Total amount spent by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation on air travel between Gauteng and Cape Town for employees who attended Parliament business in the 2014-15 financial year

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QUESTION NO: 3273 (NW3875E)

PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO: 34-2015 OF 28 AUGUST 2015

MS H O MAXON (EFF) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION:

(1) What (a) total amount did her department spend on air travel between Gauteng and Cape Town for employees attending Parliament business in the 2014-15 financial year and (b) is the total number of trips that were undertaken;

(2) What is the total amount that her department spent on (a) accommodation and (b) car rental in Cape Town for employees attending Parliament business in the specified financial year?

REPLY:

1 (a) The total amount her department spend on air travel between Gauteng and Cape Town for employees attending Parliament business in the 2014-15 financial year were as follows:

• 2014/2015:      R 439 893.90

1 (b) the total number of trips that were undertaken was as follows;

• 2014/2015:      75 Trips

2 (a) the total amount that her department spent on accommodation was as follows:

• 2014/2015:      R 210 542.21

2 (b) the total amount that her department spent car rental in Cape Town for employees   attending Parliament business in the specified financial year were as follows

• 2014/2015:      R 115 795.21

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