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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In cases of alcohol abuse by parents to such an extent that they end up neglecting their parental duties by exposing their children to inhabitable living conditions and not registering them for social grants and for school:

  1. What kind of assistance is being offered by her Department to children who find themselves in such circumstances and (b) where can children in these circumstances who reside in areas such as Khayelitsha and Macassar get assistance?
 21 21 April 2023 14715

With regard to the Western Cape Cannabis Framework and Implementation Plan (CanPlan):

  1. How will the cannabis plan affect small-scale informal dagga producers and sellers and (b) how will his Department assist informal producers and sellers to become part of the formal cannabis economy?
 5 5 May 2023 14698

With regard to his public statement that his government through its funded LEAP officers would arrest Mr Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, if he sets his foot in the Western Cape when he visits South Africa later this year:

  1. Whether his government has any mandate on international relations and our country’s foreign policy; if not, under whose mandate and policy were the Premier’s utterances made; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what are the powers and mandate of the LEAP officers in so far as the arrest of President Putin and/or any other international dignitary is concerned;
  2. whether the Premier has attended any diplomatic events in the last six months, if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) whether the conflict between Ukraine and Russia arose in any discussions at these events?
 26 5 May 2023 14676

With regard to the ongoing Cabinet outreach programme in the Overstrand Municipality from 1 May to 4 May 2023:

  1. What (i) is the budget, (ii) are the plans and (iii) are the expected outcomes of the outreach programme and (b)(i) what is the total cost breakdown for this outreach programme, (ii) which department or departments were responsible to fund it and (iii) from which programme or programmes where the funds made available?
 24 5 May 2023 14675

What are the (a) local government procedures and (b) costs to register an ECD centre in each of the Western Cape’s municipalities?

 23 5 May 2023 14674

In relation to home-based care delivered by the Department of Health and Wellness:

  1. What different types of home-based care are delivered by her Department, (b) how many patients benefit from home-based care and (c) how much money did her Department spend on home-based care in the 2022/23 financial year?
 22 5 May 2023 14670

With regard to the Port Stakeholder Forum held on 20 January 2023:

  1. (a) Which stakeholders were present, (b) what successes have been achieved to address the identified inefficiencies to date and (c) what are the objectives of the forum going forward;
  2. regarding Transnet’s infrastructure plan report on the Port of Cape Town, whether any port infrastructure development plans were discussed; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. what steps have been implemented to date to (a) corporatise and (b) privatise components of the Port of Cape Town?
 21 5 May 2023 14669

How many nurses (a) in the province have left their posts as a result of being deregistered in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022 and (b) have been trained by her Department in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022?

 20 5 May 2023 14668

In the last 12 months:

How many (a) ambulances have waited for longer than 30 minutes for an escort by the SAPS into red zones and (b) patients have suffered adverse health effects, including death, as a result of EMS units being delayed because of security concerns?

 19 5 May 2023 14667

With regard to the outages of the SAPS financial system from 1 April to 24 April 2023:

  1. (i) How many SAPS stations were affected by this outage and (ii) what was the reason for this outage in service and (b) how many (i) firearm competency and licence applications and (ii) police clearance applications were disrupted as a result of this outage?
 18 5 May 2023 14661

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