(a) What intervention has the Minister made in the past three financial years to ensure that service providers are paid within 30 days by her department?
The Department of Public Service and Administration has designed and implemented financial controls for the efficient administering and processing of invoices and payments as follows:
(b) What measures have been taken to bring to book those responsible for non-payment?
Over the past three years all payments to suppliers were made within 30 days, which serves as testimony that the abovementioned measures are effective. This has resulted in no corrective measures needed to be taken.
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