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

How many food parcels were distributed to date in the Kannaland Municipality by her Department?

 1 10 July 2020 10088

1)    What was the budget that was allocated to the South African Police Service and the SAPS Western Cape in the (a) 2015/16, (b) 2016/17, (c) 2017/18, (d) 2018/19 and (e) 2019/20 financial years;

(2)   what was the shortage of police officers in the (a) 2017/18, (ii) 2018/19 and (iii) 2019/20 financial years?

 4 25 September 2020 10087
  1. What was the average police-to-population ratio of the (a) Cape Town metropolitan area and (b) Western Cape in the (i) 2017/18, (ii) 2018/19 and (iii) 2019/20 financial years;
  2. whether these ratios include (a) student constables and (b) support staff; if so, what are the ratios excluding (a) and (b);
  3. what is the police-to-population ratio of each individual police station in the Cape Town metropolitan area?
 3 25 September 2020 10086

(a) What are the names of all the gambling and racing establishments in each municipality, (b) how many direct and indirect jobs does each establishment provide and (c) what are their economic footprint in their respective areas?

 3 23 August 2019 10085

During the parliamentary sitting on 10 September 2020 the Minister said, “We have not only released 300 hectares of land across the province for human settlements development, they are also at different stages of development” (according to Hansard):

(a)What does the Minister mean by “released”, (b) how, following what process, was this land “released”, (c) over what period was this land “released”, (d) how many hectares have been “released” per year, (e) to whom was the respective parcels of land – making up the “300 hectares” – “released”, (f) what human-settlements projects have been completed on each of the parcels of land that make up the “released 300 hectares of land”, (g) what projects are still under constructions on each of the parcels of land that make up the “released 300 hectares of land”, (h) how much of the “released 300 hectares of land” has not yet been developed or is not yet under construction and (i) how much land, in hectares, has been transferred from the provincial Department of Transport and Public Works to his Department for housing purposes over the past five years?

 2 25 September 2020 10084

With regard to ongoing complaints in South Africa about the forced and/or coerced sterilisation of HIV- and Aids-positive black women at certain public hospitals in the country:

 

  1. Whether there are any cases in Western Cape public health facilities of HIV-positive black women who were sterilised illegally without their consent since the enactment of the Sterilisation Act, 1998 (Act 44 of 1998); if so, (a) how many women have come forward to report cases of forced and/or coerced sterilisation at Western Cape public health facilities and (b) how many health professionals and government officials from her Department have been implicated in these medical procedures;

 

  1. (a) how many forced and/or coerced sterilisation litigation matters have her Department had since 1998, (b) how many were settled out of court, (c) what is the overall amount of these settlements and (c) what is the number of non-disclosure agreements that have been signed in relation to these out-of-court settlements;

 

  1. (a) what action did her Department take against health professionals and officials implicated in these litigation matters, (b) how does her Department plan to cover the costs of the resources to facilitate the reversal of the illegal sterilisations, where possible;

 

  1. whether her Department has kept a record of all the cases of forced and/or coerced sterilisations at public health facilities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 1 25 September 2020 10083

(a)    How many young people have participated in the Premier’s Advancement of Youth Programme (PAY Programme) in the province in the (i) 2017/18 and (ii) 2018/19 financial years and (b) from which areas are these young people?

 10 16 August 2019 10082
  1. (a) How many (i) paramedics in the Western Cape received trauma counselling and (ii) emergency medical personnel completed counselling sessions in the previous two financial years, (b) what were the reasons for non-completion and (c) in the light of ongoing criminal attacks, what measures are put in place by her Department to support such staff members;
  2. how many criminal attacks on Emergency Medical Services personnel have been recorded in the (i) 2018/19 and (ii) 2019/20 financial years, (b) how many of these attacks occurred in so-called “red-zones” and (c) in how many of these attacks were the SAPS and/or security services present to escort staff members?
 8 18 September 2020 10081

1)    (a) What is the number of gang shootings recorded in Parkwood Estate for the period between June 2019 and the latest date for which information is available, (b) how many people were arrested in connection with gangsterism in the same period, (c) what was the nature of the crime, (d) for those arrested, are they still in custody or have they been released on bail and (e) how many of those arrested are reoffenders;

(2)  whether the police station in Parkwood Estate is equipped and fully resourced to maintain law and order in the crime-ridden area; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 7 18 September 2020 10080

With reference to the municipalities of Laingsburg, Prince Albert and Beaufort West, and the Central Karoo District Municipality:

 

  1. What was the total amount spent on PPE supplies and COVID-19-related expenditure per municipality, (b) which companies provided the PPE supplies, (c) what rand value was awarded to each company for this expenditure, (d) how were they identified, (e) do they form part of the official supply-chain database and (f) in what ways did residents benefit from the procured PPE by these municipalities?
 6 18 September 2020 10079

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