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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(a) What is the number of (i) doctors, (ii) nurses and (iii) other healthcare workers who were employed to help respond to the COVID-19 pandemic whose contracts have not been renewed and (b) what is the detailed breakdown by (i) age, (ii) race, (iii) gender and (iv) hospital where they worked? |
10 | 18 March 2022 | 11770 |
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Regarding the current vacancy of the Casidra Chief Executive Officer position: (a) What are the reasons for the current vacancy, (b) what (i) are the timelines and (ii) is the progress to date in the filling of this vacancy, (c) what is the estimated date for the filling of this vacancy and (d) what are the interim arrangements regarding the leadership position of Casidra? |
5 | 18 March 2022 | 11769 |
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With reference to the establishment of an SMME Booster Fund: (a) How much has been allocated to this fund, (b) what are the criteria for applicants, (c) for which financial years has funding been made available for this fund and (d) how does his Department plan to create awareness about or market the fund to SMMEs in the Western Cape? |
2 | 18 March 2022 | 11768 |
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(1) Whether a request for an additional R150 million to address challenges at Khayelitsha District Hospital has been submitted to the provincial government; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) when did she become aware of the challenges and (c) what are the details of the steps taken to raise the funds; (2) whether her Department and the provincial government will make the additional R150 million, requested by the Khayelitsha District Hospital, available; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) (a) what are the causes of the poor healthcare services at Khayelitsha District Hospital and (b) what plans are in place to address them? |
19 | 4 March 2022 | 11763 |
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With regard to the article on page 1 of the Cape Times, dated 17 January 2022, “Bracken-fell rape accused officer set to appear in court today”: (1) (a) What measures are contained in the “internal disciplinary process(es)” that are instituted against police officers who perpetrate sexual offences and (b) how is the SAPS making itself more accessible for women to report crimes safely and without fear of further crimes being perpetrated against them by the police; (2) (a) how many cases of sexual offences committed by police officers in the province were reported in 2021and (b) what are the details of these cases; (3) whether the SAPS received complaints from the public of SAPS officials refusing to open cases and take the statement of members of the public who wish to report sexual offenses; if so, what are the relevant details? |
13 | 28 January 2022 | 11756 |
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(1) What measures has the SAPS taken to equip its stations with the necessary additional sampling kits in preparation for the increased volume of testing; (2) whether the SAPS has enough trained officers to administer the sampling kits; if so, (a) how many officers have been trained and (b) where are they stationed in the province; if not; (3) whether there are additional officers being trained; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how many; (4) what measures has the SAPS taken to ensure that the additional testing arising from this Act does not further contribute to the DNA backlog in the province? |
12 | 28 January 2022 | 11755 |
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With reference to the processing of DNA specimens at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) of the South African Police Service (SAPS): What is the total number of backlogged cases as a result of delayed DNA processing at the SAPS FSL in the province, (b) how many of these cases are related to sexual offences and (c) what is the timeline for the eradication of the case backlog related to sexual offences? |
11 | 28 January 2022 | 11754 |
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(1) How many illegal firearms have been confiscated by (a) the SAPS and (b) law enforcement officers in the province (across regions) during the last 12 months; (2) how many firearms have been taken from (a) SAPS members and (b) law enforcement officers in the Western Cape during the last 12 months; how many people have been killed by (a) the SAPS and (b) law enforcement officers in the Western Cape during the last 12 months? |
10 | 28 January 2022 | 11753 |
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(a) What are the details of the (i) irregular expenditure and (ii) fruitless and wasteful expenditure that has been incurred by each provincial department and entity in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020 and (cc) 2021; (b) How many of these were incurred as a result of not adhering to (i) National Treasury and (ii) Provincial Treasury instructions over the same period of time; and (c) What are the (i) details of these instructions and (ii) reasons for not adhering to them?
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12 | 11 March 2022 | 11748 |
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With regard to provincial government departments’ expenditure of conditional grants during the period between 2014/15 and 2020/21:
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15 | 14 May 2021 | 11747 |
