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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    1. (a) What is the number of health inspectors who are deployed to assist the WCED to conduct health inspections at ECD facilities and (b) what is the detailed breakdown per education district;
    1. whether there are any delays and/or backlogs for these health inspections at ECD facilities; if so, what are the waiting times to get an inspector to come;
    1. (a) how often do these health inspections take place at ECD facilities and (b) what has been the price of calling a health inspector in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022 and (v) 2023 to date;
    1. whether he is aware of complaints from ECD practitioners about (a) long turnaround times and (b) exorbitant costs for calling health inspectors to ECD facilities; if so, what has been his Department’s intervention?
32 15 June 2023 14895

With regard to the Police Recorded Crime Statistics for the fourth quarter of the 2022/23 financial year (January 2023 to March 2023):

(a)   What is the detailed breakdown per police station for the following categories: (i) murder, (ii) attempted murder, (iii) sexual offences, (iv) rape, (v) illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and (vi) drug-related crimes and (b) what is the number of (i) women and (ii) children who were (aa) murdered and (bb) sexually violated in the province?

31 15 June 2023 14894

 

  1. What is the number of funded vacant posts that have not been filled by the provincial government’s departments and entities in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020, (viii) 2021, (ix) 2022 and (x) 2023 to date and (b) what is the detailed breakdown per year for each department and entity?
30 15 June 2023 14893

With regard to the Sassa offices in Philippi and Gugulethu:

Whether her Department is providing any assistance to the national government’s efforts to improve services and to eradicate long queues at these Sassa offices; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

29 15 June 2023 14892

(a)   What are the details of all the bilateral trade agreements that his government has with non-BRICS countries and (b) what (i) are the details and (ii) is the value of all the bilateral trade agreements with BRICS countries?

28 15 June 2023 14891

With regard to the recent outbreak of avian flu that is affecting the poultry industry in the province:

(a)   When did he and/or his Department first become aware of this outbreak, (b) what (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of all the affected farms, (c)(i) where was it first detected and reported and (ii) by whom, (d)(i) what measures have been implemented to prevent any further spread, (ii) how was this implemented and (iii) how soon after the initial cases were any measure actioned by his Department, (e)(i) how regularly are poultry and other livestock farms inspected by the Department’s officials for safety and animal-health measures and (ii) what system failed in this case that resulted in the culling of birds and losses to the livelihood of workers and (f)(i) what is the estimated cost of this outbreak and the losses suffered by farmers and (ii) what are the details of the support that his Department has provided to farmers?

 

26 15 June 2023 14890

What will the effect be of the enactment of the National Health Insurance Bill [B 11–2019] on the operations and budget of her Department?

25 15 June 2023 14889

(a)   What are the procedures and criteria to (i) register and (ii) receive departmental support for a drug rehabilitation facility, (b) what support is given to these facilities, (c) how many registered rehabilitation facilities are currently operating in the Western Cape and (d) how many patients did these facilities treat in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022 and (v) 2023 to date?

24 15 June 2023 14888
    1. Whether the provincial government’s Winter Readiness Programme includes provisions for providing temporary shelters or emergency accommodations for those in need during extreme weather events; if so, what are the relevant details;
    1. (a) what kind of resources or assistance is available to informal settlements and (b) how does the Western Cape Government (i) assess and (ii) prioritise areas or communities that are more susceptible to winter-related risks?
23 15 June 2023 14887
  1. How does load-shedding affect the provincial government’s Winter Readiness Programme, (b) how does the Winter Readiness Programme address potential challenges related to power outages and heating-supply disruptions and (c) how much has been spent over the past five years to combat load-shedding-related challenges to winter readiness?
22 15 June 2023 14886

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