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Thulas Nxesi's reply on cost of ministerial residence renovations

Minister says R15m being spent on upgrading residence of Minister Gugile Nkwinti alone (Jan 4 2013)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO. 2630

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No. 27 of 2012]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 SEPTEMBER 2012

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED:  14 DECEMBER 2012

Mr L Ramatlakane (COPE) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether his department managed the renovations of (a) residential homes of Ministers and (b) ministerial office accommodation in the 2011-12 financial year; if not, why not; if so, (i) of which ministers' (aa) homes and (bb) office accommodation, (ii) where is each located and (iii) in each case, what (aa) was the total cost, (bb) amount was budgeted for and (cc) is the completion date;

(2) whether he has been informed of any office accommodation which has been renovated and occupied before and is currently unoccupied; if so, (a) where is the office located, (b) how will the office be used and (c) what are the further relevant details;

(3) whether the standard as designed for ministerial occupation will remain the same; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW3244E

REPLY

The Minister of Public Works:

(1)(a)  Yes.

(b)  Yes.

See tables below:

(a) MINISTERIAL RESIDENCES ((aa) Homes/residences Cannot be disclosed for security reasons)

(i) Which Ministers

(ii)Location

(iii)(aa) Total Cost

(bb) Budget  allocation

(cc) Completion  date

Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry 1

Minister of Women, Persons with Disabilities

Minister of Economic Development

Minister of Public Works

Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Deputy Minister of Communication

Deputy Minister of Higher Education

Cape Town

R 18,913,693

(R16,689,467 spent in 2011/2012)

R 23,368,266

14/08/2012

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Cape Town

R 4,978,600 (R 1,393,979 spent in 2011/2012

R 5,227,530

18/10/2012

Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

Cape Town

R 15, 076,549 (R 6,066,653 Spent in 2011/2012)

R 15,830,376

2/08/2012

Deputy Minister of Transport

Cape Town

R 10,673,142 (R3,496,008 spent in 2011/2012)

R 11,206,799

12/10/2012

Deputy Minister of Sports

Pretoria

R351,856.00

R351,852.52

Apr-11

Deputy Minister of Economic Development

Pretoria

R1, 191, 328.00

R1,191,327.56

Feb-12

Deputy Minister of Police

Pretoria

R542, 336.00

R542, 336.02

Dec-11

Minister of Agriculture

Pretoria

R48, 026.00

R48, 026.32

May-11

Deputy Minister of Communication

Pretoria

R498, 351.00

R498,351.28

Feb-12

Deputy Minister of Finance

Pretoria

R87,601.00

R87,601.28

Aug-11

Minister of DPSA

Pretoria

R127, 102.00

R 127, 101.75

Sep-11

Minister of Water Affairs

Pretoria

R84, 482.00

R 84, 481.98

Feb-12

Minister of Energy

Pretoria

R7, 777.00

R 7, 776.89

Sep-11

Deputy Minister of Rural Development

Pretoria

R10, 898.00

R 10, 898.20

Mar-12

Minister of State Security

Pretoria

R161, 594.00

R 161, 593.80

Feb-12

Minister of Rural Development

Pretoria

R76,732.00

R 76, 732.07

Sep-11

Deputy Minister of Defence

Pretoria

R1, 230, 492.00

R 1, 230, 491.88

Mar-12

Deputy Minister of Trade & Industry

Pretoria

R1, 383, 192.00

R 1, 383 ,192.16

Feb-12

Minister of Transport

Pretoria

R374, 083.00

R 374, 082.87

Dec-11

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs

Pretoria

R1, 039 ,586.00

R 1, 039, 586.36

Mar-12

Deputy Minister of Economic Development

Pretoria

R1, 191, 328.00

R 1, 191, 327.56

Feb-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretoria

R133,186.00

R133,185.92

Aug-11

 

Pretoria

R437,477.00

R437,476.85

Jun-11

 

Pretoria

R1, 611, 423.00

R1,611,422.91

Mar-12

 

Pretoria

R5,8M

R5,8M

Jul-11

 


 

1 (b) OFFICE ACCOMMODATION:

(i) Which Ministers

(bb) Office

Accommodation

(ii)Location

(iii)

(aa) Total Cost

(bb) Budget

allocation

(cc) Completion

date

Deputy of Social Development

10th Floor

120 Plein Street

R 1 842 681.00

(2012/2013 Financial

year, no cost incurred  for 2011/2012)

R 1 842 681.00

(2012/2013

Financial Year)

31 January 2013

Deputy Minister of PerformanceMonitoring and Evaluation

1st Floor

Ministry of Police

9th Floor

Ministry of Public Enterprises

16th floor

Deputy Ministry of Health

4th Floor

Agriculture

Jacob Mare 184

Pretoria

R437, 848.00

R437, 848.00

January 2011

DPSA

Proes 166

Pretoria

R468, 570.00

R 468, 570.00

October 2011

Human Settlement

Walker 240

Pretoria

R47, 171.00

R 47, 170.77

August 2011

Woman, Children and People with disabilities 

AVN building

Pretoria

R5, 200.00

R 5, 199.50

August 2011

Home Affairs

Arcadia 909: home affairs

Pretoria

R641, 713.00

R641, 713.05

March 2012

Higher Education

123 Schoeman Street, Sol Plaatjie House

Pretoria

R17,856.00

R17, 854.74.

April 2011

(2) No.

(3) Yes, the standard will suite the era of the house, whether modern or heritage, the quality of finishes will be suitable for the dignitary to occupy the house.

Issued by Parliament, January 4 2013

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