NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 273
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 13/08/2010
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19-2010)
Mr O de Beer (COPE-WC)) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
Whether she has been informed that the Department of Emergency
Services of Saldanha Municipality has refused to issue an occupational
certificate to a certain school (name furnished); if not, what is the
position in this regard; if so, (a) what plans are in place to rectify
this situation and (b) what further plans are in place to ensure the
safety of school children in the said school? CW345E
Answer:
The response received from Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is that
the province has not been informed by the Department of Emergency Services
of Saldanha Municipality that an occupation certificate was refused for any
of its schools within the Saldanha Municipality area. The province will
however, investigate the matter and rectify the situation, if there is
indeed, such a case.