PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 1204
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 September
QUESTION PAPER NO: 16
DATE OF REPLY: 21 September 2009
Mr N J van den Berg (DA) to ask the Minister of Communications:
(1) Whether his Deputy Minister or his department purchased a new vehicle
on the Deputy Ministerâs appointment to office; if so, (a) why, (b)
what make and model is the vehicle, (c) what did the vehicle cost and
(d)(i) what accessories were included in excess of the vehicleâs
purchase price and (ii) what was the cost of such accessories; if not,
(2) whether she inherited an existing vehicle; if so, (a) what was the
make and model and (b) how old is the vehicle?
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REPLY:
1. New vehicles were procured for the Deputy Minister under full
maintenance leasing, as provided for in the policy from the Department
of Transport. In line with the transport policy vehicles was procured
for both the Pretoria and Cape Town offices.
a) The vehicles of the former Deputy Minister of Communications were
transferred with him when he was deployed as Deputy Minister of Public
Service and Administration.
|(b) & (c) |Pretoria Vehicle |Cape Town Vehicle |
|b) Make and Model |Mercedes Benz GL 320 CDI|Audi Q7 4.2 TDI |
|c) Cost of Vehicle |R868 292 |R757 366.90 |
|Cost to the Department due |R292 652.16 per annum |R283 136.76 per annum|
|to leasing of vehicles | | |
(d)(i) & (ii) The cost of the accessories is included in the vehicle
cost.
2. Not applicable in view of the reply provided in paragraph 1(a).