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