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.
On this page you can search questions for written reply. Use one or more of the search fields by making a selection from the relevant dropdown menu. You can also do a text search by entering a search term in the text field– specific search terms will render a better result. Click ‘Apply’. The results will be displayed in the table below. Click on ‘Question Link’ to view the full result. When you are searching, it is advisable to complete as many of the search fields as possible in order to narrow down the results.
| Question | Question Number | Date | Question Link |
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From which police stations in the Western Cape have firearms been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in the (i) 2014/15, (ii) 2015/16 and (iii) 2016/17 financial years? |
3 | 17 November 2017 | 13438 |
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How many of the stolen South African Police Service firearms have been (a) recovered and (b) how many arrest have been made relating to these thefts in the (i) 2014/15, (ii) 2015/16 and (iii) 2016/17 financial years? |
2 | 17 November 2017 | 13437 |
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1 | 17 November 2017 | 13436 |
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(a) What measures does his Department have to repopulate the egg-laying chicken population in the Western Cape’s agricultural sector after the culling of tens of thousands of birds due to avian flu, (b) what is his Department doing to combat the outbreak of army worm in the province which prevails because of the unusual climatic conditions and (c) how will a 100% cut in the water supply to the agricultural sector, as part of increasingly strict water regulations in the province, affect agricultural employment and food security in the province? |
11 | 10 November 2017 | 13435 |
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What was the outcome of her meeting with the national Minister of Education with regard to the proposed amendments to the Western Cape Provincial School Education Amendment Bill? |
10 | 10 November 2017 | 13434 |
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9 | 10 November 2017 | 13433 |
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Whether her Department has plans to prevent proposed changes to the traditional annual minstrel parade (“Tweede Nuwejaar”) that can stop this popular cultural expression from taking place; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
8 | 10 November 2017 | 13432 |
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(a) What was the annual unnatural mortality rate in the province for (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012, (v) 2013, (vi) 2014, (vii) 2015, (viii) 2016 and (ix) 2017 to date, (b) what were the causes of death in each year, (c) what was the budget for forensic pathology services in each year, (d) how many forensic pathologists were employed in each year and (e) what shortage of forensic pathologists was there in each year? |
7 | 10 November 2017 | 13431 |
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6 | 10 November 2017 | 13430 |
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5 | 10 November 2017 | 13428 |
