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 |
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Regarding the infestations of alien vegetation, particularly pines, next to the Gobos River, a few kilometres upstream from Greyton: (a) To what extent are these infestations occurring on land under the management of CapeNature, (b) how severe are these infestations and (c) where do these trees appear on the ranked priority list for alien clearing? |
1 | 21 April 2023 | 14552 |
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(a) What is the total revenue generated by permits and access fees for the Grootvadersbos Reserve in the 2022/23 financial year, (b) what is the detail of the capital expenditure planned for the Grootvadersbos Reserve in the 2023/24 financial year and (c) why was this reserve chosen for these upgrades? |
2 | 21 April 2023 | 14551 |
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(a) How many school resource officers (SROs) are currently deployed at schools in the province, (b) at which schools are these officers deployed, (c) what training do these officers receive and (d) which schools will receive SRO deployments in 2023/24? |
4 | 21 April 2023 | 14550 |
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(a) How many applications for learner placement has his Department received by the deadline of 14 April 2023 and (b) how many of these applications were for (i) Grade 1 and (ii) Grade 8? |
5 | 21 April 2023 | 14549 |
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(a) How does load-shedding affect the operation of (i) MyCiTi buses and (ii) Go George buses and (b) how many commuters have been lost due to the effects of load-shedding? |
6 | 21 April 2023 | 14548 |
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What are the timelines set out by Prasa for the reopening of the entire Cape Town central line? |
7 | 21 April 2023 | 14547 |
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(a) How many Metrorail passenger trains have been vandalised and (b) what steps are being taken to ensure that Metrorail passenger trains are not vandalised in future? |
8 | 21 April 2023 | 14546 |
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(a) How many museums have been (i) robbed and (ii) vandalised in the past five years in the province and (b) what is the total cost (i) to repair the vandalism and (ii) of the stolen artefacts? |
9 | 21 April 2023 | 14545 |
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(1) (a) How many firearms have been confiscated by the SAPS in the first quarter of 2023 and (b) how many of these firearms have been destroyed; (2) whether he is aware of any incidents in the province last quarter in which a previously confiscated firearm was used when committing a crime; if so, what are the relevant details? |
10 | 21 April 2023 | 14544 |
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(a) How many drug houses in the province is the SAPS currently aware of, (b) how many drug houses in the province has the SAPS shut down in the last 12 months, (c) of these, how many had links to organised crime and (d) how many were (i) located in the Cape Town metropolitan area and (ii) in rural areas
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11 | 21 April 2023 | 14543 |
