Issued by: SA Communication Service
14 May 1998
Subject: Minister's Reply to a Written Question from Tony Leon M.P., Leader of the Democratic Party.
Reply to a written question from Mr Tony Leon, the leader of the Democratic Party, on 14 May 1998, Minister Z. Pallo Jordan wrote:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION NO 780: MAY 1998
780. MR A J LEON ASKED THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM:
(1) Whether any items and/or services were purchased with an official credit card by a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, during the latest specified period of 12 months for which information is available; if so, (a) what items and/or services and (b) what cost was incurred in respect of each of these purchases;
(2) whether a voucher has been obtained from the said person for each of these purchases; if not, for which items have vouchers not been obtained; if so, what are the relevant details.
Mr A J Leon Secretary to Parliament Hansard Papers Office S A Communication Service Press Speaker
780. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM REPLIES:
(1) At the request of Deputy Minister Mokaba, I have instituted an internal inquiry into events which led to an article about my department and Ministry appearing in the Mail & Guardian newspaper of 24 April 1998.
I will be in a position to address the Honourable Member's question once the relevant Committee of Inquiry has tabled its report before me.
(2) Falls away.