Question NW3956 to the Minister in The Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
04 January 2024 - NW3956
Bond, Mr M to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Whether (a) she, (b) the Deputy Minister and (c) any other official in her Office attended the Rugby World Cup final in France in October 2023; if not; what is the position in this regard; if so, what (i) are the relevant details of each person in her Office who attended the Rugby World Cup, (ii) is the total number of such persons and (iii) were the total costs of (aa) travel, (bb) accommodation and (cc) any other related costs that were incurred by her Office as a result of the trip(s)? [
Reply:
a) The Minister did not attend the Rugby World Cup final.
b) The Deputy Minister attended the Rugby World Cup quarter-final which was sponsored and declared to the President. The trip was undertaken within the context of ongoing stakeholder management.
c) No other official in the Ministry attended the Rugby World Cup.
(i) No officials from her office attended Rugby World Cup.
(ii) No officials from her office attended the Rugby World Cup.
(iii) No costs incurred.
(aa) No costs incurred for travel.
(bb) No costs incurred for accommodation.
(cc) There were no other related costs incurred.