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
  1. (a) How many members of the executive occupy a provincially owned residence, (b) which members of the executive occupy a provincially owned residence, (c) where are these residences located, (d) what is the market value of each provincial residence, (e) what rental is paid by members of the executive and (f) what are the costs of (i) domestic and (ii) gardening services for each residence;
  1. (a) which members of the executive occupy a private residence and (b) what has been the expenditure, since each member has been appointed to the executive, on security upgrades at each private residence?
 11 1 October 2021 11628
  1. What is the market-related value of each of his Department’s rental stock units, (b) what is the (i) age, (ii) gender and (iii) race of tenants in government’s rental stock who are paying monthly rental fees of (aa) not more than R900 and (bb) more than R100?
 17 9 July 2021 11622
  1. What is the (i) total breakdown of elderly people who have been vaccinated to date and (ii) breakdown per district, (b) what is the (i) number of people between the ages of 50 and 59 who have registered for vaccination and (ii) breakdown per district, (c)(i) what is the number of people who have been vaccinated at private-sector sites, (ii) how many are not on medical aid and (iii) how many are under 50 years, (d)(i) what is the number of people under the age of 50 who have been vaccinated in the province and (ii) what is the breakdown per occupation and (e) what is the number of farm workers who have (i) registered for vaccination and (ii) been vaccinated?
 16 9 July 2021 11621
  1. (a) What is his Department’s Township Revitalisation Strategy, (b) what is its (i) rationale, (ii) objectives, (iii) budget and (iv) implementation model and (c) can copies of the strategy document and supporting documents be made available;
  1. whether the Pick n Pay (PnP) supermarket stores is the only project of this Township Revitalisation Strategy; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, including, (b) how many PnP stores have been implemented, (c) in which townships have they been implemented since the implementation of the strategy, (d) what criteria were used to choose them and (e) what is the performing status of each to date?
 15 9 July 2021 11620
  1. Whether all Ceres regional depot staff have been transferred to the Paarl office; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) when was the decision implemented, (c) where was it negotiated, (d) what is the full list of employees (inclusive of underaged children affected), (e) what are the demographics of the affected employees and (f)(i) for how long is transport assistance offered and (ii) why not for a longer period;
  1. whether due processes has been followed to dispose of public-works stock and/or property at the Ceres offices; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what processes were followed;
  1. whether the process to dispose of stock was advertised; if so, (a) where and (b) when;
  1. whether he and his Department can provide a detailed list of the disposed items, including the prices paid for each item; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 11 9 July 2021 11619
  1. (a) What is the total number of rental units that his Department owns, (b) what are the (i) details and (ii) monthly rental of each unit, (c) what is the total number of government officials who are on the waiting list to be allocated houses from the government rental stock and (d) what is the total number of government rental units (i) that are vacant and (ii) what are reasons thereof;
  1. whether his Department has contracted the company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, to provide security at any of its properties; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what is the (i) purpose and (ii) duration of the contracts;
  1. what is the total revenue that his Department has generated from its rental units per year in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018, (iii) 2019 and (iv) 2020?
 4 18 June 2021 11618

With reference to the reply to question 18 of 14 May 2021 and his public statements that the Western Cape will procure its own vaccines:

  1. (a) What engagements took place with the two companies listed in Annexure A and (b) why was no response captured for the companies;
  1. whether he has engaged any other private companies or individuals with regard to the direct procurement of a vaccine for the province; if not, why not;
  1. whether he and/or persons in his office have been engaging in correspondence with a certain person of the Hazendal Wine Estate, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, as part of efforts to secure possible access to Russian COVID-19 vaccines; if so, (a) what are the names of the individuals from the Western Cape Government who have been in contact with this person, (b) when was such correspondence entered into or when did the engagements take place, (c)(i) who initiated such correspondence and (ii) why and (d) what has been or will be undertaken by this person and/or the Hazendal Wine Estate in this regard;
  1. whether the engagements have been concluded with this person; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether the dealings between him and/or his office and this person and/or the Hazendal Wine Estate resulted in the Western Cape Government securing the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether his office is simultaneously assisting, directly or indirectly, this person and/or the Hazendal Wine Estate with an access-road issue; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what assistance is the Western Cape Government providing in this regard?

 

 2 18 June 2021 11617

With regard to serviced plots:

  1. (a) What is the (i) number and (ii) details of serviced sites in the province that are vacant and (b) what are the plans for developing each of these serviced sites;

(2)  (a) what is the number of serviced plots in the province that have been developed per year from 2009 to 2020 to date, (b) how much was spent in each of the years in (a) for serviced plots and (c) what is the (i) number and (ii) details of serviced plots that have been vacant since 2009;

(3)  whether there are any serviced plots in the province that have been sold or utilised for private development in the period 2009 to 2020 to date; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

(4)  whether there is any policy that prohibits the government from allocating serviced plots to members of the public to build their own houses; if not, is releasing serviced plots to members of the public who can develop the plots for themselves being considered; if so, what are the relevant details?

 15 6 November 2020 11616

With regard to the directive sent in the week of 9 November by Minister Lindiwe Sisulu of the national Department of Human Settlements instructing provincial governments to downscale their respective delivery of housing projects:

  1. (a)(i) On how many sites in the province have budget cuts by the national Department of Human Settlements had an impact and (ii) what are the relevant details of these sites, (b)(i) on which housing opportunities and sites will the aforementioned directive have an impact and (ii) in what ways, (c) what impact does the additional processes for the national approval of housing projects have on the timeline for the delivery of housing opportunities led by the provincial government and/or the provinces municipalities and (d) what is the projected shortfall in housing opportunities for (i) the City of Cape Town and (ii) all other parts of the province for the next financial year;
  1. whether he has responded to this directive; if so, what are the details of his response, including any alternative proposals made by the Western Cape Government?
6 11 December 2020 11615

With reference to the signing of the memorandum of understanding concerning the six new shelters and the Minister’s statement to this effect on 26 November 2020:

  1. What is the description of the overall (a) building and (b) furnishing conditions of each of the shelters and (c) defects of the individual properties that would have a negative impact on the implementation of the service provision as intended;
  1. whether there are any impediments to the implementation of the provision of shelter services at any of the properties; if so, (a) what are the details of each impediment separately and (b) who are the relevant government departments and/or stakeholders responsible for the rectification thereof;
  1. (a) what are the time frames for rolling out the services at each of the sites and (b) what (i) are the details of any delays, (ii) are the reasons thereof and (iii) steps, if any, are being taken by her to address these concerns?

 

 3 11 December 2020 11614

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