Chair, the issue of the smart card is certainly a matter that would resolve any outstanding concerns that people have with regard to the integrity of our systems. The hon member has the assurance that one of the positive aspects of the new ID smart card will be that, by and large, we will process those cards in-house and we will not be using consultants for that.
As to golden handshakes and so on, we have not moved away from any legal aspect - which you seem to be insinuating in your question. Of that I can give you an assurance. We have done nothing illegal. Whatever we did would have been done within the parameters of the law. That is the philosophy that we imbue in the department. In any case, it's certainly not something that we would be able to do by law. There was no golden handshake.
Insourcing of nutrition services
208. Mr V B Ndlovu (IFP) asked the Minister of Correctional Services:
(1) With reference to the reply in the National Council of Provinces to question 5 on 6 March 2012, what progress has been made with the insourcing of nutrition services; (2) when will his department's current contract with a certain company (name furnished) expire; (3) whether his department has begun to compile criteria for the new tender process to ensure that the contract is not extended again without it having been put to tender; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?