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 by Hon Wessels.

What is the cost associated with dealing with the illegal occupation of land and housing developments in the province since 2019?

7 18 October 2024 18273
  1. (a) What is the detailed breakdown of the mandate of each municipality in the province with regard to delivering social development services and (b) what are the specific responsibilities allocated to each municipality;
  2. (a) how much money has been allocated by his Department to each municipality in the current financial year for social development services and (b) what are the specific projects or initiatives being funded;
  3. (a) which municipalities in the province are lagging behind in delivering social development services, (b) what are the key challenges faced by each municipality and (c) what support is being provided or what interventions are being taken by his Department to address these shortcomings?
6 18 October 2024 18271

Question by Hon Masipa.

With regard to business process outsourcing (BPO):

(1)      What are the details of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector’s economic contribution to the Western Cape economy for the last five financial years;

(2)      what (a) are his Department’s plans for tracking the sector’s economic impact and (b) role has the sector played in job creation and preservation;

(3)      (a) what challenges has this sector faced in the province and (b) why is the Western Cape a destination of choice for BPO companies?

5 18 October 2024 18247

Question by Hon Masipa.

With regard to the upcoming summer tourism season in the Western Cape:

  1. What (a) preparations has his Department made for the tourism season and (b) is the number of tourists expected to visit the province;
  2. whether there is any collaboration with other government entities and civil society groups in place to ensure the safety of tourists in the province; if so, what are the relevant details?
4 18 October 2024 18246

Question by Hon Masipa.

With regard to the amalgamation of the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA), the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) and the Co-operative Banks Development Agency (CBDA) into the single-entity Small Enterprise Development Finance Agency (SEDFA):

Whether he has been consulted on the amalgamation of SEFA, SEDA and CBDA into SEDFA to create a unified entity to service SMMEs; if so, what are the details regarding the envisaged contribution of this amalgamation to the Western Cape economy; if not, what are the reasons why this consultation has not taken place?

3 18 October 2024 18245

With regard to the Daily Voice article of 7 October 2024 with the title “Contract onnies’ jobs safe”:

Whether this agreement will include the 2 407 staff members earmarked to lose their jobs in January 2025; if not, why not; if so, what percentage will be affected?

2 18 October 2024 18244

With regard to the construction mafia that is hindering construction and housing building projects in the province:

What percentage of (a) projects is affected and (b) this is housing projects?

1 18 October 2024 18243

Question by Hon Johnson.

In relation to audit outcomes for the provincial government and local governments in the Western Cape:

(a)   What role does her Department play in achieving positive audit outcomes for Western Cape Government departments and entities, (b) how does her Department support local governments in the Western Cape with financial management and (c) how does financial management affect service delivery in the Western Cape?

7 4 October 2024 18173

With regard to the surrendering of funds to the Provincial Revenue Fund and the National Treasury between 2019 and 2024 to date:

  1. (a) What is the total amount in the Provincial Revenue Fund in 2024 to date, (b) what constitutes those funds and (c) what is the detailed breakdown of how much was accumulated in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022, (v) 2023 and (vi) 2024 to date;
  2. (a) what is the detailed annual breakdown of what has been funded from the Provincial Revenue Fund between 2019 and 2024 to date, (b)(i) what was declared versus what was allocated from the Provincial Revenue Fund, (ii) to which programme, department or entity were the funds allocated and (iii) what are the details of what was (aa) spent and (bb) unspent and (cc) what are the reasons thereof?
2 4 October 2024 18172

Question by Hon van Wyk.

With regard to the World Bank’s Education Sector Analysis Report:

(a) What were his Department’s reasons for commissioning this report, (b) what were the (i) key findings and (ii) recommendations of this report and (c) what action does his Department plan to take in the light of this report?

 

8 4 October 2024 18149

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