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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What is the total percentage, kilolitre, rand value of piped water losses suffered in each municipality in the Western Cape for the (a) 2010/11, (b) 2011/12, (c) 2012/13, (d) 2013/14, (e) 2014/15 financial year? |
3 | 4 September 2015 | 12419 |
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(a) How many (i) MINMEC meetings were scheduled and (ii) did he attend since his appointment to the Provincial Cabinet up to the latest date for which information is available and (b) what were the reasons for each meeting not attended?
MinMEC meetings are not statutory or mandatory, but I attend as many meetings as possible given my other commitments. In many instances, however, late notification is received from the National Departments and it becomes impossible to clear an entire day’s diary at such late notice.
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2 | 4 September 2015 | 12418 |
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Section 10 of the Housing Act, 1997 (Act 107 of 1997), allows for the accreditation of municipalities to implement housing projects: (a) How many Western Cape municipalities are accredited, (b) what are the criteria for accreditation, (c) which municipalities have been accredited, (d) what is the level of accreditation of each municipality that has been accredited and (e) which municipalities have applied but have not been accredited? |
11 | 13 May 2022 | 12417 |
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(1) (a) What is the number of shack fires that have been reported in the province in (i) 2017 and (ii) 2018 and (b) what (i) are the names of the settlements engulfed by fire, (ii) is the number of households affected, (iii) is the number of deaths reported per incident and (iv) is the number of people displaced per incident; (2) what are the support measures that are provided by (a) his Department and (b) each municipality in province to (i) prevent and (ii) respond to informal settlements fires and (iii) support victims? |
10 | 13 May 2022 | 12416 |
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(a) What (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of the informal settlements that have been established the province in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020, (cc) 2021 and (dd) 2022 and (b) what (i)(aa) are the names and (bb) are the locations of these settlements, (ii) is the number of households in each, (iii) is the age group of the residents and (iv) are the details of the services rendered in each informal settlement? |
9 | 13 May 2022 | 12415 |
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What national government (i) programmes and (ii) funding are available to (aa) provinces and (bb) municipalities to (i) respond to informal settlement fires and to (ii) upgrade informal settlements and (b) how many of these programmes or how much of this funding was provided to the province period in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017, (iii) 2018, (iv) 2019, (v) 2020, (vi) 2021 and (vii) 2022 to date? |
8 | 13 May 2022 | 12414 |
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What national government (i) programmes and (ii) funding are available to (aa) provinces and (bb) municipalities to (i) respond to informal settlement fires and to (ii) upgrade informal settlements and (b) how many of these programmes or how much of this funding was provided to the province in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012, (v) 2013, (vi) 2014 and (vii) 2015? |
7 | 13 May 2022 | 12413 |
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With regard to the national Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme (UISP): (a) What is the a total expenditure breakdown of this grant in the province, (b) what are the details of the (i) total funding made available and (ii) under expenditure recorded in (aa) 2015, (bb) 2016, (cc) 2017, (dd) 2018, (ee) 2019, (ff) 2020, (gg) 2021 and (hh) 2022 to date? |
6 | 13 May 2022 | 12412 |
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With regard to the national Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme (UISP): (a) What is the total expenditure breakdown of this grant in the province, (b) what are the details of the (i) total funding made available and (ii) under expenditure recorded in (aa) 2009, (bb) 2010, (cc) 2011, (dd) 2012, (ee) 2013 and (ff) 2014? |
5 | 13 May 2022 | 12411 |
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(1) (a) When was the Wolwerivier settlement created and (b) what was the purpose of it; (2) (a) what is the difference between a temporary relocation area, an emergency settlement and an incremental development area, (b) how many of each exist in the province and (c) what (i) is the number of households, (ii) is the population and (iii) are the basic services being rendered in each type of settlement; (3) (a) how has the population of the Wolwerivier settlement increased in the period 2015 to 2022 and (b) what is the population breakdown according to (i) age, (ii) race and (iii) gender; (4) (a) what is the number of children of schoolgoing age in the Wolwerivier settlement and (b) what is the distance to the nearest (i) primary school, (ii) high school and (iii) shopping centre; (5) (a) what (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of the residents from the Wolwerivier settlement who are in the housing database and (b) what is the update with regard to delivering permanent houses for them? |
2 | 13 May 2022 | 12410 |
