NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 05-2014
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: (25 JULY 2014) (INTERNAL
QUESTION PAPER NO 05 â 2014)
â627. Dr A Lotriet (DA) to ask the Minister of Science and
Technology:
1) How many (a) international and (b) domestic hotel were made by
(i) her; (ii) her predecessors and (iii) departmental officials
attending (aa)workshops,(bb) seminars,(cc)oversight visit or
(dd) any other relevant meeting of the relevant portfolio
committee from 1 April 2013 up to latest specified date for
which information is available;
2) In respect of each specified booking, what was the (a) date, (b)
name of hotel, (c) number of delegates (d) cost of the hotel
booking for each delegate and (e) the nature of the relevant
portfolio business dealt with?
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REPLY
1) (a) International
|i |(aa) |(bb) Seminars |(cc) Oversight |(dd) Portfolio |
| |Workshops | |Visits |Committee |
| |None |None |None |None |
|ii |(aa) |(bb) Seminars |(cc) Oversight |(dd) Portfolio |
| |Workshops | |Visits |Committee |
| |None |None |None |None |
|iii|(aa) |(bb) Seminars |(cc) Oversight |(dd) Portfolio |
| |Workshops | |Visits |Committee |
| |2 |None |None |None |
1) (b) Domestic
|i |(aa) |(bb) Seminars |(cc) Oversight |(dd) Portfolio |
| |Workshops | |Visits |Committee |
| |None |None |None |None |
|ii |(aa) |(bb) Seminars |(cc) Oversight |(dd) Portfolio |
| |Workshops | |Visits |Committee |
| |None |None |None |None |
|iii|(aa) |(bb) Seminars |(cc) Oversight |(dd) Portfolio |
| |Workshops | |Visits |Committee |
| |16 |1 |3 |8 |
2. Details of the bookings
|(a) Date |(b) Name of the hotel |(c) No | (d) |(e) Nature of the |
| | |of |Cost of |business |
| | |delegate|the | |
| | | |hotel | |
|5-6 March 2014 |Southern Sun GroupGc Nelson |1 | R |To present the |
| |Mandela | |989.00 |Bio-Economy Strategy |
|07-09 Octber |Protea Hotel, Seapoint |1 | |SANSA and TIA |
|2013 | | |Â R1145.0|presentation to the PC |
| | | |0 | |
|03-07 December |Mecure Paris Tour Eiffel |1 | |Frascati Revision |
|2013 | | |Â R12435.|workshop |
| | | |00 | |
|29 Sept - 01 |Bredasdorp Country Manor |1 | |Umkhonto Demonstration at|
|Oct 2013 | | |Â R450.00|Overberg Test Range |
|1-3 September |Lord Charles Hotel |1 | |International AEROPACE |
|2013 | | |R1030.00|SYMPOSIUM of South Africa|
| | | |0 | |
|20-25 October |INSTANBUL( TURKEY) |1 | |OECD GLOBAL FORUM ON |
|2013 | | |R11252.5|KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY |
| | | |8 | |
|30-31 July 2013|The Colosseum |1 | R1180 |Post Harvest Innovation |
| | | | |Programme (PHI) |
| | | | |Management Committee (MC)|
| | | | |meeting |
|8-10 May 2013 |Lanzerac Hotel & Spa |1 | |To attend the OECD Global|
| |(Pta.Lzc) | |R1200.00|Science Forum |
|11-12 October |Saint George Hotel |1 | |Minister Strategic |
|2013 | | |R1229.00|Planning Session |
|9-10 May 2013 |Southern Sun Garden |1 | |Bloemfontein: the launch |
| | | |R1325.00|of the free state |
| | | | |regional innovation forum|
|11-12 April |Southern Sun Hotel |1 | |Attend Innovation for |
|2013 | | |R1325.00|Inclusive Development |
|7-9 October |The President Hotel, Bantry |1 | |Attending the SARIMA |
|2013 |Bay, Cape Town | |R1345.00|conference and Annual |
| | | | |Report presentation to |
| | | | |the Portfolio Committee, |
| | | | |in Cape Town |
|21-23 October |Protea Hotel President |1 | |Knowledge Economy Network|
|2013 | | |R1345.00|(KEN) Forum 2013 |
|09 -10 October |Mandela Rhodes Place |1 | |To attend portfolio |
|2013 | | |R1360.00|Committee on Science and |
| | | | |Technology for the 4th |
| | | | |term ( National Assembly |
| | | | |) |
|27-31 May 2013 |Garden court |1 | |5th Global Forum on |
| | | |R1399.00|Innovation & Technology |
| | | | |Entrepreneurship |
| | | | |Conference. |
|27-31 May 2013 |Southern Sun Garden Court |1 | |To attend the 5th Global |
| | | |R1399.00|Forum Innovation & |
| | | | |Technology |
| | | | |Entrepreneurship meeting |
|2-4 April 2013 |Southern Sun Waterfront |1 | |IAT assessment meeting |
| | | |R1495.00|conducted by AACHEN from |
| | | | |Germany and PMU meeting |
|17-18 October |Southern Sun Marine Parade |1 | |DTI Technology Award and |
|2013 | | |R1495.00|follow up meeting with B |
| | | | |& M Analyst |
|4 â 6 August |Southern Sun Elangeni |1 | |Richards bay Incubator |
|2013 |Maharani | |R1495.00|visits, Initiative to |
| | | | |supporting SME and |
| | | | |Supplier development at |
| | | | |Ethekwini |
|11-12 December |Tsogo Sun Waterfront Cpt |1 | |To attend a workshop on |
|2013 |(Pta.Hiw) | |R1495.00|feasibility of the |
| | | | |Establishing a Centre of |
| | | | |Excellence in Water and |
| | | | |Wastewater services |
|18-19 August |Southern Sun Group: Water |Â | |To attend the portfolio |
|2013 |front ( Cape Town ) | |R1495.00|Committee Eastern Cape |
|27-29 May 2013 |Hemming ways Hotel Els |1 | |Attending the Global |
| | | |R1590.00|Forum in East London |
|12-13 August |None Flowers Guest House |1 | R600.00|Advanced Material |
|2013 | | | |Baseline Study Phase 4 |
| | | | |Project Workshop |
|19- 24 January |Elgro Hotel |1 | R665.00|Attending contact session|
|2014 | | | |at North West University |
|11-12 October |Saint George Hotel (Pta.Sgc) |41 | R690.00|To attend the Ministers |
|2013 | | | |Strategic Session |
|18 -19 |Winterton Country Lodge |1 | R700.00|Visits SF Factory, |
|September 2013 | | | |Winterton, Kwa Zulu Natal|
|29-31 July 2014|Adderley Hotel |1 | R870 |CSIR presentation of the |
| | | | |2014/2015 Annual Plan to |
| | | | |Parliament Portfolio |
| | | | |Committee on Science and |
| | | | |Technology  |
|16-17 January |Sugarbird Manor |1 | R960.00|The Ti Performance |
|2014 | | | |Machining Technical |
| | | | |meeting and a visit to |
| | | | |Composites |
|15-16 January |Southern Sun Garden Court De |1 | R990.00|Site Visit NAMPAK in |
|2014 |Waal | | |support of R &D Tax |
| | | | |Incentives unit,, |
|21-22 January |Garden Court De Waal |2 | R999.00|To attend the Innovation |
|2014 |(Pta.Hdw) | | |Workshop in Cape Town |