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

(a) What is the latest status update regarding the development of the sports field at the Bonne Esperance Primary School in De Doorns, (b) how much is budgeted for this project and (c) what are the details of the service providers?

 7 22 September 2023 15262

What is the detailed breakdown of (a) the number of incidents reported to Safe Schools in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022 and (iii) 2023 to date, (b) teacher absenteeism in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022 and (iii) 2023 to date to date and (c) teacher turnover or teachers leaving schools in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022 and (iii) 2023 to date?

 6 22 September 2023 15261

With regard to the Second Chance Matriculants, that is those matric learners who either failed or obtained low marks in certain subjects and then enrolled to rewrite examinations in those certain subjects:

What is the breakdown per race of the leaners who rewrote these examinations and got the same results as in their previous examinations, (b) how often does it happen that the same learner will get the same results as in the previous examination for all the subjects in which he/she rewrote the examination and (c) which racial group is mostly affected by this?

 4 22 September 2023 15260

With regard to the Port of Cape Town’s performance in August 2023:

(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?

 10 8 September 2023 15180

In the light of claims made by him and the Premier in a media statement on 18 August 2023 in which they claimed that LEAP officers have had a positive impact on crime reduction in specific areas where they had been deployed:

  1. Whether he could provide evidence or data (besides the SAPS crime statistics) that support this claim and explain the overall effectiveness of LEAP in curbing crime;
  1. (a) what concrete steps is the government taking to address gang-related violence and reduce the violence and (b) why is the Safety Plan not making significant progress in curbing murders?
 8 8 September 2023 15179

In respect of the Police Recorded Crime Statistics for the first quarter of the 2023/24 financial year (April to June 2023):

  1. (a) What is the breakdown for the 17 community-reported serious crimes per police station in the province and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of where these crimes have increased when compared to the previous reported period;

 

  1. (a) what is the breakdown for (i) murder and (ii) sexual violence per police station in the province and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of where these crimes have increased when compared to the previous reported period;

 

(3)  (a) what are the details of the hotspot areas for sexual offences in the province and (b)(i) what programmes are funded through the Western Cape Safety Plan to address sexual offences and (ii) what is the detailed expenditure breakdown on these pro-grammes in (aa) 2020, (bb) 2021, (cc) 2022 and (dd) 2023 to date?

 

 7 8 September 2023 15178

With regard to the Western Cape Provincial Powers Bill:

(a)   What costs have been incurred in the drafting of this Bill and (b) which department or departments were responsible for paying these costs?

 4 8 September 2023 15177

With regard to the amount of R1,6 million spent on his recent trip the United States:

What is the itemised cost breakdown of the trip, including the cost of (i) hotels, (ii) airfares and (iii) class of travel per staff member, official and executive, (iv) local transportation and (v) other relevant receipts or claims, (b) what was the per-diem amounts paid to staff members for (i) food and drink and (ii) other entertainment expenses and (c)(i) from which programme or programmes were these funds appropriated and (ii) on whose authority was this appropriation made?

 3 8 September 2023 15176

Whether any of the schools completed in 2023 as part of the Rapid School Build Programme contain any asbestos products; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) why was it used?

 2 8 September 2023 15175

  1. With regard to his statement in January 2023 that seven school were to be built in six months:

    Whether the building of these schools has been completed; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 1 8 September 2023 15174

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