Question NW822 to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

(1) Has he, the Deputy Minister or any directors-general of his department delivered speeches at international conferences in the 2016-17 financial year; if so, what are the details of the (a) speaker, (b) name of the conference or symposium, (c) date, (d) venue and (e) topic of the speech with a paragraph on its content; (2) was any fee paid to secure the speaking engagement; if so, what amount was paid; (3) did the speaker receive remuneration of any kind for speaking at the event; if so, (a) what was the nature of this remuneration and (b) who paid it; (4) what were the total costs of travel, accommodation and subsistence incurred by his department for the speaking engagements?