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 his Department’s funding allocation to procure bicycles:

  1. How much has been spent on the procurement of bicycles, (b) how many bicycles have been procured in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022 to date, (c) what is the allocation for these bicycles and (d)(i) where in the province have they been sent, (ii) to whom were they sent and (iii) for what purpose?
2 9 December 2022 14041

With regard to the 2021 systematic tests:

  1. What is the total breakdown of the expenditure for the tests, (b) what are the details of the (i) service provider, (ii) number of staff who were employed and (iii) remuneration from the budget and (c) what is the number and details of Western Cape Education Department staff who supported the work for the 2021 systematic tests;
  2. whether there are any financial benefits for schools that perform better in the systematic tests; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether his Department has received any concerns and/or complaints about the leaking of systematic tests; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what are the details of corrective measures that have been taken by the Department to address the matter from 2018 to date;
  4. whether there are any investigations that have been conducted regarding the leaking of systematic tests by the his Department; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) can a copy of the report or reports be made available;
  5. what is the impact of the leaking of systematic tests on the validity of the results of the systematic tests?
10 30 September 2022 14040
  1. With reference to his reply to question 22 of 8 July 2022, (a) what are the reasons for the decrease in firearm confiscations between 2018/19 and 2021/22 other than the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown measures and (b) what are the projections of the SAPS for 2022/23;
  2. with reference to his reply to question 23 of 8 July 2022, (a) what was the Vispol budget for each police station in the Western Cape in (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20, (iii) 2020/21, (iv) 2021/22 and (v) 2022/23 and (b) what portion of the Vispol component was spent on the FLASH offices at each station in the same period?
4 30 September 2022 14039
  1. How many SAPS members involved in crime intelligence have been involved in cases of corruption in (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20, (iii) 2020/21, (iv) 2021/22 and (v) 2022/23, (b)(i) what was the nature of the cases as listed in (a) and (ii) what are all the necessary details about these cases and (c) of those involved in (a), how many have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted?
3 30 September 2022 14038

In relation to the illegal trade in alcohol in the province:

  1. (a) How many illegal (i) traders and (ii) shebeens were in operation in (aa) 2018/19, (bb) 2019/20, (cc) 2020/21, (dd) 2021/22 and (ee) 2022/23, (b) how many illegal (i) traders and (ii) shebeens has the SAPS investigated during the same period and (c) of those investigate in (b), how many were prosecuted;
  2. whether the SAPS has any strategy or specialised units to combat the illegal trade in alcohol; if so, what are the relevant details?
2 30 September 2022 14037
  1. How do the current (i) producer prices and (ii) consumer prices of red meat in the Western Cape compare to the prices at this time last year and (b) if there is any deviation, what is the reason?
6 2 December 2022 14027

With regard to the outbreak of rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD):

  1. (a) What is the estimated size of the rabbit-breeding industry in the Western Cape;
  2. whether the outbreak has spread to commercial rabbitries; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. (a) how contagious is RHD and (b) what biosecurity measures can be taken to prevent the spread of RHD?
5 2 December 2022 14026

In relation to SAPS station commanders:

  1. What are the criteria used to appoint a station commander, (b) how many station commanders in the Western Cape are due to retire at the end of this financial year and (c)(i) how many station commanders have been moved to other police stations in (aa) 2018/19, (bb) 2019/20, (cc) 2020/21, (dd) 2021/22 and (ee) 2022/23 to date and (ii) what are the relevant details and reasons?
8 28 October 2022 14025

In relation to the enforcement of maintenance orders in the Western Cape:

  1. How many criminal summonses have been (i) issued and (ii) executed for maintenance orders against defaulting parties in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020 and (cc) 2021, (b) how many cases are before the maintenance court and (c) what was the average turnaround time at the maintenance court in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021?
7 28 October 2022 14024

In relation to the enforcement of maintenance orders in the Western Cape:

(a)   How many warrants of arrest does the SAPS currently have for maintenance orders against defaulting parties, (b)(i) what is the process of executing these warrants of arrest and (ii) have these processes been followed, (c) how many warrants of arrest have been executed in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 and (d)(i) what were the reasons for not executing warrants of arrest and (ii) what are the relevant details?

6 28 October 2022 14023

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