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 is the total amount that has been surrendered to the provincial revenue fund by various departments in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018 and (vi) 2019 and (b) of each surrendered amount, how much was allocated to the compensation of employees in each year?

 

 2 28 February 2020 10139

With regard to Minister Bheki Cele’s utterances that the law enforcement officers deployed in various communities are “unaccountable thugs who should be jailed with their leaders”:

 

  1. Whether he and his Department have responded to the statement; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether all the trained and deployed law enforcement officers are in possession of firearm competency certificates; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 14 24 April 2020 10138

With regard to the increase in the number of cases of gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide in the province:

 

  1. What is her Department doing to increase support for victims;

 

whether her Department has plans to increase funding in order to expand the services for the victims of gender-based violence; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 9 24 April 2020 10137

With reference to the reply to question 9 in the Question Paper for written reply dated 17 April 2020:

(1)    What is the current status of these projects;

(2)    whether there are any updates on the work of his Department with municipalities to package projects to address concerns of dire need; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3)    (a) what is the progress with the process to fast-track the release of state-owned land and (b) what has developed as a result of the discussions;

(4)    whether any other departments at any level of government have experienced any challenges in meeting the objectives of releasing land?
 

 13 10 July 2020 10136

Whether disciplinary measures were taken against all the staff members involved in the missing NSC History examination papers at the Laingsburg High School; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 12 12 May 2020 10135

(1)    (a) What is the purpose of the Title Deeds Grant Programme and (b) how is funding sourced for this programme;

(2)    with regard to Title Deeds Grant Programme since its implementation in the province, (a) what is the total rand value of the grants, (b) how many title deeds have been delivered in the same period and (c) what is the status of the backlog;

(3)    having noted that the national government intends to cease the Title Deeds Grant Programme in the next financial year, whether he has taken steps to consult his national counterpart in this regard; if so, (a) what is the outcome of such consultation and (b) what impact will the ending of this programme have on the province?
 

 12 10 July 2020 10134

(a) What is the number of gender-based violence cases that have been reported in the Western Cape since the sale of alcohol was unbanned, (b)(i) what is the number of victims who have applied for admission at victim empowerment centres since the ban on the sale of alcohol was lifted and (ii) how many were admitted and (c) how much has her Department (i) spent on victim empowerment programmes between 26 March and 30 June 2020 and (ii) what is the breakdown of this expenditure?

 11 10 July 2020 10133
  1. Whether his Department hosts outreach, information or training sessions for communities as part of its job-creation initiatives; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

whether his Department has plans to host such events for small businesses and/or entrepreneurs in Drakenstein, Mbekweni and Wellington in the current financial year; if so, what are the relevant details?

 9 24 April 2020 10132

(a) What is the number of COVID-19 (i) cases and (ii) fatalities that have been recorded in residential facilities for older persons as at the latest date for which information is available and (b) what measures have been put in place to protect elderly people in residential facilities for older persons from the impact of COVID-19?

 10 10 July 2020 10131

In light of many families in the Western Cape that have lost loved ones due to COVID-19:

Whether her Department has provided psychosocial support to families that have lost loved ones due to COVID-19; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 

 9 10 July 2020 10130

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