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FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 1943 (NW2181E)
PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 20-2011 OF 5 AUGUST 2011
Mr J SELFE (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND
COOPERATION:
a) How many (i) international flights and (ii) domestic flights were
undertaken by (aa) her and (bb) her deputy ministers using (aaa)
military aircraft, (bbb) chartered aircraft or (ccc) commercial
aircraft during the period 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified
date for which information is available, (b) what class did she and
her deputy ministers travel in each case and (c) what amount did her
department spend with regard to each specified flight?
REPLY:
(a) (i) International flights
(aa) Minister
(aaa) Military Aircraft: None.
(bbb) Chartered Aircraft: The Minister undertook fourteen
(14) Charter flights at a total cost of R10 393 299 during
the period 01 April 2010 to 30 June 2011.
(ccc) Commercial Aircraft: The Minister undertook twenty
six (26) International Commercial Flights on Business
Class, Fourteen (14) trips with a First Class component and
three(3) trips with a component of Economy Class, at a
total cost of R2Â 394Â 433.00, during the period 01 April
2010 to 30 June 2011.
(bb) 1. Deputy Minister: Ebrahim
(aaa) Military Aircraft: None.
(bbb) Chartered Aircraft: None
(ccc) Commercial Aircraft: The Deputy Minister undertook
twenty three (23) International Commercial flights of which
eight (8) were First Class, fourteen (14) were Business
Class and one (1) was Economy Class at a total cost of R984
795.00, during the period 01 April2010 to 30 June 2011.
2. Deputy Minister: Fransman (include former Deputy
Minister van der Merwe until 31 October 2010)
(aaa) Military Aircraft: None
(bbb) Chartered Aircraft: None
(ccc) Commercial Aircraft: The Deputy Minister undertook
two (2) International Commercial flights on Business Class
at a total cost of R110 492 , during the period 01 April
2010 to 30 June 2011.
(ii) Domestic flights
(aa) Minister
(aaa) Military Aircraft: None
(bbb) Chartered Aircraft: None.
(ccc) Commercial aircraft: The Minister undertook twenty
(20) Domestic Commercial flights on Business Class at a
total cost of R138Â 135.00, during the period 01 April 2010
to 30 June 2011
(bb) 1. Deputy Minister: Ebrahim
(aaa) Military Aircraft: None
(bbb) Chartered Aircraft: None
(ccc) Commercial Aircraft: The Deputy Minister undertook
twenty seven (27) Domestic Commercial flights of which
twenty (25) were on Business Class and two (2) on Economy
Class at a total cost of R 197 341.00, during the period 01
April 2010 to 30 June 2011
2. Deputy Minister: Fransman (include former Deputy
Minister van der Merwe until 31 October 2010)
(aaa) Military Aircraft: None
(bbb) Chartered Aircraft: None
(ccc) Commercial Aircraft: The Deputy Minister undertook
thirty (30) Domestic Commercial flights of which twenty
nine (29) were on Business Class and one (1) was on Economy
Class at a total cost of R219Â 312.80, during the period 01
April 2010 to 30 June 2011
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