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 her Department has the discretion to review a school’s quintile category; if not, (a) who does have this discretion and (b) what process is followed to get such a review; if so, where does the additional funding come from;
  1. whether there have been any requests for the review of a school’s quintile category in the province since 2014; if so, what are the relevant details?
 19 6 September 2019 10102

1.(a) How much has her Department spent on the child-protection SMS hotline, (b) how many cases were responded to and (c) how                 many cases were resolved successfully;

2. whether this service has been outsourced to NPOs or consultants; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 18 6 September 2019 10101
  1. What challenges does her Department encounter with regard to infrastructural improvements at and maintenance of schools on leased properties and (b) what is the (i) total number and (ii) names of the schools on leased properties that pose challenges with regard to infrastructural improvements and maintenance?
 17 6 September 2019 10100

With reference to the reply furnished for question 4 of Question Paper 6 of 2 August 2019:

1. What are the names of the (a) non-profit organisations (NPOs) with whom the Department has partnered to render intermediate care services at each of the 24 facilities, (b) community mental-health facilities with whom the Department has partnered and (c) NPOs with whom the Department has partnered to render home- and community-based care services;

2. (a) what are the names of the five funded NPOs with whom her Department has partnered at the Khayelitsha District Hospital and (b) how much did each NPO receive per year since the commencement of the partnership?

 16 6 September 2019 10099
  1. With regard to the User Asset Management Plan (U-AMP), what upgrades and maintenance were done at the (a) West End Primary School, (b) Merrydale Primary School, (c) Highlands Primary School, (d) Tafelsig Secondary School, (e) Aloe Secondary School and (f) AZ Berman Secondary School;
  1. whether U-AMP-related upgrades or maintenance strategies are planned for the next two financial years for the schools in (1); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 15 6 September 2019 10098
  1. What criteria were used to determine whether specific nature areas should be managed by the provincial government or by the national government and (b) what structures are in place to ensure that the work being done by the provincial government and by the national government in the field of nature conservation is being coordinated?
 14 6 September 2019 10097

What progress has been made with case number (a) 14/7/2019 at the Laingsburg Police Station and (b) 571/07/2019 at the Lentegeur Police Station?

 13 6 September 2019 10096
  1. (a) What are the (i) granted number and (ii) actual number of (aa) South African Police Service Act personnel and (bb) Public Service Act personnel at the Mitchells Plain Police Station and (b) how many vacancies are there currently;
  1. (a) how many holding cells are there at the Mitchells Plain Police Station and (b) what is (i) the current condition of the holding cells and (ii) the holding capacity of each cell?
 12 6 September 2019 10095
  1. What is the current drop-out rate in the province and (b) what is being done to prevent or reduce the drop-out rate?
 11 6 September 2019 10094

With reference to the newly formed Rural Safety Committee and the designation of a rural safety plan to each district:

  1. (a) How has each safety plan been formulated or has a universal safety plan been applied, (b) what role will the South African Police Service (SAPS) play, (c) what is the aim of each safety plan, (d) how will this assist the SAPS, (e) what oversight mechanisms will be in place for the implementation of each safety plan, (f) how will this support and interact with any existing community policing forums, if at all, and (g) who is responsible for ensuring the day-to-day coordination of each safety plan in each district;

 

  1. whether municipalities will be provided with the funds by the Provincial Treasury; if so, (a) how will the funds be released to each district, (b) what is the process for allocating the funds and (c) what determines the allocation per region or district?
 7 25 September 2020 10093

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