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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What is the total amount of (a) irregular expenditure and (b) wasteful and fruitless expenditure that have been incurred by each of the provincial government department and entity in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022, (v) 2023 and (vi) 2024 to date? |
3 | 19 April 2024 | 17244 |
Question by Hon S A Little With regard to his statement that LEAP is making inroads with LEAP officers making 27 000 arrests that will reduce the murder rate in the Western Cape by 50% by 2029:
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2 | 19 April 2024 | 17243 |
Question by Hin S A Little With reference to Circular 0034: (1) What factors were taken into consideration when deciding the course of action contained in this circular; (2) whether the impact of the decisions is in line with the pro-poor budget; (3) what is his Department’s motivation for suggesting affected schools reintroduce the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) Programme; (4) who runs and oversees the Back on Track Programme?
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1 | 19 April 2024 | 17242 |
With regard to the allocations of funds from the Department of Social Development in the last five years:
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5 | 22 March 2024 | 17099 |
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4 | 22 March 2024 | 17098 |
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3 | 22 March 2024 | 17095 |
With regard to the Port of Cape Town’s performance in February 2024: (a) What was the (i) average waiting time for berth utilisation and occupancy for container ships and (ii) target for the month, (b) what was the (i) average number of twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers (aa) loaded and (bb) unloaded and (ii) target for the month, (c) what was the (i) average waiting time for trucks being (aa) loaded and (bb) unloaded at the port and (ii) target for the month, (d) what was the (i) average ship turnaround time and (ii) target for the month, (e) what was the (i) average anchorage waiting time and (ii) target for the month and (f) what was the (i) average container dwell time and (ii) target for the month? |
2 | 22 March 2024 | 17092 |
Whether Prasa has indicated to his Department whether or not it will keep to its deadline of reopening the Cape Town central lines by March 2024; if so, what are the relevant details? |
1 | 22 March 2024 | 17087 |
In respect of the termination of the contracts of the officials who worked in the Project Management Office: (1) (a) What (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of all the employees who worked in this office, (b) what were the functions of this office and (c) what impact will the termination of these contracts have on the work of his Department; (2) whether the staff members in the Project Management Office worked in his Department for more than a decade; if so, why were they not included in the staff establishment? |
8 | 8 March 2024 | 17085 |
With regard to the filling of the vacancy of Chief Director: Human Settlements Planning: (a) When did this position become vacant, (b)(i) when and (ii) where was it advertised, (c)(i) how many applications were received and (ii) what are the details of (aa) all the shortlisted candidates, (bb) their qualifications and (cc) their experience, (d)(i) when did his Department hold interviews for this position and (ii) what was the scoring for each candidate and (e)(i) when was Ms Kahmiela August appointed permanently in this position and (ii) what was the motivation for this appointment? |
7 | 8 March 2024 | 17084 |