Questions & Replies No 1051 to 1075

2010-04-22

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QUESTION NO: 1051

PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO: 9 of 30 MARCH 2010

Mr K S Mubu (DA) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation:

(1) Whether any amount was (a) budgeted for and (b) spent (i) in the (aa) 2007-08 and (bb) 2008-09 financial years and (ii) during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available on her department's mini drug master plan; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) what amount has been allocated to her department's mini drug master plan for the 2010-11 financial year? NW1199E

REPLY

(1) (a)No amount was budgeted for and (b) spent (i)in the (aa) 2007-08 and (bb) 2008-09 financial years and (ii) during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available on her department's mini drug master plan;

DIRCO has, in the past financial years, not been able to allocate budgetary resources or develop its own Mini Drug Master Plan as a contribution to the broader National Strategy of "towards a drug free South Africa". However, DIRCO has a legislative responsibility and mandate to co-ordinate all the domestic responses towards ensuring SA's compliance with International Law and its international treaty obligations. To this end the following international conventions to which SA is a State Party are instructive:

· The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961

· The Convention on Psychotropic Substances 1971 and

· United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988

Additional information

Several concrete actions have been undertaken to enhance the visibility and profile for Substance Abuse as a priority issue for South Africa and coinciding with the country's 4^th Administration of its democratic dispensation. These initiatives include, among others, ensuring that the 13 National Departments listed in paragraph 53 of the Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act of 2008 begin to seriously assume their responsibility and accountability in the country's policy of "towards a drug free South Africa". These National Departments are:

(a) Social Development;

(b) Justice and Constitutional Development;

(d) Health;

(e) Education ;

(f) Home Affairs;

(g) International Relations and Cooperation;

(h) Trade and Industry;

(i) Correctional Services ;

(j) Labour;

(k) National Treasury;

(l) Arts and Culture;

(m) Sport and Recreation;

(n) Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries;

(o) Transport; and

(p) Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

The aforementioned Departments are expected to prioritise the issue of combating Substance Abuse by, among others:

· Appointing dedicated officials at the level of Chief Directors to serve as their Departments' consistent representatives on the Central Drug Authority.

· Each to produce its own Mini Drug Master Plan (MDMP) aligned with the objectives of the Prevention of Substance Abuse Act of 2008 with adequate budgetary resources.

· Ensure that each Department contribute to the national efforts to combat Substance Abuse in line with the National Strategy encapsulated in the National Drug Master Plan (NDMP).

· Substance Abuse must become a Key Responsibility Area (KRA) in the Business Plans of every Department and that it should form a central part of the Performance Agreements of the Chief Directors and their Chief Directorates in all the aforementioned Departments.

In order to give effect to the new commitment and vision espoused by the Minister of Social Development, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation is under obligation to realign its internal operational Units, namely, the Subdirectorate: Transnational Organised Crime and elevate its position to that of a fully fledged Directorate and, on another level, integrate into DIRCO's Employee Wellness Centre (EWC) issues of public awareness on the dangers and harm caused by Substance Abuse. The Minister's concurrence with the following proposals is essential:

DIRCO undertakes to:

(a) elaborate its own Mini Drug Master Plan in the current financial year which, in terms of its substantive content, should integrate a Regional Approach (SADC) to the combating of Substance Abuse and other ancillary social evils;

(b) integrate issues of public awareness on the dangers and harm caused by substance abuse into its EWC programmes with the necessary budgetary support commencing in the current financial year onwards;

(a) create a fully fledged Directorate on Transnational Organised Crime by 31 December 2010;

(b) realign the Business Plans of the Chief Directorate: Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs to integrate Substance Abuse as a Key Responsibility Area (KRA) and to include this issue as part of the Chief Directorates' Performance Agreement; and

(c) enhance the profile and visibility of combating Substance Abuse in its operational activities (e.g. activities regard International World Drug Day on 26 June).

(2) No amount amount has been allocated to the Department's Mini Drug Master Plan for the 2010-11 financial year, but the situation will be rectified before the end of the current financial year

QUESTION NUMBER 1052

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 30 MARCH 2010

Mr K S Mubu (DA) to ask the Minister of Finance:

(1) Whether the SA Revenue Service (SARS) has (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on their mini drug master plan (i) in the (aa) 2007-08 and (bb) 2008-09 financial years and (ii) during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) what amount has been allocated by SARS for their mini drug master plan for the 2010-11 financial year?

NW1200E

REPLY:

(1) SARS budgeted for activities to counteract with the illicit drug trade as part of its strategic approach in dealing with the illicit economy. Budgeting for the mini drug plan activities formed part of the baseline budget for the financial years, 2007/8, 2008/9 and 2009/10. In the 2007/8 year SARS focused on research and development when for the first time SARS appointed desk officers for various focus areas in the illicit economy. In 2008/09 attention was paid to building strategic partnerships at various levels within law enforcement agencies and the pro-active detection of drug smuggling either independently or in collaboration with law enforcement agencies.

Motivation for finances that would enable SARS to obtain additional resources for purposes of the mini drug plan was made and submitted to the Criminal Assets Recovery Fund (CARA) during 2008/2009. The final allocation of funding by CARA has not yet been made.

The table below reflects budgeted amounts and expenditure for the mini drug plan:

Financial Year	Budget (estimate)	Expenditure	Comment
2007/08	R10,253,308	100%	Funds for research and development and appointed desk officers for the first time.
2008/09	R12,062,715	100%	Establishing strategic partnerships at various levels within law enforcement agencies and pro-active detection of drug smuggling independently and in collaboration.
2009/10	R29,342,053	100%	Additional funds were made available to increase human resources and activities. Enforcement Investigations and the Customs Border Control Unit combine resources to focus on illicit drug trade. Major expenditure item was human resources.

(2) The estimated budget for the mini drug plan for the 2010/11/ financial year is R31,689,417.

Question 1053.

Mr K S Mubu (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:

(1) Whether any amount was (a) budgeted for and (b) spent (i) in the (aa) 2007-08 and (bb) 2008-09 financial years and (ii) during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available on his department's mini drug master plan; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) what amount has been allocated to his department's mini drug master plan for the 2010-11 financial year?NW1201E

Response:

1. The contribution of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) to the plan relates to programs/activities that deal with substance abuse, in this case, liquor, which the dti regulates through the National Liquor Authority. A plan was developed by the National Liquor Authority within this context for 2007/2008, 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 financial years and the budget was approximately R5 500 000. 00. This covered national campaigns, including media campaigns, presentations, inspections and other awareness activities that are implemented with provincial regulatory authorities under the auspices of the National Liquor Regulators' Forum (NLRF).

2. The budget for the financial year 2010-2011 is estimated at R5 950 000.00 which covers national campaigns, presentations, inspections and activities that are implemented with provincial regulatory authorities that are members of the NLRF, which have been enhanced due to initiatives planned in light of the 2010 World Cup.

QUESTION NUMBER: 1054

DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 30 MARCH 2010

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 8 APRIL 2010

DR J C KLOPPERS-LOURENS (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:

(1) Whether any amount was (a) budgeted for and (b) spent (i) in the (aa) 2007-08 and (bb) 2008-09 financial years and (ii) during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available on the mini drug master plan of the National Youth Development Agency; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) What amount has been allocated to the mini drug master plan of the National Youth Development Agency for the 2010-11 financial year?

NW1202E

REPLY:

The mini drug master plan was a programme of the Department of Social Development. The National Youth Commission did not budget for the Programme and therefore there was no expenditure from the NYC budget. Further details in this matter should be directed to the Department of Social Development.
The NYDA has not budgeted for the mini drug master plan for 2010-2011 financial year.

QUESTION NO 1055

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 26 APRIL 2010

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: TUESDAY, 30 MARCH 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NO 9 – 2010)

Mr S B Farrow (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

Whether his department has involved the taxi industry in the 2010 Fifa World Cup Soccer tournament; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) what are the agreements and/or memorandums of understanding (MOUs) that have been reached, (c)(i) with whom and (ii) when were those agreements and/or MOUs reached and (d) what are the terms and conditions of these agreements and/or MOUs?

NW1203E

REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

The Department of Transport (DoT), together with the Host Cities, has involved the taxi industry to provide transport services for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup tournament.

(a) The following services will be provided by the taxi industry during the tournament:

CITY/DEPARTMENT	NUMBER OF TAXIS
Polokwane	200
Johannesburg	170
Pretoria	700
Rustenburg	110
eThekwini	239
Mangaung	1 364
Mbombela	600
Port Elizabeth	155
Cape Town	Not finalized as yet
Department of Roads and Transport – Limpopo Province	1 000
Department of Transport – Inter-City Transport Entity	800
TOTAL – Excluding Cape Town	5 338

(b) The Host Cities developed Transport Operational Plans (TOP) in which they indicated the number of taxis that will be required to provide a transport service during the tournament as informed by the Travel Demand Model (TDM). The Host Cities then offered the taxi operators the business and compensation in return.

(c)

(i) Each Host City or entity has signed/will sign an agreement with the taxi operator concerned.

(ii) There is usually a long period of engagement between the Host City and the taxi operators and only when the two parties agree on terms and conditions will they start signing the agreement and this happens at different times.

(d) The terms and conditions of these agreements are that:

Ø each taxi operator signing the agreement will provide a transport service within the agreed areas, e.g. airport and stadium, park-and-ride and stadium, rail station and stadium, etc; and

Ø the Host City will pay the operators an agreed fee/amount as per agreement.

QUESTION NO 1056

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 26 APRIL 2010

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: TUESDAY, 30 MARCH 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NO 9 – 2010)

Dr S M van Dyk (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

(a) How many (i) safety, (ii) first aid and (iii) emergency officers are at each train station, (b) what training did they receive, (c) how often do they receive training, (d) at what costs, (e) what procedures, processes and mechanisms exist to ensure that they are fully trained, compliant, (f) what are the shortages for each station and (g) what is being done to remedy this situation at each station?

NW1204E

REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

(a) At each station there are:

(i) Safety officers: 3 - 4 per station, depending on the size of the station.

(ii) First aid trained officers: minimum 2 – 3 per station.

(iii) Emergency officers: 1 – 2 per station.

(b) Comprehensive training is provided, which includes the following:

(i) Safety officers: Safety Representatives Training

Safety Inspection Techniques

Railway Safety Training

On-job Safety Training

Risk Management/Assessment.

(ii) First aid officers: First-Aid Training, Incident Reporting and Management

(iii) Emergency officers: Rail Incident Command

Fire Fighting Practicals

Business Continuity Management

Incident Reporting and Evacuation Procedures

(c) Attempts are made to provide the training every 2 - 3 years, depending on available resources. There are also on-job practicals internally to ensure that these staff members are competent and skilled in their respective areas of responsibility.

(d) The budget cost is approximately R4 000 000,00.

(e) The following programmes and courses are in place to ensure that these staff members are fully trained:

· There are control measures kept by the respective departments, where each employee has an Individual Development Plan. It details all the relevant training each employee should have. This is reviewed annually.

· Safety training is integrated in staff members' technical skills training.

· Safety Induction Training by Supervisors.

· There are Training Forums, which includes Labour, whose responsibility it is to review training related issues with Management.

· Training is also discussed at the Safety Meetings (Green Area Meetings) as an agenda item.

· Employees participate in sharing their own experiences (Incident Recalls).

· Audits are conducted at stations by Station Inspectors. The readiness of the staff at stations is evaluated as part of these sessions.

· Emergency drills are conducted at stations.

· Incident simulations are conducted as well. This is very expensive, and therefore in some instances desktop exercises are conducted.

(f) Shortages at each station are:

· The numbers given are sometimes compromised by staff turnover and promotions.

· The training could be enhanced given a better economic climate, where PRASA could have a fully qualified Safety Officer (with a National Diploma in Safety Management as a requirement) for each of the Category A stations, with huge volumes of passengers.

· Training is very expensive too. First-Aid training costs about R6 000.00, Safety and Health training about R3 000.00 and Fire Fighting training about R8 000.00. This exclude the costs for overtime paid to replacement staff.

(g) In order to remedy this situation at each station, the following measures are

implemented:

· Internal staff with advanced Safety Training are used;

· Managers are equipped to pass on skills to staff and to supervise them;

· stations are backed by other staff members, e.g. facilities who normally work on the stations; and

· in case of an incident, back-up is acquired from staff who works in Emergency Services.

QUESTION NO 1057

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 26 APRIL 2010

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: TUESDAY, 30 MARCH 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NO 9 – 2010)

Mr S B Farrow (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

(1) Whether an audit has been done on safety equipment at all train stations; if not, why not; if so, (a) what was the outcome, (b) when was this done, (c) what steps were taken with regard to deficiencies where such were identified and (d) what was the costs incurred at each station;

(2) what processes, procedures and mechanisms exist to ensure that this equipment is always compliant? NW1205E

REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

(1) Audits are done annually by the National Occupational Safety Association. The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Customer Services Inspectors as well as Safety Health and Environment Inspectors perform quarterly audits.

a) Some items were in order and some needed to be replaced. Other items were destroyed due to vandalism.

b) The audits are conducted on a regular basis.

c) Some findings are addressed immediately (e.g. administrative findings) and action is taken. This however depends on the budget and safety impact. Other findings need funding and are prioritized based on budget considerations and the impact on the safety matters.

d) The total costs amounted to R95 million.

(2) Each workplace has Safety Health and Environment Inspectors who conduct the inspections. The reports are tabled at Departmental Safety Meetings and corrective actions implemented.

§ The Facilities Maintenance Department also conducts preventive maintenance inspections. This is to ensure that equipment is maintained and in a serviceable condition.

§ In select cases, contractors also conduct maintenance.

QUESTION NO. 1058.

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9 NW1206E

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 30 March 2010

Mrs S V Kalyan (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) (a) When was a certain company (name furnished) first contracted to provide services to the SA Weather Service (SAWS), (b) who made the appointment (c) what services was this company contracted to perform and (d) what are the names of the other companies that applied to be considered for appointment;

(2) whether this company was able to provide a valid tax clearance certificate from the SA Revenue Service; if not, why was this company not disqualified from consideration; if so, what are the relevant details –

(3) whether this company appeared on the supplier database of the SAWS if not, how could the appointment be justified; if so, what are the relevant details

(4) (a) on what date did this company apply to be on the supplier database of SAWS and (b) when was it added to the database by the SAWS?

Mrs S V Kalyan (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

1058. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

1. (a) May 2007.

(b) SAWS' former Chief Financial Officer, Ms H Grobler.

(d) This was a single source requisition and it was done on an urgent basis for appointment of a PA to the CEO as the latter was going overseas. A candidate who had earlier been given an offer of a 12 month contract as a PA to the CEO through supply chain compliant processes, had declined.

2. A letter from SA Revenue Service (SARS) was provided stating that the company has made deferred arrangement to settle outstanding debt to SARS. The company was preferred on the basis of its previous track record in being reliable and providing excellent service.

3. The company was not on SAWS database but was approached and appointed as a single source after it was realised that from the companies in SAWS database none had suitable candidates. These companies were:

· ITP Holdings

· Innovations Recruitment Specialists

· Ultimate Recruitment

· Kelly Recruiters

· OMA Human Capital

4. The company was appointed on the 7 May 2007 and, as stated above, the company was contacted on an urgent basis after SAWS could not get a suitable candidate from companies on the SAWS database.

QUESTION NO. 1059.

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9 NW1207E

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 30 March 2010

Mr M J Ellis (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) (a) In terms of which policies in the SA Weather Service (SAWS) can (i) early retirement and (ii) paid settlements to employees leaving the employment of the SAWS be determined and (b)(i) on what date were these policies approved and (ii) who approved the policies;

(2) whether any approval is required by the board in cases where (a) early retirement and (b) paid settlements are granted; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) since the establishment of the SAWS in 2001, in each case, (a) how many employees (i) have been given early retirement and (ii) left the service with paid settlements, (b) on what date was the (i) retirement effected and (ii) decision regarding settlement taken and (c) what were the reasons for granting (i) retirement and (ii) settlement?

Mr M J Ellis (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

1059. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

1. (a) (i) There is no SAWS Policy governing early retirements as early retirement applications are

administered and authorised in terms of the Government Employee Pension Fund.

(ii) Depending on the level of an employee, paid settlements are approved by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as an Accounting Officer of SAWS.

(b) (i) Not applicable.

(ii) Not applicable.

2. (a) No approval is required from the Board as early retirement applications are directed to the

Government Employee Pension Fund which has the powers to authorise early retirements within the confines of its rules.

(b) Depending on the level of employees, paid settlements are approved by the CEO as an Accounting Officer of SAWS, after being advised so by Human Capital Management, as a cost effective measure of finalising a dispute.

3. (a) (i) 1 employee took early retirement.

(ii) 4 employees were granted paid settlements.

(b) (i) The employee took early retirement on the 01 May 2009.

(ii) Employee 1 – settled on the 17 November 2005.

Employee 2 – settled on the 10 March 2008.

Employee 3 – settled on the 31 May 2007.

Employee 4 – settled on the 21 July 2008.

(ii) Employee 1 – CCMA induced settlement.

Employee 2 – CCMA induced settlement.

Employee 3 – the employee had a three (3) year fixed contract with SAWS and after the new

structure was approved by the Board, the position became redundant and was paid for the

remainder of the contract.

Employee 4 – CCMA induced settlement.

QUESTION NO 1060

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30 MARCH 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

1060. Mr M J Ellis (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) Whether she has been informed of incidents in Malelane in the Nkomazi Municipality where sewage has been leaking from the town's infrastructure into the Crocodile River since the beginning of 2010; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what action has been taken by her department in this regard;

(2) whether her department has issued any notices to the Nkomazi Municipality in terms of section 19(3) of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998, since 1 January 2007; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether, with reference to the regulations for the erection, enlargement, operation and registration of water care works published under Government Notice No R. 2834 of 27 December 1985, all water care works in the Nkomazi Municipality comply with the minimum requirements with regard to (a) staff complement and (b) educational qualifications and experience of staff; if not, (i) which water care works do not comply with the requirements and (ii) what are the details of the noncompliance in each case;

(4) whether proof was provided for all sewage works that the disposal of waste is done in accordance with the guidelines prescribed in a certain document published by the Water Research Commission (details furnished); if not, how will this be rectified; if so, what are the relevant details;

(5) what (a) were the compliance statistics of all sewage works at the latest compliance audit against the compliance requirements prescribed by her department and (b) was the Green Drop score in this regard? NW1208E

REPLY:

(1) Yes, my Department has been informed of an incident in Malelane in the Nkomazi Municipality where sewage has been leaking into the Crocodile River. On 9 March 2010, my Department in conjunction with the complainant conducted a site inspection in the area.

Subsequent to the inspection, my Department issued a notice in terms of section 19(3) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No 36 of 1998) [the Act] to the Nkomazi Local Municipality (LM) and is currently awaiting a response with regard to an action plan to address the problem.

(2) Yes, my Department has issued notices in terms of section 19(3) of the Act to the Nkomazi LM. The relevant details are indicated in Table 1 below:

Table 1: Notices issued to Nkomazi LM

Specific activity	Date issued	Directive or Notice	Section 19(3) and/or 53 of the Act
Komatipoort Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW)	12/10/2009	Directive	Section 19(3) and 53
Malelane WWTW	11/02/2009	Notice	Section 19(3)
Komati WWTW and pump station	08/04/2009	Notice	Section 19(3)
Malelane pump station	31/03/2010	Notice	Section 19(3)

(3)(a)(i) Not all water care works in the Nkomazi LM comply with the minimum requirements with regard to staff compliment. The details of the non-compliances are reflected in Annexure A & B. See attached Annexure A and Annexure B

It should be noted that the Nkomazi LM has submitted registration forms for the works which are not classified (Annexure A), that is, Langeloop, Shongwe, Ka-Mhlushwa/ Madadeni, Komatipoort, Marloth Park, Hectorspruit and Malelane WTWs. The information submitted on these forms is undergoing a process of validation.

(3)(b)(ii) The details of the non-compliance are reflected in Annexure A and B.

(4) No proof was provided to confirm that all WWTWs comply with the Water Research Commission's guidelines for the disposal of sludge. My Department will issue section 19 and/or 53 directive where necessary as a corrective action.

(5)(a) The latest statistics for all the WWTWs reflects non compliance to the prescribed standards.

(5)(b) The Green Drop Report has not yet been released.

QUESTION NO. 1061

DATE PUBLISHED: 30 March 2010

DATE DUE: 15 April 2010

1061. Mrs N W A Michael (DA) to ask the President of the Republic:

(1) Whether any person has been pardoned since 1994 who had been convicted of (a) child rape, (b) child molestation or (c) grievous bodily harm of a child; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) how many in each case and (ii) in which year was each person pardoned;

(2) Whether (a) the persons concerned had been rehabilitated and (b) a social worker confirmed this; if not, (i) why not and (ii) on what grounds were they pardoned in each case;

(3) Whether any of the pardoned persons have re-offended since their pardon; if so, (a) how many and (b) what were their crimes in each case?

NW1210E

REPLY:

Until the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 2008 (Act 65 of 2008), which provides for the expungement of certain criminal offences, was promulgated, the only way a person could have a criminal record removed was through applying to the President for a pardon.

With the coming into operation of the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 2008 (Act 65 of 2008) persons who were convicted of certain minor offences can have their record expunged after a period of 10 years has elapsed. Persons convicted of minor offences committed whilst they were under the age of 18 can also have their record expunged through the provisions of the Child Justice Act.

With regards to the details requested, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has not been able to locate the information for the period 1994 to 2003. They have however put a team in place to locate these files and the Honourable Member will be provided with the supplementary information as soon as these files have been located.

President's Minutes regarding pardons granted during the period 2004 to 2009 were scrutinized and the following available information is given in respond to your question:

(1)(a) No.

(1)(b) No.

(1)(c) Yes. One pardon was granted in 2005 to a person who was convicted of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm involving a child.

Three pardons were granted in 2006 for persons who had contravened section 14(1) (a) of the Sexual Offences Act, 1957 (Act 23 of 1957) – namely sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 16 years (so called statutory rape). This offence did not constitute rape as consent for sexual intercourse was given.

(2) Each application for pardon is considered on its own merit. In answering this question I would like to refer the honourable Member to the Constitutional Court Case of President of the Republic of South Africa and Another v Hugo. The Constitutional Court in Hugo found that: "The pardoning power…is not a private act of grace in the sense that the pardoning power in a monarchy may be. It is a recognition…that a power should be granted to the President to determine when, in his view, the public welfare will be better served by granting a remission of sentence or some other form of pardon."

It is however worth noting that that with regard to four people who were granted pardon, the following factors, amongst others, were taken into consideration:

· the relative young age of the offenders when the offences were committed (17 years, 22 years, 24 years and 17 years);

· the long periods of time that have lapsed since each applicant's conviction (respectively 12 years, 20 years, 29 years and 18 years);

· the detrimental effect the convictions had on each applicant's life/future/employment.

(3) According to the information obtained from the South African Police Service Criminal Record Centre, none of the persons referred to were again convicted of any offence.

QUESTION NO. 1062

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30 MARCH 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

Mr A Louw (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) What was the (a) length of the waiting list for dialysis treatment at each public health institution on 10 March 2010 and (b) the number of patients on the pre-waiting list;

(2) whether any cooperation with the private sector has been sought in respect of (a) the private sector operating dialysis machines at public health institutions or (b) referring State patients to private institutions for dialysis treatment; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

NW1211E

REPLY:

(1) (a) Public health institutions do not keep waiting lists per se and hence it is difficult to tell how many patients were "waiting" on a specific day. When patients get to a renal clinic with the signs of poor renal function, they are monitored until such time that the renal function is below a certain level that requires dialysis. A patient can then be started on acute dialysis or be put on peritoneal dialysis depending on need and availability of equipment.

(b) The answer in (a) above applies in this regard.

(2) (a) Yes, there is cooperation in some of the hospitals. There are private sector machines in the public hospitals that are utilised for public and private sector patients. For example, the National Renal Care has machines in the following Hospitals which are used to treat public and private sector patients (though this may not be an exhaustive list):

(i) Rustenburg Provincial Hospital;

(ii) Greys Hospital;

(iii) Ladysmith Hospital;

(iv) Paarl Hospital;

(v) 1 Military Hospital;

(vi) Vredenburg Hospital;

(vii) Hermanus Hospital;

(viii) Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.

(b) No, we do not refer patients to private institutions for dialysis treatment because of limited financial resources in the public sector.

QUESTION NO. 1063

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30 MARCH 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

Mr A Louw (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) (a) What geographical area is the Gauteng regional office of radiation control responsible for, (b) how many (i) posts of inspectors are there in the Gauteng office and (ii) of these posts are vacant and (c) on what date did each of these posts become vacant;

(2) (a) how many (i) X-ray machines and (ii) radioactive nuclide sources is this office responsible for, (b) how many of the radioactive nuclide sources are supposed to have an on-site inspection on a (i) yearly, (ii) 2-yearly and (iii) 3-yearly basis and (c) when last was each radioactive nuclide inspected;

(3) (a) how many X-ray units are supposed to have on-site inspections on a (i) 3-yearly and (ii) 6-yearly basis and (b) when last was each X-ray unit inspected?

NW1212E

REPLY:

(1) (a) The Directorate: Radiation Control's Gauteng Regional Office is responsible for the Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West and Limpopo Provinces;

(b) This office has six (6) Inspector posts on its establishment, one (1) of which is vacant currently;

(2) (a) (i) This office is responsible for 11 762 radioactive sources; and

(ii) 8 359 x-ray units.

(b) The current number of authorised radioactive sources that fall within the

(i) yearly inspection cycle is 232;

(ii) 2-yearly inspection cycle is 752;

(iii) 3-yearly inspection cycle is 10 094.

(i) 155 inspections overdue in the yearly cycle;

(ii) 606 inspections overdue in the 2-yearly cycle; and

(iii) 4 985 inspections overdue in the 3-yearly cycle.

(3) It should be noted that the information provided above no longer accurately represents the actual situation with respect to x-ray inspections. The inspection procedures and schedules for licence holders with x-ray units are in the process of being changed. These inspections previously consisted of a series of quality assurance and radiation safety tests. The Directorate has been introducing a number of mandatory quality assurance licence requirements over the past years. In terms of these all medical, diagnostic x-ray units are subjected to an annual mandatory inspection by an independent, SANAS accredited inspection body as from 01 April 2009. Future Departmental inspections will primarily consist of an audit to ensure compliance with the abovementioned requirement. It is intended that more attention will be given to problem areas in future. Countrywide, 1 400 units were inspected by the Inspection Bodies in the first year. A breakdown of this number for the different regions is not available at present and has not been deducted from the figures given below.

(a) The current number of licensed x-ray units that fall within the –

(i) 3-yearly inspection cycle is 2 661; and

(ii) 6-yearly inspection cycle is 5 553.

(b) According to the old system there was a backlog with respect to inspections amounting to –

(i) 672 inspections overdue in the 3-yearly cycle and;

(ii) 1 927 inspections overdue in the 6-yearly cycle at this stage.

QUESTION NO. 1064

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30 MARCH 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

Mr A Louw (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) (a) What geographical area is the Cape Town regional office of radiation control responsible for, (b) how many (i) posts of inspectors are there in the Cape Town office and (ii) of these posts are vacant and (c) on what date did each of these posts become vacant;

(3) (a) how many X-ray units are supposed to have on-site inspections on a (i) 3-yearly and (ii) 6-yearly basis and (b) when last was each X-ray unit inspected?

NW1213E

REPLY:

(1) (a) The Directorate: Radiation Control's Cape Town Regional Office is responsible for the Western Cape and Northern Cape Provinces and the western part of the Eastern Cape Province;

(b) This office has two (2) Inspector posts on its establishment, one (1) of which is vacant currently;

(2) (a) (i) This office is responsible for 3 585 radioactive sources; and

(ii) 3 398 x-ray units.

(b) The current number of authorised radioactive sources that fall within the

(i) yearly inspection cycle is 50;

(ii) 2-yearly inspection cycle is 302;

(iii) 3-yearly inspection cycle is 2 553.

(i) 32 inspections overdue in the yearly cycle;

(ii) 252 inspections overdue in the 2-yearly cycle; and

(iii) 1 310 inspections overdue in the 3-yearly cycle.

(a) The current number of licensed x-ray units that fall within the –

(i) 3-yearly inspection cycle is 912; and

(ii) 6-yearly inspection cycle is 2 454.

(b) According to the old system there was a backlog with respect to inspections amounting to –

(i) 206 inspections overdue in the 3-yearly cycle and;

(ii) 864 inspections overdue in the 6-yearly cycle at this stage.

QUESTION NO. 1065

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30 MARCH 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

Mr D C Ross (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) (a) What geographical area is the Durban regional office of radiation control responsible for, (b) how many (i) posts of inspectors are there in the Durban office and (ii) of these posts are vacant and (c) on what date did each of these posts become vacant;

(3) (a) how many X-ray units are supposed to have on-site inspections on a (i) 3-yearly and (ii) 6-yearly basis and (b) when last was each X-ray unit inspected?

NW1214E

REPLY:

(1) (a) The Department's Directorate: Radiation Control's Durban Regional Office is responsible for the KwaZulu/Natal and Free State Provinces, as well as the Eastern part of the Eastern Cape Province;

(b) This office has two (2) inspector posts on its establishment, both of which are vacant currently;

(c) One (1) post has been vacant since April 2007 and the other since May 2009. The other post is in the process of advertisement at present.

(2) (a) (i) This office is responsible for 3 705 radioactive sources; and

(ii) a total of 3 862 x-ray units.

(b) The current number of authorised radioactive sources that fall within the

(i) yearly inspection cycle = 109;

(ii) 2-yearly inspection cycle = 486;

(iii) 3-yearly inspection cycle = 2 701.

(i) 91 inspections overdue in the yearly cycle;

(ii) 462 inspections overdue in the 2-yearly cycle, and

(iii) 2 485 inspections overdue in the 3-yearly cycle at this stage.

(a) The current number of licensed x-ray units that fall within the –

(i) 3-yearly inspection cycle is 1 536; and

(ii) 6-yearly inspection cycle is 2 393.

(b) According to the old system there was a backlog with respect to inspections amounting to –

(i) 935 inspections overdue in the 3-yearly cycle and;

(ii) 1 083 inspections overdue in the 6-yearly cycle at this stage.

Question 1066 Written 30 MARCH 2010

1066. Mr D C Roos (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether a certain property (details furnished) belongs to his department; if so;

(2) whether the property was previously used by the SA Police Service branch in Springs; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether the property is currently vacant; if so,

(4) whether his department will permit the community to use this property for meetings of the local policing forum; if not (a) why not and (b) what does his department intend doing with the property; if so, (i) what procedures should the community follow in order for the property to be made available to them and (ii) who should they contact?

Reply:

(1) Yes, the property belongs to the State, under the custodianship of the National Department of Public Works (NDPW).

(2) Yes, the property was occupied by the South African Police Services in Springs and used as residential accommodation.

(3) Yes, the property is currently vacant.

(4) No.

(a) The first option is to approach all 3 tiers of government for possible utilization. The last resort would be to approach the private sector via an open bidding process.

(b) NDPW provides details of vacant state property and infrastructure firstly to other National Departments thereafter the other tiers of government is approached regarding possible utilization. The final option would be an open tender process to identify a suitable tenant.

(i) A formal detailed request articulating the intended usage and period of lease for the property to be rented from the State should be provided to the contact person/s as mentioned in 4(ii).

(ii) The Chief Director: Property Portfolio and Monitoring, Mr. E Dlamini

National Department of Public Works

Ndinaye Building

178 Schoeman Street

Pretoria

Tel: (012) 337- 2094

E-mail: [email protected]

Director (PPM): Ms C Maseloane

Tel: (012) 337- 2374

E-mail: [email protected]

QUESTION 1067

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30/03/2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 9 OF 2010)

Mr D C Ross (DA) to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training:

With reference to his reply to question 270 on 16 March 2010, what amount of funding has been given to each medical school for the (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11 financial years? NW1216E

REPLY:

(1) Earmarked (or designated) funds have been allocated from two sources to universities which have either a medical faculty or dental faculty or both. These are (a) infrastructure funds covering the cycles 2007/08 to 2009/10 and 2010/11 to 2011/12, and (b) clinical training grants covering the cycles 2008/09 to 2009/10 and 2010/11 to 2011/12.

(2) The infrastructure funds made available for 2007/08 to 2009/10 were allocated on the basis of applications received from universities. They had been asked to indicate what funds they would need to implement student enrolment growth plans in the period from 2005 to the 2010. No specific provision was made for the health sciences in this first cycle, but universities could have submitted requests for funds under this category. Applications for funding tended to focus on engineering and technology, the applied sciences, and the basic life and physical sciences. The second cycle of 2010/11 to 2011/12 made specific provision for the health sciences. Universities were asked to submit applications for infrastructure developments which would enable them to increase their outputs of health sciences graduates. Table 1 below sums up the health sciences infrastructure amounts allocated to universities over the 5-year period 2007/08 to 2011/12.

Table 1

Health sciences infrastructure allocations to universities with medical and/or dental faculties (Rands millions)
	2007/08 to 2009/10	2010/11 to 2011/12	TOTAL
University of Cape Town	0	0	0
University of the Free State	0	17.1	17.1
University of KwaZulu-Natal	0	62.0	62.0
University of Limpopo	81.0	84.7	165.7
University of Pretoria	0	32.6	32.6
Stellenbosch University	0	20.2	20.2
Walter Sisulu University	0	25.5	25.5
University of the Western Cape	0	46.4	46.4
University of the Witwatersrand	0	70.3	70.3
TOTAL	81.0	358.8	439.8

(3) Clinical training grants are allocated to universities on the basis of the numbers of students they have in clinical training programmes. These are programmes which require health sciences students to have access to the staff, patients and facilities of provincial health services. Programmes which are eligible for clinical training grants include medicine and dentistry, the professions allied to medicine, pharmacy, nursing, emergency medical care, and clinical and biomedical technology. These clinical training grants are used by universities to appoint additional clinical training staff, purchase clinical training equipment, and to provide new clinical training facilities. Most of these new clinical training facilities will be in small towns and rural areas some distance from the main teaching hospitals. The new facilities will give the medical and dental faculties access to new groups of patients, and will enable them to expand the numbers of students in the clinical training years of their academic programmes.

(4) Table 2 below sums up the clinical training grants allocated to the universities with medical and dental faculties over the 4-year period 2008/09 to 2011/12.

Table 2

Clinical training grant allocations to universities with medical and/or dental faculties (Rands millions)
	2008/09 to 2009/10	2010/11 to 2011/12	TOTAL
University of Cape Town	59.0	66.2	125.2
University of the Free State	39.3	47.3	86.6
University of KwaZulu-Natal	75.3	106.3	181.6
University of Limpopo	61.3	70.4	131.7
University of Pretoria	73.9	73.0	146.9
Stellenbosch University	56.7	60.8	117.5
Walter Sisulu University	20.5	27.5	48.0
University of the Western Cape	25.0	49.8	74.8
University of the Witwatersrand	86.0	96.3	182.3
TOTAL	497.0	597.6	1094.6

(5) The totals in Tables 1 and 2 do not include the undesignated block grants which universities receive on the basis of their student enrolments, their graduate totals and their research outputs. These block grant funds amount totalled R13 300 million in 2009/10, and will be R15 000 million in 2010/11.

(6) Block grants are undesignated in the sense that they are spent at the discretion of each Council to support all teaching and research activities of its university. It is not therefore not possible to indicate exactly how much of the 2010/11 block grant total will be spent on teaching and research in medical and dental faculties. The most that can be said is that approximately 12% (or R1 800 million) of the 2010/11 block grant will have been be generated by the enrolments, graduates and research outputs of these faculties.

QUESTION NO. 1068

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30 MARCH 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

Whether he intends classifying all drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, according to the harm caused to the user; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW1217E

REPLY:

All medicines, including illicit drugs, are already classified through scheduling in terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965, in order to control access by members of the health professions and by the general public. All medicines and related substances are registered in terms of quality, safety and efficacy.

The Liquor Act 59 of 2003 is administered by the Department of Trade and Industry and regulates the manufacture of liquor. There is no intention by the Department of Health to classify alcohol further.

The limit for nicotine content in cigarettes has been determined in the Tobacco Act as 1.2 mg per cigarette. There is no intention for further classification.

QUESTION NO. 1069

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30 MARCH 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

Whether the (a) Central Drug Authority and (b) treatment of substance abuse will fall under the authority of his department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW1218E

REPLY:

(a) No.

(b) The Department of Health is a participant in the Central Drug Authority (CDA), but the CDA does not fall under the authority of the Department of Health. The Department of Social Development is responsible for implementing the Prevention and Treatment of Drug Dependency Act 20 of 1992 to be replaced by the Prevention of and Treatment of Substance Abuse Act 70 of 2008. These Acts provide for the establishment of the CDA as well as the treatment of substance abuse. The Department of Health treats substance abuse within health facilities in particular situations, but substance abuse treatment centres fall under the auspices of the Department of Social Development.

QUESTION NO. 1070

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30 MARCH 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

Whether any person has died of substance abuse, including tobacco and alcohol abuse, (a) in the (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2008-09 financial years and (b) during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, (aa) how many in each case, (bb) in which provinces, (cc) which substance was the cause of death in each case and (dd) how many in each year were between the ages of (aaa) 0 to 10 years, (bbb) 11 to 15 years, (ccc) 16 to 20 years, (ddd) 21 to 30 years and (eee) older than 30 years?

NW1219E

REPLY:

Substance abuse is a contributory cause of death rather than the documented reason for death in almost all cases.

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) in collaboration with the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Health annually produces and reports information on mortality and causes of death from the civil registration system in South Africa. This includes deaths due to natural and non-natural causes. The registration of deaths in South Africa is governed by the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1992 (Act No 50 of 1992) and is administered by the Department of Home Affairs.

Despite the fact that the "cause of death" is from a specific disease or non-natural cause such as an accident, both international and local research studies have highlighted a strong causal link between substance abuse and pre-mature deaths. Harmful drinking has been found to be a risk factor for neuropsychiatric disorders and other non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cirrhosis of the liver and various cancers. Harmful use of alcohol is also associated with several infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, TB and pneumonia. A significant proportion of disease burden and mortality attributable to harmful use of alcohol arises from unintentional and intentional injuries. Evidence also shows that tobacco use is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes.

According to the 2007 National Injury Mortality Surveillance System (NIMSS), alcohol use was found be a major risk factor for unintentional and intentional deaths, which include those due to road traffic collisions, interpersonal violence, suicide and crime. In the 2007 NIMSS report, a total of 33 484 non-natural deaths were recorded. Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels were available for 35.9% of all the cases.

Of the cases that were positive for alcohol, 52% had blood alcohol concentrations greater or equal to the legal driving limit of 0.05g/100ml. in 58% of homicide cases and 37% of successful suicide cases, BAC levels were found to be positive. For transport-related deaths BAC levels were found to be positive in 53% of cases (56% of drivers, 45% of passengers, 59% of pedestrians and 42% cyclists).

According to Norman, R et al (2007) who conducted a comparative risk assessment for South Africa in 2000, out of 17 risk factors for burden of disease tobacco and alcohol were ranked 3^rd and 4^th respectively (after unsafe sex and high blood pressure).

QUESTION NO. 1071

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30 MARCH 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

Mrs D Robinson (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

What is the (a) optimal and (b) actual number of medical personnel for each specific category of health professional at each rehabilitation centre?

NW1220E

REPLY:

(a) There are various types of rehabilitation centres in South Africa that utilise different categories of medical personnel. These include substance abuse rehabilitation centres and facilities that conduct physical rehabilitation, for example of stroke victims.

Substance Abuse Rehabilitation centres fall under the Prevention and Treatment of Drug Dependency Act (Act 20 of 1992 as amended). Questions on norms and actual posts (including norms on medical personnel) should be directed to the Minister of Social Development who is responsible for the administration and implementation of this Act.

Most medical rehabilitation within the Department of Health is integrated into general health services such as medical units, psychiatric wards and outpatient services. There are no approved staffing norms for rehabilitation within these facilities and rehabilitation services are conducted by staff appointed within these facilities. Ideal staff numbers will vary depending on the specific medical need, for example stroke rehabilitation has different staffing requirements from spinal units.

"Stand-alone" rehabilitation facilities have been developed in certain provinces (3) however there are no human resource norms for these facilities.

(b) The actual numbers of medical personnel at Tshwane and Western Cape Rehabilitation centres and vacancies are as follows:

Categories of Personnel at Rehabilitation Hospitals/Centres

	Tshwane Rehabilitation Centre (79 beds)		Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre (156 beds)
Categories of Personnel	Filled posts	Vacant posts	Filled posts	Vacant posts	Total Filled posts	Total vacant posts
Medical Officer	2	0	5	0	7	0
Professional Nurses	29	2	39	1	68	3
Staff Nurses	16	2	36	0	52	2
Assistant Nurses	73	6	77	2	150	8
Clinical Psychologists	1	1	0	1	1	2
Occupational Therapists	6	3	14	0	20	3
Sexologists	1	0	-	-	1	0
Dieticians	0	1	-	-	0	1
Speech and Audiologists	4	1	2	0	6	1
Physiotherapists	7	3	14	0	21	3
Pharmacists	0	2	0	1	0	2
Social Workers	2	3	7	0	9	3
				Total	333	28

QUESTION 1072

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30/03/2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 9 OF 2010)

Mrs D Robinson (DA) to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training:

(a) How many librarians have graduated in each year since 2000, (b) from which institutions did they graduate and (c) what steps have been taken to increase the number of graduate librarians? NW1221E

REPLY:

(a) and (b)

A total number of students at the different universities who have majored in the field of study: Library and Information Science (LIS) and have graduated is as follows:

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
TOTAL	747	716	478	508	460	435	376	411	486

The table below provides further detail of the 18 universities where students have graduated over the years 2000 to 2008.

Graduates in Library and Information Science by institution

(b) It is acknowledged that South Africa is experiencing an increasing shortage of young people in the LIS profession. Attracting young people to this profession is difficult due to past librarian stereotypes. Moreover, the trend is for businesses to appoint non-LIS professionals to manage their information. Therefore the education of future leaders of the LIS profession rests firmly on the shoulders of the 12 universities that currently offer formal education in mainly Information Science.

QUESTION 1073

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30/03/2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 7-2010)

Mrs D Robinson (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

(1) Whether there have been any incidents of (a) stabbings, (b) shootings, (c) rapes and (d) grievous bodily harm at any school in each year since 2005; if so, (i) how many incidents in each case, (ii) at which school did each incident take place and (iii) how many of the victims were (aa) learners and (bb) teachers;

(2) Whether any learners were expelled for perpetrating these acts; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many were expelled and (b) for which incidents were they expelled? NW1222E

REPLY:

The statistical information required for answering this question was gained from Provincial Coordinators for School Safety. Provincial Departments are responsible for the capturing of as all reported cases of crime and violence in schools. Of the nine provinces, only two, viz the Eastern Cape and Free State responded in terms of incidences of crime and violence in schools. Both coordinators have warned that the given statistics are not a real reflection of what is happening in schools due to under reporting to district and provincial offices.

Question 2 has not been responded to, by both provinces, since provinces have not indicated whether perpetrators were expelled for incidents. Eastern Cape, has, however, indicated the action taken against perpetrators.

The table below is a reflection of:

Question 1 (a) to (d) regarding the number of reported incidents of (a) stabbings, (b) shootings, (c) rapes, and (d) grievous bodily harm,

Question 1 (i) the number of incidents and (ii) the names of the schools involved,

QUESTION 1074

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30/03/2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 7-2010)

Mrs M Wenger (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

Response:

1. aa. A total amount of R1 million was received from the Royal Netherlands Embassy (RNE) during the 2007/2008 financial year.

1. bb. R197 566.56 of the R1million was used to develop and disseminate to provinces 58 sets of education posters on the harmful effects of drug and substance use and HIV. The unspent amount of R1m was rolled over from the 2007/2008 financial year to the 2008/9 financial year. Expenditure over these 2 financial year is reflected in Table 1 below.

1. (ii) For the 2009/2010 financial year, an amount of R700 000.00 was allocated from the Directorate line budget.

Table 1: Expenditure and activities for the respective financial years

Item no.	Financial year	Budget	Expenditure	Activities
(i) (aa)	2007/2008	R1m (RNE)	R197 566.56	Procurement of 58 sets of education posters on the harmful effects of drug and substance use and HIV.
(i) (bb)	2008/2009	R802 433.44 (Rolled over from 2007/08)	R340 860.00	Development and procurement of 400 000 Z-cards (Information, Education and Communication materials on drug use for learners, educators and parents).
(i) (bb)	2008/2009	R802 433.44 (Rolled over from 2007/08)		Conduct training on drug testing and use of testing guidelines for educators, principals, district and provincial officials, including the provision of manuals, CD Roms and testing devices.
(ii)	2009/2010	R700 000.00 (Voted funds)		Development of draft drug and substance abuse strategy
				Learner drug essay competition
				Provincial support and monitoring visits to the schools in the Ministerial Project

In the 2007/9 financial year, the Department of Education did not develop a separate drug master plan. The drug testing guidelines were developed to implement the imperatives of the drug Master Plan as developed by the Central Drug Authority, in line with the relevant legislation governing schools.

During the 2009/10 financial year, the Department developed a draft strategy for the prevention and management of drug and substance use in schools to enhance its response. In the current financial year (2010/11), the Department aims to:

· Finalise and disseminate the drug and substance use prevention and management strategy;

· Support and monitor the implementation of the strategy; and

· Review and update the drug testing guidelines

In addition, the Department has been implementing the HIV and AIDS Life Skills education programme as of the 2000/2001 financial year. Drug and substance abuse is an integral part of both teacher training and school-based peer education programmes in the Life Skills Programme. The programme is funded through a conditional grant. For the financial years for which information is sought, provinces were allocated a budget as per Table 2. Expenditure on peer education programmes, which include drug and substance use prevention as an integral part, is also reflected in Table 2 below.

Table 2: HIV and AIDS Life Skills Programme Allocation and expenditure on Teacher Training and Peer Education Programmes

Financial year	Budget allocation '000	% allocated for teacher training	% spent of training and development allocation	% allocated for peer education programmes	% spent of peer education allocation
2007/08	R152 million	30%	91.6%	15%	92.5%
2008/09	R162 million	30%	87%	15%	93.25%
2009/10	R171 million	30%	93%	15%	91%
2010/11	R188 million	35%	Not yet avail.	20%	Not yet avail.

QUESTION 1075

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30/03/2010

Mrs M Wenger (DA) to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training:

(1) Whether any amount was (a) budgeted for and (b) spent (i) in the (aa) 2007-08 and (bb) 2008-09 financial years and (ii) during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available on his department's mini drug master plan; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) What amount has been allocated to his department's mini drug master plan for the 2010-11 financial year? NW1224E

REPLY:

(1)(a) (i)(aa) No, since the Department did not exist at that time.

(bb) No, since the Department did not exist at that time.

(ii) No, since the Department did not exist at that time.

(2) The Department did not budget for the mini drug master plan for the 2010/11 financial year.

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