â Indicates a question for written reply not yet replied to after 10 working days have expired.
What total amount of interest incurred on overdue accounts was paid over to suppliers by her department in the 2010-11 financial year NW1713?
How many (a) African, (b) Coloured, (c) Indian and (d) White persons are currently employed at the public institutions that report to her in terms of Schedules 1 to 3D of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999 NW1730?
whether persons that are found to be responsible will be held accountable and/or prosecuted; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NW1739?
In light of the fact that Koeberg Nuclear Power station was built alongside the Milnerton fault line and the increase in the magnitude of earthquakes worldwide, what is our readiness to cope with earthquakes, tsunamis and radiation leakage in the event of an earthquake (a) on this fault line and (b) elsewhere in South Africa NW1740?
whether he intends implementing the abbreviated review process; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NW1741?
whether any steps have been taken to ensure that this situation does not re-occur; if not, why not; if so, what steps NW1780?
What are the requirements that a member of the SA Police Service (SAPS) must meet in order to be appointed to the rank of general, (b) how many SAPS members currently hold the rank of general, (c) how many SAPS members have met the specified requirements before being promoted to the rank of general and (d) why were the remaining members promoted to this rank without meeting the necessary requirements NW1781?
How many officials of the SA Police Service (SAPS) have been (a)(i) criminally charged with and (ii) suspended from the SAPS for disciplinary offences and (b) dismissed from service as a result during the period 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2010 NW1782?
whether her department has liaised with employees of Assmang regarding the progress of its investigations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NW1783?
whether his department had investigated the source of the said manganese-related deaths; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NW1784?
whether she has instituted an investigation into the specified irregularities; if not, why not; if so, when will the investigation be completed NW1785?
why not, (b) what was the designation of each such person, (c) where were they stationed and (d) what were the main functions that they performed; if so, what are the relevant details NW1786?
Whether, at any public hospital in any province, any closed-circuit television (CCTV) security camera system is not working and needs maintenance and/or upgrading; if so, for each specified hospital, (a) what is the name of the hospital, (b) for how long has the system been out of order, (c) what will it cost to (i) repair and (ii) upgrade the system in each case and (d) when will the CCTV security camera system be fully functional again NW1787?
Whether, in relation to the occupation-specific dispensation (OSD) for allied health professionals, particularly radiographers, consideration will be given to (a) the acquired levels of specialisation within the profession, such as (i) nuclear medicine, (ii) ultrasound and (iii) radiotherapy and (b) any post-graduate qualifications already accumulated, such as management certificates or degrees; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Africa; if so, (a) on what basis, (b) since when and (c) on whose instruction NW1789?
whether his department intends conducting an audit on all the programmes offered at our 23 universities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NW1790?
whether any punitive measures have been taken; if not, why not; if so, (a) against whom and (b) what are the relevant measures that have been taken in this regard NW1791?
whether a system is in place that measures expenditure/allocations against road safety statistics; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NW1792?
whether any outcomes have been achieved from the implementation of these plans; if not, when are the outcomes expected to become evident; if so, what are the relevant details NW1793?
whether he intends constructing a bicycle manufacturing plant; if not, why not; if so, whether a feasibility study has been undertaken in this regard; if not, why not; if so, what are the main (a) findings and (b) recommendations NW1794?
whether AARTO fine books have been issued to each person who wrote the specified tests or exams; if not, why not; if so, how long before or after their test was a fine book issued to each person NW1795?
what steps has his department taken to reduce the number of crashes NW1796?
whether investigations were launched into these specified incidents; if not, why not; if so, what were the main (a) findings and (b) outcomes of the investigation in each case NW1797?
whether any research has been conducted on the impact that the fee increase at each institution would have on the industry; if not, why not; if so, in each case, what (a) were the (i) findings and (ii) recommendations of the research and (b) are the further relevant details NW1798?
whether the National Heritage Council maintains a database of national heritage sites that are in private ownership; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NW1799?
whether a certain private security company (name furnished) has been registered through the PSIRA; if so, whether a background check was run on the owner of the said company (name furnished); if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the position with regard to applications for registering the private security companies of persons against whom charges of conspiring to commit a cash-in-transit robbery have been laid and (b) what are the further relevant details NW1800?
Whether a certain person (name and details furnished) applied for a firearm license every year since 2007; if so, whether a firearm license was granted to the said person; if so, (a) why was this firearm license granted and (b) how can the decision to grant a firearm license to a person who is facing criminal charges be justified NW1801?
whether this government structure and/or municipality was informed of criminal charges against a certain member (name furnished) of the closed corporation prior to entering into any contract; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, why did they enter into a contract despite this information NW1802?
how does his department ensure that all (a) end of life, (b) expired and (c) internationally recalled devices are no longer used NW1803?
whether any other medical device which has been recalled by the FDA is still used in South Africa; if so, (a) which devices and (b) what is the purpose of the device, in each case NW1804?
whether any health professional had more than one complaint against them in the specified period; if so, (a) what are their names, (b) how many complaints were brought against them and (c) what was the reason for each complaint NW1805?
Whether his department has been informed that the World Health Organisation's (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields under Group 2B, as possibly carcinogenic to humans; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) action does his department intend taking in this regard and (b) are the recommendations contained in the report NW1806?
Whether the World Health Organisation (WHO) had invited his department to respond to the WHO survey of member states regarding public health pesticide registration and management practices; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, why did South Africa not respond NW1807?
2008-09, (d) 2009-10 and (e) 2010-11 financial years (i) to be unsafe and (ii) not containing the exact proportions of ingredients as advertised; if so, in each case, (aa) which products, (bb) on what basis did the specified product fail the comprehensive inspection and (cc) what action was taken against the specified manufacturer?
How many people in his department are allocated to ensuring that all foodstuffs on the market are safe and that the public is not mislead, (b) what are their respective positions and at which laboratories are they situated NW1809?
whether any of these political parties received a special rate/discount for placing these advertisements; if so, (a) which political parties received a special rate/discount and (b) what is the total monetary value of this special rate/discount received by each political party NW1822?
(a) why did his department fail to employ a full-time financial manager in each case and (b) when will his department employ such a person in each case NW1811?
what action does he intend to take against councillors who do not resign their directorships of companies that are doing business with municipalities NW1812?
What are the names of the three suspects who have passed away according to a certain SA Police Service memorandum (details furnished), (b) when did each of these suspects pass away and (c) on what evidence or allegations were they considered to have been suspects in each case NW1813?
whether he has launched an investigation into this complaint; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NW1814?
whether she has launched an investigation into this complaint; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NW1815?
(a) which authority authorised the trading license of this product and (b) on what grounds is the term cheese allowed to be used for a nondairy product NW1816?
(a) which authority authorised the trading license of this product and (b) on what grounds is the term cheese allowed to be used for a nondairy product NW1817?
Whether an investigation into the sale and misrepresentation of products which contain fully hydrogenated fats and are passed off as genuine dairy products was carried out by the Commercial Branch of the SA Police Service; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what were the (a) findings and (b) outcomes of this investigation NW1818?
Whether the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) carried out an investigation in 2010 into the sale and misrepresentation of products which contain fully hydrogenated fats and were passed off as genuine dairy products; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what were the (a) findings and (b) outcomes of the investigation NW1819?
Whether his department has made any plans to accommodate the expected influx of thousands of delegates to the 17th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17) in December 2011; if not, why not; if so, what (a) plans and (b) are the further relevant details NW1820?
whether the tender includes ongoing maintenance of the system; if not, why not; if so, for what specified period must the said company provide maintenance NW1821?
whether France was consulted with regard to (a) preparing and (b) lodging the claim; if not, what is the position with regard to dialoguing with France about this claim; if so, what are the details of the input made by France NW1825?
Whether general information technology controls relating to the social pension system have been designed to maintain the integrity of the information system and security of data; if not, why not; if so, what (a) was the purpose of its design and (b) are the further relevant details?
Whether the (a) manual and (b) automated control relating to social assistance grant expenditure has been designed to ensure that transactions are authorised and completely and accurately processed; if not, why not; if so, what (i) was the purpose of its design and (ii) are the further relevant details NW1827?
Whether any steps have been taken by the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) to meet the demand for required skills for a computerised data quality management system; if not, why not; if so, (a) how do they intend to remedy the situation, (b) how does it affect the provision of comprehensive social services and (c) what are the further relevant details NW1828?
whether the CNBS have been invited by (a) his department or (b) any entity reporting to it; if so, (i) which entity and (ii) why have they been invited by this entity NW1829?
whether any steps will be taken against the municipalities that have not yet paid their outstanding debts; if not, why not; if so, what (a) steps and (b) are the further relevant details NW1830?
with regard to each category, what was the (a) range of fines or penalties that were imposed on the defaulting establishments and (b) total monetary value of fines or penalties imposed on all institutions NW1831?
with regard to each specified trip, (a) how many persons were in the delegation, (b) who formed part of the delegation, (c) what was the (i) departure date, (ii) return date and (iii) duration, (d) which destinations were visited and (e) what (i) were the total costs and (ii) is the breakdown of the costs NW1832?
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 1410 on 7 June 2011, she is able to provide the total individual tonnage of abalone harvested by each individual or entity rights holder during the period 1 July 2010 to 31 October 2010; if not, why not; if so, what was each individual (a) tonnage and (b) rights holder's allocation of the total allowable catch during the specified period NW1833?
Whether the pharmaceutical industry has been engaged/consulted by the Medicine Control Council with regard to recalling drugs in order to prevent future conflict with the National Consumer Council which has also been given the authority to recall drugs under the Consumer Protection Act, Act 68 of 2008; if not, (a) why not and (b) what measures will be put in place to ensure that this industry is engaged/consulted; if so, what (i) are the details of the engagement/consultations with the pharmaceutical industry and (ii) measure have been put in place to deal with this situation NW1834?
What is the total legal cost of introducing administration charges to the service sector education and training authorities (Seta) as mandated by him and (b) when does he envisage the implementation of the Code of Conduct that will regulate any conflicts of interests between Seta board members and managers NW1835?
whether the National Treasury intends introducing legislation that will enforce the appointment of such committees; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NW1836?
What steps are currently being taken against the persons who have successfully been linked as the owners of the 98 derelict mines (details furnished) in order to ensure the successful rehabilitation of these mines NW1837?
whether the charge has been investigated; if not, why not; if so, what was the outcome of the investigation NW1838?
whether any former officials of her department have been found to have violated such restraint agreement; if so, (a) what is the name of each such official, (b) in what entity and/or (ii) capacity have they been found to have violated such restraint agreement, (c) when did each specified official violate such restraint agreement and what action has her department taken to enforce such restraint agreement in each case NW1839?
whether his department intends discussing the conclusions of the WHO study with the Department of Environmental Affairs; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NW1840?
Whether her department has reviewed a new study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) into the possible effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on humans as included in a certain press release on 31 May 2011 (copy furnished); if so, what are the relevant details; if not, whether her department intends reviewing environmental impact assessment regulations pertaining to the erection of cell phone masts and base stations in light of this study; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NW1841?
whether he will make a statement on the status of developments of financial mechanisms to promote renewable energy investments considering that he had previously set February 2011 as the target date for the release of procurement documentation; if not, why not; if so, when NW1842?
Whether South Africa participated in the latest World Health Organisation (WHO) survey on public health pesticide registration and managemant practices by WHO member states; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NW1843?
what are the main challenges facing the established catchment management agencies and (b) when is it envisaged that all catchment management agencies will be fully operational NW1844?
With reference to the publication of the diagnostic report, (a) how much was budgeted for the consultative approach, (b) how long will the process take and (c) when will the Vision 2030 document be ready NW1845?
What (a) are the relevant details of the contracts which her department have entered into with suppliers with regard to the installation of one million solar water heaters (SWHs) as part of its SWH roll-out programme set for completion in 2014, (b) are the names of the companies with which the contracts have been signed, (c) is the value of each contract and (d) are the further relevant details NW1847?
Whether the Government intends to grant an extension on the R1,8 billion guarantee to Denel's subsidiary Denel Saab Aerostructures (DSA); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) for how long, (b) on what terms and (c) what measures will be put in place to ensure that the company is turned around NW1849?
Whether the Government intends to sell the Denel subsidiary Denel Saab Aerostructures (DSA) in light of the increased losses that have been experienced by the entity; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details NW1850?
Whether his department will disclose details of the violent strikes that erupted at the Kusile and Medupi Power Plants in May 2011; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how many working hours were lost, (b) what was the total cost of the strike, (c) what damage was caused by protestors and (d) how will the strikes affect the project deadlines NW1851?
Whether the SA Police Service consulted with the Department of Labour and all the relevant stakeholders regarding the implementation of the new shift system for officials working at the criminal record centres; if not, why not; if so, what has he found are the (a) advantages and (b) disadvantages of the new shift system NW1852?
whether police offices at various police stations have been informed about the provisions of this section; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NW1853?
Whether all senior managers have submitted their financial disclosure forms before the 2011 deadline; if not, why not; if so, (a) who did not submit their disclosure forms and (b) what disciplinary action will be taken against these specified managers NW1854?
Whether the Government has taken all necessary measures to combat the entry of the new sub-strain of e-coli that was identified in Germany recently; if not, why not; if so, what are the details of the Government's (a) preparedness and (b) plans to deal with the threat NW1855?
What are the reasons for not implementing the renewable energy feed-in tariff (Refit) programme NW1856?
Questions standing over from Wednesday,23 March 2011.
Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency.
â59. The Leader of the Opposition (DA) (p 15)-President of the Republic.
â127. Adv L H Max (DA) (p 28)-Defence and Military Veterans.
â131. Adv L H Max (DA) (p 29)-Home Affairs.
Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency.
â201. Ms B C Blaai (Cope) (p 42)-Correctional Services.
â220. Ms N P Gcume (Cope) (p 47)-Social Development.
â518. Mrs D Robinson (DA) (p 124)-Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency. Ms M Smuts (DA) (p 154)-Higher Education and Training.
â653. The Leader of the Opposition (DA) (p 169)-Public Works. Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) (p 333)-Public Service and Administration.
â1072. Ms D Carter (Cope) (p 347)-Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
â1076. Ms B C Blaai (Cope) (p 377)-Women, Children and People with Disabilities. Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) (p 514)-Energy. Mrs N W A Michael (DA) (p 433)-Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency. Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) (p 479)-Finance.
â1362. Mr N J J van R Koornhof (Cope) (p 525)-Minister in the Presidency. Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) (p 537)-Labour.
â1414. Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) (p 537)-Water and Environmental Affairs.
Ms S K Plaatjie (Cope) (p 564)-Science and Technology.
Ms B C Blaai (Cope) (p 564)-Women, Children and People with Disabilities.
Ms B C Blaai (Cope) (p 565)-Women, Children and People with Disabilities.
Ms D Carter (Cope) (p 565)-Rural Development and Land Reform.
Ms D Carter (Cope) (p 566)-Rural Development and Land Reform.
Adv L H Max (DA) (p 571)-Correctional Services.
Adv L H Max (DA) (p 571)-Defence and Military Veterans.
Adv L H Max (DA) (p 572)-Home Affairs.
Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) (p 603)-Health.
Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) (p 604)-Arts and Culture.
Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) (p 604)-Sport and Recreation.