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 |
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With reference to the Conradie Park Housing Development: (a) How many projects that follow the Conradie Park model are currently in the pipeline in the province and (b) what are the (i) locations and (ii) details of these planned projects? |
3 | 27 May 2022 | 12466 |
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With respect to the arts, agriculture, and computational skills component of the STEAMAC strategy: (1) Given that the mainstream academic curriculum is not suited to all learners, including the focus on STEAMAC, what is the Department doing to expand learning opportunities for these learners, so they are not excluded. (2) whether his Department has seen an increase in the number of schools offering agriculture or arts subjects in recent years; if so, what are the relevant details? |
1 | 27 May 2022 | 12465 |
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In relation to the National Register for Sex Offenders: (1) Of the sexual and gender-based violence crimes that qualify to be recorded in the National Register for Sex Offenders, how many incidents have been committed in the Western Cape in the (a) 2017/18, (b) 2018/19, (c) 2019/20, (d) 2020/21 and (e) 2021/22 financial years; and (2) whether this register is currently up to date; if not, when was the last time it was updated? |
18 | 13 May 2022 | 12464 |
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With reference to the reply to question 6 of 1 April 2022: (a) What were the sentences given to each of the convicts and (b) for how long will they be imprisoned? |
16 | 13 May 2022 | 12463 |
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With respect to the SAPS Anti-Gang Unit in the Western Cape: (1) In (a) 2017/18, (b) 2018/19, (c) 2019/20, (d) 2020/21, (e) 2021/22 and (f) the current financial year, (i) what was the operational budget provided by the national government, (ii) how many officers were assigned to this unit and (iii) what was the vacancy rate of this unit; (2) with respect to those in acting positions, (a) how many are there and (b) for how long have each been in the respective acting positions? |
15 | 13 May 2022 | 12462 |
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(1) What (a) is the background and (b) are the contents of the court order by which the Cederberg Municipality was ordered to remove all its equipment from the borehole or boreholes that are currently the main source or sources of water for Lamberts’ Bay; (2) (a) whether there was or is an over-abstraction of water from these boreholes and (b) if so, what are the potential consequences for the environment; (3) to what extent his Department is cooperating with the national Department of Water and Sanitation in monitoring the extraction rates from all boreholes in the area between Citrusdal, Clanwilliam and the coast; (4) whether the current extraction rates are deemed to be sustainable; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
6 | 27 May 2022 | 12461 |
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What benefits will his recent visit to Bothaville and to the Nampo 2022 event, as organised by Grain SA, hold for agriculture in the province? |
4 | 27 May 2022 | 12460 |
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(a) What is the number of visits to police stations that were undertaken by his Department in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020, (viii) 2021 and (ix) 2022 to date, (b) what are the details of stations visited and (c) what were the issues that were picked up? |
18 | 20 May 2022 | 12459 |
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What are the costs associated with the (i) establishment of new departments and (ii) name changes to departments, (b) what is the detailed cost breakdown for each (i) department and (ii) cost item, (c) what are the details of the organograms for each of the new departments and (d)(i) how many additional posts are there and (ii) what are the details of such posts that will be created in each of these departments? |
17 | 20 May 2022 | 12458 |
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With reference to his reply to question 17 of 22 April 2022: (1) With regard to the 96 applications received for the position, (a)(i) what shortlisting mechanisms were followed and (ii) on what basis were all applicants judged as not meeting the requirements and not being suitable for the position, (b)(i) when was the decision to headhunt taken and (ii) can copies of the minutes of the shortlisting committee and the meeting to headhunt be made available; (2) whether a copy of the advertisement can be made available; (3) (a) on what basis did a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, withdraw his application and (b) what position did this person hold in his Department at the time of the application; (4) whether the person in (3) is still in the employ of his Department, if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
15 | 20 May 2022 | 12457 |
