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

In relation to the Red Tape Reduction Unit:

(a) How many of the businesses assisted by the Red Tape Reduction Unit in the past three financial years are (i) women-owned, (ii) black-owned and (iii) owned by members of previously marginalised groups and (b) what steps has her Department taken to make sure the services of the Red Tape Reduction Unit are accessible to these businesses?

 

 16 26 August 2022 13562

(a)  How many community child-rights workshops have been conducted by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner, (b) in which municipalities have they taken place between January 2020 and August 2022, (c) how have these community child rights workshops benefited children and (d)(i) how many child government monitors have been appointed in the province and (ii) what programmes have the monitors initiated or been part of between January 2020 and August 2022 and (e) what support have the child government monitors received from the Western Cape Government?

 10 26 August 2022 13561

(a) How many people in the province have been enrolled in the new solar photovoltaic (SPV) qualification and (b) how much did the Premier’s Council on Skills spend on the implementation of this pilot project?

 9 26 August 2022 13560

With regard to reports that homeless people have been the victims of muggings and robberies at shelters in the Western Cape:

Whether there is any provision in place to ensure the physical security of homeless-shelter occupants and to protect them from muggings and other violent crimes; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 14 26 August 2022 13558

(1) Whether his Department provides supports to municipalities in the province to (a) expand and (b) maintain existing water infrastructure; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) how much of his Department’s budget is allocated to the maintenance of water infrastructure?

 12 26 August 2022 13557

With regard to the Pick n Pay Store Market Project:

(1)   Whether any due diligence was done before the inception of this project to determine the financial suitability of the stores and/or store owners; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) what was the financial status of the stores and/or store owners and (c) can a copy of the report that proves due diligence was done be made available;

(2)   (a) what is the debt of each of the store owners and (b) how was it accumulated from the inception of the project to date?

 19 26 August 2022 13554

With respect to the SAPS letter (reference: 26/3/13/4) in relation to the Forensic Science Laboratory in the Western Cape:

(a)  What was the DNA backlog in (i) January, (ii) February, (iii) March, (iv) April, (v) May, (vi) June, (vii) July and (viii) August 2022, (b) what progress has been made in hiring the additional required personnel to increase the laboratory’s capacity and (c) what is the laboratory’s current output in percentage terms?

 3 19 August 2022 13553

With respect to the Kleinvlei Police Station:
(1) Whether there are any plans to build a new police station in Kleinvlei; if not, why not; if so, what is the timeline;
(2) (a) what is the current staffing structure, (b) how many vacancies exist at the station, (c) which government department is responsible for the maintenance of the station, (d) what is the current detective-to-population ratio, (e) how many residents does the police station serve and (f) what are the top five crimes in the area;
(3) (a)(i) with which internet connection services is the station equipped and (ii) what challenges have been experienced in this regard, (b) how many calls have been logged with SETA and TMS with reference to the (i) fingerprinting devices and (ii) machines for the scanning of dockets and (c) how many firearms are assigned to the station?
 

 15 26 August 2022 13550

With regard to the province’s disaster readiness:
Whether there are any plans in place to manage flooding in the province’s municipalities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 13 26 August 2022 13549

It was revealed during an oversight by the Standing Committee on Human Settlements on 20 June 2022 that the Overberg District Municipality will be undertaking a high-mast lighting project to protect the safety of residents in informal settlements in the Grabouw area:
(1) Whether the Overberg District Municipality has implemented the project; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) (a) when is this project be excepted to be completed and (b) what are the (i) specifics and (ii) projected outcomes thereof;
(3) how will the project help to guarantee the safety of residents in informal settlements?

 11 26 August 2022 13548

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