Q&A’s, 2006
Question 1100 – Department Costs
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Internal PQ Paper: NA No. 27 – 2006 dated 1 September 2006
Question 1100
Mr J J M Stephens (DA) to ask Minister of Public Enterprises:
What amount was spent by officials of his department on (a) hotel accommodation, (b) restaurant expenses and (c) travel costs (i) in the 2004-05 and (ii) 2005-06 financial years and (iii) during the period 1 April 2006 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
Reply
The amount spend by the Department of Public Enterprises officials on hotel accommodation, restaurants expenses and travel costs in 2004-05 and 2005-06 up to date, is tabulated below:
Table 1: hotels, restaurants and travel costs breakdown
| Description | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | CURRENT |
| (i)Hotel accommodation | R 1 060 454.02 | R 1 023 078.08 | R 127 038.05 |
| (ii)Restaurant expenses | R 600 153.13 | R 478 083.25 | R 150 806.59 |
| (iii) Travel costs | R 5 986 268.96 | R 4 439 898.47 | R 2 334 429.52 |
Portia Molefe
Director-General
Alec Erwin, MP
Minister of Public Enterprises
