Question NW2319 to the Minister of Transport
01 December 2020 - NW2319
Mabhena, Mr TB to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)Whether, in light of a feasibility report of October 2014, with a directive that the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) should submit a Treasury Approval 1 (TA 1) application to the National Treasury for funding considerations which Prasa subsequently submitted to the National Treasury on 30 October 2014, the TA 1 was approved by the National Treasury; (2) (a) with reference to his reply to question 526 on 12 September 2019, who formed part of the Political Oversight Committee and (b) what is the name of the chairperson?
Reply:
(1)(a) The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), submitted the Moloto Rail Corridor, Public Private Partnership (PPP), Treasury Approval 1 application to National Treasury for consideration, on 30 October 2014. On 3 December 2015, the Director General of National Treasury responded to the CEO of PRASA informing him that the Treasury Approval 1 application was not granted.
(2)(a) Membership of the Political Oversight Committee (POC) consisted of political representatives at the level of Minister/Member of the Executive Council/Executive Mayor and representatives from Departments, as follows:
- Department of Economic Development;
- Department of Finance or National Treasury;
- Department of Trade and Industry;
- Department of Water and Environmental Affairs;
- Department of Rural Development & Land Reform
- Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport;
- Limpopo Department of Roads and Transport;
- Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport;
- Nkangala District Municipality;
- Sekhukhune District Municipality;
- City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality;
- Thembisile Hani Local Municipality
- Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality
- Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Committee (PICC) – Strategic Infrastructure Project 1 (SIP1) Coordinator
(2)(b) The Chairperson of the Political Oversight Committee was the Minister of Transport.