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

What steps are he and his Department taking to address overcrowding in
township schools and
(b) to what extent does overcrowding negatively affect the learning process
and academic outcomes of learners?

 8 28 August 2025 19596
  1. What is the reason for the repeated delays by the Department in disbursing funding to NGOs in the province and (b) what measures have he and his Department put in place to ensure that such delays do not compromise the essential services that these organisations provide to vulnerable communities?
 9 28 August 2025 19595

With regard to chronic medication shortages:

(a)   What measures are she and her Department implementing to ensure that all clinics maintain sufficient stock levels of chronic medication and (b) how is her Department addressing supply chain challenges to prevent future shortages?

 7 28 August 2025 19594

With reference to the recent “basket of posts” meetings held on 23 July 2025:
(1) What is the total basket of posts for educators for the 2026 school year;
(2) whether the total number of educators are increasing; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 6 28 August 2025 19593
  1. What is the total budget allocated for the Khulisa Care Pilot Programme and (b) how will these funds be distributed across nutritional support, community health worker services and programme monitoring in Worcester, Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain?
 5 28 August 2025 19592
  1. What steps has his Department taken to (a) declare new nature reserves, such as the recent declaration in Heidelberg and (b) ensure that existing reserves in the province are effectively protected and managed for long-term biodiversity conservation;

(2)  whether there are areas currently lacking formal protection that are earmarked for future declaration as protected areas; if so, what plans are in place to secure them?

 4 28 August 2025 19591

(a)   What plans of the Western Cape Government and Wesgro are in place to support farmers affected by the imposition of a 30% tariff on exports to the United States and (b) how will these plans assist in diversifying export markets and in safeguarding agricultural jobs in the province?

 3 28 August 2025 19590

Whether the national Department of Agriculture has released the conditional grant funding under the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP) to support emerging farmers in the province; if not, what impact have the delays in CASP funding had on planting or production cycles this year; if so, what are the relevant details?

 2 28 August 2025 19589

With reference to this quote: “So, for example, we meet with the Education Department on a monthly basis and there’s a lot we’ve already put in place, but it can only get better”, which appeared in the Weekend Argus on Saturday 8 August 2025, that was said by Brigadier Wienand:
(a) How many times has his Department met with the Anti-Gang Unit and
(b) when did these meetings start occurring,
(c) who attends these meetings and
(d) what has been “put in place” as a result of these meetings?

 1 28 August 2025 19584

Interpellation 2

Whether the measures that had been implemented at the beginning of the winter ensured that authorities adequately and timeously responded to storm damage and flooding?

 2 28 August 2025 19583

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