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.

On this page you can search questions for written reply. Use one or more of the search fields by making a selection from the relevant dropdown menu. You can also do a text search by entering a search term in the text field– specific search terms will render a better result. Click ‘Apply’. The results will be displayed in the table below. Click on ‘Question Link’ to view the full result. When you are searching, it is advisable to complete as many of the search fields as possible in order to narrow down the results.

Question Question Number Date Question Link
  1. How many drug-related arrests have been made in the province in the (i) 2015/16, (ii) 2016/17, (iii) 2017/18, (iv) 2018/19 and (v) 2019/20 financial years and (b) what is the rand value of the illicit substances confiscated by the SAPS over the last five financial years?
 11 11 September 2020 10349

With reference to the article in Die Burger (page 4) on Monday 7 September 2020 titled “Police find dagga and tik in Swartland” (“Polisie kry dagga en tik in Swartland”):

  1. What is the nature and details of the standard operating procedures that inform operational task teams and the confiscation of illegal substances, (b) when, (c) where and (d) by whom will the confiscated illegal substances be destroyed?
 10 11 September 2020 10348
  1. How many SAPS officers in the Western Cape have been trained for gender-based violence sensitisation in the last five financial years;
  2. whether the provincial government supplemented such training; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. (a) how many members of the Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP) of the SAPS in the province are currently being investigated about matters relating to misconduct or poor performance and (b) what is the status of these investigations?
 9 11 September 2020 10347

With regard to shelters for homeless people in the City of Cape Town:

(a)    What is the total funding that the provincial government invests in shelters for homeless people in the City of Cape Town and (b) what amount is allocated to each shelter?
 

 7 24 July 2020 10346

How many pregnant learners, per education district in the province, were reported to her Department in (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020 to date?

 8 11 September 2020 10345

With regard to the Western Cape Government offices and other facilities:

(a)    What square meterage of office space does the Western Cape Government lease for its use in the City of Cape Town (metropolitan area) and (b) what is the nett rental paid for this leased office space?
 

 6 24 July 2020 10344

 

  1. How many schools have applied to be placed in a lower quintile during the (i) 2019/20 and (ii) 2020/21 financial year to date, (b) how many were successful in each year and (c) for those schools that were unsuccessful, what were the reasons?
 7 11 September 2020 10343

Whether the process has been completed for the recruiting of teaching assistants in the Western Cape; if so, (a) how many assistants have been recruited and (b) how long will these assistant be employed?

 6 11 September 2020 10342

a.What is the status of the Tygerberg Hospital upgrade project, (b) what is the expected date of completion and (c) what are the aims of this project?

 5 11 September 2020 10341

With regard to the acoustic technology for violence detection and reduction (ShotSpotter) currently being used on the Cape Flats:

  1. When was this technology first implemented, (b) how many people have been arrested as a direct result of this technology, (c) how many people have been convicted as a result of this technology and (d) what has been the total cost of this technology since its inception?
 4 11 September 2020 10340

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