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.
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(1) Whether health facilities across the province are currently contributing to saving water; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) in the event of Day Zero, how will her Department ensure that none of the province’s health facilities run out of water; (3) in the event of Day Zero, whether certain medical procedures will be prioritised; if so, have these procedures been identified; (4) how are health facilities across the province communicating their various water-saving measures to patients and their families? |
5 | 2 February 2018 | 12926 |
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(1) Whether (a) mass opportunity and development centres (MODs), (b) public libraries and (c) museums have undertaken water-saving efforts; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether her Department has engaged with privately owned sports facilities, including gymnasiums, stadiums, swimming pools, equestrian centres, golf, cricket, rugby, hockey and soccer clubs, in the province to reduce water usage; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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4 | 2 February 2018 | 12925 |
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(a) How is his Department ensuring that small business development is not hampered by the drought and (b) what is his Department doing to enforce the latest water restrictions in the hospitality sector? |
3 | 2 February 2018 | 12924 |
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(1) Whether any road-safety awareness campaigns will be launched for the upcoming Easter holidays and subsequent long weekends; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) what is the total amount of money that was spent on road-safety awareness campaigns in the 2016/17 financial year and (b) what is the total amount of money that has been allocated to road-safety awareness campaigns for the 2017/18 financial year; (3) (a) what is the total amount of money that was spent on road-safety awareness campaigns during Easter in the 2016/17 financial year and (b) what is the total amount of money that has been allocated to road-safety awareness campaigns for Easter in the 2017/18 financial year? |
1 | 2 February 2018 | 12923 |
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(1) Whether there are any categories that prioritise the elderly and disabled for social housing; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are these categories and (b) what is the respective waiting periods once they have been registered on the housing database; (2) whether any additional strategic private-public partnerships will be used to bring relief to this Department in respect of the waiting periods relating to social housing; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
3 | 9 March 2018 | 12921 |
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(a) Why has the 2016/17 Annual Report of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture not been referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture at the Western Cape Provincial Parliament and (b) when will this Annual Report be referred to the Standing Committee pending the 2017/18 budget allocation? |
2 | 9 March 2018 | 12920 |
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What is the total number of (i) SAPS Act and (ii) PSA personnel at the (aa) Ocean View Police Station, (b) how many vacancies exist, (c) what is the (i) granted and (ii) actual number of police officers, (d) how many (i) VISPOL officers are on the staff establishment and (ii) of these members, how many have other duty arrangements and (e) how many (i) sectors are patrolled 24 hours a day and (ii) vans patrol each sector? |
1 | 9 March 2018 | 12918 |
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(1) What is the status of Route B97 between Mbekweni or Paarl and Bellville; |
30 | 8 July 2022 | 12917 |
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(1) What impact does load-shedding have on Prasa’s passenger rail operations in Cape Town and the Western Cape; |
29 | 8 July 2022 | 12916 |
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(1) With regard to Bainskloof Pass, (a) is the Minister of the view that the signage is sufficient and (b) what more can be done to alert drivers of the restrictions on this section of the road; |
28 | 8 July 2022 | 12915 |
