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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
THURSDAY, 3 MARCH 2011
612. Mr P van Dalen (DA) to ask the Minister for the Public Service and
Administration:
(1) (a) Which travel agencies or travel service providers does his
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? NW655E
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REPLY:
(1)(a) The Department currently make use of Travel with Flair as
its travel agent.
(b)(i) The appointment of the travel agent was done by means of
an open bid process.
(b)(ii) Travel with Flair was appointed on 1 May 2009 and the
contract will be ending on 30 April 2011. The Department is
currently in the process of evaluating new bids to appoint a new
travel agent.
(2)(a) The budgeted amount and expenditure for the travelling
expenditure is as follows:
Travel and subsistence expenditure
Fin Year Expenditure Budget
i) 2007/08 R20 671 989.25 R25 497 000.00
(ii) 2008/09 R41 729 280.73 R37 379 000.00
(iii) 2009/10 R32 340 333.81 R33 691 000.00
Travel agency fees
Fin Year Expenses Budgeted
i) The item code was not utilised during the 2007/08 financial
year.
(ii) 2008/09 R2 091 082.53 R2 138 000.00
(iii) 2009/10 R2 776 339.15 R2 889 000.00
(3) During the financial years of 2007/08 and 2008/09 the Department
was using WingsNaledi Corporate Travel (PTY) LTD and the
agreement commenced on 1 May 2007 and ended on 30 April 2009.
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