NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO 617
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 18 JULY 2014
Mr R A Lees (DA) to ask the Minister of Economic Development:
(1) How many (a) international and (b) domestic hotel bookings were made
by (i) him, (ii) his predecessors and (iii) departmental officials
attending (aa) workshops, (bb) seminars, (cc) oversight visits or (dd)
any other relevant meetings of the relevant portfolio committee from 1
April 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is
available;
(2) in respect of each specified booking, what was the (a) date, (b) name
of the hotel, (c) number of delegates, (d) cost of the hotel booking
for each delegate and (e) the nature of the relevant portfolio business
dealt with? NW700E
REPLY
1. The Department made ten international hotel bookings for the period 1
April 2013 to 31 March 2014. Of these, two were for the Minister to
attend meetings of the World Economic Forum, three were for a Deputy
Minister to attend various official engagements and the remainder was for
officials to either attend to international commitments of the state or
provide support to the Executive Authorities.
2. The Departmentâs domestic hotel bookings for the period 1 April 2013 to
31 March 2014 for the Minister, Deputy Minister and officials, were for
officially-sanctioned travel, which includes attendance in parliament for
officials, site visits, or meetings with business or labour.
3. In the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014, the total spending on hotel
accommodation was approximately R1Â 366Â 257.
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