(1) During the period of the 6th Parliament, what total number of questions (a) for (i) written and (ii) oral reply have members posed to her department about specific municipalities across the Republic, (b) required the municipalities to provide information in order for her to reply to the questions and (c) were answered with replies that relied on information obtained from municipalities, either directly and/or through a provincial government Member of the Executive Council;
(2) what (a)(i) is the total number and (ii) are the names of municipalities that refused to provide information requested by her in order to provide the replies to the members’ questions and (b) reasons did the specified municipalities offer for refusing to provide the information needed for her to reply to questions from members;
(3) whether any municipalities have refused to answer parliamentary questions and maintained that parliamentary questions are intended to hold the executive accountable for their official decisions and actions and cannot be used to hold local government accountable for its decisions and actions and/or maintained that there is no statutory provision that requires the municipality to provide information relating to or answers to parliamentary questions; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how has she regarded and/or dealt with such positions?