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 regard to human settlements in Murraysburg: (1) Whether the Beaufort West Local Municipality has submitted any applications to his Department for housing projects in Murraysburg in the past five financial years; if so, how many houses have been built over the past five financial years; (2) whether any submissions have been made for the next five financial years; if yes, how many houses are planned to be built per financial year? |
1 | 13 May 2022 | 12409 |
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With regard to human settlements in Nelspoort: (1) Whether the Beaufort West Local Municipality has submitted any applications to his Department for housing projects in Nelspoort in the past five financial years; if so, how many houses have been built over the past five financial years; (2) whether any submissions have been made for the next five financial years; if so, how many houses are planned to be built per financial year? |
22 | 6 May 2022 | 12407 |
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In relation to the state of the roads in the Central Karoo District Municipality: (a) How much money has been allocated in the past three financial years to the Central Karoo District Municipality for upgrading or maintaining rural roads, (b) how much money is allocated for the next three financial years, (c) which roads were identified for upgrades or maintenance in the (i) past three financial years and (ii) next three financial years and (d) how many kilometres does this consist of per road identified? |
21 | 6 May 2022 | 12406 |
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With regard to the reported R837 million owed by the national Department of Public Works and Infrastructure to municipalities in rates and taxes: (1) Whether the reported amount of R274 342 786 owed to Western Cape municipalities for the first two months of 2022 is correct; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what is the total debt of the national Department of Public Works and Infrastructure for rates and taxes to all Western Cape municipalities from January 2022 to date? |
18 | 6 May 2022 | 12405 |
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With regard to the financial crisis at the Cederberg Municipality: (1) Whether it has been bought to his attention that R127 million is required by the Cederberg Municipality to improve its financial situation; if so, how does the Department plan to help the municipality with this; (2) whether he and his Department are aware of the municipality’s prior council approval of underfunded budgets; if so, (a) how did these approvals occur and (b) will any criminal investigations be pursued; (3) with reference to his reply to question 2 of 1 April, whether the unfunded budgets of the Cederberg Municipality were part of these investigations; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether, once the Department has assessed the reports, they will be made available to the Standing Committee on Local Government; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
17 | 6 May 2022 | 12404 |
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What provincial infrastructure is located in (a) ward 16, (b) ward 17, (c) ward 108, (d) ward 109 and (e) ward 110 of the City of Cape Town? |
16 | 6 May 2022 | 12403 |
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What provincial transport infrastructure is located in (a) ward 16, (b) ward 17, (c) ward 108, (d) ward 109 and (e) ward 110 of the City of Cape Town? |
15 | 6 May 2022 | 12402 |
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With reference to the 173 mobile units approved to accommodate learners for implementation in 2022: Whether all the units have been completed; if not, (a) how many have been completed, (b) what are the reasons for the outstanding units and (c) when will the units be completed? |
13 | 6 May 2022 | 12401 |
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With regard to protest action by taxi associations in the province: (a) What is the number of protests that took place between 2020 and 2022, (b) what are the grievances that were raised and (c)(i) what is the number of grievances that have been resolved and (ii) how were they resolved? |
12 | 6 May 2022 | 12400 |
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(1) (a) What (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of the meetings he has had with various taxi associations between 2020 and 2022, (b) what are the details of the (i) dates of the meetings, (ii) venues of the meetings, (iii) associations that were met and their delegations, (iv) issues discussed and (v) resolutions taken and (c) can copies of the minutes of these meetings be made available; (2) (a) what is the number of meetings he has had with the Dunoon Taxi Association between 2020 and 2022, (b) what were the (i) issues discussed and (ii) resolutions taken and (c) can copies of the minutes of these meetings be made available? |
11 | 6 May 2022 | 12399 |
