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MINISTRY PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
PRIVATE BAG X 916, PRETORIA, TEL: 012 336 1315, FAX 012 336 1809
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY
FRIDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 2011
421. Dr H C van Schalkwyk (DA) to ask the Minister for the Public Service
and Administration:
(1) Whether strategic planning sessions take place at the Public
Administration Leadership and Management Academy (Palama) every
year; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many sessions were held in
the (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10 financial years and (b) what
was the (i) duration and (ii) total cost of each specified
session;
(2) whether all branches attended these specified sessions; if not,
in each case, (a) which branches did not attend and (b) what
were the reasons? NW332E
______________________________________________________________________REPLY:
1) Yes
a) (i) In the 2008-09 financial year, 2 sessions were held; (ii) In the
2009-10 financial year, 2 sessions were held.
b) (i) In the 2008-9 and 2009-10 financial years, the duration and total
cost of each session was as follows:
|Financial|Date of Session |Duration of |Total Cost of Each |
|Year | |Session |Session |
|2008-09 |17 â 18 January 2008 |2 days |R 63,000.00 |
| |2 â 3 December 2008 |2 days |R 89,910.00 |
|2009-10 |2-5 December 2009 |4 days |R450,774.02 |
| |2-3 March 2010 |2 days |R120,148.50 |
2) All branches were represented at the sessions.