Question NW167 to the Minister of Social Development
25 April 2017 - NW167
Wilson, Ms ER to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)Whether she is involved in any policy amendments with regard to school nutrition programmes; if not, why not; if so, is she involved in the (a) centralised procurement of school nutrition service providers, (b) blanket accreditation of school nutrition service providers and (c) securing of memoranda of understanding with provincial leadership and service providers; (2) which department is the custodian of school nutrition implementation policies at national and provincial departments; (3) what is the extent of the role of the House of Success Academy in these discussions?
Reply:
The Department of Social Development does not deal with School Nutrition programme at all. The question must be sent to the Department of Basic Education.