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
      1. (a) How much has (i) the province and (ii) municipalities spent on studies on the generation of alternative electricity in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020, (cc) 2021, (dd) 2022 and (ee) 2023 to date, (b) what were the findings of each study and (c) which companies were awarded the contracts to conduct these studies;
      1. with regard to the amount of R60 million that was set aside in 2021 budget speech to enable municipalities to generate, procure and sell their own power, (a) what is the update with regard to the implementation of the Municipal Energy Resilience Project (MERP) in the province, (b) what is the detailed breakdown of all the action steps that have been accomplished per municipality with regard to this and (c) what is the detailed expenditure breakdown of this funding allocation (i) per municipality and (ii) by the City of Cape Town from 2021 to date?

 

 16 10 March 2023 14377
  1. What (a) is the number and (b) are the details of the security contracts that his Department awarded in (i) Delft and (ii) the province at large and (c)(i) are the details of service providers, (ii) are details of directors of the companies to whom WCED-related security contracts have been awarded in Delft and the province;
  1. whether he is aware and will investigate allegations that his Department has awarded contracts to extortionists in Delft; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 15 10 March 2023 14376

What are the details of all the national government’s (a) interventions and (b) funded programmes in the province to support (i) SMMEs and (ii) informal businesses in each year between 2019 and 2023 to date, including (aa) a full list of all the businesses that have benefitted and (bb) the details of the support received?

 13 10 March 2023 14375

With regard to the number of applications for free houses:

    1. What has been his Department’s delivery in 2022/23 in this particular area of need;
    1. whether those who are staying in informal settlements are catered for; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 12 10 March 2023 14374
  1. How will the national government’s interventions, such as the increased national minimum wage that came into effect on 1 March 2023, improve food security, especially for low-income earners, such as farm workers;
  1. what (a) is the number and (b) is the total amount of conditional grants and (c) other national government interventions did the Western Cape receive for agricultural purposes in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (vi) 2022 and (v) 2023 to date?

 

 11 10 March 2023 14373

With regard to the details of infrastructure development in the province between 2019 and 2023 to date:

(a)   What (i) is the total number and (ii) are the details of the infrastructure projects that are taking place in each municipality in the province and (b) what (i) are the details of all the companies that are employed per project, (ii) are the BBBEE level of each of the companies employed and (iii) is the number of jobs that were created by each project?

 10 10 March 2023 14372

With regard to the power packs for poorer households announced during the State of the Province Address:

  1. (a) What will the power packs comprise of, (b) what will the monetary value of one power pack be, (c)(i) how will the power packs be distributed and (ii) which body will be responsible for its distribution and (d) in what ways will these power packs contribute to reducing the impact of load-shedding on poorer households;
  1. whether there has been any (a) engagement or (b) pledge from the national government to support the provincial government in the rollout of this initiative; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 7 10 March 2023 14371

In regard to the Western Cape Energy Council:

  1. What have been the key outcomes of the Council since its inception;
  1. whether any (a) outcomes or (b) findings of the Council will be presented to the national government in order to support or motivate for interventions required on provincial and municipal level; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether there has been any feedback from national government departments and their entities to the Council; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. in what ways do the Council (a) differ from or (b) overlap with the National Energy Crisis Committee?

 

 6 10 March 2023 14370

In relation to the R1 billion load-shedding relief announced in the State of the Province Address:

  1. (i) To which departments will this money be allocated and (ii) how much will be allocated to each department, (b) what measures are in place to ensure transparency in the use of these funds and (c)(i) what are the specific projects that will be funded and (ii) how will these projects contribute to the well-being of residents?
 4 10 March 2023 14369
  1. With what percentage has the water allocation from the Clanwilliam Dam been cut for the current season;
  1. whether the percentage cut in water allocation would have been avoidable if the planned construction work on the wall had been completed as originally planned; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. what is the impact of the delayed completion of the construction work on agricultural production and job creation?
 3 10 March 2023 14368

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