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.
On this page you can search questions for written reply. Use one or more of the search fields by making a selection from the relevant dropdown menu. You can also do a text search by entering a search term in the text field– specific search terms will render a better result. Click ‘Apply’. The results will be displayed in the table below. Click on ‘Question Link’ to view the full result. When you are searching, it is advisable to complete as many of the search fields as possible in order to narrow down the results.
| Question | Question Number | Date | Question Link |
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(a) When will the detailed policy and operational plan on the Day Zero water collection points be published and (b) what are the businesses that rely on water, such as restaurants, going to do? |
11 | 9 March 2018 | 12956 |
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What are the plans for the building of a school at Stofland, De Doorns, which was promised to the community two years ago? |
10 | 9 March 2018 | 12955 |
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What programmes do his Department have to address the issue of young people on the Cape Flats abusing alcohol? |
9 | 9 March 2018 | 12954 |
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(a) What has been the estimated cost of alcohol-related harm in the province from December 2017 to date, (b) how has the alcohol-harm-reduction strategy influenced the picture and (c) what are the plans to mitigate this problem? |
8 | 9 March 2018 | 12953 |
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(1) (a) What is the reason for the Steenvilla housing evictions, (b) how many tenants are being evicted, (c) what alternative accommodation has been made available for them and (d) how many tenants are in arrears with their rent; (2) whether he intervened and helped break the hunger strike by the tenants who had slept outside the Provincial Parliament in the cold for days; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
7 | 9 March 2018 | 12952 |
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What progress has been made on the (a) Vlakkeland Housing Project in the Drakenstein Municipality and (b) Bella Vista Housing Project in Witzenberg Municipality? |
6 | 9 March 2018 | 12951 |
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(1) Whether it has been brought to her attention that the water crisis is having a negative impact on patients in the province after scores of renal patients were turned away from the Melomed Hospital in Athlone without receiving their dialysis treatment on 23 February 2018 as the hospital had been experiencing low water pressure for two weeks; if so, what is being done to address this; (2) whether any other hospitals and clinics in the province are affected by similar challenges; if so, what are the relevant details? |
5 | 9 March 2018 | 12950 |
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(1) (a) How many schools have been closed in the province from October 2017 to date, (b) in which areas were these schools closed and (c) for what reasons; (2) whether there are plans to close more schools in the province before 2019; if so, what are the relevant details? |
4 | 9 March 2018 | 12949 |
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Whether transport for learners is being made available for learners who by necessity have to travel from Sonskyn valley to St Luke’s Primary School, Brandwag, Mossel Bay; if so, (a) why, seeing that the distance is 11,3 km and (b) how many learners are affected? |
5 | 2 March 2018 | 12948 |
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(1) In 2018 to date, (a) what is the number of learners and teachers for every grade at the Laerskool Hartenbos, Mossel Bay, (b) what is the total number of learners, (c) what is the capacity of the school, (d) in which grades are there still room for learners and (e) what was the number of learners in every grade from 2000 to 2017; (2) whether learners from Sonskynvallei were turned away because the school was said to be full; if so, what are the relevant details? |
4 | 2 March 2018 | 12947 |
