Question NW149 to the Minister of Transport

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11 March 2019 - NW149

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Hugo, Mr RT to ask the Minister of Transport

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Service and Administration to question 3797 on 21 December 2018, what was the total expenditure incurred by his department relating to the travel privileges contained in the 2007 Ministerial Handbook of former (a)(i) Ministers and (ii) their spouses, (b)(i) Deputy Ministers and (ii) their spouses, (c) Ministers’ widows or widowers and (d) Deputy Ministers’ widows or widowers (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018?

Reply:

(a)(i) (i) R5,562.26 in 2017/2018

(a)(i) (ii) Nil

(a)(ii) (i) and (ii) Nil

(b)(i) (i) and (ii) Nil

(b)(ii) (i) and (ii) Nil

(c)(i) (i) and (ii) Nil

(c)(ii) (i) and (ii) Nil

(d)(i) (i) and (ii) Nil

(d)(ii) (i) and (ii) Nil

NOTES:

According to the 2007 Ministerial Handbook, the travel privileges of former Ministers / Deputy Ministers and their spouses / widows /widowers are administered and paid for by Parliament.

For former Minister ED Peters, who relinquished her office on 31 March 2017, a flight was booked to travel from OR Tambo International Airport to Kimberley on 11 April 2017 at a cost of R2,934.63. A return flight from Kimberley to OR Tambo International Airport on 15 April 2017 was added to the booking, bringing the total cost of the flights to an amount of R5,562.26. In an e-mail dated 11 April 2017, Travel Services indicated that the flights were part of the relocation of former Minister ED Peters as approved by the Chief of Staff.

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