(a) For how long has the position of Deputy Commissioner of the Competition Tribunal been vacant, (b) what plans have been put in place to fill the vacancy and (c) on what date will the vacancy be filled?

What are the (a) names, (b) summaries of (i) professional qualifications and (ii) experience, (c) names of previous employers, (d) job descriptions and (e)(i) dates of hiring and (ii) length of contract of each of his advisors?

Who (a) will administer the R1,25 billion socio-economic development fund created by agreement between six construction companies (names furnished) and the Presidential Infrastructure Co-ordinating Commission and (b) are the intended beneficiaries of the specified fund?

Whether any (a) internal and/or (b) external forensic reports pertaining to (i) his department and/or (ii) each entity reporting to him were completed from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what is the (aa) name, (bb) subject matter and (cc) date of conclusion of each of the specified forensic reports?

Whether, with reference to the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa’s steel sector tariff increase on certain steel products and the increased prices of importing coking coal, his department has developed a detailed plan to ensure that the country leverages its large coking coal deposits, particularly in Limpopo, to become a leading manufacturer and exporter of coking coal; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will such a plan be developed; if so, what are the relevant details?

(1)How many tonnes of gypsum does the phosphoric acid plant owned by the Industrial Development Corporation (name furnished), discard annually into the ocean; (2) whether any feasibility studies have been conducted to determine how much sulphur could economically be extracted from the discarded gypsum; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Whether, with reference to the Public Protector’s Report No 21 of 2013 / 14 entitled Docked Vessels, the Competition Commission received a request from the Public Protector to investigate alleged collusive conduct by entities within a certain group (name furnished); if so (a) when was the specified request received and (b) what action has been taken by the Competition Commission? NW 2306E

Whether each Head of Department (HOD) of his department signed a performance agreement since their appointment; if not, (a) what is the total number of HODs who have not signed performance agreements, (b) what is the reason in each case, (c) what action has he taken to rectify the situation and (d) what consequences will the specified HOD face for failing to sign the performance agreements; if so, (i) when was the last performance assessment of each HOD conducted and (ii) what were the results in each case; (2) whether any of the HODs who failed to sign a performance agreement received a performance bonus since their appointment; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) at what rate and (b) what criteria were used to determine the specified rate; (3) whether any of the HODs who signed a performance agreement received a performance bonus since their appointment; if so, (a) at what rate and (b) what criteria were used to determine the rate?

What amount in funding did the Industrial Development Corporation commit to the establishment of the Beijing Automobile International Corporation automotive assembly plant at the Coega Industry Development Zone?

How does the Industrial Development Corporation intend to place its subsidiaries, (a) Scaw Metals and (b) Foskor, on a commercially sustainable footing given that the former made a loss of R 1,1 billion and the latter R 568 million in the 2015-16 financial year?