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
  1. Whether his Department provided flood relief, such as sandbags, to informal settlements that have been built on wetlands or in flood plains; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether the current informal settlement upgrading projects funded by the ISUPG in the province comply with the national government’s spending framework; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 15 14 August 2025 19529

The South African Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA) has warned that packed cartons destined for the US may go unsold if the proposed 30% tariff is implemented:

(a)   What mitigation strategies has his Department put in place to support the affected farmers and to redirect the surplus produce to alternative markets and (b) what impact will the tariff have on the sustainability of local citrus growers and employment in the agricultural sector in the province?

 14 14 August 2025 19528

With regard to the damage caused by a fire to the Railton Clinic, Swellendam:

  1. Whether a contractor has been appointed to repair the damage; if not, when will a contractor be appointed; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. what are the reasons for the termination of the previous contractor’s contract?
 13 14 August 2025 19527
  1. What programmes is his Department presenting in August to address the issue of gender-based violence (GBV) and (b) what plans is his Department working on to avoid further escalation of GBV?
 12 14 August 2025 19526

(1) What part did he play in bringing the players of the BT Soccer Academy back to South Africa;
(2) whether his departmental funds were used to assist these players; if so, what are the relevant details?

 11 14 August 2025 19525

In November 2023, in MTBPS 2023, it was announced that the Western Cape provincial equitable share would have a net reduction of R6,7 billion to its provincial equitable share
baseline over the 2024 MTEF and that the “significant shortfall” would need to be funded by departments over the 2024 MTEF:
(1) What are the details of this reduction to the baseline;
(2) whether there was any adjustment to this reduction to the baseline after the 2023 MTBPS made by the national Minister of Finance and the provincial Minister of
Finance respectively; is so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what are the details of how the Department funded the shortfall over the 2024 MTEF?

 10 14 August 2025 19524

With reference to the intergovernmental dispute announced by this government in November 2023 pertaining to the wage agreement and budget cuts:
Whether this intergovernmental dispute has been resolved; if not, (a) why not and (b) atwhat stage is the dispute currently; if so, what are the relevant details?

 9 14 August 2025 19523

How many parents have (a) accepted placement for their children at allocated schools and (b) not accepted placement for their children at allocated schools as at the latest date for which information in available?

 8 14 August 2025 19522

What strategies will she and her Department put in place to resolve the shortage of doctors and qualified nurses?

 7 14 August 2025 19521

Following the 2023/24 local government audits, which revealed that 111 municipalities across South Africa tabled unfunded budgets:

Whether any of these municipalities were located in the province; if so, what are the relevant details?

 6 14 August 2025 19520

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