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 all public health facilities (hospitals, clinics and mobile units) in the Theewaterskloof area (Villiersdorp, Grabouw, Bot River, Caledon and Riviersonderend):

 

  1. (a) How many complaints have been registered in the (i) 2019/20 and (ii) 2020/21 financial years at each facility and (b)(i) what was the nature of each complaint and (ii) how many of these complaints have been resolved;

 

  1. whether there are any sanitation inadequacies reported at each of these facilities; if so, (a) what are they and (b) what are the details of the process for the restoration work;

 

  1. whether there are any existing challenges with regard to the distribution of chronic medication at any of these facilities; if so, what are they;

 

  1. whether there are any shortages of (a) doctors and (b) nurses at the Riviersonderend Clinic; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. what is the current visitation policy;

 

  1. whether the visitation policy differs per facility; if so, what are the reasons;

 

  1. (a) what are the details of the dental and oral care programme in the area and (b) what are the shortcomings of this programme;

 

  1. what are the details of the capital infrastructural programmes in the area for the next two financial years?
 2 30 April 2021 10837
  1.  What were the employment figures for (i) primary and (ii) secondary agriculture in the Western Cape for the (aa) 2018/19, (bb) 2019/20 and (cc) 2020/21 financial years, (b) what factors prohibit further job creation in the sector, (c) what has been the effect of COVID-19 on the agricultural sector in terms of economic growth and infections and (d) how important has it been for job retention in the sector to be declared an essential service??
 1 30 April 2021 10836

(1) Whether the RAEL rehabilitation farm outside Worcester is registered as a rehabilitation facility; if not, why has the zoning of the facility not been resolved with the Witzenberg Municipality; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) how many patients have been registered at this facility since 2007;

(3) whether the facility has received any funding from her Department; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4) whether her VIP personal protectors had any reason to visit the site; if so, what are the relevant details;

(5) whether a copy of the norms and standards prescribed in the Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 (Act 70 of 2008), which her Department utilises, can be made available;

(6) whether the RAEL rehabilitation farm has submitted its application for accreditation; if so, when?

 1 18 June 2021 10825

(1) What are the details of persons appointed to the Liquor Board from 2021 to 2024, including their (a) age, (b) gender, (c) race and (d) qualifications;

(2) whether any members have already resigned from the Liquor Board, if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether the full Liquor Board has been appointed; if not, (a) when will he appoint a full Board and (b) why have there been delays; if so, what are the relevant details?

 7 6 August 2021 10824

What is the current (a) budgetary and (b) staff allocation to each of the three K9 units in the province as supported by his Department?

 6 6 August 2021 10823

(a)   What are the questions that form part of the SAPS customer survey, (b) what is the overall level of satisfaction for each of the clusters in the province in the (i) 2017/18, (ii) 2018/19 and (iii) 2019/20 financial years and (c) how many surveys were conducted per cluster for the same period?

 5 6 August 2021 10822

With regard to the school gardens in the Western Cape, which is a part of the National School Nutrition Programme:

(a)    How many organisations in Mitchells Plain benefited from the project in the 2020/21 financial year, (b) which schools benefited from this project, (c) what is the process for schools when applying for this project and (d) what criteria do schools need to meet in order to benefit from this project?
 

 2 9 April 2021 10821

With reference to the COVID-19 Business Relief Fund launched in the 2020/21 financial year:

(a)    How many (i) small, (ii) medium and (iii) micro enterprises (SMMEs) did the fund support in Mitchells Plain in the 2020/21 financial year, (b) which businesses received funding and (c) how much funding did each business receive?
 

 1 9 April 2021 10820

With regard to the City of Cape Town’s revision of its policy concerning homeless persons, as referenced by her Department at the Standing Committee meeting on 18 March 2021:

(1)    Whether her Department is aware of the (a) factors that led the City to reconsider its current policy and (b) time frame for the finalisation of the policy; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2)    in what way or ways does her Department currently collaborate with the City on an operational level in support of homeless persons;

(3)    whether her Department has been consulted by the City during the revision of the aforementioned policy; if so, (a) what is the extent to which her Department is involved, particularly regarding her Department’s input, (b) what are the desired outcomes of the revised policy and (c) in what ways does the policy seeks to address the challenges facing homeless persons?
 

 14 1 April 2021 10819

With reference to the recent reports regarding the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF):

(a)    When was this outbreak of swine fever first identified, how many pigs have been culled to date due to this outbreak, (c) what measures were put in place to prevent the spread of African swine fever, (d) how effective have these measures been and (e) which law enforcement agencies are responsible and able to enforce regulations regarding the transport of infected animals in order to prevent the spread of diseases?
 

 13 1 April 2021 10818

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