PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 1460
Adv L H Max (DA) to ask the Minister of Correctional Services:
a) On how many occasions since 1 March 2010 did her office hire a vehicle
to transport (i) her and (ii) her Deputy Minister and (b) in each
case, (i) what was the cost of hiring the vehicle, (ii) for what
reason was the vehicle hired, (iii) for how many days, (iv) what (aa)
make and (bb) model of vehicle was hired and (v) what total distance
was travelled?
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REPLY
The Ministerial Handbook prescribes that âMembers at a national level may
be provided with one vehicle for use in Cape Town and one vehicle for use
in Pretoriaâ. It further provides for âUse of Incidental Vehicles for
official purposes away from respected seats of officeâ. Members are allowed
to make use of incidental or rented vehicles when on official duty. The
rented vehicles should be vehicles befitting for Ministerial use and in
these instances the vehicles hired have been various makes and models.
In such cases the Handbook allows the cost of incidental / rented vehicles
for official use to be borne by the relevant department.
The hired vehicles are used on official duty by Minister and Deputy
Minister for direct interaction with communities and stakeholders outside
Gauteng and Cape Town as a critical part of public participation
programmes. The vehicles enable them to fulfill their duties and meet their
ever demanding schedules.
Details are as follows as of 01 March 2010;
| |Number vehicles|Total cost |
| | | |
|MINISTER |34 |R434 373-29 |
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|FORMER DEPUTY MINISTER |7 |R42 505-25 |
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|PRESENT DEPUTY MINISTER|6 |R33 355-00 |
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|TOTAL |47 |R510 233-54 |