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

With reference to the 2016/17 audit cycle during which six municipalities did not have approved policies for the routine maintenance of water infrastructure:

  1. What are the names of these identified municipalities;
  1. whether his Department has provided these municipalities with a draft or concept water infrastructure maintenance plan; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 1 22 June 2018 12552

Regarding admission to Grade 8 in 2019 at the Durbanville High School, the Stellenberg High School and the Fairmont High School:

  1. What are the admission criteria for each school;
  1. which geographical areas meet the admission criteria for each school;
  1. in respect of each school, (i) what is the planned total number of learners who can be enrolled, (ii) what is the total number of applications that were received, (iii) how many applications were successful and (iv) how many applications were unsuccessful;
  1. in respect of each successful application, (i) from which area does the applicant come, (ii) from which primary school is the applicant and (iii) what is the applicant’s race and gender;

(5) in respect of each unsuccessful application, (i) from which geographical area does the applicant come, (ii) from which primary school is the applicant and (iii) what is the applicant’s race and gender;

  1. whether there was an admissions panel that processed all the applications; if not, why not;
  2. whether the admissions panel applied a scoring system; if not, why not; and
  3. what are the intervention plans of her Department to deal with any discrepancies arising from this approach?

 

 2 29 June 2018 12550

Whether his Department can provide a timeline for making available the Draft Western Cape Biodiversity Bill to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament; if not why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 1 29 June 2018 12549

Whether any reservist training has taken place for applicants in the (a) 2017/18 and (b) 2018/19 financial years; if not, why not; if so, (i) how many applicants have been trained in each financial year and (ii) on what dates did the training take place?

 13 6 July 2018 12548

How many (a) neighbourhood-watch trainers has his Department employed, (b) neighbourhood-watch training sessions has his Department hosted in (i) 2017/18 and (ii) 2018 to date and (c) neighbourhood-watch members has his Department hosted in (i) 2017/18 and (ii) 2018 to date?

 12 6 July 2018 12547
  1. How much has the provincial government spent on the broadband roll-out from 2012 to date, (b) what is the detailed breakdown of the expenditure and (c) what are the names of the companies that worked with the provincial government on the broadband roll-out?
 11 6 July 2018 12546
  1. How much has been spent on court cases by municipalities in the province since 2016 and (b) for each case, (i) what are the details and (ii) how much was spent?
 10 6 July 2018 12545

Of the R43 million that was granted to his Department for the purchase of land in the Imizamo Yehtu Informal Settlement at Hout Bay:

  1. Which pockets of land has his Department identified and purchased and (b)(i) how much of the available budget has been spent to date and (ii) what is the breakdown of the amounts spent?
 9 6 July 2018 12544

With regard to the fire incident that destroyed parts of the Swartland Hospital:

  1. How many patients have been transferred to other hospitals to date, (b) to which hospitals have these patients been transferred and (c) how much have these transfers cost her Department since the incident?
 8 6 July 2018 12543

Whether there are any hospitals in the province where asbestos was used as construction material; if so, (a) at which hospitals and (ii) what is her Department doing to rectify this?

 7 6 July 2018 12542

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