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 regard to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for quarter 1 of 2023: (a) What is the breakdown of the unemployment in the province per (i) municipality, (ii) race and (iii) gender, (b) what is the breakdown of the youth unemployment in the province per (i) municipality, (ii) race, (iii) gender and (iv) age, (c) what is the number of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) and (d) what is the breakdown per (i) municipality, (ii) race, (iii) gender and (iv) age and (e) what are the provincial government’s programmes to address youth unemployment and NEETs? |
34 | 15 June 2023 | 14897 |
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With regard to learner placement for the 2024 academic year:
(5) whether he, with regard to those learners who applied on time and correctly but were rejected by all the schools they applied to, can provide the following details: what is the (a) number of these learners and (b) detailed breakdown per (i) race, (ii) grade and (iii) school where these learners were rejected? |
33 | 15 June 2023 | 14896 |
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32 | 15 June 2023 | 14895 |
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With regard to the Police Recorded Crime Statistics for the fourth quarter of the 2022/23 financial year (January 2023 to March 2023): (a) What is the detailed breakdown per police station for the following categories: (i) murder, (ii) attempted murder, (iii) sexual offences, (iv) rape, (v) illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and (vi) drug-related crimes and (b) what is the number of (i) women and (ii) children who were (aa) murdered and (bb) sexually violated in the province? |
31 | 15 June 2023 | 14894 |
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30 | 15 June 2023 | 14893 |
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With regard to the Sassa offices in Philippi and Gugulethu: Whether her Department is providing any assistance to the national government’s efforts to improve services and to eradicate long queues at these Sassa offices; if so, what are the relevant details?
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29 | 15 June 2023 | 14892 |
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(a) What are the details of all the bilateral trade agreements that his government has with non-BRICS countries and (b) what (i) are the details and (ii) is the value of all the bilateral trade agreements with BRICS countries? |
28 | 15 June 2023 | 14891 |
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With regard to the recent outbreak of avian flu that is affecting the poultry industry in the province: (a) When did he and/or his Department first become aware of this outbreak, (b) what (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of all the affected farms, (c)(i) where was it first detected and reported and (ii) by whom, (d)(i) what measures have been implemented to prevent any further spread, (ii) how was this implemented and (iii) how soon after the initial cases were any measure actioned by his Department, (e)(i) how regularly are poultry and other livestock farms inspected by the Department’s officials for safety and animal-health measures and (ii) what system failed in this case that resulted in the culling of birds and losses to the livelihood of workers and (f)(i) what is the estimated cost of this outbreak and the losses suffered by farmers and (ii) what are the details of the support that his Department has provided to farmers?
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26 | 15 June 2023 | 14890 |
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What will the effect be of the enactment of the National Health Insurance Bill [B 11–2019] on the operations and budget of her Department? |
25 | 15 June 2023 | 14889 |
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(a) What are the procedures and criteria to (i) register and (ii) receive departmental support for a drug rehabilitation facility, (b) what support is given to these facilities, (c) how many registered rehabilitation facilities are currently operating in the Western Cape and (d) how many patients did these facilities treat in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022 and (v) 2023 to date? |
24 | 15 June 2023 | 14888 |
