NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 1316
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPERS: 31/05/2013
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19/2013)
Mr S Mokgalapa (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
(1) Whether (a) she, (b) her deputy minister, (c) any specified
officials and (d) any other persons have been issued with a
government or official credit card (i) in the (aa) 2011-12 and
(bb) 2012-13 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2013; if
so, in each instance, what is the (aaa)(aaaa) name and (bbbb)
job title of each person to whom a credit card was issued,
(bbb) credit limit, (ccc) outstanding amount as at the latest
specified date for which information is available, (ddd)
monthly expenses incurred for each month since receiving the
credit card, (eee) reason for such a person being issued with a
credit card and (fff) uses that such a credit card is intended
for;
(2) whether the credit limit of any specified credit card was
exceeded at any time since it was issued; if so, (a) whose
credit cards are over the limit and (b) what is the reason for
the credit card exceeding the limit? NW1646E
Response
The Department has not issued any credit cards to the Minister, Deputy
Minister or any other officials.