Question NW371 to the MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION

Steenkamp, Ms J to ask the MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION

(1) (a) What percentage of the total procurement of (a) her department and (b) every entity reporting to her went to (i) SMMEs and (ii) co-operatives from 1 April 2015 up to the latest specified date for which information is available? NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION NO: 371(NW383E) PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO: 2-2016 OF 19 FEBRUARY 2016 MS J Edwards (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION: (a) What percentage of the total procurement of (a) her department and (b) every entity reporting to her went to (i) SMMEs and (ii) co-operatives from 1 April 2015 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?                                                                                       UNQUOTE REPLY: (i)The percentage of the total procurement that her Department spent on SMME and Co-operatives from April 2015 up to latest date is as follows: DIRCO (i) SMME: 22.90% (ii) Co-operatives: 6.65% None