Official reply:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION 12 /2013
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 14 February 2013
Internal question paper no: 01
12. Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
Whether, with reference to her reply to lapsed question 2027 on 5 February
2013, she intends to implement additional (a) measures and (b) methods of
determining numbers and geographic data regarding children in need of
rehabilitation; if not, why not; if so, what (i)(aa) measures and (bb)
methods, (ii) time frames does she envisage in each case and (iii) are the
further relevant details in each case? NW13E
REPLY:
(a)(b)The Department of Social Development will be conducting national
research to determine the extent of substance abuse in the country during
2013/14 financial year.
(i)(aa)(bb)(ii)(iii) The baseline will amongst others indicate the
geographical data of population and other services relating to substance
abuse of which children will be part. The measures and methods of
determining numbers and geographic data regarding children in need of
rehabilitation will therefore be informed by the research findings. The
research should be finalized during March 2014.
The research is expected to reflect measures, methods, numbers and the
geographic location of children in need of rehabilitation and required
interventions.