Question NW3445 to the Minister of Public Works:
22 November 2017 - NW3445
Mathys, Ms L to ask the Minister of Public Works:
(1) How many officials and/or employees in his department were granted permission to have businesses and/or do business dealings in the past three financial years; (2) are any of the officials and/or employees that have permission to have businesses and/or do business dealings doing business with the Government; if so, (a) what was the purpose of each business transaction, (b) when did each business transaction occur and (c) what was the value of each business transaction?
Reply:
1. Officials granted permission to perform other remunerative work outside the public service in the past three financial years:
2016/2017 115 employees
2015/2016 16 employees
2014/2015 0 employees
2. No employees were granted permission to do business with government. The new Public Service Regulations that came into effect 1 August 2016 for the first time prohibits employees in the Public Services from doing business with an organ of state. In the PSR, 2016 there is provision for a transitional period of 6 months during which employees with companies doing business with an organ of state must decide to: resign from the Public Service or resign from the company or provide proof that the company is no longer doing business with an organ of state. The 6 months transitional period ended 31 January 2017. Employees with effect from 1 February 2017 are not allowed to do business with an organ of state.