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
  1. Whether there are any schools in quintile 4 and quintile 5 that are struggling to pay the salaries for governing body teachers; if so, (a) what are the details of each school and (b) what intervention measures have been taken to support such struggling schools;
  2. whether there are any schools, especially in quintile 4 and quintile 5, that (a) terminated contracts of governing body teachers or (b) could not pay them full salaries during the lockdown period; if so, (i) what are the relevant details and (ii) what impact did it have on teaching and learning at those schools?
 1 2 October 2020 10213

(1)    How many (a) teachers and (b) learners in the Drakenstein area have reported co-morbidities;

(2)    whether their applications for leave or absence have been processed successfully; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3)    whether any applications have been denied; if so, what are the relevant details?
 

 1 17 July 2020 10212

1. How many (a) permanent job opportunities and (b) EPWP job opportunities did the provincial government create in total in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018 and (vi) 2019 to date;

2. whether the provincial government’s success in job creation is based on the creation of permanent jobs or on EPWP jobs?

 11 27 September 2019 10211

With regard to the COVID-19 outbreak in the province:

 

  1. Whether her Department has been allocated additional funding to respond to the outbreak in the province; if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. Whether her Department has procured any additional face masks and gloves in response to COVID-19; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. (a) What is the number to COVID-19 tests kits that are available in the province and (b) what is the total number of and details of self-quarantine centres that are available in the province;

 

  1. Whether, with regard to the number of COVID-19 positive cases that have been confirmed in the province, she can provide details of how many are (a) quarantined at home, (b) in self-isolation centres and (c) hospitalised as at the latest available information, if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. Whether all the COVID-19 positive cases from poor areas, such as Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain ad Klipfontein and contacts, have been taken to designated isolation centres, if not, why not; is so, what are the relevant details
 25 3 April 2020 10210
  1. Whether there is any protocol or procedure in place to be followed by the mortuaries and/or funeral parlours in the event of deaths due to COVID-19 virus; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 24 3 April 2020 10209

Whether he can provide details of companies that have been fined for violating the regulations of the lockdown period, including the (a) total number of companies fined and (b) areas where they operate; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 23 3 April 2020 10208

(a) What is the number of applications for the 2021 academic year that have been submitted before the deadline, (b) what is the breakdown of the applications for the 2021 academic year per grade, (c) what is the breakdown of the applications for the 2021 academic year that have been declined, including the (i) grades that had been applied for and (ii) quintiles, (d) what (i) is the detailed list of declined applications for the 2021 academic year per school and (ii) are the reasons for the declined applications and (e) what is the number of applications that have been submitted (i) online and (ii) manually?

 8 10 July 2020 10207

With regard to budget allocations for the building of stadiums in the province:

 

  1. (a)(i) What is the total number of stadiums in the province and (ii) of that number, how many are compliant with Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act, 2010 (Act 2 of 2010), or SASREA, and (b) what are the plans to ensure that more stadiums are SASREA-compliant;

 

  1. what is the (a) number and (b) details of stadiums in the province that are not SASREA-compliant;

 

  1. what are the plans to upgrade stadiums in Mitchells Plain, which have decayed over the years, including the (a) Tafelsig Indoor Sports Stadium and (b) Lentegeur Rugby and Cricket Stadium?
 22 3 April 2020 10206

With regard to the first confirmed cases of the Covid-19 virus in poor communities, such as Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain:

Whether any measures have been taken to (a) reduce the population, especially informal settlements, by relocating people to other areas and (b) improve access to water and decent sanitation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 21 21 April 2020 10205

Whether he has received reports of some hotels and/or wine estates with restaurants that are still operating and forcing workers to be at work; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) will he investigate the practice?

 20 21 April 2020 10204

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