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

(a)    How many young people have participated in the Premier’s Advancement of Youth Programme (PAY Programme) in the province in the (i) 2017/18 and (ii) 2018/19 financial years and (b) from which areas are these young people?

 10 16 August 2019 10082
  1. (a) How many (i) paramedics in the Western Cape received trauma counselling and (ii) emergency medical personnel completed counselling sessions in the previous two financial years, (b) what were the reasons for non-completion and (c) in the light of ongoing criminal attacks, what measures are put in place by her Department to support such staff members;
  2. how many criminal attacks on Emergency Medical Services personnel have been recorded in the (i) 2018/19 and (ii) 2019/20 financial years, (b) how many of these attacks occurred in so-called “red-zones” and (c) in how many of these attacks were the SAPS and/or security services present to escort staff members?
 8 18 September 2020 10081

1)    (a) What is the number of gang shootings recorded in Parkwood Estate for the period between June 2019 and the latest date for which information is available, (b) how many people were arrested in connection with gangsterism in the same period, (c) what was the nature of the crime, (d) for those arrested, are they still in custody or have they been released on bail and (e) how many of those arrested are reoffenders;

(2)  whether the police station in Parkwood Estate is equipped and fully resourced to maintain law and order in the crime-ridden area; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 7 18 September 2020 10080

With reference to the municipalities of Laingsburg, Prince Albert and Beaufort West, and the Central Karoo District Municipality:

 

  1. What was the total amount spent on PPE supplies and COVID-19-related expenditure per municipality, (b) which companies provided the PPE supplies, (c) what rand value was awarded to each company for this expenditure, (d) how were they identified, (e) do they form part of the official supply-chain database and (f) in what ways did residents benefit from the procured PPE by these municipalities?
 6 18 September 2020 10079

With regard to gender diversity in Human Settlements projects:

    1. How many women-owned construction companies are currently involved in projects of his Department, (b) who are the (i) main contractors and (ii) subcontractors and (c) what measures does his Department take to promote gender diversity through its projects?
 5 18 September 2020 10078
  1. What services were procured in terms of tender number L029/18 that was awarded in July 2018, (b) what part or parts of the Western Cape road safety campaign “Safely Home” are outsourced to the service provider to whom the contract under tender L029/18 have been awarded, (c)(i) what is the total value of the tender and (ii) how much has been paid to the service provider to date, (d) how many responsive or acceptable bids were received for this tender, (e) what roles did a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, occupy in the Ministry of Transport and Public Works and the Department of Transport and Public Works from 2009 and (f) what was this person’s involvement in the Western Cape road safety campaign “Safely Home”?

 

 1 14 February 2020 10077
  1. Which municipalities in the Western Cape applied for national COVID-19 municipal relief funding and/or any change in the use of their grants from the National Treasury and (b) which municipalities received the funding?
 4 18 September 2020 10076

What (a) were the trends in abalone poaching and the fight against abalone poaching over the last two years, and particularly since the implementation of travel restrictions linked to the hard lockdown to fight the COVID-19 pandemic at the end of March 2020, and (b)(i) is the response of the national government to the illegal poaching of abalone and (ii) is the efficacy of this?

 3 18 September 2020 10075

With regard to the unlawful investment of R350 million of municipal funds by the George Municipality with Old Mutual and the commission earned from the transaction by the son of the Executive Councillor for Finance:

 

  1. Whether this matter has been referred to the Hawks or SA Police Service as a criminal complaint; if so, (a) who reported it, (b) when was it reported, (c) to which unit, (d) what is the case number and (e) what was the nature of the criminal complaint;
  2. whether any political office-bearers were included for investigation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. what is the progress of any criminal investigation?
 2 18 September 2020 10074

The District Six Museum in Cape Town is reportedly facing closure due to financial constraints:

 

  1. Whether she and her Department have any comment on whether the story of District Six – the forced removal of people and the stories of the families – need to be told, preserved and memorialised; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2)   whether she has had any engagements with the District Six Museum’s trustees or management; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3)   whether her Department has made any funding allocation to the Museum; if so, (a) what amount and (b) in which financial years (including the current and three previous years);

(4)   whether her Department made any financial commitment to the Museum for future financial years; if so, what are the relevant details;

(5)   whether she has taken any steps to save the Museum from closure; if not, why not; if so, what are they?

 1 18 September 2020 10073

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