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 regard to the Brackengate Transitional Care Facility:

  1. How many patients have been referred to this facility to date in 2023, (b) how many patients are expected to be treated at this facility in the 2023/24 financial year and (c) what has been the effect of this facility on acute hospitals in its operational area?

 

 16 30 June 2023 14946

 

  1. How many incidents of crime have occurred at her Department’s facilities in the last 12 months and (b) what are the relevant details of each of these incidents?
 15 30 June 2023 14945

     In relation to the June 2023 flooding in the province:

  1. What recourse is there for bee farmers who have lost hives in the flooding;
  1. whether beehives are eligible to be insured; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 14 30 June 2023 14944
  1. (a) What has been the role of his Department in (i) assessing flood damage in the province and (ii) providing a possible motivation to have the floods declared a provincial disaster and (b) how is the preliminary flood damage to farms determined;
  2. (a) what are the requirements for money to be transferred from the national government to the provincial government when a disaster is declared and (b) how can this process be accelerated?
 13 30 June 2023 14942

In relation to the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s Energy Summit:

  1. What were the key challenges identified, (b) what will his Department’s role be in addressing these challenges and (c) how does his Department plan to engage with other government departments at different levels to ensure that food security in the province is not threatened?
 12 30 June 2023 14941

 

  1. How many businesses will be supported through the 2023 SMME Booster Fund, (b) what is the average amount SMMEs receive and (c) what forms does this support take?
 11 30 June 2023 14940

In relation to the Municipal Red Tape Reduction Challenge Fund:

  1. How much money will be allocated to this fund, (b) what are the criteria for deciding whether interventions get funded, (c) what is the maximum amount a municipality can qualify for and (d) what oversight measures are in place to ensure clean governance and accountability in the use of this fund?
 10 30 June 2023 14939

How many (a) people have been displaced as a result of the recent flooding, (b) people are still in need of shelter and (c) shelter facilities are there throughout the entire province?

 9 30 June 2023 14938
  1. What is the estimated value of the damage caused by the recent flooding;
  2. whether relief efforts are still underway; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 8 30 June 2023 14937
  1. Which organisations played an active role in assisting the various disaster management teams during the recent flooding throughout the province and (b) in what ways did these organisations assist?
 7 30 June 2023 14936

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