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

With respect to Metrorail’s decision to cancel its train service on the Northern Line between Wellington and Kraaifontein, as well as between Kraaifontein and Cape Town:

 

  1. How many passengers are expected to be affected on average per weekday because of the cancellation of the (a) T3508, (b) T3511, (c) T3512, (d) T3515, (e) T3516, (f) T3517 and (g) T3518 train operations;

 

  1. whether Metrorail has made alternative transport arrangements for the affected passengers; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. (a) what essential safety equipment was stripped from the area that resulted in the cancellation of the train services, (b) how much would it cost to refurbish the area so that it would be safe for the train services to resume, (c) what is the timeline for the repairs and (d) how much revenue is Metrorail expected to lose per day for the cancelled train services as stipulated in (1)?
 14 8 October 2021 10005

With regard to the responsibilities assigned to various members of his Cabinet as part of the Safety Plan:

(a) What is the purpose of these responsibilities and (b) how are they set to improve safety in the province;

 

  1. whether there are any monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to monitor the implementation and to evaluate the impact; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether there are set targets associated with each responsibility; if so, how is implementation enforced;

 

  1. whether there are any members of his Cabinet who have not implemented their responsibilities; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what remedial action has been taken;
  1. whether these responsibilities are not intended as specific targets; if so, what are the relevant details?
 13 8 October 2021 10004

With reference to the reply to question 4 of 18 June 2021:

Why were the Gatesville rental units omitted from this reply?

 12 8 October 2021 10003

(a)   Where is her office situated, (b) how much is the rental fee per month, (c) who owns the building and (d) what are the details of all the shareholders?

 11 8 October 2021 10002

Whether her Department has signed a lease agreement for new office space; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) what is the detailed process that was followed to arrive at this decision, (c) how was the company identified, (d) what are the details of the company and the shareholders who own the property, (e) what is the length of the lease agreement and (f) what is the cost breakdown per (i) month and (ii) year?

 10 8 October 2021 10001

(1)  (a) How much office space that his Department own in the (i) province and (ii) city centre, (b) how much of this space is (i) vacant and (ii) ready to be occupied and/or requires minor renovations, (c) how many (i) provincial government departments and (ii) entities occupy offices in these properties and (d) how much rental is charged per month;

  1. whether any provincial departments, ministries and entities are renting offices at private properties; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what is the cost breakdown per property?
 9 8 October 2021 10000

According to the Procurement Disclosure Report of April 2020/21, safety masks to the value of about R39 million was awarded to TUSK CC:

(a)   What type of masks was purchased, (b) for whom were these approximately 2 570 000 masks purchased at R15,12 per unit, (c) what processes were followed to ensure that the outsourced procurement function was allowed also to be considered as a supplier for a procurement requirement of his Department, (d)(i) what has been the total spend on Tusk CC from January 2020 to date and (ii) for what purposes and (e)(i) what was the inception date of the contract, (ii) what is the current contract value and (iii) what function is the internal procurement function performing?

 7 8 October 2021 9998
  1. Whether his Department has an internal procurement function; if so, (a) how many employees are permanently employed by his Department for this function;
  1. whether a certain company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, is affiliated to his Department; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) who are the directors or owners of this company and (c) what is the scope of its work;
  1. whether his Department has outsourced its procurement function between 2020 and 2021; if not, why not; if so, (a) what was the purpose for outsourcing the procurement function, (b) what processes did his Department go through in order to award this contract, (c) what counsel did his Department receive (i) internally from the Western Cape Government and (ii) externally before awarding this contract and (d) what advice did the Provincial Treasury provide?

 

 6 8 October 2021 9997

With reference to Metrorail’s Western Cape Security Team and the vandalism of trains and related infrastructure in the Western Cape:

(a)   What challenges does the team face, (b) what resources are required so that it can conduct its mandate efficiently, (c) how many incidents of vandalism have taken place in (i) July 2021, (ii) August 2021 and (iii) September 2021 in the province and (d) what is the rand value of this per month?

 5 8 October 2021 9996

With respect to Metrorail’s decision to cancel its train service on the Northern Line between Wellington and Kraaifontein, as well as between Kraaifontein and Cape Town:

How many passengers are expected to be affected on average per weekday because of the cancellation of the (a) T3501, (b) T3502, (c) T3504, (d) T3505 and (e) T3507, train operations;

  1. whether Metrorail has made alternative transport arrangements for the affected passengers; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. (a) what essential safety equipment was stripped from the area that resulted in the cancellation of the train services, (b) how much would it cost to refurbish the area so that it would be safe for the train services to resume, (c) what is the timeline for the repairs and (d) how much revenue is Metrorail expected to lose per day for the cancelled train services as stipulated in (1)?
 4 8 October 2021 9995

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