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

 

With regard to the capacity of schools in Mitchells Plain and with regard to complaints received from parents whose children’s applications to high schools have been declined and whose appeals to the WCED have been unsuccessful:

(1)     (a) Why are Mitchells Plain learners being denied access to Grade 8 at schools in Mitchells Plain and, in particular, at the (i) Portland High School, (ii) Spine Road High School, (iii) Rocklands High School, (iv) High Cedar High School, (v) Lentegeur High School, (vi) Summerdale High School and (vii) Aloe High School and (b) where does his Department propose that these learners complete their secondary schooling;

(2)     (a) what are the details of the shortfall of capacity for secondary school learners in the Mitchells Plain area, (b) how much of the shortfall is related to school infrastructure, (c) how much of the shortfall is related to teacher shortages and (d) how many additional teacher posts will be lost in 2025 in Mitchells Plain;

(3)     (a) how does his Department plan to address the inability of learners from Mitchells Plain to access placement at a secondary school in Mitchells Plain and (b) what are the details of the plans and approved budgets that his Department have in place to build additional schools or expand existing schools in Mitchells Plain?

 24 6 September 2024 18143

In respect of the Department’s expenditure between 2019 and 2024 to date:

(1)     what is the detailed breakdown of all the amounts that were: (i) unspent, (ii) uncommitted and (iii) surrendered to the Provincial Treasury during this period;

(2)     (a) what is the total amount that has been spent on the (i) School Evaluation Authority and (ii) Back-on-Track Programme and (b) how much is budgeted for these over the 2024 MTEF?

 20 20 September 2024 18142

Question by Hon Ngqenstu.

  1. (a) What is the (i) age, (ii) gender, (iii) race, (iv) remuneration and (v) qualifications of all the persons currently employed in his office, (b) what are the stipulated (i) qualifications and (ii) requirements for each post in his office and (c) what is the detailed description of the necessary (i) qualifications, (ii) experience and (iii) other criteria for each position;
  2. whether he is or was in any way related to any of the employees in his office; if so, what are the relevant details?
 19 20 September 2024 18141

Question by Hon Ngqentsu.

  1. (a) What is the (i) age, (ii) gender, (iii) race, (vi) remuneration and (v) qualifications of all the persons currently employed in his office, (b) what are the stipulated (i) qualifications and (ii) requirements for each post in his office and (c) what is the detailed description of the necessary (i) qualifications, (ii) experience and (iii) other criteria for each position;
  2. whether he is or was in any way related to any of the employees in his office; if so, what are the relevant details?
18 20 September 2024 18140

Question by Hon Ngqentsu.

  1. (a) What is the (i) age, (ii) gender, (iii) race, (iv) remuneration and (v) qualifications of all the persons currently employed in his office, (b) what are the stipulated (i) qualifications and (ii) requirements for each post in his office and (c) what is the detailed description of the necessary (i) qualifications, (ii) experience and (iii) other criteria for each position;
17 20 September 2024 18138

With regard to the surrendering of funds to the Provincial Revenue Fund and National
Treasury between 2019 and 2024 to date:
(1) (a) How much has been surrendered to the (i) Provincial Revenue Fund and
(ii) National Treasury by each of the departments in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020, (cc) 2021,
(dd) 2022, (ee) 2023 and (ff) 2024 to date, (b) what is the detailed breakdown of
(i) the funds surrendered for the compensation of employees (COE), (ii) the funds
surrendered for goods and services and (iii) any other expenditure;

 14 20 September 2024 18137

(1)       What are the job targets of each provincial department and entity in the Growth for Jobs Strategy;

(2)       whether these job targets have been signed off by the respective provincial Ministers and heads of departments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3)       (a) when is the reporting about the performance of each provincial department and entity on the job targets expected, (b) to whom are these reports submitted for consolidating and auditing or verification and (c) what are the (i) details and (ii) evidence where reporting has started and auditing thereof taken place;

(4)       (a) when is the Township or Small Towns (Dorpies) and Informal Economy Strategy being developed to augment the Growth for Jobs Strategy, (b) which programme is responsible for this and (c) what is the budget allocated to it?

 13 20 September 2024 18136

With regard to his statement about “weekend food parcels” made during his opening address on 31 July 2024:

(a)  What has been the provincial Minister of Education’s response on the (i) feasibility and (ii) cost implications of his proposal of a “weekend food parcel” as an addition to the feeding scheme for learners in the province, (b)(i) how far is the gap analysis on the current feeding scheme that he referred to and that the Minister of Education, the Minister of Health and Wellness and the Minister of Social Development agreed to, (ii) what is the detailed (aa) report and (bb) findings and (c)(i) when is this “weekend food parcel” support to needy learners envisaged to start and (ii) where will the budget be sourced to fund it?

 12 20 September 2024 18135

In respect of the Department’s expenditure between 2019 and 2024 to date:

(a) What is the detailed breakdown of the expenditure per programme, (b) what are the (i) expenditure items and (ii) amounts, (c) what has been the under expenditure in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022, (v) 2023 and (vi) 2024 to date, (d) what were the funds earmarked for and (e)(i) what is the detailed list of his Department’s unfunded mandates and (ii) what amounts were spent on each?

 11 20 September 2024 18134

With reference to the Gauteng Department of Health’s establishment of an internal Infrastructure Unit to develop its maintenance and refurbishment programme:

  1. Whether her Department has a similar internal Infrastructure Unit responsible for maintenance and refurbishment, if not, (a) why not and (b) what would be the benefits of establishing a dedicated internal Infrastructure Unit in the province; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. (a) what is her Department’s budget allocated for the maintenance and refurbishment of health facilities and (b)(i) who are the implementing agents responsible for these projects in the province and (ii) what is the a breakdown of their BBBEE status?
 10 20 September 2024 18133

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