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 |
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With regard to the illegal occupation of erf 606 in Gouda, Drakenstein: (a) What action has been taken to address the illegal occupation and (b) what are the details of the action that has been taken? |
7 | 8 November 2019 | 9935 |
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With regard to the lockdown situation at the Pauw Gedenk Primary School in Drakenstein: Whether the school is safe to use; if not, why not; if so, (a) what measures have been put in place by her Department to ensure that learners do not lose teaching or learning time and (b) when is the construction that is currently underway anticipated to be completed |
6 | 8 November 2019 | 9934 |
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Why has his Department not considered converting the vacant JJ du Pre le Roux building in the Drakenstein Municipality into a frail-care centre for the Rusthof Old-age Home? |
5 | 8 November 2019 | 9933 |
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With reference to the permanent position of the Western Cape Police Commissioner: What (a) are the reasons for the withdrawal and re-advertisement of the post, (b) is the timeline to appoint a permanent Police Commissioner, (c) was the full cost of (i) advertising the initial vacancy and (ii) re-advertising the vacancy and (d) are the other applicable costs? |
4 | 8 November 2019 | 9932 |
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With regard to learner and teacher absenteeism rates as recorded in her Department’s Annual Report of 2018/19: (1) Why is the audited value higher than the reported achievement?; (2) whether this has had any impact on learner-performance outcome; if so, what are the relevant details? |
3 | 8 November 2019 | 9931 |
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(a) How does her Department monitor learner migration, (b) how many non-South African learners are enrolled at Western Cape schools and (c) how many learners from other provinces in the country has her Department accommodated in the current academic year? |
2 | 8 November 2019 | 9930 |
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With the reference to the R1,9 million allocated to the Beaufort West Municipality in March 2017 and the subsequent addition of R400 000 for the construction of internal toilets at existing houses in Rusdene, Paddevlei and Mandlenkosi:
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2 | 28 June 2019 | 9912 |
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2 | 28 June 2019 | 9911 |
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In a media statement issued by her Department on 10 October 2017 it was reported that there were 1 391 bed spaces in shelters available for homeless people although it was estimated then that 4 862 people were homeless. According to the information on her Department’s website in 2019, the number of bed spaces in shelters has increased to 1 401. If the number of homeless people did not increase from 2017, there must be a deficit of thousands of bed spaces in shelters. However, the City of Cape Town has contradicted the Department’s information when it stated in the Sunday Times of 7 July 2019 that there were definitely enough beds and shelters for the city’s homeless people. In the light of the information above:
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4 | 19 July 2019 | 9910 |
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1 | 21 June 2019 | 9909 |
