Question no

NORTH WEST

2003/04		2004/05		2005/06		2006/07		2007/08
BUDGET	EXP	BUDGET	EXP	BUDGET	EXP	BUDGET	EXP	BUDGET	EXP
R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000
829 779	830 296	950 087	647 316	1 274 557	928 393	2 171 828	2 019 044	2 483 767	2 314 020

WESTERN CAPE

2003/04		2004/05		2005/06		2006/07		2007/08
Budget	Expenditure	Budget	Expenditure	Budget	Expenditure	Budget	Expenditure	Budget	Expenditure
R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000
102,262	90,715	107,010	105,586	393,617	345,201	442,051	413,938	512,843	474,272

QUESTION NO. 566

(Internal Question Paper No 11 – 2008)
Ms S J Loe (DA) to ask the Minister for Provincial and Local Government:
In respect of each of the past five years, what was the (a) total capital expenditure estimates for his department at (i) national, (ii) provincial and (iii) local level and (b) amount (i) budgeted and (ii) actually spent at each level?

ANSWER

1. 
   (i) and (b) The required information is set out hereunder:
   

Total capital expenditure estimates (the dplg)

Estimate/Budgeted Actual

R’000 R’000

2003/04 8 063 7 496

2004/05 6 230 5 100

2005/06 6 303 6 122

2006/07 4 842 4 837

2007/08 7 336 6 750

Source: Dplg Annual Reports

(a)(ii) and (iii) and (b) The dplg does not have any regional offices at a provincial and local level. However, the information relating to the provincial and local spheres of government may be obtained from the database of the National Treasury.

QUESTION 567
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 28/03/2008

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 11-2008)
Mr G G Boinamo (DA) to ask the Minister of Education:
In respect of each of the past five years, what was the (a) total capital expenditure estimates for her department at (i) national, (ii) provincial and (iii) local level and (b) amount (i) budgeted and (ii) actually spent at each level?
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REPLY:
The Department of Education’s capital expenditure budget is for the national level only.
(a) Total capital expenditure estimates and (b) amount budgeted and spent

Financial year	Budget	Spent
	R’000	R’000
2002/03	57 962	13 687
2003/04	53 182	51 871
2004/05	13 373	7 134
2005/06	18 175	14 109
2006/07	9 501	5 459

QUESTION 572

DATE OF PUBLICATION: FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2008 [IQP N11 -2008]
Question 572 for written reply M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs:
(1)(a) Who is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of each of her departments, (b) when were these persons appointed to the position, (c) what qualifications do they have and (d) what experience do they have relevant to the position of CFO;
(2) whether the CFOs of her departments received a performance bonus in 2007; if so, in each case, (a) how much and (b) why was the performance bonus awarded? NW1255E
REPLY:
(In respect of the Department of Land Affairs):
The post is currently vacant.
(In respect of the Department of Agriculture):

(1) (a) Mr. Thomas Marais (Department of Agriculture)

(b) 1 December 2006

(c) Grade 12 (1973), B.Admin (1987), Honours B. Admin (1988), M. Admin (1990)

(d) Appointed as Chief Director: Financial Management in the Department of Agriculture from 1 February 1996 (more than 10 years experience). Acted as CFO from October 2001).
(2) No

Not applicable

Not applicable

QUESTION NO 574

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 28 MARCH 2008

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 11)

Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry:

In respect of each of the past five years, what was the (a) total capital expenditure estimates for her department at (i) national, (ii) provincial and (iii) local level and (b) amount (i) budgeted and (ii) actually spent at each level? NW1258E

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REPLY:

(a)(i) The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry is a department with national competency and therefore does not have provincial equivalents.

(a)(ii) Falls away.
(a)(iii) Falls away.

(b) Capital Expenditure:

Financial year	(i) Estimates Rx 000	(ii) Expenditure (Actual) Rx 000
2003/04	235 005	775 524
2004/05	344 577	215 434
2005/06	431 809	409 128
2006/07	101 057	100 197
2007/08	481 649	478 639

QUESTION 576

FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 28 March 2008

Internal question paper no: 11

Mrs JA Semple (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:

Whether any steps have been taken to give effect to the recent ACCESS judgement against his department; if not, why no; if so, (a) (i) what steps and (ii) what effect will this have on his department’s budget, (b) how does his department intend informing the public of their rights in this regard and (c) how will his department implement the judgement and in which timeframes? NW1260E

REPLY:

Yes, steps have been taken.

(a)(i) The Department respects the decision of the High Court to implement section 10 (6) of the 2005 Regulations. Adjustments to the social pension information technology system to accommodate beneficiaries with alternative documents and the training of officials to enable them to effect the court decision are currently planned.
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) was informed on the 4^th of April 2008 and the CEO has communicated to all the officials that the judgement must be given effect to immediately. The Department and SASSA will also prepare guidelines outlining which alternative identity documents should be accepted. This is intended to safeguard the integrity of the administration of the social assistance grant as required by law. The new Regulations will be promulgated by July 2008 to address the defect.
ii. The exact financial implications have not yet been quantified but experience shows that the public awareness campaign alone costs in the region of R6 million. However, there would also be additional costs relating to the training of staff and changes to the SOCPEN system.

(b) The public will be informed about their rights through public awareness campaigns currently being used by the Department and the South African Social Security Agency to reach the poor such as media campaigns and mobile units in collaboration with the Department of Home Affairs.

(c). The court decision must be implemented with immediate effect. Changes to the social pension information technology system to accommodate alternative forms of ID must be effected.

QUESTION NO 578

QUESTION 578 FOR WRITTEN REPLY: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: 2008-04-09: MR S.B FARROW (DA): SIGNED PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS

“Mr. S B Farrow (DA) to ask the Minister of Science and Technology:

(1)  Whether all staff currently employed b y his department have signed performance agreements; if not, what percentage has signed such agreements;
(2)  In respect of each of the past three years up to and including 2007, how many: (a) senior managers (levels 13-16) were employed by his department and (b) of these senior managers signed performance agreements;
(3)  whether all senior managers who signed performance agreements were assessed during this period; if not, why not; if so,
(4)  whether any senior managers failed to meet the performance standards required of them; if so, what action was taken against them?

REPLY:

(1) All staff members did sign Performance Agreements during 2007/8 financial year.

(2) (a) 79 Senior Managers( taken from EEA report 2006/7).
(b) All signed Performance Agreements.
(3) All those who completed their twelve calendar month(probation) were assessed and those still on probation were reviewed in terms of DPSA directives.
(4) Only one Manager could not achieve the required output hence Training and Development programme was identified and further review conducted in this regard.