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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
MONDAY, 14 MARCH 2011
824. Mr J J van der Linde (DA) to ask the Minister for the Public Service
and Administration:
Whether (a) his department or (b) any of its affiliated entities have
purchased any tickets for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011; if not, why not;
if so, (i) what process has been followed to purchase these tickets, (ii)
how many tickets have been purchased, (iii) for which matches, (iv) what
has been the total cost of these tickets, (v) what are the reasons for
purchasing these tickets, (vi) to whom will each of these tickets be
allocated and (vii) on what was the decision for the allocation of these
tickets based? NW896E
REPLY:
RESPONSE FROM GEMS
In respect of Parliamentary Question No.290 the Government Employees
Medical Schemeâs response is as follows:
a) Not applicable
b) The Government Employees Medical Scheme did not purchase tickets
for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. The event is not taking place
in South Africa.
i) (vii) Not applicable
RESPONSE FROM PALAMA
The Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy (PALAMA) has
not purchased any tickets for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. As a
strategic management decision of the Academy, PALAMA decided not purchase
tickets for the 2011 World Cup.
RESPONSE BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
The Public Service Commission (PSC) did not purchase any tickets for the
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, as the purchasing of the tickets would not be
in line with the mandate and programme of the PSC. (i) â (vii) questions
are not applicable to the PSC as the tickets were not purchased.
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