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

On 17 February 2021 the Premier announced R4,7 million was used by the Department of Arts and Culture to help 753 applicants through this funding.

 

  1. (a) How many applications (i) for funding from the arts and culture sector were received, (ii) were approved, (iii) were declined and (b) what was the criteria used to approve or decline an applicant;

 

  1. whether applicants receive the same amount of funding; if so, (a) what was the amount received by each, (b) what are the names of applicants who received funding, and (c) what are their arts or cultural status or classification;

 

  1. whether applicants received different amounts of funding; if so, (a) what was the amount received by each, (b) what are the names of applicants who received funding, and (c) what are their arts or cultural status or classification?
 11 26 March 2021 11112

(1)     Whether the decision by the municipalities to charge schools at business rates for water bills has been brought to her attention, if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what is the impact of this decision on schools in the province;

 

(2)     (a) what is the amount that schools were charged for water bill under the domestic rates and (b) how much are they charged under business rates;

 

(3)     what is the detailed report of expenditure of all public ordinary schools on their water bills for (a) June 2020, (b) July 2020, (c) August 2020, (d) September 2020, (e) October 2020, (f) November 2020, (g) December 2020, (h) January 2021, (i) February 2021 and (j) March 2021?

 10 26 March 2021 11111

Regarding the revised food relief tracking system referenced at the budget briefing to the Standing Committee on 18 March 2021:

 

  1. (i) What are the aims, (ii) the timeframes for development, (iii) the participating stakeholders and (iv) best practices that inform the development of this system and (b) how will the system support the work of non-profit organisations which offer food relief to vulnerable residents?
9 26 March 2021 11110

What is the breakdown of the pass rate for (a) Grade 9s and (b) Grade 12s that had (i) Mathematics and (ii) Physical Science as a subject in (aa) 2014, (bb) 2015, (cc) 2016, (dd) 2017, (ee) 2018, (ff) 2019 and (gg) 2020?

 8 26 March 2021 11109

With reference to the wine industry:

  1. What (a) have been the latest trends in the (i) volume and (ii) value of wine that has been exported from, or consumed within, South Africa, (b) are the changes over the last few years in the areas on farms on which grapes are cultivated and (c) are the plans of his Department to support the wine industry and to grow employment on Western Cape farms;
  2. whether there are any signs or initiatives from the national government to specifically support emerging Western Cape farmers in the wine industry; if so, what are the relevant details?
 7 26 March 2021 11108

Whether all vehicles used by police officers and SAPS officials in the province are fitted with a tracking system to track and monitor (a) usage as per garaging authority and (b) unauthorised use during stand-by or off-duty; if not, why not; if so, which stations (i) comply and (ii) keep an AVL report to record the misuse of state vehicles?

 6 26 March 2021 11107

With regard to a review by the provincial government of property it holds under custodianship and with reference to potential housing opportunities:

    1. Whether his Department has completed a review of such properties for this purpose; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how many properties have been considered in the review process;
    1. whether properties have been identified as being suitable for housing development; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how many;
    1. whether his Department plans on transferring any identified properties to the Department of Human Settlements; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 4 5 November 2021 11101
  1. What are the criteria or metrics used for deciding which rural roads will be prioritised for maintenance;

whether he and/or his Department have submitted any proposal to the Provincial Treasury for the allocation of funds in the (a) previous MTEF period (2018, 2019 and 2020) and (b) new MTEF period (2021, 2022 and 2023); if so, what was the response;

whether he and/or his Department have any plans for public–private partnerships in order to maintain rural roads; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

  1. what is the process for the proclamation of an already natural servitude road?
 11 5 November 2021 11086

With regard to the current state of rural roads in the Western Cape:

How many (a) rural roads are in the province and (b) of these roads are under the jurisdiction or administration of (i) the national government, (ii) the provincial government and (iii) local municipalities (excluding natural servitude roads that have not been proclaimed);

whether his Department can provide a list of every rural road in the province (a) maintained over the previous MTEF period (2018, 2019 and 2020) and (b) what the budget for each was;

whether his Department can provide a list of every rural road in the province that (a) is budgeted for maintenance over the new MTEF period (2021, 2022 and 2023) and (b) what the budget for each is;

what is the breakdown of the calculated cost in full of maintaining every rural road (provincial and local) in the province?

 10 5 November 2021 11085

With regard to his Department’s efforts regarding the remote work visa:

Since writing to the national Minister of Home Affairs and the national Minister of Tourism on 19 May 2021 to lobby for the remote work visa, whether he or his Department received any response to this proposal; if so, what are the relevant details;

whether he or his Department has brought the suggestion to the attention of the national Ministers again; if so, what are the relevant details?

 9 5 November 2021 11084

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