The Department of of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) has informed me as follows:
1. The DoJ&CD did not host any event/function during its 2019 Budget Vote debate. However, it only arranged a holding area to accommodate guests who arrived before the tabling of the Budget Vote.
a) The holding area was arranged within the Parliament Precinct (Palm Court, Marks Building Restaurant)
b) The total cost of refreshments for the holding area was R4 400.00
c) The guest list with names of invited stakeholders is attached as Annexure A, on this regards not all the guest on the list attended.
2. There were no gifts distributed to the guests.