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

Aside from the provincial government’s reliance on the General Household Survey (GHS), what additional mechanisms are in place to monitor food insecurity?

 3 4 September 2025 19600

With reference to the reply to questions 9 and 10 of 14 August 2025:
(a) When was the intergovernmental dispute resolved, (b) what are the details of the agreement or resolution and (c)(i) what are the details of the R2,6 billion reduction of votes in the 2024 MTEF baselines and (ii) which votes were (aa) reduced and (bb) by what amount?

 2 5 September 2025 19599

Given the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey showing a 1,5% increase in unemployment in the Western Cape:

  1. How does he plan to adapt and strengthen his Growth for Jobs Strategy to address this rise and (b) what concrete interventions will be prioritised to ensure sustainable job creation across all sectors of the province?
 1 4 September 2025 19598

Interpellation 1

What are the reasons for his Department’s underspending of its grant allocations for 2024/25 that were intended to address urgent infrastructure and human settlement needs in the province?

 1 4 September 2025 19597

What steps are he and his Department taking to address overcrowding in
township schools and
(b) to what extent does overcrowding negatively affect the learning process
and academic outcomes of learners?

 8 28 August 2025 19596
  1. What is the reason for the repeated delays by the Department in disbursing funding to NGOs in the province and (b) what measures have he and his Department put in place to ensure that such delays do not compromise the essential services that these organisations provide to vulnerable communities?
 9 28 August 2025 19595

With regard to chronic medication shortages:

(a)   What measures are she and her Department implementing to ensure that all clinics maintain sufficient stock levels of chronic medication and (b) how is her Department addressing supply chain challenges to prevent future shortages?

 7 28 August 2025 19594

With reference to the recent “basket of posts” meetings held on 23 July 2025:
(1) What is the total basket of posts for educators for the 2026 school year;
(2) whether the total number of educators are increasing; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 6 28 August 2025 19593
  1. What is the total budget allocated for the Khulisa Care Pilot Programme and (b) how will these funds be distributed across nutritional support, community health worker services and programme monitoring in Worcester, Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain?
 5 28 August 2025 19592
  1. What steps has his Department taken to (a) declare new nature reserves, such as the recent declaration in Heidelberg and (b) ensure that existing reserves in the province are effectively protected and managed for long-term biodiversity conservation;

(2)  whether there are areas currently lacking formal protection that are earmarked for future declaration as protected areas; if so, what plans are in place to secure them?

 4 28 August 2025 19591

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