(1)With reference to her reply to question 1280 on 24 May 2016, (a) what was the total cost of appointing a certain consulting firm (name furnished) to facilitate, adjudicate and make recommendations to the Armaments Corporation of SA (Armscor) and her department for the intended lease of a BBJ VVIP aircraft, (b)(i) why was the specified consulting firm appointed and (ii) what distinguished it from other companies, (c) why was it necessary to appoint the specified consulting firm and not rely on Armscor’s expertise solely and (d) were any additional costs incurred above the R65 million fee already paid to the specified consulting firm;
(2) whether she is aware that a certain person (name and details furnished) is a former board member of the specified consulting firm; if not, why not; if so, what is the position in this regard;
(3) whether she has put any measures in place to ensure that any undue influences (a) have not been present to date and (b) will not be present in the future process to procure new VVIP aircraft; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?