THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
918. Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
(a) Have any officials of his department attended study groups of
political parties represented in Parliament, (b) in respect of each
case, what was the (i) name and (ii) position of the officials, (c)
which party study group did the specified officials attend and (d)
what were the related costs to his department?NW1009E
Reply:
Yes, dti officials, including role-playing staff in the Ministry have
attended a study group meeting of the African National Congress. The
participation of officials from the dti were limited to responding to
technical queries e.g related to legislation. Officials only attended
when they were in Cape Town for other purposes.