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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With reference to her statement on 27 October 2020 regarding the proposed six new shelters for the Western Cape: 1. Whether the memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed at national level; if not, why not; 2. (a) what are the details of the six sites, (b) what is the availability of service providers to support these sites, (c) what are the needs that each shelter will fulfil and (d) in which ways will the provincial government support the fulfilment of such needs? |
8 | 6 November 2020 | 10572 |
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With reference to the proposed migration of early childhood development (ECD) from the national Department of Social Development to the national Department of Basic Education as announced by the President in February 2019: 1. Since the Minister’s call on 5 October 2020 for clarification on the proposed migration, what developments have taken place; 2. whether she has received a response from her national counterpart; if so, what are the relevant details; 3. (a) to what extent will the migration of ECD to the provincial Department of Education have an impact on (i) the performance of the Province to support ECD centres, (ii) the learners attending ECD centres, (iii) ECD practitioners and (iv) NGOs and (b) what are the budgetary considerations of this proposed migration? |
7 | 6 November 2020 | 10571 |
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With reference to the Premier’s Western Cape recovery speech delivered at the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on Thursday 22 October 2020 and the “90-90-90” TB strategy announced therein: (1) (a) What research and best practices inform this strategy, (b) in what ways will this be tailored for the context of the Western Cape, (c) when will the strategy be launch officially and (d) what are the proposed milestones for its achievements; (2) whether the Province will use its own resources to deliver medication to those TB patients in vulnerable groups; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) (a) what additional support will drug-sensitive TB patients receive, (b) how many of those patients have been identified in the Western Cape and (c) what proportion does represent of the total number of TB patients in the province? |
6 | 6 November 2020 | 10570 |
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What are the (a) number, (b) names, (c) remuneration, (d) qualifications and experience and (e) roles of his advisers? |
5 | 6 November 2020 | 10569 |
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Given the Competition Commission’s stance that “The minibus taxi industry needs to be subsidised through increased funding for the Taxi Recapitalisation Programme”: Whether his Department plans to increase the funding for the Taxi Recapitalisation Programme, if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
28 | 23 October 2020 | 10568 |
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With regard to the provincial government’s plans to procure a COVID-19 vaccine:
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21 | 5 March 2021 | 10567 |
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Whether the transportation of farm workers is regulated in the Western Cape; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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20 | 5 March 2021 | 10566 |
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(a) What is structure of the war room, (b) what are the names of those participating in the war room, including those from the (i) government, (ii) private sector and (iii) labour sector, (c) what is the (i) number and (ii) names of those employed to coordinate the work of the war room, including the details of their (aa) remuneration and (bb) job descriptions, (d) how many jobs have been created since the inception of the war room and (e) what is the total amount spent from the inception of the war room to date?
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4 | 6 November 2020 | 10565 |
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With regard to the application by the School Governing Body of the Emil Weder Secondary School for the extension of route 315 in Grabouw: (1)What is the (a) current status of the route and (b) number of learners who are transported; (2)whether her Department has received a reapplication for the extension of the route for 2021; if so, what are the relevant details; (3)whether all other schools have to reapply for the extension of routes on a short-term basis; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) what are the plans to extend the route beyond December 2020 and in 2021 if the application for extension is granted? |
3 | 6 November 2020 | 10564 |
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With regard to the records of crashes involving vehicles transporting farm workers to work kept by the police and other relevant law enforcement authorities:
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19 | 5 March 2021 | 10563 |
