NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 2008

Mr Maynier (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:

1. How many (a) international and (b) domestic flights did she undertake using (i) aircraft operated by the military, (ii) aircraft chartered by the military or (iii) commercial aircraft between 10 May 2009 and the latest specified date for which information is available;

2. in respect of each specified flight, (a) what was the (i) date and (ii) place of (aa) departure and (bb) arrival and (b) what was the (i) total cost and (ii) breakdown of the costs of such flights? NW2405E

REPLY:

The Honourable Member asked the same question earlier this year on 23 March 2010 and is referred to the response to Parliamentary question 810, which was tabled on 14 June 2010.

The information provided on 14 June 2010 remains the same. Flights undertaken for private purposes are undertaken through commercial flights and in terms of paragraph 9 of the Ministerial Handbook. Such information remains private in the same way that your trips remain private.

 SCHEDULE

Issued by Parliament, November 8 2010

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