House of Assembly: Vol7 - WEDNESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 1988

WEDNESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 1988 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

†Indicates translated version.

For written reply:

General Affairs:

Unemployment Insurance Fund 25. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Manpower:

  1. (a) What was the total amount (i) paid into the Unemployment Insurance Fund in 1987 and (ii) paid out in benefits by the Fund in that year and (b) to how many (i) White, (ii) Coloured, (iii) Indian and (iv) Black applicants were benefits paid?
The MINISTER OF MANPOWER:
  1. (a)
    1. (i) R583 168 280
    2. (ii) R388 274 527
  2. (b) The Unemployment Insurance Act, 1966, makes no distinction between the various population groups and consequently the Fund does not have separate figures available.

NOTE: The above-mentioned figures are provisional and subject to audit.

Land and Agricultural Bank: loans 82. Mr R J LORIMER

asked the Minister of Finance:

  1. (a) What was the total amount of loans granted to farmers by the Land and Agricultural Bank as at 31 December 1987 and (b) to how many farmers had these loans been granted?
The MINISTER OF FINANCE:
  1. (a) R2 661 009 735
  2. (b) 40 432
Land and Agricultural Bank: loans 83. Mr R J LORIMER

asked the Minister of Finance:

  1. (1) How many (a) Coloured, (b) Indian and (c) Black farmers (i) applied for loans from and (ii) were granted loans by the Land and Agricultural Bank in 1987;
  2. (2) what was the total value of the loans so (a) applied for and (b) granted in respect of each of the above population groups in this year?
The MINISTER OF FINANCE:

1 (a)(i)

(b)(i)

(c)(i)

24

20

None

(a)(ii)

(b)(ii)

(c)(ii)

20

9

None

Coloured farmers

  1. 2 (a) — R290 400
  2. (b) — R217 400

Indian farmers

  1. (a) — R1 845 000
  2. (b) — R527 400

Black farmers

  1. (a) — Nil
  2. (b) — Nil
Land and Agricultural Bank: housing loans 84. Mr D J N MALCOMESS

asked the Minister of Finance:

What total amount of money was on loan to employees of the Land and Agricultural Bank in the form of housing loans as at 31 December 1987?

The MINISTER OF FINANCE:

R27 032 746,89