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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(1) Whether the Minister is aware that a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, the mother of a disabled son, whose subsidy for the Vredebes Housing Project in Ceres was approved in September 2020, is now homeless and lives in an abandoned building; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what intervention has his office made to accelerate the building of her house; (2) (a) what progress has been made with the building of a house for this person and (b) when will the house be completed? |
11 | 23 July 2021 | 10746 |
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a.What are the details of the street lights that have been installed in each of the crime hotspots in the province that are in the top 30 murder precincts nationally in (i) 2014/15, (ii) 2015/16, (iii) 2016/17, (iv) 2017/18, (v) 2018/19, (vi) 2019/20 and (vii) 2020/21 and (b) how many of these are in good working condition? |
12 | 4 June 2021 | 10745 |
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With regard to the protest action by parents who disrupted learning at the Faku Primary School alleging corruption and the mismanagement of school funds by the principal:
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11 | 4 June 2021 | 10744 |
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With regard to the review of the Western Cape initiation risk adjusted plan and the provincial Department of Health’s recommendation for a postponement of the traditional winter initiation season:
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10 | 4 June 2021 | 10743 |
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Whether all the municipalities in the province have details of land ownership and (b) if a detailed breakdown of public and private land ownership in municipalities can be provided, including (i) residential, (ii) farms, (iii) commercial, (iv) serviced, (v) unserviced, (vi) open spaces, (vii) provincial government land and (viii) national government land; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
10 | 23 July 2021 | 10742 |
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(a) What is the total amount that the provincial government received from private property developers for the transfer of (a) sites and (b) serviced plots in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012, (v) 2013, (vi) 2014, (vii) 2015, (viii) 2016, (ix) 2017, (x) 2018, (xi) 2019, (xii) 2020 and (xiii) 2021 to date? |
9 | 23 July 2021 | 10741 |
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With reference to the reply to question 1 of 27 May 2021:
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9 | 4 June 2021 | 10740 |
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With regard to the Reintegration Programme the purpose of which is to promote interpersonal relationships and to reduce the chances of children and adults reoffending: What trends and/or statistics are available that indicate the number of individuals (a) entering the programme, (b) successfully completing the programme and (c) not reoffending after completing the programme? |
8 | 4 June 2021 | 10739 |
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With regard to the number of plots that have been serviced between 2009 and 2021: (1) What is the number of serviced plots or sites that have been (a) given to private property developers for mixed housing development and (b) how many low-cost houses have been built on these serviced plots during this period; (2) what is the total number of serviced plots that have been transferred to private entities for development, including the details of the development that took place on the serviced plots during this period? |
8 | 23 July 2021 | 10738 |
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With regard to the Premier’s announcement that the Western Cape Government (WGC) plans to procure COVID-19 vaccines:
(1) (a) Which pharmaceutical companies or vaccine manufacturers is the WCG negotiating with or engaged in talks with about the direct procurement of a COVID-19 vaccine, (b) when did these negotiations commence, (c) which manufacturers or suppliers of COVID-19 vaccines have indicated that they are willing and able to supply the vaccine to the WCG, (d) what is the capacity in terms of the total number of vaccines available to the WCG from each vaccine manufacturer, (e) what is the pricing per vaccine dose of each product to the WCG, (f) how many vaccine doses does the WCG intend to procure itself, (g) what funding will the WCG allocate to the procurement vaccines directly, (h) what is the source of the funding, (i) what is the WCG’s total anticipated budget allocation for COVID-19 vaccines and (j) what impact will the direct procurement of COVID-19 vaccines by the WCG have on the supply of vaccines to the South African national government; (2) whether the WCG also intend to participate in the national vaccination programme; if so, will the Province then have an excess supply of vaccines when it receives an allocation from the national supply after it has procured its own supply;
(3) (a) what is the WCG’s vaccination plan for the population of the province with the vaccine it procures directly and (b) how does this plan differ from or align with the national vaccination plan? |
7 | 29 January 2021 | 10737 |
