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

Whether any municipality passed an unfunded budget during the last administration (2014–2019); if so, (a) which municipalities and (b) what assistance did his Department provide?

 18 30 April 2020 10048

With regard to the service pressures relating to the COVID-19 outbreak:

 

  1. Whether any provision has been made to get additional therapists and counsellors to assist the front-line medical personnel; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
  2. what measure have been put in place to help medical personnel to cope emotionally and physically in the event of an increasing death toll due to the virus?
 17 30 April 2020 10047

Whether he supported the action of a senior official in the provincial Department of Transport and Public Works who contacted the Golden Arrow bus company and instructed them not to provide transport for the relocation of the refugees from the Central Methodist Church to Bellville; if not, why not; if so, what was the reason for this support?

 16 30 April 2020 10046

Whether the Premier has met with the leaders of the opposition parties in the legislature as requested by the leader of the opposition; if not, why not; if so, please provide details of when such meetings took place?

 15 30 April 2020 10045

With regard to the mixed messages that have been communicated by the provincial government, including about the sale of cigarettes during the lockdown and the wearing of masks:

(1)  What are the reasons for these mixed messages;

(2)   whether any corrective steps have taken against the respective Ministers and officials involved in communicating these mixed messages; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 14 30 April 2020 10044

Whether his Department has put any precautionary measure in place during the national lockdown to minimise any potential noncompliance with the Public Finance Management Act and the Municipal Finance Management Act by institutions to which these acts apply; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 13 30 April 2020 10043

With regard to the COVID-19 outbreak:

 

  1. Whether the COVID-19 outbreak has had any impact on her Department’s budget and on the funding of various stakeholders and entities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. Whether her Department has offered any support to athletes, artists, sport fraternities and traditional leaders during the nationwide lockdown; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 12 30 April 2020 10039

With regard to the COVID-19 outbreak:

  1. Whether her Department was consulted and supports of the use of the Strandfontein sports grounds as a temporary shelter for homeless people; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. Whether there are any other sports facilities that have been availed and/or are currently in use for the COVID-19 response; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 11 30 April 2020 10038

With regard to the phase 1 economic measures announced by the national Minister of Finance, including (1) the immediate release of fund to where it was needed and (2) Instruction Note 8 of 2019/20 applicable to Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) institutions and Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) Circular 100 for municipalities and municipal entities to speed up the procurement of goods or commodities that are required to reduce and control the spread of the virus:

  1. Whether her department heeded the call to speed up the procurement of the goods or commodities required to reduce and control the spread of the virus; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

whether, with regard to the immediate release of funds to where it is needed, her Department received any allocation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

  1. whether, with regard to the immediate release of funds to where it is needed, her Department received any allocation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
10 30 April 2020 10037

With regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and the national lockdown that has slowed down government services and programmes:

  1. What is the projected aggregate spend by municipalities for this quarter of the financial year versus their budgets?
  2. Whether there is any variances and whether this points to the possible under-spending of most municipal budgets; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details and breakdown ?
  3. What measures have been put in place by his Department for municipalities to mitigate the budget risks for municipal finances and spending associated with the lockdown and COVID-19?
  4. Whether there are any municipalities that have exercised the Regulation No 429 by the National Treasury on the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 – Exemption from Act and Regulations – under one or both conditions stipulated in section 3(1)(2); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
  5. Whether there are any municipalities that have passed special adjustment budgets given that there are only two months before the municipal financial year-end; if not, why not; if so, what are relevant details, including details of major shifts, adjustments and revised or new areas of spending related and/or not related to COVID-19 emergencies?
  6. (a)(i) Which conditional grants have been affected by COVID-19 and the lockdown? and (ii) What are the details per municipality, (b)(i) What major revenue streams have been affected by COVID-19 and the lockdown per municipality and (ii) How has this exposure been managed by each municipality?
 9 30 April 2020 10036

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