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 Tourism Safety Unit:

  1. (a) How many active members does this unit have, (b) what is the budget for this unit, (c) what (i) training and (ii) resources have the members received to date and (d) what are members of this unit authorised to do to prevent crime;
  2. whether there is a need to expand the unit; if so, what are the relevant details?
 2 2 December 2022 14001

With regard to his Department’s plan to deliver an additional 26 000 places in the 2023 academic year:

  1. What is the number of (a) new schools, (b) additional classrooms and (c) mobile classrooms that were built in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022 to date;
  2. (a) how realistic is this target and (b) what measures are in place to ensure that this target is achieved;
  3. with regard to his engagements with construction companies to work during the December holidays to ensure the delivery of the set target, (a) which companies have been engaged and (b) what was their feedback;
  4. whether trade unions have been engaged to get their buy-in; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  5. whether the Department will be incurring extra costs due to overtime pay; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  6. whether this has been budgeted for; if so, what are the relevant details?
 1 2 December 2022 14000

With reference to the complaint letter from the Futures Academy dated 20 November 2022 regarding what they called “concerning conduct by WCED NSC monitors and invigilators”:

  1. What are the details of all steps that have been taken by his Department to investigate allegations of harassment against (a) an appointed invigilator, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, which involved inappropriate comments and conversations with young learners at the school, (b) a NSC examination monitor, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, which involved two incidents of approaching and touching female learners;
  2. whether the school has been updated regarding the progress of these investigations; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what are the updates and outcomes of these investigations;

 

  1. (a) what are the details of all the actions and steps that have been taken by his Department to investigate allegations of inappropriate comments in the examination room about Muslim female learners;
  2. (a) what are the details of all the actions and steps that have been taken by his Department to investigate all other allegations of unprofessional conduct and the intimidation of candidates by NSC examination monitors and invigilators at the school and (b) what are the updates and outcomes of these investigations?
 6 25 November 2022 13999
  1. Whether his Department has initiated programmes to combat bullying in schools in this financial year; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how successful are the programmes;
  2. whether incidents of bullying in schools have increased or decreased in the current financial year?
 4 18 November 2022 13998
  1. Whether there are any special-needs learners in (a) Paarl and (b) Wellington who are attending classes in mainstream schools; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether teachers at mainstream school are equipped to manage the requirements of these learners; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether he can provide a progress report on how these learners are coping in mainstream schools;
  4. what are the reasons why these learners are not accommodated in special-needs schools?
 1 25 November 2022 13997

(a)   (i) When and (ii) how was the matter of a possible swap or transfer of nature reserves between provinces and the national Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment or SANParks first officially raised with the Western Cape, (b) what are the details of the (i) composition, (ii) mandate and (iii) frequency of the meetings of the task team that is looking into this matter and (c) what are the preliminary views of his Department and CapeNature on the possible transfer of nature reserves between the Western Cape and the national Department or SANParks?

 14 18 November 2022 13996
  1. What is the mandate of the task team established earlier in 2022 to manage the problems caused by baboons in the City of Cape Town, (b)(i) who are the members of this task team and (ii) whom do they represent, (c) on what dates has the task team met and (d) how often will the team be meeting in the foreseeable future?

 

 13 18 November 2022 13995

Regarding the District Development Model and its implementation in the Western Cape:

  1. Whether he is aware of the deployment of national Ministers as district champions by the President; if so, what are the details of such deployments;
  2. whether he has deployed his Ministers to support the various districts in addition to their line-function responsibilities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether there are any game-changers or catalytic projects that his Cabinet has decided to support in (a) the West Coast, (b) the Overberg, (c) the Cape Winelands, (d) the Central Karoo, (e) Eden and (f) the City of Cape Town; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 12 18 November 2022 13994

With regard to the attempted eviction of the CP Nel Museum:

  1. Whether the Council of the Municipality of Oudtshoorn has passed a resolution to procure legal services to initiate an eviction process against the Board and management of the CP Nel Museum; if not, why has the Mayor proceeded with legal action; if so, why was such a resolution passed;

 

  1. what are the costs of the legal services incurred to date by the Municipality;

 

  1. whether he has engaged his colleague, the Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, and the Mayor of Oudtshoorn about this situation; if not, why not; if so, what were the outcomes of these engagements;
  2. whether he intends to initiate the resolution of the current impasse; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 11 18 November 2022 13993

With regard to the following statement made in his Department’s Annual Report for 2021/22: “The Department is in the process to investigate all Finance Linked Individual Subsidies (FLISP) payments to quantify the expenditure incurred dating back from 2016/2017, 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 to determine the full extent of the irregular expenditure incurred.”

 

  1. What is the update regarding this investigation, (b) what are the details of all the steps that have been initiated and concluded, (c) what are the details of the individuals doing the investigation and (d) what are the details of the irregular expenditure incurred in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017, (iii) 2018, (iv) 2019, (v) 2020, (vi) 2021 and (vii) 2022 to date?
 9 18 November 2022 13992

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