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) (a) What role does her Department play in identifying medical-intern training or placement opportunities in the Province and (b) how many medical interns are currently placed in the Western Cape provincial healthcare system; (2) whether there is an opportunity to address the current pressures on the healthcare system through the appointment of additional medical interns in the Province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether there is anything that prevents her Department from offering placement to additional medical interns; if so; (4) whether there is a cost or budget constraint; if so; what is the cost per placement of a medical intern; (5) whether her Department has made any offer to appoint additional medical interns; if not, why not; if so, (a) to whom and (b) what are the relevant details? |
6 | 9 July 2021 | 10645 |
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With regard to a PPE supply company that has a billboard in Cape Town that promotes misinformation and a Bill Gates conspiracy theory about the COVID-19 vaccine: (1) Whether the Western Cape provincial government procured any PPE or other medical supplies from this company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply; if so, (a) which departments and (b) what is the value of the procurement; (2) whether there is a mechanism available to the Western Cape provincial government to prevent public-sector procurement from a business that openly campaigns against the COVID-19 vaccine and advertises misinformation and conspiracy theories about the vaccine; if so, what are the relevant details; if not;(3) whether the Western Cape provincial government will take any steps with regard to this message that undermines the Cabinet’s vaccination promotion campaign; if not, why not; if so, what action? |
5 | 9 July 2021 | 10644 |
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(a) What is the current position regarding the application for the subdivision and rezoning needed to develop the De Novo property near Kraaifontein for residential use (b) how many housing units are currently being applied for, (c) what segment or segments of the housing spectrum are being envisaged and (d) what has been the timeline of past applications and the subsequent provision of infrastructure required in order to utilise the De Novo property for additional residential units since the first application by the Dennis Moss Partnership on behalf of the Western Cape provincial government was made? |
4 | 9 July 2021 | 10643 |
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What is the breakdown of the (a) consolidated rates and services debt and (b) outstanding debts to (i) Eskom and (ii) water boards per municipality in the province as at the latest date for which information is available? |
3 | 9 July 2021 | 10642 |
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(1) Whether the Nolungile Community Health Centre (CHC) in Khayelitsha has requested her Department and/or the City of Cape Town to build a shelter outside the facility to accommodate patients who queue outside the facility; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) when will the shelter be completed; (2) whether her Department has any plans to build shelters outside community healthcare facilities to accommodate patients who queue outside facilities from early in the morning until facilities open; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether her Department has any plans in place to assist patients who queue outside local clinics for long to get healthcare services during this rainy winter season; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
2 | 9 July 2021 | 10631 |
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1 | 9 July 2021 | 10630 |
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With regard to the government’s plan to allow municipalities to purchase electricity from different sources: (1) What are the details of the municipalities that have indicated readiness to purchase electricity from independent power producers (IPPs); (2) (a) what are the details of the IPPs that are operational in the province and (b) what is the (i) electricity generating capacity of each and (ii) source of energy used for electricity generation by each; (3) whether there are any IPPs that have been identified to supply municipalities with electricity; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) (a) how will this decision by the national government help to boost economic growth in the province, (b) what will the benefit of this move be for the ratepayers and indigents in municipalities and (c) how much electricity capacity will municipalities be allowed to procure directly from IPPs?
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1 | 20 November 2020 | 10629 |
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9 | 12 June 2020 | 10625 |
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(a) How many schools on the West Coast will be closed permanently, (b) what are the names of these schools, (c) what are the reasons for their closure and (d) how will the learners who are affected by these closures be accommodated by her Department? |
6 | 13 September 2019 | 10624 |
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With regard to extortion and threats made to contractors and government officials relating to housing development in the province as was reporting in the Cape Times on 12 January 2021 (“Extortion racket, attacks derail housing delivery to beneficiaries”) and on 15 January 2021 (“‘Business forums’ fingered in alleged extortion of contractors”):
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3 | 29 January 2021 | 10622 |
