Hon Chair, the first part of the answer is yes, the SA Police Service has been allocated a sum of R1,070 million for the purchasing of vehicles in the 2009-10 financial year. Of this amount, R175 000 has been allocated to the provincial commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal for the purchasing of vehicles in KwaZulu-Natal. It is confirmed that provisions have been made for five vehicles to be purchased for Gingindlovu police station: 4x4s, LDVs - the hon member would know these car terms, I know - and one 1600cc sedan will be provided to the Gingindlovu police station in order to address shortages that may exist.
The national commissioner has also identified the reassessment of the allocation of vehicles as a priority across the entire substructure. The reassessment will address the need for a more appropriate allocation of vehicles, because, hon member, we have been asked this question before, whether we are allocating or deploying adequately the resources we have, in line or in proportion with the needs of the people out there. Thank you very much. Assessment of security of storeroom at Nelspruit police organised crime unit
4. Mr T M H Mofokeng (ANC) asked the Minister of Police: (1) Whether his department has done an assessment of the security of the storeroom at the Nelspruit police organised crime unit where mandrax tablets valued at close to R4 million were recently stolen; if so,
(2) whether the security has been found to be effective as some of the largest quantities of drugs that are confiscated from syndicates in the region are kept there; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?