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) (a) What is her Department’s expenditure on agency personnel in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020, (viii) 2021 and (ix) 2022 to date, (b) what is the cost breakdown per (i) occupation and (ii) agency from which staff are recruited and (c) what informs her Department’s over-reliance on agency personnel;

(2) whether any concerns have been raised with her Department regarding the use of agency personnel; if so, what are the relevant details?

4 12 August 2022 13466
  1. Whether the Philippi Police Station has a functional Community Police Forum (CPF); if not, why not and by when will the CPF be properly constituted; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether the current or previous members of the CPF were appropriately screened to ensure they do not have any criminal records; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
12 17 November 2017 13447

1.How many cases of (a) corporal punishment and (b) physical abuse of learners by school staff members have been reported to and investigated by her Department in each school district in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017;

  1. for each case, (a) whether the alleged perpetrator was a government-employed staff member or appointed by the school governing body (SGB), (b) whether the alleged perpetrator was found guilty; if so, what action was taken, (c) whether the case was reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS); if not; why not; if so, what are the relevant details and (d) whether her Department reported the case to the South African Council for Educators (SACE); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
11 17 November 2017 13446
  1. How many cases of sexual abuse of learners by (a) school teachers and (b) school staff members have been reported to and investigated by her Department in each school district in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017;
  2. for each case, (a) whether the alleged perpetrator was a government-employed staff member or appointed by the school governing body (SGB), (b) whether the alleged perpetrator was found guilty; if so, what action was taken, (c) whether the case was reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS); if not; why not; if so, what are the relevant details and (d) whether her Department reported the case to the South African Council for Educators (SACE); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
10 17 November 2017 13445

Whether her Department is providing transport to Grade R to Grade 9 learners who are walking from (a) Agterstevlei, (b) Kleinvlei, (c) Brugkraal, (d) Witwater, (e) Heiningvlei and (f) the surrounding communities to Wupperthal; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

9 17 November 2017 13444

Whether his Department has any plans to name and shame convicted drug dealers in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

8 17 November 2017 13443

Whether his Department has any innovative plans to hand title deeds and houses over to beneficiaries simultaneously; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

7 17 November 2017 13442

Whether his Department is ensuring that current building projects in the province, as contracted by his Department, have water-saving measures in place; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

6 17 November 2017 13441
  1. (a) How many international trips have been undertaken by her and her Department and any entity reporting to her in the (i) 2015/16 and (ii) 2016/17 financial years, (b) what was the destination of each trip, (c) what was the purpose of each trip and (d) how much did each trip cost in terms of (i) flights, (ii) accommodation and (iii) any other related expenses and
  2. whether a report was submitted to her Department after each international trip; if not, why not; if so,
  3. whether she will make copies of these reports mentioned in (2) available; if not, why not; if so, when?
5 17 November 2017 13440

(1)       (a) How many international trips have been undertaken by him and his Department and any entity reporting to him in the (i) 2015/16 and (ii) 2016/17 financial years, (b) what was the destination of each trip, (c) what was the purpose of each trip and (d) how much did each trip cost in terms of (i) flights, (ii) accommodation and (iii) any other related expenses and

(2)       Whether a report was submitted to his Department after each international trip; if not, why not; if so,

(3)       Whether he will make copies of these reports mentioned in (2) available; if not, why not; if so, when?

4 17 November 2017 13439

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