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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(ii) what services are being rendered and, (b)(i) which shelters or facilities are available for providing housing (temporary shelter or long-term housing) to homeless people living on the streets in Cape Town, (ii) what is the total capacity of each facility and (iii) how much of the capacity is available for homeless people living on the streets;
for which a resident may remain in residence; if so, (a) what are these time limits and (b) what becomes of a resident who is not able to reunite or reintegrate after that time limit has been reached? |
1 | 20 September 2024 | 18124 |
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With regard to the Western Cape Government’s Social Infrastructure Accessibility Study (June 2017) for the Greater Saldanha Regional Spatial Implementation Framework that identified that there was, at that time, an undersupply of facilities, in particular “3 x secondary schools” for St Helena Bay: (1) Whether his Department addressed the undersupply of secondary school facilities in St Helena Bay; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) what plans and budgets are in place for the development of secondary schools in St Helena Bay, (b) when will a new secondary school be built in St Helena Bay, (c) what has been the delay in addressing the undersupply of secondary schools identified seven years ago in the aforementioned study and (d)(i) how many secondary school learners are being transported to schools in Vredenburg and (ii) what is the annual cost of that learner transport; (3) the aforementioned study identified an undersupply of “five secondary schools” in Vredenburg, (a) how many secondary schools have been built in Vredenburg since that undersupply was identified in that study and (b) what are the details of those schools; (4) seeing that the Department has developed fewer than five secondary schools in Vredenburg and none in St Helena Bay, how has his Department planned for secondary school learners from St Helena Bay to have access to basic education; (5) how many learners (a) in Vredenburg and St Helena Bay can be accommodated in secondary schools in Vredenburg and (b)(i) will not gain access to a secondary school in Vredenburg in 2025 and (ii) what is his Department’s plan for their education? |
25 | 6 September 2024 | 18121 |
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Regarding the Growth for Jobs Strategy as it relates to tourism in the Western Cape:
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23 | 6 September 2024 | 18120 |
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Question by Hon Walters. With regard to her Department’s Court Watching Brief Programme: (a) How many cases have been monitored by this programme in (i) total and (ii) 2024 to date, (b) in how many of these cases were suspects prosecuted for (i) extortion and (ii) gang-related offences and (c) in how many of these cases were suspects (i) convicted, (ii) acquitted and (iii) when acquitted, what were the reasons for the acquittal? |
22 | 6 September 2024 | 18118 |
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Question by Hon Bryant. With regard to the investigation into the Riverlands Dam that collapsed on 8 August 2024, which found that the collapsed dam wall falls under the jurisdiction of the national Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: Whether he has received any feedback and timelines thus far from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development as to the steps that will be taken in conjunction with surrounding municipalities; if so, what (a) feedback and (b) timelines have been received? |
21 | 6 September 2024 | 18117 |
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Question by Hon Byrant. Whether the Western Cape Government will be sending a delegation to participate in the 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP29) taking place in November this year in Azerbaijan; if so, what are the intended goals of the delegation |
20 | 6 September 2024 | 18116 |
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Question by Hon Byrant. With regard to Cape Town recently being announced as the national winner of the WWF One Planet City Challenge: Whether any steps are being taken by his Department to assist other Western Cape municipalities to learn from the work of the City of Cape Town through collaboration and shared learning; if so, what are the relevant details? |
19 | 6 September 2024 | 18114 |
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With regard to Wesgro’s conclusion of a trade deal for the export of chicken feet to China worth R300 million per annum earlier this year:
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18 | 6 September 2024 | 18113 |
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Question by Hon Masipa What (a) are the details of the research farms managed by his Department, (b) are the notable research projects that are conducted on these farms and (c) is the role being played by these farms in ensuring that his Department contributes to growth in the sector? |
17 | 6 September 2024 | 18112 |
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Question by Hon Masipa. (a) What are the details of the inward investments in the Western Cape economy from EU countries over the last three financial years and (b) how do such investments contribute to the growth of the Western Cape economy and to job creation? |
16 | 6 September 2024 | 18111 |
