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.

On this page you can search questions for written reply. Use one or more of the search fields by making a selection from the relevant dropdown menu. You can also do a text search by entering a search term in the text field– specific search terms will render a better result. Click ‘Apply’. The results will be displayed in the table below. Click on ‘Question Link’ to view the full result. When you are searching, it is advisable to complete as many of the search fields as possible in order to narrow down the results.

Question Question Number Date Question Link

With regard to the Education budget shortfall of R3,8 billion over the 2024 MTEF period:

  1. How did the Education budget come to be underfunded by R3,8 billion over the MTEF period;
  2. whether she had proposed any measures to mitigate or eliminate the need to cut teacher posts?
 1 14 November 2024 18300

With regard to beneficiaries sleeping outside the Bellville Sassa office:

Whether he has received feedback from Sassa about the matter; if so, what are the relevant details?

 9 7 November 2024 18299

Question by Hon Masipa.

In relation to the Red Tape Reduction Unit:

How is this unit supporting tourism businesses to ensure their compliance ahead of the summer tourism season?

 8 7 November 2024 18298

Question by Hon Lithakong.

With regard to the 35 learners of the Lukhanyo Primary School in Hermanus who collapsed at school on Tuesday, 22 October 2024:

(1)       Whether a representative from his Department visited the school on the day of the incident or the following day; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2)       what is his Department’s standard operating procedures when incidents of this nature occur at schools?

 7 7 November 2024 18297

In the light of the support provided to 170 smallholder and commercial farmers by the Western Cape’s Department of Agriculture over the past five years:

  1. What is the success rate of the farmers as it relates to their producing sustainable crops and farm produce;
  2. whether his Department plans to expand the support to include more farmers; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 5 7 November 2024 18296

4.       With regard to the budget shortfall of R3,8 billion over the next three years:

What (a) impact will this shortfall have on the building of much-needed schools and classrooms and (b) plans will his Department put in place to mitigate this impact on teacher employment over the three-year term?

 4 7 November 2024 18295

Question by Hon Jacobs.

With regard to the shifting of funds away from the Department of Health and Wellness to fund the Safety Plan:

What (a) is the impact of this on service delivery and (b) plans has her Department implemented to mitigate this impact?

 3 7 November 2024 18293

With regard to comments made during an interview on 13 August 2024:

  1. (a) How much more should be paid to the Province over the next three years (2024–2027) and (b) from which part of the National Treasury’s budget should it be financed;
  2. what (a) about the method of calculation of the equitable share of the Province’s budget is wrong and unfair and (b) other components should have been considered (excluding education, health, the poverty rate, the population size and economic activity)?
 1 7 November 2024 18292

Question by Hon Walters.

  1. From July 2023 to date, (i) how many arrests have been made by the SAPS in the province in relation to metal theft, (ii) how many routine compliance inspections of secondhand-goods dealers or recyclers have been conducted and (iii) in how many instances were citations issued as a result of these inspections and (b) how many accredited secondhand-goods dealers or recyclers are currently operational in the province?
 12 18 October 2024 18291

Question by Hon Walters.

Whether the SAPS management is aware of any circumstance in which a member of the SAPS has not been issued with sufficient (a) fingerprint powder or (b) fingerprinting ink in order to carry out his/her duties; if so, what are the relevant details?

 13 18 October 2024 18290

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