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 |
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With regard to elderly persons, disabled persons and children, and child-headed households that have applied for houses in municipalities: (2) (a) what is the number and details of the (i) elderly, (ii) disabled persons and children and (iii) child-headed households that have applied for housing subsidies in the Witzenberg Local Municipality and (b) what are the details and updates of each application; (3) what programmes are in place in his Department to assist the elderly, the disabled and child-headed households to receive houses in the province? |
22 | 16 April 2021 | 10955 |
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(a) How much did his Department allocate for transport infrastructure development in each municipality in the province in (i) 2014/15, (ii) 2015/16, (iii) 2016/17, (iv) 2017/18, (v) 2019/20, (vi) 2020/21 and (vii) 2021/22, (b) what are the primary modes of transport in each rural region and municipality in the province and (c)(i) what are the detailed plans and programmes that have been put in place to improve public transportation in the rural areas in the province and (ii) what is the budget allocation linked to these programmes? |
21 | 16 April 2021 | 10954 |
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With regard to public transport sector subsidies for buses, trains and minibus taxis: What are the details of the subsidies that the government has paid for commuters using (a) buses, (b) trains and (c) minibus taxis in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020 and (viii) 2021 in each municipality in the province? |
20 | 16 April 2021 | 10953 |
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(1) Whether the following persons, whose names have been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, have applied for housing subsidies in the Witzenberg Local Municipality in the period 1991 to 2017; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether subsidies were approved; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
19 | 16 April 2021 | 10952 |
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With reference to this claim in her 2021 Western Cape Education budget speech: “Now that we have data from the annual SNAP Survey to indicate the exact areas of growth and demand, our Head of Department has recently approved 342 additional teaching posts in areas where the demand for places is growing quickly. This is in addition to the 429 posts added in 2020.”: (1) What is the detailed breakdown of the annual SNAP Survey, including (a) the breakdown of learner population growth per education district in the (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020 academic year and (b) the details of class sizes per quintiles; (2) (a) what is the detailed breakdown of the allocation of additional teaching posts per school in the (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 academic years and (b) what criteria were used for determining this allocation? |
18 | 16 April 2021 | 10951 |
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With regard to various news reports concerning the high number of unplaced learners who still have to be placed for the 2021 academic year – approximately 5 900 as last reported by the Minister in the House: (1) (a) What method or methods has her Department used to accommodate the high number of unplaced learners since the start of the year, (b) what is the current best practice to place learners speedily and (c) what challenges does her Department face in this regard; (2) with reference to the majority of unplaced learners in Grade 8, whether her Department is aware of the underlying causal factors; if so, (a) what are they and (b) how are they being addressed; (3) what support does her Department receive annually from the national Department of Basic Education with the placement of learners? |
17 | 16 April 2021 | 10950 |
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In light of the ongoing acts of vandalism and theft of municipal infrastructure in the province, particularly in the City of Cape Town: (1) What collaboration exists between his Department and the municipalities in the Western Cape to prevent and/or address the aforementioned concerns; (2) whether his Department monitors acts of vandalism and theft in municipalities; if so, what are the trends recorded in this regard; (3) whether his Department has engaged with the national government for support in countering vandalism and theft at municipal level; if so, what are the relevant details? |
16 | 16 April 2021 | 10949 |
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With reference to the grants that the Department provides to Western Cape district municipalities: |
15 | 16 April 2021 | 10948 |
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With respect to the proposition of a single transport authority in the province, as stated in the Premier’s most recent State of the Province Address: (1) Whether preliminary discussions have begun with respect to its establishment; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) when does his Department envisage the authority coming into effect, (b) what would be the preferred objectives of such an authority and (c) what is the time frame for the development of this authority? |
14 | 16 April 2021 | 10947 |
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(1) (a) What steps are being undertaken to address the presence of bacterial wilt of potatoes caused by the Ralstonia solanacearum bacterium in South Africa, (b) what is the latest position of potato farmers who exercise quarantine measures in order to control the presence and spread of bacterial wilt and (c) under what circumstances do they qualify for financial compensation for assisting in the control of bacterial wilt; (2) whether farmers in the province have received any compensation in this regard; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
13 | 16 April 2021 | 10946 |
