergovernmental approach towards a hotspot entail and (b) what has been the impact of the amendment to testing policy in the last seven days?

 2 26 June 2020 10485

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