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Memorandum from the Parliamentary Office
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 180
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17/06/2014
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 1 OF 2014)
Mr J H Steenhuisen (DA) to ask the Minister of Higher Education and
Training:
1) What are the details of all the costs of the maintenance of the pot
plants in his (a) departmental offices and (b) official residence (i) in
the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11, (cc) 2011-12, (dd) 2012-13 and (ee) 2013-
14 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2014;
2) in respect of the pot plant maintenance, (a) what is the (i) address and
(ii) name of the office where they were/are displayed, (b) for whose
benefit are these pot plants, (c) what was/is the value of maintenance
for each office and (d) what are the details of any contracts and/or
plans for the maintenance of these pot plants in the future?
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REPLY
1. (a) (i) The response is provided in the table below:
|Financial Years |Cost |
|(i)(aa) 2009-10 |R24 595.84 |
| (bb) 2010-11 |R5 620.25 |
| (cc) 2011-12 |R6 868.62 |
| (dd) 2012-13 |R7 502.37 |
| (ee) 2013-14 |R7 952.18 |
(ii) R401.60.
(b) There are no plants supplied by the Department of Higher
Education and Training at the official residences of the Minister
and Deputy Minister.
2. (a) (i) 123 Francis Baard Street, Pretoria, 0001.
(ii) Department of Higher Education and Training
(b) The pot plants are for the benefit of the Department of Higher
Education and Training.
(c) The maintenance costs are reflected in the response to Question
1.
(d) The service provider is Plant Care Pty Ltd and the contract is
on a month-to-month basis.
Compiler/contact persons: Ms L Mbobo
Ext: 5314/6070
DIRECTOR â GENERAL
STATUS:
DATE:
REPLY TO QUESTION 180 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr B NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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