Question NW3283 to the Minister of Basic Education
15 September 2015 - NW3283
Mashabela, Ms N to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(I) What (a) total amount did her department spend on air travel betv.een Gauteng and Cape Town for employees attending Parliament business in the 2014-15 financial year and (b) is the total number of trips that were undertaken; (2) what is the total amount that her department spent on (a) accommodation and (b) car rental in Cape Town for employees attending Parliament business in the specified financial year? NW3886E
Reply:
(1) (a) The Department spend R891 976.80 on air travel between Gauteng and Cape Town for employees attending Parliament business in the 2014-15 financial year.
(b) the total number of trips that were undertaken between Gauteng and Cape Town for employees attending Parliament business in the 2014-15 financial year was 170.
(2) (a) The total amount the Department spend on accommodation in Cape Town for employees attending Parliament business in the 2014-15 financial year was R180 823.50.
(b) The total amount the Department spend on car rental in Cape Town for employees attending Parliament business in the 2014-15 financial year was R76 940.34.