Whether the department has placed any companies or persons on the List of Restricted Suppliers

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QUESTION NO: 2908  (NW3379E)

PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30-2011 OF 23 SEPTEMBER 2011

Mr DC Ross (DA) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation;

1. Whether her department has placed any (a) companies or (b) persons on the List of Restricted Suppliers, thereby prohibiting the public sector to do business with them; if so, in each case, what is the (i) name of the said entity or person, (ii) nature of their business, (iii) reason for restricting this service and (iv) date on which they were restricted;
2. whether any of the implicated (a) companies or (b) persons have since been removed from the list; if so, in each case, (i) which entity or person, (ii) when and (iii) what is the reason for removing this specified company or person from the list;
3. whether her department has conducted any business with any of the (a) companies that or (b) person who have been removed from the list; if so, in each case (i) with which companies or persons, (ii) with regard to which services, (iii) for which time period and (iv) why did her department engage the specified company or person despite previous conduct?

REPLY:

1. The Department has not placed any (a) companies or (b) persons on the List of Restricted Suppliers, thereby prohibiting the public sector to do business with them.
2. Not applicable, refer to response number 1 above
3. Not applicable, refer to response number 1 and 2 above.

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