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National Assembly (NA) - Minister's responses to Questions

	Reply to PQ 22 - With regard to the contract concluded between SA Airways Technical (SAAT) and a certain company (name furnished as Allen Radio Corporation), (a) on what date was the specified contract awarded to the specified company and (b) what (i) is the monetary value and (ii) are the terms and conditions of the contract;...?	(94kb)
	Reply to PQ 42 - (1) What (a) was the scope of National Treasury’s review of the coal contracts at Eskom, (b) are the names of each consultant that was employed to conduct the review and (c) was the (i) total cost and (ii) detailed breakdown of the costs thereof; ..?	(70kb)
	Reply to PQ 43 - Whether a certain person (name furnished) accompanied him on any of his official travels to the (a) United States (b) Japan, (c) China and/or (d) Singapore in October and November 2017; if not, in each case, why not; if so,...?	(13kb)
	Reply to PQ 44 - Whether the Public Investment Corporation is working on an exit strategy in respect of its investment in the Independent Newspapers of South Africa; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?	(6kb)
	Reply to PQ 142 - Whether (a) he or (b) the Deputy Minister made use of a chartered private jet during the period 1 January 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, what (i) were the reasons for using a chartered private jet, (ii) was the travel route in each case and (iii) did the use of the jet cost the National Treasury in each case?	(68kb)
	Reply to PQ 155 - Whether (a) the National Treasury and/or (b) any entity reporting to him own land; if so, in each case, (i) where is each plot of land located, (ii) what is the size of each specified plot and (iii) what is each plot currently being used for?	(155kb)
	Reply to PQ 160 - Whether the Government regulates transactions that involve foreign entities; if so, (a) what are the relevant details of the process, (b) which state entities are involved in the process and (c) what documentation is required to carry out such transactions?	(66kb)
	Reply to PQ 169 - (1) (a) What is the total number of research that the National Treasury has commissioned between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2016, (b) what was the purpose of each research, (c) what is the name of each contractor who was awarded the research contract and (d) what is the total amount of each research contract;...?	(69kb)
	Reply to PQ 208 - What (a) rationale was presented by the SA Social Security Agency to the National Treasury in seeking a deviation from procurement regulations and processes in respect of Rangewave and (b) were the reasons for the National Treasury refusing such request?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 214 - (1) Whether a certain company (KPMG) has paid back to SA Revenue Service (SARS) the R23 million it was paid for the SARS Rogue Unit report; if so,...?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 295 - (1) Whether the SA Airways (SAA) has been in any discussions with the government of Qatar since 1 May 2014; if so, what was the nature of the discussions;...?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 353 - (a) What is the total amount that was (i) budgeted for and (ii) spent on his private office (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2017 and (b) what was the (i) remuneration, (ii) salary level, (iii) job title, (iv) qualification and (v) job description of each employee appointed in his private office in each of the specified periods?	(123kb)
	Reply to PQ 391 - (1) (a) What are the names of the current members of the Board of Directors of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), (b) what was the rationale behind the appointment of each person to the specified board and (c) which, if any, of the specified members were nominated by the depositors of the PIC;...?	(83kb)
	Reply to PQ 392 - (1) What were the circumstances and rationale behind the decision of the National Treasury to refuse procurement deviations requested by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) in respect of the procurement of locomotive services to run its Shosholoza Meyl services during the 2017-18 festive season;..?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 468 - Whether he has found that the R5 billion loan awarded to Eskom by the Government Employees Pension Fund and the Public Investment Corporation meets all legal requirements; if not, (a) why not and (b) what are the relevant details of its implications; if so, (i) what legal requirements were to be complied with and (ii) in what respect was it complied with?	(60kb)
	Reply to PQ 469 - Whether he can indicate how many taxpayers (a) in terms of numbers and (b) percentage-wise have up to the latest specified date been threatened with legal proceedings by the SA Revenue Service (SARS), while they have raised objections to the findings of SARS?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 475 - (1) What are the (a) names of the persons he recently appointed as directors at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and (b) reasons for the choices he made with these appointments;...?	(181kb)
	Reply to PQ 476 - How does the National Treasury intend to guarantee that the Government will in future in no way gain access to and directly or indirectly be able to make use of the money in any public service pension fund, state entity pension fund and any private pension funds?	(115kb)
	Reply to PQ 510 - (1) (a) What number of municipalities entered into public-private partnerships (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017 and (b) what (i) are the names of each party involved, (ii) was the purpose of each partnership, (iii) was the value of each partnership and (iv) were the outcomes of each partnership;..?	(12kb)
	Reply to PQ 533 - (a) What total amount has the Public Investment Corporation lent to state-owned enterprises over the past 20 years and (b) what are the relevant details of (i) each loan that was granted, (ii) the amount of each loan, (iii) the name of the company to whom the loan was granted, (iv) the purpose of each loan and (v)(aa) the manner in which and (bb) the date by which each loan was paid back or will be paid back?	(250kb)
	Reply to PQ 644 - With reference to the Minister of Transport’s reply to question 3537 on 23 November 2017, what (a) progress has the National Treasury made with regard to each investigation into irregular and unauthorised expenditure by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, as instructed in the Public Protector’s report titled Derailed and (b) are...?	(106kb)
	Reply to PQ 712 - (1) Whether the National Treasury has a sexual harassment and assault policy in place; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will the National Treasury have such a policy in place; if so, (i) how are reports investigated and (ii) what are the details of the consequence management and sanctions stipulated by the policy;..?	(70kb)
	Reply to PQ 740 - (1) (a) When the decision was taken to make the investment of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) on behalf of the Government Employees Pension Funds (GEPF) in the Venda Building Society Mutual Bank and (b) based on what investment principle was the decision taken;...?	(142kb)
	Reply to PQ 750 - (a) Does Grindrod have a banking licence, (b)(i) is the specified bank foreign or locally owned and (ii) what are the full details of the owners of the bank and (c) what are the names of the shareholders of the bank?	(10kb)
	Reply to PQ 811 - Whether any action (a) has been or (b) will be taken against municipal officials for opening or maintaining accounts with Venda Building Society Mutual Bank in contravention of provisions outlined in the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003; if not, why not; if so, what action was taken in each case?	(74kb)
	Reply to PQ 812 - (1) (a) Which municipalities currently have accounts with the Venda Building Society Mutual Bank and (b) what amount is held in each of the accounts; ..?	(78kb)
	Reply to PQ 835 - What is the status of the investigation into the matter referred to the National Treasury and that was received and stamped by the National treasury Parliamentary Services (details furnished) on 25 October 2017?	(87kb)
	Reply to PQ 871 - (1) (a) Which municipalities (i) adopted unfunded budgets and (ii) are unable to meet their financial commitments for the current financial year and (b) which of the specified municipalities have adopted financial recovery plans drafted by the Municipal Financial Recovery Service;..?	(144kb)
	Reply to PQ 873 - What (a) progress has the National Treasury made with reviewing the Southern African Customs Union revenue sharing model and (b) are the details of the design for a reviewed revenue model?	(9kb)
	Reply to PQ 876 - (a) What amount in funding did South Africa contribute towards the New Development Bank in each year since its establishment in 2014 and (b) will South Africa contribute to the specified bank in each of the next ten financial years?	(67kb)
	Reply to PQ 901 - (1) Did the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) buy the stake of a certain company (name furnished) in MTN Nigeria; if so, when were the negotiations with regard to the transaction started, finalised and signed;..?	(69kb)
	Reply to PQ 907 - With reference to the R1 billion budgeted for the 2018-19 financial year towards the building of the Mtentu and Msikaba bridges, why will the National Treasury only allocate the specified amount in the 2019-20 financial year?	(64kb)
	Reply to PQ 926 - (1) What are the relevant details of the contract that the SA Airways has entered into with regard to bodyguards for five of its executives (details furnished);...?	(6kb)
	Reply to PQ 932 - (1) With regard to the expenditure cuts referred to in the 2018 Budget at the level of national departments, what is the total breakdown of cuts per (a) department, (b) programme and (c) subprogramme;..?	(144kb)
	Reply to PQ 933 - With regard to the funds allocated for the purpose of fee-free higher education and training for students from households with income less than R350 000, (a) is the additional R57 billion allocated funding sufficient, (b) what are the assumptions used for costing free-fee higher education and..?	(17kb)
	Reply to PQ 938 - (1) Whether the National Treasury will speed up the transfer of ownership of homes worth R180 billion to about one million poor persons from 1 April 2018 over a period of three years (details furnished); if so, what are the details of the (a) process to be followed, (b) estimated costs of the specified process and (c) geographic areas involved;..?	(81kb)
	Reply to PQ 981 - How much land does (a) the National Treasury and (b) the entities reporting to him (i) own, (ii) have exclusive rights to and/or (iii) lease from the State to (aa) use and/or (bb) occupy?	(132kb)
	Reply to PQ 1015 - (1) (a) When did a certain person join the SA Revenue Services (SARS), (b) in what capacity did the person join SARS and (c) what (i) education qualification and (ii) work experience did the specified person have when joining SARS;...?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 1016 - (a) What qualifications has a certain person obtained since his appointment at the SA Revenue Service, (b) in what year did the specified person graduate, (c) what is the name of the (i) institution where he studied and graduated and (ii) qualification the specified person attained?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 1017 - (a) What positions has a certain person (name furnished) held since he was appointed to the SA Revenue Service, (b) what is the date of appointment to each position, (c) what are the details of each position and (d) what were the responsibilities did each position entailed?	(12kb)
	Reply to PQ 1018 - Whether he considered other suitable individuals for the position held by a certain person (name furnished) before appointing him; if not, why not; if so, what (a) is the name of each individual he considered, (b) is the work experience of each individual, (c) are the qualifications of each individual, (d) is the name of the former employer of each individual and (e) position was held by each person he considered?	(195kb)
	Reply to PQ 1019 - What amount will a certain person be paid as Acting Commissioner of the SA Revenue Service?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 1063 - In view of his recent remarks regarding a number of cities that are on the brink of collapse (details furnished), (a) which cities was he referring to, (b) what are the root causes of their imminent collapse and (c) what steps does he propose should be taken to avert the collapse of each city?	(74kb)
	Reply to PQ 1078 - Whether he took any action on my letter addressed to him on Thursday, 27 March 2018, regarding the estimated amount of R20 million spent on the inauguration of the new Premier of the Free State, Ms Sisi Ntombela, and the farewell event for former Premier, Mr...?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 1080 - (a) On what date was a certain person (name furnished) appointed as a member of the Transitional Management Team (TMT) of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority and (b) what are the specific details of his involvement in the process;...?	(75kb)
	Reply to PQ 1085 - Whether he took any action on the correspondence of employees of the Internal Audit division of the Department of Defence that was directed to the National Treasury on 11 September 2017 regarding the dysfunctional internal audit division of the Department of Defence that is failing to implement the internal audit framework and guidelines; if not, why not; if so, what action has he taken?	(65kb)
	Reply to PQ 1106 - What (a) number of consulting firms or companies are currently contracted by (i) the National Treasury and (ii) the entities reporting to him and (b)(i) is the name of each consultant, (ii) are the relevant details of the service provided in each case and (iii) is the (aa) start date, (bb) time period, (cc) monetary value in Rands of each contract and (dd) name and position of each individual who signed off on each contract?	(723kb)
	Reply to PQ 1123 - (1) With reference to the reported plans of the National Treasury to unlock R180 billion of dead assets (details furnished), what are the details of the (a) process that will be followed by the National Treasury to speed up the transfer of ownership of state-subsidised homes worth R 180 billion from April 2018, (b) estimated costs associated with the process, (c) geographic areas that will be targeted and (d) other Government departments that will participate in the process;..?	(81kb)
	Reply to PQ 1124 - Whether SA Airways Technical purchases (a) parts and (b) other technical components for aircraft they service, directly from the (i) manufacturers of the items and/or (ii) aircraft manufacturers; if not, what are the details of the (aa) names of suppliers, (bb) contracts concluded with each supplier, (cc) additional costs incurred by not purchasing directly from...?	(498kb)
	Reply to PQ 1136 - Whether the investigation into the recent smear campaign reportedly aimed at the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Investment Corporation, Dr Dan Matjila, has been completed; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date is the investigation expected to be completed; if so, what are the relevant details?	(6kb)
	Reply to PQ 1198 - What (a)(i) is the purpose of the Ombud for Financial Services Providers and (ii) services does it offer (b)(i) is the funding mechanism of the Ombud and (ii) was the total income and expenditure of the Ombud over the past three financial years,...?	(142kb)
	Reply to PQ 1220 - (1) (a) How do the trustees of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) monitor the investments made by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) on behalf of the said fund and (b) what are the full details of the mechanism, process, time intervals where applicable, as well as other relevant information regarding the full scope of this monitoring function;?	(155kb)
	Reply to PQ 1231 - (1) Whether (a) Dr Dan Matjila and/or (b) any other specified person represented the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) at the annual general meeting of a Steinhoff International Holdings on 20 April 2018; if not, in each specified case, why not; if so, in each specified case, what are the relevant details;...?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 1232 - Whether (a) Dr Dan Matjila and/or (b) any other person employed by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) met with (i) Dr Iqbal Survé and/or (ii) any person associated with him since 16 August 2013 to discuss investing in Sagarmatha Technologies Limited; if not, why not, in each specified case; if so, in respect of each specified meeting, (aa) what was the...?	(65kb)
	Reply to PQ 1320 - (1) Whether (a) Dr Dan Matjila and/or (b) any other person employed by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) met with a certain person (name furnished) in each of the past five financial years to date; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what was the (i) purpose, (ii) outcome, (iii) location and (iv) date on which each meeting took place;...?	(150kb)
	Reply to PQ 1321 - (1) Whether actuarial valuations of the Government Employees Pension Fund were completed in the (a) 2016-17 and/or (b) 2017-18 financial years; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the (i) titles of the reports, (ii) dates of the reports and (iii) main (aa) conclusions and (bb) recommendations contained in each report;...?	(66kb)
	Reply to PQ 1323 - Whether, with regard to the National Treasury’s report on the State of Procurement spent in National and Provincial Departments for the 2017-18 financial year, a submission in terms of National Treasury’s Annual Performance report, he will furnish Mr D C Ross with copies in Excel format of (a) a list of all the 2 704 state employees who are actively doing...?	(68kb)
	Reply to PQ 1325 - Whether, with regard to the National Treasury’s report on the State of Procurement spent in National and Provincial Departments for the 2017-18 financial year, a submission in terms of National Treasury’s Annual Performance report, he will furnish Mr D C Ross with copies in Excel format of the list of the names of persons who did not disclose their financial interest?	(63kb)
	Reply to PQ 1426 - (1) Whether the employment of the economic advisor of the former Minister of Finance, Prof Chris Malikane, has been terminated; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;...?	(66kb)
	Reply to PQ 1438 - Whether any investigations into the financial irregularities reported at the Venda Building Society Mutual Bank by the National Treasury have uncovered any payments made to individual lawyers or law firms as compensation and/or inducements for securing any municipal deposits for the bank; if so,...?	(71kb)
	Reply to PQ 1439 - (1) Whether, with reference to his reply to question 871 on 3 May 2018, any municipalities owe creditors amounts for more than 90 days; if so, (a) what is the name of each municipality, (b) what is the name of each creditor, (c) what amount is owed to each creditor and (d) have payment plans been (i) put in place and/or (ii) agreed to between the municipality and the creditor in each case;...?	(98kb)
	Reply to PQ 1467 - (1) Whether, with reference to the reply of the President, Mr C M Ramaphosa, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 22 February 2018 to implement lifestyle audits, (a) he, (b) senior management service members in the National Treasury and/or...?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 1511 - Whether (a) he, (b) the Deputy Minister and/or (c) any official(s) from the National Treasury attended the study group meeting of a certain political party (name furnished) of the Standing Committee on Finance (i) in the 2017-18 financial year and/or (ii) since 1 April 2018; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in each case;...?	(61kb)
	Reply to PQ 1551 - What (a) is the value in Rand of the (i) captive breeding of lions and (ii) sale of lion parts industry and (b) total amount has the industry contributed to the revenue collected by the SA Revenue Service in 2017?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 1570 - Whether the SA Airways call centre is outsourced; if not, what is the total number of persons who are employed at the call centre; if so, (a) on what date was the contract awarded, (b) what is the name of the company that was awarded the contract and (c) what is the total cost of the contract?	(67kb)
	Reply to PQ 1578 - How did the Public Investment Corporation and the Government Employees Pension Fund’s Board justify the passing of a resolution to borrow R50 billion to Eskom, given that all three rating agencies have graded Eskom to junk status;...?	(123kb)
	Reply to PQ 1625 - (1) With reference to mandatory cost containment measures announced by the National Treasury, by what amount did expenditure on (a) consultants, (b) travel and subsistence, (c) catering and events, (d) entertainment, (e) advertising, (f) newspapers and advertising,...?	(1,027kb)
	Reply to PQ 1626 - Whether there were any requests for deviations from the mandatory cost containment measures announced by the National Treasury since the reply to question 2624 on 14 September 2017; if not, what is the National Treasury’s policy position with regard to requests for deviations in the specified period; if so,...?	(105kb)
	Reply to PQ 1649 - (a) What number of cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, as amended, have been referred to the (i) SA Police Service (SAPS) and (ii) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) by (aa) The National Treasury and (bb) each entity reporting to him for further investigation since the Act was assented...?	(295kb)
	Reply to PQ 1715 - (a) What total amount of land owned by the National Treasury and the entities reporting to him in each province is (i) vacant and (ii) unused or has no purpose and (b) what is the (i) location and (ii) size of each specified plot of land;...?	(292kb)
	Reply to PQ 1880 - What (a) is the total number of incidents of racism that were reported to the human resources offices in (i) the National Treasury and (ii) entities reporting to him in (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place;...?	(25kb)
	Reply to PQ 1931 - What (a) is the total number of incidents of sexual harassment that were reported to the human resources offices of (i) the National Treasury and (ii) entities reporting to him in (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place;...?	(115kb)
	Reply to PQ 1956 - What has he found to be the impact of petrol price increases on the Government finances?	(67kb)
	Reply to PQ 2018 - What are the details of the (a) number of accidents that vehicles owned by the National Treasury were involved (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018, (b) cost for repairs in each case and (c)(i) number of and (ii) reasons for vehicles being written off in each case;...?	(11kb)
	Reply to PQ 2052 - Whether all members of the senior management service (SMS) in the National Treasury had declared their interests for the past year as required by the Public Service Regulations; if not, (a) why not, (b) what number of the specified members did not declare their interests and (c) what are the (i) names and (ii) ranks of the specified noncompliant members of the SMS;...?	(68kb)
	Reply to PQ 2099 - With reference to the letter addressed to Ms N W A Mazzone from the Deputy Governor of the SA Reserve Bank (SARB), dated 2 May 2018, what are the details of the actions taken against the Bank of Baroda by the supervision department of the SARB pursuant to its responsibilities as enshrined in the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, Act 38 of 2001?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 2139 - With reference to his reply to question 168 on 24 May 2018, was a tender advertised when a certain person (name furnished) was appointed as a consultant; if not, how was the specified person appointed; if so, on what date was the tender advertised, adjudicated and finalised;...?	(65kb)
	Reply to PQ 2140 - Did a certain person (name furnished) ever sign any internal memoranda of the National Treasury; if so, (a) in what capacity did the specified person sign, (b) what was the subject of each memorandum signed and (c) who delegated the powers to sign internal documents;...?	(10kb)
	Reply to PQ 2215 - With reference to his reply to question 1578 on 4 July 2018 regarding the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and the Government Employees Pension Fund’s approval of a loan of R50 billion to Eskom, what are the due diligence criteria for PIC when a short-term loan is considered;...?	(114kb)
	Reply to PQ 2223 - Whether he will furnish Mr A R McLoughlin with copies of all written agreements entered into by and between the Public Investment Corporation and Eskom in respect of any loans extended to Eskom from 1 January 2000, including all annexures and schedules to such agreements?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 2225 - What are the (a) names and (b) roles of each member of the Fiscal Liability Committee?	(105kb)
	Reply to PQ 2226 - What are the details of all debt currently owed by state-owned enterprises in terms of (a) local denominated and (b) foreign denominated debt?	(10kb)
	Reply to PQ 2329 - (a) What number of labour disputes are currently being faced by (i) the National Treasury and (ii) the entities reporting to him, (b) what is the cause of each dispute, (c) what is the nature of each dispute and (d) on what date was each dispute (i) reported and (ii) resolved;...?	(680kb)
	Reply to PQ 2348 - Is the SA Reserve Bank Registrar currently investigating a certain bank (name furnished); if so,(a) what is the bank being investigated for and (b) when did the investigation begin?	(104kb)
	Reply to PQ 2350 - What has been the breakdown of tax revenue in terms of Personal Income Tax, Corporate Tax, Levies and Value-added Tax since 27 April 1994?	(173kb)
	Reply to PQ 2362 - What amount has the State spent on private security services in the past three financial years with regard to (a) national level, (b) provincial level and (c) state-owned entities?	(335kb)
	Reply to PQ 2363 - What is the total amount that the Government spent on (a) cleaning and (b) gardening services (i) nationally, (ii) provincially and (iii) in the state-owned entities in the 2017-18 financial year?	(334kb)
	Reply to PQ 2381 - Whether the Government intends to provide financial assistance or bail-outs to state-owned entities; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the details thereof?	(103kb)
	Reply to PQ 2383 - In light of the fact that the (a) SA Revenue Service and (b) Customs Office have proven and uncontested knowledge of the tariffs applicable to the imported material (details furnished) and given the fact that he and/or the National Treasury are provided with regular reports about extended demurrage of the specified items and cost for storage to importers,...?	(114kb)
	Reply to PQ 2385 - Whether the Government intends to provide a rescue plan and/or resources to rescue VBS Mutual Bank from liquidation; if not, why not; if so, what (a) is the rationale for the provision of a rescue plan and (b) are the relevant details of the rescue plan?	(114kb)
	Reply to PQ 2401 - Whether the National Treasury intends to adjust the entry threshold for the payment of the skills development levy upwards annually in accordance with the annual salary increase rate; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details in this regard and (b) what does the complete exposition of the planned entry threshold increase entail;...?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 2449 - What is the (a) name of each investing company that has invested on land owned by (i) the National Treasury and (ii) each entity reporting to him and (b)(i) nature, (ii) value and (iii) length of each investment?	(36kb)
	Reply to PQ 2477 - With reference to his reply to question 2162 on 25 June 2018, what are the details of the technical assistance the National Treasury provided to the Department of Energy?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 2478 - What process did the SA Reserve Bank follow in order to move clients from VBS Mutual Bank to Nedbank;...?	(134kb)
	Reply to PQ 2494 - Why has a certain person (name furnished), whose partner (name furnished) passed away on 1 May 2017, not received a spousal allowance more than a year after the spouse passed away?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 2505 - What amount did each of the specified entities (details furnished) reporting to the National Treasury receive in income generated from the rental of land and/or properties they own (a) in each of the past five financial years and (b) since 1 April 2018?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 2507 - What (a) amount did each state-owned entity borrow from any entity in China (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018, (b) is the name of the lender of each loan, (c) conditions are attached to each loan and (d) are the repayment periods for each loan in each case?	(140kb)
	Reply to PQ 2517 - Whether the SA Reserve Bank or any of its departments conducted any form of compliance monitoring on the VBS Mutual Bank relating to its acceptance of illegal deposits from municipalities (a) in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16, (iii) 2016-17 and/or (iv) 2017-18 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2018; if not, why not; if so, (aa) on what date did such...?	(115kb)
	Reply to PQ 2518 - What (a) was the (i) nature and (ii) terms of the directive issued by the Bank Supervision Department of the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) to the VBS Mutual Bank for noncompliance with anti-money laundering and/or combatting the financing of terrorism regulations in the 2016-17 financial year and (b) remedial action was the VBS Mutual Bank instructed to take in terms of the specified directive;...	(191kb)
	Reply to PQ 2588 - (a) What is the total number of (i) deputy directors-general and (ii) chief directors that are employed in (aa) an acting and (bb) a permanent capacity in the National Treasury and (b) what is the total number of women in each case;...?	(460kb)
	Reply to PQ 2603 - With reference to the reply to question 168 on 24 May 2018, and in light of the fact that the central supplier database captures each company registration number of all suppliers, the directors and their identity numbers, what are the details of the...?	(236kb)
	Reply to PQ 2605 - Whether the (a) National Treasury and (b) entities reporting to him ever awarded a tender to a certain company (BAIN) in the past 15 years; if so, (i) on which year was the contract (aa) awarded and (bb) ended, (ii) what was the monetary value of the tender and (iii) for what purpose was the tender procured?	(124kb)
	Reply to PQ 2606 - What (a) number of Government’s suppliers had not been paid for six months as at 1 September 2018, (b) are the names of each supplier owed and (c) amount is each owed?	(100kb)
	Reply to PQ 2647 - Whether each (a) municipal manager and (b) chief financial officer of each municipality in the country meet the minimum competencies as specified in regulations 15 and 18 of the Municipal Regulations on Minimum Competency Levels; if not, in each case, (i) why not, (ii) which municipal managers and/or chief financial officers do not meet the minimum...?	(121kb)
	Reply to PQ 2709 - What has been the return on each investment of the Public Investment Corporation over the past 10 years?	(183kb)
	Reply to PQ 2753 - Whether any forensic investigations were conducted into the operations of the Financial and Fiscal Commission in the period 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2018; if so, what are the details of (a) the person(s) who conducted each forensic investigation, (b) the costs of conducting each forensic investigation, (c) each forensic investigation, (d) the reports produced for each forensic investigation, (e) the recommendations made in each report,...?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 2754 - What are the details of (a) the date on which a certain person (name furnished) was appointed to a certain position (name furnished), (b) the remuneration package of the specified person at the date of appointment, (c) any salary adjustments awarded to the person, including the dates and amount of salary adjustments and (d) who authorised the...?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 2755 - What are the details of the appointment of certain persons (names furnished) in terms of the (a) qualifications required for each position, (b) qualifications that each specified person possessed, (c) process that was followed to attract applicants for each position, (d) applicants who applied for each position, (e) reasons each specified person was appointed...?	(240kb)
	Reply to PQ 2761 - Whether the Public Investment Corporation has investigated its investment in a certain company (name furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 2762 - What (a) number of (i) Investments and (ii) potential investments did the Public Investment Corporation's Social and Ethics Committee scrutinise as a result of issues related to politically exposed persons in each financial year since 1 April 2008, (b) is the name of the (i) entity and (ii) politically exposed person(s) who was scrutinised and (c) was the...?	(432kb)
	Reply to PQ 2814 - (a) What is the total equitable division of revenue for (i) local and (ii) provincial government that the Government allocated to the Northern Cape in the past five financial years in comparison to allocations to the other eight provinces and (b) what amount of the equitable division of revenue was spent on Namaqualand and specifically the Richtersveld?	(270kb)
	Reply to PQ 2822 - With reference to the reply of the President of the Republic to a supplementary question to question 16 on 22 August 2018, wherein the President stated that the Minister of Finance will, during the process of public comments, consider and table before the Cabinet the proposal that taxes should be lowered on basic services such as water, electricity,...?	(115kb)
	Reply to PQ 2825 - Whether the (a) foreign borrowing limits, (b) further foreign borrowing limits, (c) domestic borrowing limits and (d) further domestic borrowing limits were granted to any public entity (i) in the 2017-18 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2018; if not, in each specified case, why not; if so, in each specified case, (aa) what is the name of the public entity, (bb) what was the value of the...?	(216kb)
	Reply to PQ 2826 - Whether the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) received any reports of reportable irregularities, in terms of section 45 of the Auditing Profession Act, Act 26 of 2005, in respect of each major public entity as outlined in Schedule 2 of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, since 3 August 2017; if not, why not; if so,...?	(126kb)
	Reply to PQ 2849 - Whether the Government received the € 30 million pledged by the Kingdom of Belgium for land reform purposes; if not, what are the relevant details; if so, (a) for which land reform projects will the Government utilise the funds and (b) what amount in Rand did the Government receive from the pledged amount?	(103kb)
	Reply to PQ 2850 - Whether the section 71 reports from any municipalities indicated that they had invested funds with VBS Mutual Bank, or any other mutual bank, prior to October 2016; if so, what are the relevant details;...?	(11kb)
	Reply to PQ 2882 - With reference to the reply to question 2362 on 14 September 2018, what is the (a) name of each and (b) number of private security services companies that have contracts with the State?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 2897 - With reference to the reply to question 2495 on 4 October 2018, did any metropolitan municipality in the past five financial years outsource a function which was previously insourced; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what function was...?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 2945 - With reference to the reply to question 2494 on 9 October 2018, by what date will the payment to a certain person (name furnished) in recognition of life partnership application be finalised and (b) by what date will the specified person start receiving payment?	(6kb)
	Reply to PQ 2966 - What is the total value of tax breaks received by medical aid schemes in 2017?	(106kb)
	Reply to PQ 2968 - What (a) total number of consent orders did the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors make in the 2017-18 financial year, (b) number of the specified consent orders were finalised, (c) is the detailed breakdown of the number of orders that were made and finalised against each audit firm and registered auditor, (d) are the details of any fines and...?	(128kb)
	Reply to PQ 2969 - What are the details of the appointment of a certain person (name furnished) in terms of the (a) qualifications required for the position, (b) qualifications that the specified person possesses, (c) process that was followed to attract applicants for the position, (d) applicants who applied for the position and (e) reasons the specified person was appointed to the position?	(341kb)
	Reply to PQ 2970 - What (a) is the total cost of legal expenses incurred by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) (i) in the 2017-18 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2018, (b) percentage of the total expenses incurred by the FCC is constituted of legal expenses in each case and (c)(i) is the total number of cases, (ii) are the details of the legal matters...?	(427kb)
	Reply to PQ 2974 - Whether he supports (a) extending state ownership in the (i) mining sector and (ii) financial services sector, (b) the establishment of a state bank and (c) creating a sovereign wealth fund; if not, (aa) why not, in each case and (bb) what is the position in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 2976 - Whether (a) a forensic investigation into allegations against certain executives from the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and (b) an inquiry into the affairs of the PIC have been instituted as stated in the media statement dated 25 July 2018; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case;...?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 3038 - (1) Whether KPMG was involved in auditing any (a)(i) national and (ii) provincial departments and (b) state-owned entities in the past three financial years; if so, in each case, (i) which (aa) department and (bb) entity did the specified company audit, (ii) what are the details of the audit outcomes and findings and (iii) what amount was paid to the audit company for the auditing services rendered;...?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 3058 - (1) With reference to the Auditor-General’s latest Annual Report, how does the National Treasury intend to cover the budgetary shortfall that will be created by the proposed writing off of R58 million in unpaid audit fees;...?	(111kb)
	Reply to PQ 3061 - Whether a certain official of the SA Revenue Services (Sars) was authorised to participate in an interview with the SA Broadcasting Corporation on 17 October 2018; if so, who authorised the specified person to participate in the specified interview;...?	(110kb)
	Reply to PQ 3062 - Whether the SA Revenue Service (Sars) conducted any due diligence investigations to check the qualifications of a certain person (name furnished) prior to appointing the specified person to the specified position; if not, why was due diligence not conducted; if so,...?	(126kb)
	Reply to PQ 3071 - Whether an illicit economy unit has been and/or will be established in the SA Revenue Service; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?	(9kb)
	Reply to PQ 3156 - With reference to the Minister of Energy’s reply to question 2344 on 15 October 2018, what (a) is the annual salary of a certain person (name furnished) and (b) are the relevant details of the time period of the specified person’s employment or contract?	(104kb)
	Reply to PQ 3164 - In view of China’s recent moves to reintroduce a gold standard for the Chinese Yuan, are the BRICS countries, such as South Africa, being encouraged to do likewise; if so, what is South Africa’s position on such a move;...?	(103kb)
	Reply to PQ 3188 - What is the current financial status of the Maruleng Local Municipality in Limpopo with regard to (a) debtors days, (b) collection rates and (c) creditor days;...?	(25kb)
	Reply to PQ 3282 - Whether (a) the National Treasury and/or (b) entities reporting to him awarded any contracts and/or tenders to certain companies (details furnished) from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, in each case, (i) what service was provided, (ii) what was the (aa) value and (bb) length of the tender and/or...?	(228kb)
	Reply to PQ 3311 - (a) On what date was the information technology (IT) infrastructure of (i) the National Treasury and (ii) entities reporting to him last upgraded or updated, (b) what is the name of the company contracted to do the upgrades, (c) what was the monetary value of the contract and (d) what is the name of each IT system that was upgraded;...?	(810kb)
	Reply to PQ 3324 - What steps has the National Treasury taken to ensure that (a) government departments and (b) government entities pay their suppliers on time;...?	(11kb)
	Reply to PQ 3338 - What is the (a) percentage of tax returns of (i) private individuals and (ii) businesses that are selected for auditing annually and (b) average turnaround time of such audits;...?	(69kb)
	Reply to PQ 3371 - Whether the SA Revenue Service removed a certain service provider for information technology services (name furnished) and replaced it with other specified service providers (names furnished) as contractors or service providers during the period 1 January 1999 up to 31 December 2009; if so, (a) what was the rationale behind this...?	(128kb)
	Reply to PQ 3372 - Why did the SA Revenue Service (SARS), purchase a certain company (name furnished) for R27 million when it was valued at R2 million, (b) how did SARS arrive at the figure of R27 million and (c) what services did the specified company provide to SARS;...?	(202kb)
	Reply to PQ 3373 - (a) What were the reasons for the purchase of a certain company (name furnished) by the SA Revenue Service (SARS), (b) who approved the purchase of the company and (c) what services did the company provide to SARS?	(9kb)
	Reply to PQ 3374 - Whether certain companies (names furnished) were contracted by the SA Revenue Service (SARS) at any time since 1 January 1999; if so, (a) on what date, (b) for how long was each specified company contracted and (c) what was the value of each contract;...?	(113kb)
	Reply to PQ 3376 - What funds are being used to pay (a) the curator of the Venda Building Society Mutual Bank (VBS) and (b) all forensic investigators in the VBS matter?	(14kb)
	Reply to PQ 3377 - Whether he has been informed that members of the so-called Rogue Unit of the SA Revenue Service were allegedly given R150 million by a certain person (name furnished) allegedly to illegally install cameras and bugs at the offices of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation and the SA Police Services in 2007; if not, what is the position in this regard;...?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 3379 - Whether a certain person (name furnished) was given downloaded material during the period 1 January 1999 up to 31 December 2009 of the alleged illegal bugging of the offices of the SA Police Service and the Directorate of Special Operations (Scorpions); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 3380 - Whether the Government Employees Pension Fund made a payment of R1,2 million towards the school fees of a child of a certain person (name furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, who approved the payment?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 3381 - Whether he has been informed that a certain person (name furnished) gave an amount of R3 million to another specified person (name furnished) in return for his silence on the project known as Sunday Evening?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 3382 - Whether taxpayer and SA Revenue Service information were shared by certain SA Revenue Service officials (names furnished) with certain persons (names furnished) during the period 1 January 1999 up to 31 December 2009; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, who authorised it?	(22kb)
	Reply to PQ 3384 - Whether the Government intends to use the contingency reserve to bail out underperforming state-owned entities; if so, what are the relevant details;...?	(29kb)
	Reply to PQ 3483 - Whether an intelligence unit was established at the SA Revenue Service (SARS) at any time during the period 1 January 1999 up to 31 December 2009; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) on what legal basis or provisions did the SARS rely for the establishment of this unit, (b) was the establishment of this unit approved by the then...?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 3484 - On what legal basis or provisions did the decision of the former Minister of Finance rely in 2012 when he allegedly instructed senior executives of the SA Revenue Service to pursue the tax issues against the President of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Mr J S Malema?	(104kb)
	Reply to PQ 3485 - What qualifications and experience did a certain person (name furnished) have to be considered for appointment in certain positions (details furnished)?	(14kb)
	Reply to PQ 3488 - (a) In terms of the legal prescriptions the National Credit Regulator (NCR) relies on for any powers to raise debt counselling fees, which were introduced as an interim measure in 2008, (b) whether the measures are binding in any way and (c) what are the specific legal precepts;...?	(195kb)
	Reply to PQ 3509 - What amount (a) is a certain person paid for rendering services and (b) has the person received to date?	(8kb)
	Reply to PQ 3511 - What funds are being used to pay (a) the curator of the Venda Building Society Mutual Bank (VBS) and (b) all forensic investigators in the VBS matter?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 3533 - Whether (a) the National Treasury, (b) the SA Reserve Bank, (c) the curator of the Venda Building Society (VBS) Mutual Bank and/or (d) any officials, subordinates or employees of the specified entities received any correspondence requesting that the curatorship of the VBS Mutual Bank be lifted or halted; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i)...?	(105kb)
	Reply to PQ 3580 - (a) Who introduced a certain company (details furnished) to the SA Revenue Service and (b) was the specified company issued a contract after a tender process?	(7kb)
	Reply to PQ 3642 - What (a) number of chief directors are in the employment of the National Treasury and (b) is the (i) name, (ii) gender, (iii) race, (iv) experience in years, (v) salary level of each chief director and (vi) in which division is each chief director employed?	(140kb)
	Reply to PQ 3643 - Why has the National Treasury not paid a certain person’s special pension?	(111kb)
	Reply to PQ 3644 - Whether the National Treasury has a policy on acting in senior management positions; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, for how long can (a) a position remain vacant and (b) one act in a vacant position;...?	(19kb)
	Reply to PQ 3648 - Whether his Ministry, the National Treasury and/or any of the entities reporting to him, including the SA Revenue Service, are doing business with a certain company (details furnished) and its related entity (details furnished); if so, what are the relevant details?	(114kb)
	Reply to PQ 3649 - Has the National Treasury, the Government Technical Advisory Centre and/or the SA Revenue Service awarded any contract to a certain institute (name furnished) since 1 January 2009; if so, what (a) was the contract for and (b) amount was paid to the institute?	(116kb)
	Reply to PQ 3651 - Whether, with reference to the reply of the Minister of State Security to question 3378 on 13 November 2018, the so-called spy tapes were produced by the SA Revenue Service’s High-Risk Investigation Unit and handed to Mr Michael Hulley for the defence of the former President, Mr J G Zuma; if not, who produced the tapes; if so, who handed the tapes to Mr Hulley?	(106kb)
	Reply to PQ 3676 - What is the number of taxpayers who declared capital profits regarding cryptocurrency to the SA Revenue Service during the tax years 2016, 2017 and 2018;...?	(111kb)
	Reply to PQ 3733 - Whether, with reference to some of the departments in the Limpopo Provincial government that were placed under administration, any (a) officials from the (i) National Treasury and/or SA Revenue Service and/or (b) consultants appointed by the Minister of Finance were part of the team that worked in order to get the province out of...?	(113kb)
	Reply to PQ 3734 - Whether the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) was awarded any contracts that a certain person (name furnished) was involved in as a government official; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) on what date was the tender awarded, (b) what is the total number of bidders who submitted bids, (c) what was the bidding price of each bidder...?	(241kb)
	Reply to PQ 3768 - What number of board meetings did the Cooperative Banks Development Agency have in the (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18 financial years?	(6kb)
	Reply to PQ 3788 - Whether (a) the National Treasury and/or (b) any entity reporting to him engaged the services of a certain company (GOLDMAN SACHS) in each of the past 10 financial years to date; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (i) were the reasons that the services of the specified company were required and (ii) was the (aa) total...?	(120kb)
	Reply to PQ 3915 - Whether, with reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Service and Administration to question 141 for oral reply on 7 September 2018, the National Treasury and the entities reporting to him implemented the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council resolution that all persons employed in the Public Service as Assistant Directors must...?	(7kb)