(1)Whether the former Minister of Finance, Mr K M N Gigaba, (a) requested and (b) received approval in writing from the President for each intended official trip undertaken by the former Minister of Finance from 1 April 2017 to 27 February 2018 as is required in terms of the Ministerial Handbook; if not, in each case, why not; if so, on what date was the request (i) made and (ii) approved in each case;
(2) whether the former Minister of Finance (a) requested and (b) received approval in writing from the President for his spouse to accompany him on each specified official visit; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?