NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO:608 ( NW651E )
Mr D J Stubbe (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
(1) (a) Which travel agencies or travel service providers does her
department use currently and (b)(i) how and (ii) when were they
appointed in each case;
(2) What was the (a) budgeted amount and (b) actual amount paid to
each specified service provider for departmental travel
expenditure in the (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10
financial years? NW651E
MINISTER OF LABOUR RESPONSE:
(1) (a) The Department of Labour is currently utilising Travel with Flair
(TWF) as its Travel Agent.
(b) (i) The service provider was appointed in accordance with
Supply Chain Management prescripts. The tender was awarded to
Travel with Flair (LAB07).
(ii) Travel with Flair was appointed with effect from 01 June 2010
and facilitates the following activities on behalf of the
Department;
- Accommodation bookings and payments;
- Air Transport bookings and payments;
- Food & Beverages included in accommodation; and
- Venues & Facilities.
Travel with Flair therefore facilitates the booking and payment of
accommodation, air travel, food and beverages utilized at booked
accommodation facilities and venues and facilities utilized by the
department.
(2) (a) & (b) The budget and amount expensed for the periods requested are
as follows:
As per records maintained on the Basic Accounting System, given that the
services facilitated by Travel with Flair are expensed as Travel and
Subsistence expenses in accordance with the Governmentâs Standard Chart of
Accounts (SCOA), the following budgets are reflected, as well as actual
expenditures for the yearâs as indicated in the question:
| |FINANCIAL YEAR|BUDGET AMOUNT |AMOUNT PAID TO SERVICE |
| | | |PROVIDER |
|i. |2007/08 |R58 188 806.00 |R39 398 065.03 |
|ii. |2008/09 |R61 328 215.00 |R48 610 917.60 |
|iii. |2009/10 |R50 402 521.00 |R50 171 160.44 |
