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)    (a) What is the number of vaccine sites that are (i) planned and (ii) active for each sub district in the province, (b) what is the detailed list of all vaccine sites that are active in the province per suburb and (c) what is the number of vaccine administrators that have (i) applied, (ii) been trained and (iii) been deployed to sites as at the latest date for which information is available;

(2)    (a) what is the total breakdown of people that have been vaccinated in the province as at the latest date for which information is available and (b) what is the breakdown according to (i) age, (ii) race, (iii) gender and (iv) sub district?
 

12 17 September 2021 10675

With regard to his responsibility to review policies and processes to improve safety through urban and rural planning, design and spatial planning as part of the Western Cape Safety Plan:

Whether he can provide an update regarding progress made; if so, (a) which (i) policies and (ii) processes have been reviewed and (b) what have been the (i) findings and (ii) recommendations of this process? 
 

11 17 September 2021 10674

With regard to the implementation of Western Cape Safety Plan: 

(a)    What progress has been made on each of the responsibilities assigned to Ministers Under Ministerial Responsibilities, (b) what measures has been put in place to monitor implementation of the responsibilities and (c) what has been the remedial action, if any, for those that have failed to implement these responsibilities? 
 

10 17 September 2021 10673

With regard to the implementation of the Western Cape Safety Plan:

(a)    Why was the initial proposal to appoint 150 detectives not implemented, (b) what is the number of persons that have been recruited as part of the (i) Area Based Teams and (ii) Safety Ambassadors, (c) what is the detailed breakdown of expenditure on stipends, (d) what is a detailed list of all (i) beneficiaries and (ii) amount received by each and (e) what is the expenditure (i) per municipality and (ii) suburb?
 

9 17 September 2021 10672

With regard to infrastructure projects in the province in the period 2014 to 2021:

(1)    whether a certain company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, oversee the entire provincial health infrastructure programme; if so, (a) when were they appointed, (b) for which duration (c) what is the total amount paid to this company for this service and (d) and how does this impact on small contractors;

(2)    whether this is the most cost effective method of infrastructure provision; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3)    with regard to the appointment of a certain company whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, to provide education infrastructure, (a) what was the total spend on consultants and (b) what was the amount spent on (i) white consultants and (ii) black consultants;

(4)    with regard to a certain company whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, (a) how many times has the cost of the original contract value been exceeded by 20% and (b) what are the full details regarding the 4 Dorp street project;

(5)    (a) what was the original budget for the upgrading of the Premiers residence which commenced in 2020 and (b) what is the total spent to date?
 

8 17 September 2021 10671

What has been the nature of working relationship between her Department and the Western Cape branch of the National School Governing Body Association in the period 2018 to 2021, (b) what are the details of (i) engagements held between the two organisations and (ii) number of correspondences that were sent and received by both? 

7 17 September 2021 10670

What is the (a) number of children that have died in the province for the period January 2021 to September 2021, (b) cause of death and (c) breakdown of deaths per (i) age, (ii) race, (iii) gender, and (iv) suburb?

5 17 September 2021 10669

(1)    (a) What are the priority sporting codes that her Department is funding and (b) how much has each sporting code received in (i) 2014/15, (ii) 2015/16, (iii) 2016/17, (iv) 2017/18, (v) 2018/19, (vi) 2019/20, (vii) 2020/21 and (viii) 2021/22 to date;

(2)    what is the total breakdown of expenditure for netball development in the West Coast region, particularly in Saldanha and surroundings in the 2019/20 and 2020/21 financial years? 
 

3 17 September 2021 10668

With reference to his reply to interpellation 1 of 2 September 2021

(1)    (a) what are the details of officials in his Department that are handling the investigation and (b) their positions;

(2)    with regard to allegations he received as per his reply; (a) what is the (i) number and (ii) details of (aa) City Contractors and (bb) City officials that are implicated in the allegations, (b) what is the (i) number and (ii) details City Contractors who allegedly inflated invoices and (c) how much was lost due to this alleged fraud, (d) what is the (i) number and (ii) details of City officials implicated in the Tender manipulation allegations and (e) what are the details of Ward councillors accused of money laundering?
 

2 17 September 2021 10667

With reference to his reply to Interpellation 1 of 2 September 2021

(1)    (a) What are the details of the course of action taken after the report was made public, (b) what are the full list of questions that were asked to the City of Cape Town and (c) what are the detailed list of replies provided by the municipality during the pre-investigation assessment that he referred to;

(2)    (a) what are the timeframes of the process between the start of the pre-investigation assessment and the initiation of the section 106 investigation, including (b) what are the detailed timelines of (i) when the questions were sent to the City of Cape Town, (ii) when his Department is expecting replies and (iii) when the pre-investigation will be concluded; 

(3)    what are the grounds that would allow him to not initiate a section 106 investigation into corruption allegations in the City of Cape Town?
 

1 17 September 2021 10666

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