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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In relation to international trade and investment agreements: (1) (a) How many such agreements has the Western Cape Government entered into and (b) what are the details of each agreement; (2) what is the Department of Economic Development and Tourism doing to promote actively international trade and investment agreements? |
1 | 1 July 2022 | 12822 |
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(a) How (i) severe and (ii) widespread are the infection of trees by the polyphagous shot borer beetle in the province, (b) what is being done to monitor actively the spread of these |
15 | 24 June 2022 | 12812 |
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With regard to the upcoming 2023 Netball World Cup: |
13 | 24 June 2022 | 12811 |
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In relation to allocations for housing projects: |
11 | 24 June 2022 | 12810 |
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What role will infrastructure development projects play in building communities and not just houses? |
10 | 24 June 2022 | 12809 |
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(1) Whether there are any schools in the province that stopped teaching Mathematics and/or Physical Science between 2014 and 2022; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; |
3 | 24 June 2022 | 12808 |
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(1) (a) What is the number of schools in the province that offer Mathematics and Physical Science, (b) what is the breakdown per grade and (c) how does this number compare with the (i) 2014 and (ii) 2019 academic years; |
2 | 24 June 2022 | 12807 |
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With regard to the impact of COVID-19 on education between 2020 and 2022: |
1 | 24 June 2022 | 12806 |
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a. How (i) severe and (ii) widespread are the infection of trees by the polyphagous shot borer beetle in the province, (b) what is being done to monitor actively the spread of these beetles, (c) where would members of the public be able to access information regarding the presence of the beetles, (d) what does science tell us about their (i) references, (ii) ability to survive in dead wood, (iii) life cycle and (iv) resistance to insecticides and (e) what actions is his Department taking to address the potential damages caused by the shot borer beetle? |
15 | 24 June 2022 | 12804 |
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(1) (a) What is the total surface area affected by the Helderberg fire of June 2022, (b) how much of this is (i) private and (ii) public land respectively, (c) how much of the public land that was affected by the fire belonged to the (i) City of Cape Town, (ii) Western Cape Government and (iii) national government, (d) what percentage of the area affected by the fire could be classified as (i) natural fynbos, (ii) nature reserve, (iii) plantation and (iv) forest and (e) how many years have lapsed since the last time that the various sections of the fynbos burned; (2) whether there were any firebreaks in the area that burned; if so, (a) in what condition were they and (b) to what extent did they assist with the firefighting efforts? |
14 | 24 June 2022 | 12803 |
