INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER - Parliament of South Africa

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[Monday, 15 December 2014
[No 29—2014] FIRST SESSION, FIFTH PARLIAMENT
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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QUESTIONS THAT LAPSE
Table of Contents
President of the Republic ....................................................................... 1025, 1026, 1032, 1033, 1034
Minister of Communications ........................................................................... 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans ................................................................................... 1035
Minister of Labour ................................................................................. 1028, 1029, 1033, 1034, 1036
Minister of Mineral Resources ........................................... 1026, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1036
Minister of Small Business Development .......................... 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1033, 1034, 1036
Minister of Social Development ...................................................................... 1027, 1030, 1031, 1032
QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY
PRESIDENT
Questions standing over from Thursday, 21 August 2014 after the question session was suspended
due to grave disorder in accordance with Rule 56.
Ì4.
Ms H H Malgas (ANC) to ask the President of the Republic:
With reference to his response to the debate of his address at the Annual Opening of the
National House of Traditional Leaders in Cape Town on 12 March 2014, what are the latest
developments in finalising the formal recognition of Khoi and San leaders as indigenous
leaders in the country of their birth?
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Mr M A Mncwango (IFP) to ask the President of the Republic:
With reference to his reply to question 923 on 11 November 2013, (a) when does he expect
to reach a decision regarding the outstanding, but still pending, applications for presidential
pardon in terms of the Special Dispensation Process and (b) what are the full (i) details and
(ii) reasons why presidential pardon has been (aa) granted and (bb) not granted in respect of
each of the 2109 applications received by the Reference Group, including the
432 applications submitted by members of the IFP?
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Ì6.
Prof N M Khubisa (NFP) to ask the President of the Republic:
(1)
(a) Who exactly formed his delegation for the recent inaugural US-Africa Leaders’
Summit which was held in Washington DC from 4 to 6 August 2014 and (b) which
specific areas of focus informed the deliberations;
(2)
did the choice of the delegation match these areas of focus; if so,
(3)
were any specific agreements entered into; if so, (a) what benefits has he found that
Africa can draw from these agreements in the short, medium or long term and (b)
what specific lessons did the South African delegation draw from this summit?
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CLUSTER 4 – ECONOMICS
Questions standing over from Wednesday, 17 September 2014.
Ì202. Mr J S Malema (EFF) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
Whether his department has intervened in the impasse between the Royal Bafokeng Nation
and the villagers who lay claim to about 29 mineral-rich farms in the Rustenburg area, in
which case there were reports that the Royal Bafokeng have disposed of the villagers’
mineral-rich land in favour of mining companies that do not take depletion of the
environment and sustainable livelihoods into consideration; if not, why not; if so, what are
the relevant details of the steps that he has taken with regard to the situation?
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Ì171. Mr J R B Lorimer (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
Has he made a recommendation to the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma, on whether or not to sign
the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill [B15-2013] into law; if
not, (a) by what date will he make such a recommendation and (b) what areas of the Bill has
he identified may be problematic in terms of (i) constitutionality or (ii) the effects of the Bill?
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QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY
TUESDAY, 17 JUNE 2014
85.
Dr A Lotriet (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
(1)
How many (a) international and (b) domestic flights were undertaken by (i) her and
(ii) her predecessors using (aa) aircraft operated by the military, (bb) aircraft
chartered by the military or (cc) commercial aircraft during the period 1 April 2013
up to the latest specified date for which information is available;
(2)
in respect of each specified flight, what was the (a)(i) date and (ii) place of (aa)
departure and (bb) arrival and (b)(i) total cost and (ii) breakdown of such costs?
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FRIDAY, 27 JUNE 2014
341.
Ms S P Kopane (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
(1)
What are the details of all flowers purchased by her department for each year
between 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is
available;
(2)
what are the details of (a)(i) the address and (ii) the name of the office where the
specified flowers were displayed, (b) for whose benefit were the flowers purchased
and (c) what was the purchase value of the flowers for each office where it was
displayed;
(3)
in respect of flowers purchased for individuals, (a) what is the (i) name and (ii)
relationship of the person to (aa) her and (bb) the Ministry and (b) what is the cost of
each purchase;
(4)
what are the details of any (a) contractual arrangements and (b) plans to purchase
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flowers in the future?
FRIDAY, 25 JULY 2014
730.
Mr R W T Chance (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development:
(1)
(a) What is the status of the Incubation Support Programme (ISP), (b) how many
agreements have been signed with companies contracted to establish the incubators,
(c) how many of these incubators have been paid, (d) what amounts have been paid
to each incubator, (e) how many incubators are operational and (f) how many
incubates are benefiting from the programme per incubator;
(2)
(a) why has the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) been approved for
three incubators when they operate with state funding and (b) has she found that this
is double dipping and an exclusion of the private sector players from benefiting from
the ISP?
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FRIDAY, 22 AUGUST 2014
989.
Mr A P van der Westhuizen (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
(1)
With reference to the reply to question 430 on 21 July 2014, what dates were
covered by the three-year period of the investigation;
(2)
were any individuals implicated in the report suspended from duty; if so, in each
case, what (a) was the period of suspension and (b) amounts were earned during
this period; if not, what alternative steps were taken to (i) protect the organisation
and (ii) ensure that the investigation could proceed without undue influence;
(3)
are the individuals who were suspended still in the employment of (a) the
Government or (b) a government entity; if not, (i)(aa) when and (bb) how were
their services terminated and (ii) what was the last position held by those implicated
in the report;
(4)
was this issue reported to SA Police Service in terms of the legislation dealing with
corruption; if not, why not; if so, (a) when, (b) by whom and (c) what is the case
number?
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1044. Mr R W T Chance (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development:
Whether she intends to take any overseas trips in the next six months; if so, for each trip,
(a) what is the (i) destination and (ii) purpose of the trip and (b) will she be taking a
delegation of individuals and representatives from organisations with expertise or interests
in small business development?
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FRIDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2014
1423. Mr H C C Krüger (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development:
[Interdepartmental transfer from Trade and Industry on 12 September 2014]
Have any co-operatives been assisted with the ultimate objective of creating jobs by (a) his
department, (b) the Small Enterprise Development Agency and/or (c) the Small Enterprise
Finance Agency in the (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 201314 financial years; if so, (aa) how many, (bb) what was the total cost of each intervention
and (cc) how many jobs were created by each intervention?
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1426. Mr A R McLoughlin (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development:
(1)
For the past 100 days, (a) what official trips did the Deputy Minister undertake, (b)
what official meetings did she have and (c) what were the tasks of her department
assigned to the Deputy Minister;
(2)
was the official tasks assigned to the Deputy Minister for the past 100 days in office
accomplished; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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1531. Mr R W T Chance (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development:
Can she (a) describe and (b) explain what is being done by her department to take the lead
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in establishing an entrepreneurial ecosystem in South Africa?
FRIDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2014
1634. Mr J R B Lorimer (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
(a) Which posts in his department are vacant in the (i) highly skilled, (ii) highly skilled
supervision and (iii) senior and top management levels and (b) in each case, what has been
the duration of the vacancy?
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1637. Mr D America (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
(a) Which posts in her department are vacant in the (i) highly skilled, (ii) highly skilled
supervision and (iii) senior and top management levels and (b) in each case, what has been
the duration of the vacancy?
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1712. Mr J R B Lorimer (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
Whether he is aware of sand mining taking place in Mngazana Madakeni Village, Ward 2,
in the Port St Johns Local Municipality; if not, when will this operation be investigated and
shut down; if so, (a) is this activity properly licensed, (b) has an environmental management
plan been submitted, (c) when was this operation last inspected for compliance?
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FRIDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2014
1762. Mr G MacKay (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
Whether, with reference to the open shafts at Dalpark Extension 1, Brakpan, he can indicate
(a) what is being done in terms of the illegal mining activity in the area, (b) who is the
responsible authority to keep these mines safe and closed, (c) what type of action can be
expected from his department to address this issue and (d) what is the (i) time period and (ii)
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plan of action in this regard?
1856. Mr S J F Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development:
(1)
For each of the provinces, (a) how many co-operatives were assisted with Cooperative Incentive Scheme (CIS) grants, (b) what was the average grant amount for
each co-operative and (c) how many full-time job opportunities were created through
the co-operatives that received grants;
(2)
(a) how many co-operatives were funded through the CIS grants in each economic
sector and (b) what was the average amount granted to each co-operative in each of
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(a) how many of the co-operatives that received CIS grants have submitted financial
statements and tax returns and (b) how is her department monitoring the viability and
the impact of the CIS grants?
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FRIDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2014
1924. Mr H C C Krüger (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development:
What are the regulations that small business owners must comply with to run a business?
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FRIDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2014
2027. Ms S J Nkomo (IFP) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development:
What total amounts did businesses that are run by women in retailing, manufacturing,
construction, mining and green industries benefit from the mandatory 30% procurement
allocated to them from her department’s procurement budget as compared to other
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businesses not run by women?
2070. Mr K S Mubu (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
(a) How many copies of his department’s annual report for the (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14
financial years were produced and (b)(i) at what cost were these reports produced and (ii) to
whom were these reports circulated?
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2085. Ms V van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
With regard to R2,1-billion that has been ring-fenced by the Government for housing
projects in 14 mining towns, what percentage, if any, will mining companies contribute to
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this project as part of their social responsibility?
2113. Ms E R Wilson (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
(1)
Which offices of (a) the SA Social Security Agency and (b) her department were
upgraded in the (i) 2013-14 financial year and (ii) first quarter of the 2014-15
financial year;
(2)
(a) what was the cost of these upgrades in each province and (b) which contractors
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were used in each province?
2117. Ms S P Kopane (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
(1)
Which (a) municipalities and (b) wards were visited as a result of the Mikonzo
project between March 2014 and September 2014;
(2)
(a) what criteria were used to identify the (i) 730 wards and (ii) 23 municipalities
where the project was initiated, (b) how many persons benefited in each (i) ward and
(ii) municipality and (c) what type of interventions were introduced;
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(3)
what total (a) amount was spent and (b) number of officials were utilised in each (i)
ward and (ii) municipality for the project;
(4)
(a) how many seasonal farmworkers were identified as suffering from temporary loss
of income in each province in terms of the project, (b) how will her department in
collaboration with the Department of Agriculture assist the sector in a sustainable
way and (c) what intervention strategy is in place to deal with the sector in all
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provinces?
FRIDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2014
2160. Ms J F Terblanche (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
Does his department make use of the services offered by the SA National Space Agency; if
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not, why not; if so, (a) what services and (b) how regularly?
2192. Adv H C Schmidt (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
(1)
Whether the application submitted by a certain company (name and details
furnished) has been approved by him and/or his department; if so, on which date was
such approval granted;
(2)
whether a copy of the Social and Labour Plan (SLP) has been submitted; if not, why
not; if so, (a) has it been approved, (b) on what date was such approval granted and
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(c) will a copy of the SLP be made available?
FRIDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2014
2304. Ms L L van der Merwe (IFP) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
Whether she intends to review her department’s partial funding policy of shelters to ensure
that it meets its responsibilities in terms of (a) adequately funding services related to
domestic violence and (b) the provision of counsellors at Thuthuzela Care Centres; if not,
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why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
2330. Mrs C Dudley (ACDP) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
Whether the fuel levy is ring-fenced; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is it used for, (b) how is
the use of the fuel levy decided on and (c) what are the further relevant details?
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2336. Mr J R B Lorimer (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
(a) In the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years, (aa) how many times
has his department received a request from the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in
accordance with section 184(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, to
provide a report on measures taken by his department towards the realisation of the rights in
the Bill of Rights concerning housing, health care, food, water, social security, education
and the environment and (bb) how many times did his department submit such a report to
the SAHRC in this regard and (b) in each case, was the report (i) made readily available to
the public or (ii) tabled in Parliament?
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2337. Ms S P Kopane (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
(a) In the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years, (aa) how many times
has her department received a request from the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in
accordance with section 184(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, to
provide a report on measures taken by her department towards the realisation of the rights in
the Bill of Rights concerning housing, health care, food, water, social security, education
and the environment and (bb) how many times did her department submit such a report to
the SAHRC in this regard and (b) in each case, was the report (i) made readily available to
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the public or (ii) tabled in Parliament?
2404. The Leader of the Opposition (DA) to ask the President of the Republic:
(a) Does he have any (i) international or (ii) domestic trips planned for the remainder of the
2014 calender year; if so, (aa) what are the proposed dates of each trip, (bb) to what planned
destinations are the trips, (cc) what is the planned purpose of each trip, and (dd) what are the
(aaa) names and (bbb) designations of the persons who will accompany him, and (b) what is
the estimated cost of each planned (i) international and (ii) domestic trip that he will
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undertake for the remainder of the 2014 calendar year?
2428. Ms S P Kopane (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
(a) What was the total remuneration of (i) board members, (ii) nonexecutive directors and
(iii) executive directors of each entity reporting to her in the (aa) 2011-12, (bb) 2012-13 and
(cc) 2013-14 financial years and (b) how many times did each board meet in the specified
financial years?
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2436. Mrs M R Shinn (DA) to ask the Minister of Communications:
(a) What was the total remuneration of (i) board members, (ii) nonexecutive directors and
(iii) executive directors of each entity reporting to her in the (aa) 2011-12, (bb) 2012-13 and
(cc) 2013-14 financial years and (b) how many times did each board meet in the specified
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financial years?
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FRIDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2014
2604. Mr S J F Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
What amount has his department spent on promotional magazines in the (a) 2011-12, (b)
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2012-13 and (c) 2013-14 financial years?
2608. Mr M S Malatsi (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
What amount has her department spent on promotional magazines in the (a) 2011-12, (b)
2012-13 and (c) 2013-14 financial years?
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2617. Mr C D Matsepe (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development:
What amount has her department spent on promotional magazines in the (a) 2011-12, (b)
2012-13 and (c) 2013-14 financial years?
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2638. Ms V van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Communications:
What is the approach of (a) her department and (b) each of the entities reporting to her
towards employing previously disadvantaged persons, in particular with regard to those who
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have challenges in (i) reading and (ii) writing?
2639. Ms V van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Communications:
(a) How many skills audits have been done in (i) her department and (ii) each of the entities
reporting to her in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11, (cc) 2011-12, (dd) 2012-13 and (ee)
2013-14 financial years and (b) what steps has she taken to ensure that skills audits are done
in each of the entities reporting to her?
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2667. Mr S Mokgalapa (DA) to ask the President of the Republic:
(1)
Whether he held a meeting with the delegation of politicians from a certain party
(name and details furnished) at any time during the delegation’s visit to the country;
if so, (a) what was the purpose of this meeting and (b) what are the names of all the
persons who attended the meeting;
(2)
was any financial commitment made to fund (a) the specified party’s campaign in
their country’s upcoming general elections, scheduled for 2015 and (b) a certain
person’s (name furnished) presidential candidacy in the election during this meeting;
if so, in each case, (i) who made these commitments and (ii) how will these
commitments be financed;
(3)
will the Government’s funds be used to finance the elections campaign of (a) any of
the candidates of the party or (b) the presidential campaign of the specified person in
part or in whole; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant
details?
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2668. Mr S Mokgalapa (DA) to ask the President of the Republic:
How many times has he met with a certain person (name furnished) for (a) state or (b)
unofficial state visits (i) in (aa) 2010, (bb) 2011, (cc) 2012 and (dd) 2013 and (ii) since
1 January 2014?
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2693. Mr C Mackenzie (DA) to ask the Minister of Communications:
How many job opportunities have been created through support offered by entities reporting
to her to community media since her appointment as Minister?
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2747. Mr H C C Krüger (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development:
Did (a) her department and/or (b) any entities reporting to it owe money to any Gauteng
municipalities at the end of the 2013-14 financial year; if so, in respect of each specified
municipality (i) what is the name of the municipality, (ii) what was the total amount owed,
(iii) what was the nature of the debt, (iv) for how long has the debt been outstanding and (v)
what plans are in place to recover the debt owed to the municipality by (aa) her department
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and/or (bb) any entities reporting to it?
2786. Mr P G Atkinson (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
(1)
Whether she received an invitation to the wedding of Vega Gupta and Aakash
Jahajgarhia; if so,
(2)
whether she attended any of the wedding festivities between 30 April and 3 May
2013; if so,
(3)
whether she stayed overnight at the venue; if so, (a) what accommodation did she
use, (b) who paid for the said accommodation, (c) what mode of transport did she use
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to attend the wedding festivities and (d) who paid for the travel costs?
2793. Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development:
(1)
Whether she received an invitation to the wedding of Vega Gupta and Aakash
Jahajgarhia; if so,
(2)
whether she attended any of the wedding festivities between 30 April and 3 May
2013; if so,
(3)
whether she stayed overnight at the venue; if so, (a) what accommodation did she
use, (b) who paid for the said accommodation, (c) what mode of transport did she use
to attend the wedding festivities and (d) who paid for the travel costs?
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FRIDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2014
2861. Mr J H Steenhuisen (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:
With reference to written questions number (a) 953, (b) 1202 and (c) 1258, all of which
were transferred in accordance with Rule 117 (1) of the National Assembly for oral reply on
5 November 2014, in each case, (i) why she failed to provide the replies to each specified
question in accordance with her constitutional obligation to account to Parliament, (ii) why
she disregarded Rule 114(1) of the National Assembly since 6 November 2014 by not
providing the replies, (iii)(aa) why was no reply furnished and (bb) on what authority in law
she is relying in not disclosing the information required through each parliamentary question
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and (iv) why in each specified case was no reason provided for not replying?
2913. Mr A R McLoughlin (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:
(1)
With reference to the cancelled contract with Airbus in respect of 8 A400M military
transport aircraft, taken with the fact that Airbus agreed to refund the sum of €835
million to Armscor, and that an indemnity was subsequently provided to Denel by
the Government, (a) why was an indemnity provided to Denel, (b) what were the
respective obligations of (i) Denel and (ii) Armscor to (aa) Airbus, (bb) each other
and (cc) the Government in respect of the specified contract, (c) how many more
such claims can be expected from Denel, (d) what are the details of each one of the
nine claims made to date by Denel in terms of the indemnity and (e) in the case of
each claim, what amount was paid to Denel;
(2)
has oversight taken place in respect of each of the nine claims submitted by Denel; if
not, why not; if so, in respect of each claim, (a)(i) when and (ii) where did such
oversight take place, (b) who conducted such oversight and (c) has such oversight
resulted in a reduction of the relevant claim;
(3)
what is the breakdown of the current R 63,1 million claim made by Denel?
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2953. Mr G R Davis (DA) to ask the Minister of Communications:
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 668 on 1 September 2014 and given the
Supreme Court of Appeal’s decision on Midi Television (Pty) Ltd and the Western Cape
Director of Public Prosecutions in 2007, she can indicate in what way substantial prejudice
to the administration of justice could occur if the information is published; if not, is a certain
person (name furnished) still earning the R2,4 million salary that the Public Protector found
was awarded irregularly to the specified person; if so, what are the relevant details?
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2981. Ms E R Wilson (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
Whether he intends to pay bonuses to staff in his department; if so, (a) what criteria has been
used to award bonuses, (b) how many staff members will be receiving bonuses, (c) what
total amount will be spent on staff bonuses and (d) was this amount budgeted for?
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2985. Mr Y Cassim (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
Whether she intends to pay bonuses to staff in her department; if so, (a) what criteria has
been used to award bonuses, (b) how many staff members will be receiving bonuses, (c)
what total amount will be spent on staff bonuses and (d) was this amount budgeted for?
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2993. Mr H C C Krüger (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development:
Whether she intends to pay bonuses to staff in her department; if so, (a) what criteria has
been used to award bonuses, (b) how many staff members will be receiving bonuses, (c)
what total amount will be spent on staff bonuses and (d) was this amount budgeted for?
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3015. Ms T E Baker (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
Whether, with regard to the implementation of the Use of Official Language Policy Act, Act
12 of 2012 and since the reply of the Minister of Arts and Culture to question 990 on 6 June
2013, his department implemented the Act; if not, when will the Act be implemented; if so,
which languages have been adopted as official languages of his department?
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3028. Ms L V James (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development:
Whether, with regard to the implementation of the Use of Official Language Policy Act, Act
12 of 2012 and since the reply of the Minister of Arts and Culture to question 990 on 6 June
2013, her department implemented the Act; if not, when will the Act be implemented; if so,
which languages have been adopted as official languages of her department?
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