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 regard to contracts offered to a company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, between 2019 and 2022 to date:

Whether his Department and/or other provincial government departments and entities have offered contracts to this company; if so, (a) what are the details of the contracts offered to this company per department, (b) what the value of each contract was and (c) what are the details of the (i) directors and (ii) BBBEE level of this company?

 12 11 November 2022 14019

With regard to the creation of the two new departments of Mobility and Infrastructure as promised in SOPA 2022:

  1. What progress has been made with regard to the creation of these departments, (b) what tasks that have been undertaken and completed to date and (c) what will be the (i) organisational structure, (ii) directorates, (iii) staff complement and (iv) budget for each of these departments?
 11 11 November 2022 14018

Whether he is aware of any allegations of sexual harassment that have been made against any of the heads of department of the Western Cape Government from 1 January 2019 to date; if so, (a) what are the details of the allegations that have been made, (b) how these allegations were investigated and (c) what were the outcomes of such investigations?

 10 11 November 2022 14017

The EFF is in possession of a document from your Department that was found in a trash bin and contains the personal information of residents of Kanana who applied for housing opportunities in Forest Village and have not received any:

  1. (a) How is it possible that a document containing sensitive, personal information of housing applicants, who submitted that information to your Department, is found in a trash bin and (b) why have those applicants not been granted housing to date;
  2. whether his Department will investigate how this document ended up in the trash; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 9 11 November 2022 14016

With regard to the correspondence sent to his office on 6 October 2022 on the issue of a member of the public who was assaulted and detained for no reason by Western Cape provincial traffic officers:

  1. Whether this letter was bought to his attention; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether any action was taken against the traffic officers for the unlawful arrest; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether a report on the matter was produced; if not, why not; if so, can a copy of it be made available;
  4. what procedure is in place in his office to ensure that staff members bring complaints received to his attention?
 8 11 November 2022 14015

With respect to the former JJ du Pre le Roux Clinic building in Paarl, being earmarked for the eventual utilisation by the provincial government, and the proposal that the Department considers the letting of the building on a short-term lease:

  1. Whether the call for lease proposals has been advertised; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether her Department would consider accepting a lease proposal for the utilisation of the former JJ du Pre le Roux Clinic for the purpose of relocating the Rusthof Old-age Home given the situation at the Rusthof Old-age Home; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 6 11 November 2022 14013
  1. Whether the conditions at the Langa Cheshire Home, which takes in patients for convalescence, have been bought to her attention; if so, what steps is her Department taking to address the conditions at the home;
  1. whether the home is registered and is receiving financial and social support from her Department; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether a report on the condition of the home is available; if so, can a copy be made available;
  1. whether she will conduct urgent oversight over the home; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 5 11 November 2022 14012

With regard to his Department’s decision to withdraw learner-transport subsidies, which left a number of learners from Rosedale in Pacaltsdorp, George, stranded:

  1. What is the number of children who have been affected, (b) how was the decision arrived at and (c) what are his Department’s plans to ensure that all learners arrive at school timeously every day?
 4 11 November 2022 14011

What are the (a) values and (b) details of all the contracts that his Department has awarded to a company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020, (viii) 2021 and (ix) 2022 to date?

 3 11 November 2022 14010

With regard to tender S008/22:

  1. What are the (a) names and (b) positions of the persons appointed to serve on the (i) Bid Adjudication Committee, (ii) Bid Evaluation Committee and (iii) Bid Specification Committee for this contract;
  2. whether copies of the reports and minutes of these committees can be made available?
 2 11 November 2022 14009

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