NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 2241
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: WEDNESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2011
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 19 AUGUST 2011 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NO 25 - 2011)

Dr D T George (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

(1) Whether (a) he, (b) his deputy minister, (c) any specified officials and (d) any other persons have been issued with a government or official credit card during the period 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, what are the relevant details for him, his deputy minister and each holder of a credit card in respect of the (i) name, (ii) job title, (iii) credit limit, (iv) outstanding amount as at the latest specified date for which information is available, (v) monthly expenses incurred for each month since receiving the credit card, (vi) reason for such persons being issued with a credit card and (vii) uses that such a credit card is intended for;

(2) whether any such credit cards are over their credit limit; if so, (a) whose credit cards are over the limit and (b) what is the reason for the credit cards exceeding the limit;

(3) whether any action has been taken against such persons for exceeding their   credit card limits; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2616E

REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

(1) Neither (a) the Minister of Transport, nor (b) the Deputy Minister of Transport or (c) any specified officials in the Department of Transport (DoT) have been issued with a Government or official credit card during the period 01 April 2010 to date.

(d) The DoT's Travel Agent has been issued with an official credit card.  The details are as follows:

(i) Travkor EPA (Pty) Ltd, trading as Travkor Sisano.

(ii) Not applicable.

(iii) The credit limit is R5 million per month.

(iv) Outstanding amount as at 31 July 2011: R1,822,935-17.

(v) Monthly expenses incurred for each month since receiving the credit card:

April 2010                    R3,150,645-42

May 2010                    R2,566,287-31

June 2010                   R   931,327-38

July 2010                    R1,035,717-34

August 2010                R1,821,312-54

September 2010         R2,314,578-46

October 2010              R1,645,667-94

November 2010           R1,955,880-55

December 2010           R 819,356-10

January 2011              R 463,413-75

February 2011             R2,042,663-03

March 2011                 R2,895,559-80

April 2011                    R6,069,405-02

May 2011                    R2,017,727-31

June 2011                   R3,945,284-96

July 2011                    R1,822,935,17

(vi) Travel arrangements are not provided on credit.

(vii) Bookings for flights, accommodation and conferences.

(1) The credit card is not over its credit limit.  Payments are made more than once per month where necessary to avoid going over the credit limit.

(a) and (b) Fall away.

(2) Falls away.

Issued by Parliament, September 19 2011

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