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 |
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Whether her Department provides funding to parents who home-school their children; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
2 | 10 September 2021 | 10596 |
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Whether her Department has an anti-fraud and anti-corruption strategy for schools and school governing bodies? |
1 | 10 September 2021 | 10595 |
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With reference to the 2015 report of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) submitted to the South African National Aids Council (SANAC) titled “The people living with HIV stigma index: South Africa 2014”: (1) Whether he, as chairperson of the Provincial Council on Aids, took any actions to establish if there are any women who were sterilised at province health facilities; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) what action was taken and (c) what is the total number of women involved; (2) whether he or any members his cabinet met or corresponded with any complainants of forced and coerced sterilisation; if so, what are the relevant details of (a) who was met, (b) when the meetings took place and (c) what the outcomes of the meetings or correspondence were, including (i) which matters were referred for internal and/or criminal investigation by him or any other members of the executive council and (ii) what the case and/or reference numbers are? |
10 | 13 November 2020 | 10594 |
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With reference to an article published on 3 November 2020 in the Cape Argus (page 4, “State of water treatment plants revealed”) in which the national Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation indicates that 265 wastewater treatment works across the country are in a state of decay:
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9 | 13 November 2020 | 10592 |
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With reference to the meeting held on 16 October 2020 where it was agreed to convene a transversal steering committee on organised crime: (a) What were the shortcomings identified during this meeting that led to the agreement and (b) what is the role of the provincial government in this agreement? |
8 | 13 November 2020 | 10591 |
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With reference to his reply to question 1 of the Written Question Paper dated 9 October 2020:
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7 | 13 November 2020 | 10589 |
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With reference to his reply to question 10 of the Written Question Paper dated 4 September 2020: (a) Were these audit fees paid to the Auditor-General or to external consultants and (b) if the fees were paid to consultants, (i) what are the relevant details, (ii) who are the consultants and (iii) what are the names of each company per municipality? |
6 | 13 November 2020 | 10588 |
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(1) Whether there are any housing developments that have been stopped or delayed due to demands for extortion money in the province in the period 2014 to 2020; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether there are any official from his Department or municipal officials who have been robbed while implementing projects in the province in the period 2014 to 2020; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what are the details of measures that his Department has put in place to prevent delays in government projects due to demands for extortion money in the province, particularly on the Cape Flats; (4) whether there have been any instances where gangs demanded extortion money from contractors in his Department in the period 2014 to 2020; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how was the matter addressed; (5) whether there are any contractors in his Department who awarded security contracts for housing projects to gangs in the province in the period 2014 to 2020; if so, what are the relevant details; (6) whether his Department awarded any contracts to (a) gangsters, (b) families of gangsters or (c) wives or girlfriends of gangsters in the period 2014 to 2020; if so, (i) what are the relevant details and (ii) what were the value of the contracts? |
5 | 13 November 2020 | 10587 |
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(1) Whether there are any government projects that have been stopped or delayed due to demands for extortion money in the province in the period 2014 to 2020; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether there are any government departments or municipalities that have been forced to pay gangs protection fees or extortion money in order to continue with their projects in the province in the period 2014 to 2020; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether there are government or municipal officials who have been robbed while implementing projects in the province in the period 2014 to 2020; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) what are the details of the measures that his Department has put in place to prevent delays in government projects due to demands for extortion money in the province, particularly on the Cape Flats? |
4 | 13 November 2020 | 10586 |
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With reference to his reply to question 14 of the Written Question Paper dated 2 October 2020: (a) When was this technology first implemented in the City of Cape Town, (b) when was the use of this technology terminated in the City of Cape Town, (c) why is it “currently” not in use in the City of Cape Town, (d) how many people were arrested during the period in which the technology was being used by the City of Cape Town as a direct result of this technology, (e) how many people were convicted as a result of this technology and (f) what has been the total cost of this technology since its inception? |
3 | 13 November 2020 | 10585 |
