Question NW2378 to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

Holomisa, Dr BH to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

(1)With reference to the 2015-16 Annual Report of her department which indicates that about 14 666 military veterans had access to health care in the past year, which represents a commendable increase from the 2014-15 financial year, as well as an increase of R28 569 000 to about R38 million in expenditure initially allocated to the subprogram me of health and wellness, (a) of the 14 666 military veterans, how many accessed services and (b) where did they access the services given the reported access problems linked to the court process related to the provision of health services beyond military hospitals; (2) what amount out of the amount that was spent in the 2015-16 financial year on the specified sub-programme (a) was for expenditure on health and wellness for the current financial year and (b) what amount was for previous years; (3) in view of the fact that there is no other service provider other than SA Military Health Services (SAMHS), (a) exactly which service providers were paid for which services delivered and (b) when were the services delivered; (4) (a) what amount of the payment that was made for the subprogram was paid to SAMHS and (b) for which years?