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

Whether his Department is funding any sporting activities in the Cederberg Municipality; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 6 6 March 2015 12196

In reference to the ongoing review of the provincial equitable share formula, as mentioned in the 2022 Division of Revenue Bill:

(1) (a) Whether the National Treasury has sought input from his Department on the review of the provincial equitable share formula; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how did the National Treasury respond to the Department’s input;

(2) (a) how often has the National Treasury engaged his Department, (b) when was the last engagement and (c) when is the next planned engagement?

 8 22 April 2022 12195

(1) Whether any challenges experienced by the recipients of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant as a result of the lifting of the National State of Disaster have been bought to her attention; if so, what are the nature of these challenges;

(2) whether her Department has engaged Sassa regarding them; if so, what are the relevant details?

 7 22 April 2022 12194

Whether the Premier's Advancement of Youth (PAY) Project is rolled out in the Cederberg Municipality; if not, why not; if so, (a) in which areas and (b) what is the total number of beneficiaries to date?

 

 5 6 March 2015 12193

What are the (a) criteria and (b) procedure to be followed in order to be eligible to become a beneficiary of a Western Cape Housing Development?

 

 4 6 March 2015 12192
  1. (a) What amounts have been granted to the Cape Minstrel Carnival Association, and any other organisation purporting to represent Cape Minstrels, by his Department for the past five financial years and (b) for each what was the (i) intended use of the funds, and (ii) funds actually used for;
  1. whether his Department will make copies of all the relevant documentation in this regard available?
 3 6 March 2015 12191
  1. Whether his Department fund any programmes in the Stellenbosch Municipal area for (a) youth development, (b) substance abuse, (c) general abuse and (d) rehabilitative services; if so, (i) what is the nature, (ii) commencement date, and (iii) budget allocated for these programmes and (iv) how is the community made aware of these programmes; if not, why not;

(2) whether there are plans in place to provide future initiatives of this nature in the areas; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 2 6 March 2015 12190

Whether his Department has any plans to fill the 61 permanent posts in future as opposed to finding contract workers who could put his Department at risk of losing skilled personnel; if not, why not; if so, (a) how and (b) when?

 1 6 March 2015 12189

With regard to the Thuthuzela care centres (TCCs) in the province:

(a) How many people have made use of the TCCs over the last five financial years,

(b) what is the allocation of funds by her Department for victim support services at the TCCs for the 2022/23 financial year and

(c) what is the nature of the victim support services provided at the TCCs?

 6 22 April 2022 12188

In relation to the ongoing bottleneck at the Port of Cape Town:

(1) How much money is estimated to have been lost by the Western Cape economy because of the bottleneck at the Port since the start of 2022;

(2) whether his Department has engaged the Transnet National Ports Authority regarding the ongoing situation; if so, (a) what was the outcome of the discussions and (b) did Transnet make any commitment to address the bottleneck;

(3) whether his Department has plans to engage the Department of Agriculture to assist commercial farmers who have been unable to export their fruit on time because of the bottleneck; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4) whether the Port has the capacity to deal with the increased workload that it will see after the disaster in KwaZulu-Natal; if not, how is the Department planning to support the Port to ensure adequate capacity?

 5 22 April 2022 12187

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