NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 317
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 03/09/2010
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 24-2010)
Mr D A Worth (DA-FS) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
(1) Whether provinces have implemented a Supply Chain Management
Systems (SCMS) for the 2009-10 financial year; if not, why not;
if so, (a) which provinces have implemented the systems, (b)
what implemented systems are in place, (c) what steps will be
taken to ensure that these systems are optimally managed and (d)
what are the details of the efficiencies with which these
systems are managed;
(2) what measures have been implemented to (a) address any problems
which these systems have experienced and (b) ensure that these
problems do not reoccur in the future;
(3) whether any persons are responsible to ensuring that these SCMS
are implemented optimally; if not, what is the position in this
regard; if so, who are the responsible persons;
(4) whether any steps (a) were taken and/or (b) will be taken to
hold the responsible persons accountable for these systems when
problems occurred; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant
details? CW412E
REPLY
1. It is not a requirement for Provincial Departments of Education to
report on the implementation of Supply Chain Management Systems (SCMS) to
the national Minister of the Department of Basic Education.
2. Not applicable
3. Not applicable
4. Not applicable