NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO.: 1468
DATE OF QUESTION: 01 JUNE 2011

1468. Mr J R B Lorimer (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development:

(a) On how many occasions since 1 March 2010 did his office hire a vehicle to transport (i) him and (ii) his Deputy Minister and (b) in each case, (i) what was the cost of hiring the vehicle, (ii) for what reason was the vehicle hired, (iii) for how many days, (iv) what (aa) make and (bb) model of vehicle was hired and (v) what total distance was travelled?  NW1635E

REPLY:-

(a)(i) I wish to inform the Honourable Member that I hired a motor vehicle on 34 occasions for 89 days and the total cost of hiring the motor vehicles was R396 509.90. All travel was undertaken for official duties and 15 284 kilometres were traveled, mainly in a Mercedes S Class or E Class vehicle.

(a)(ii) The Deputy Minister hired a motor vehicle on 10 occasions for 33 days and the total cost of hiring the motor vehicles was R34 611.50. All travel was undertaken for official duties and 2 011 kilometres were traveled, mainly in a Mercedes C180 or similar Class vehicle.

The hiring of motor vehicles was occasioned for the purpose of undertaking official duties by the Deputy Minister and I, outside Cape Town and Pretoria where we could not make use of our official motor vehicles. The Honourable Member should also please note that the information is for the period of 1 March 2010 to 31 March 2011.

Issued by Parliament, August 10 2011

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