(1)What were the total gold exports in (a) metric tons, (b) rand value and (c) dollar value in (i) 2011, (ii) 2012, (iii) 2013, (iv) 2014 and (v) 2015; (2) what were the causes of the (a) decrease an/or (b) increase in gold exports in each specified year; (3) (a) which five countries were the greatest importers of South African gold in each specified year and (b) what was the value of the gold exports to each of the top five importers of South African gold in (i) (aa) metric tons, (bb) rand value and (cc) dollar value and (ii) in each specified year; (4) (a) whether South Africa has shown a positive or negative nett export of gold in each specified year and (b) what was the major reason for the positive or negative nett export value?NW709E

(1) What were the total gold exports in (a) metric tons, (b) rand value and (c) dollar value in (i) 2011, (ii) 2012, (iii) 2013, (iv) 2014 and (v) 2015; (2) what were the causes of the (a) decrease an/or (b) increase in gold exports in each specified year; (3) (a) which five countries were the greatest importers of South African gold in each specified year and (b) what was the value of the gold exports to each of the top five importers of South African gold in (i) (aa) metric tons, (bb) rand value and (cc) dollar value and (ii) in each specified year; (4) (a) whether South Africa has shown a positive or negative nett export of gold in each specified year and (b) what was the major reason for the positive or negative nett export value?

(1) Whether the SA National Standards (SANS) 1795: Road Traffic Law Enforcement Systems, Part 5: Data Capturing Equipment and Capturing Equipment for Road Traffic Law Enforcement or any other SANS has, in terms of the Legal Metrology Act, Act 9 of 2014, and its preceding Act, been declared a legal metrology regulation that is valid and applicable to the Gauteng e-tolling instruments; if not, why not; if so, (a) when, (b) what is the legal position of such SANS declaration(s) and (c) what are the further relevant particulars; (2) Whether the SA Bureau of Standards or any other standards organisation has declared SANS 1795, Part 5, or any other SANS to be valid for and applicable to the Gauteng e-tolling instruments; if not, why not; if so, (a) when, (b) what is the legal position of such SANS declaration(s) and (c) what are the further relevant particulars?

(1) Whether the SA National Standards (SANS) 1795: Road Traffic Law Enforcement Systems, Part 5: Data Capturing Equipment and Capturing Equipment for Road Traffic Law Enforcement or any other SANS has, in terms of the Legal Metrology Act, Act 9 of 2014, and its preceding Act, been declared a legal metrology regulation that is valid and applicable to the Gauteng e-tolling instruments; if not, why not; if so, (a) when, (b) wat is the legal position of such SANS declaration(s) and (c) what are the further relevant particulars; (2) whether the SA Bureau of Standards or any other standards organisation has declared SANS 1795, Part 5, or any other SANS to be valid for and applicable to the Gauteng e-tolling instruments; if not, why not; if so, (a) when, (b) what is the legal position of such SANS declaration(s) and (c) what are the further relevant particulars?

(1)How many (a) imports and (b) exports did South Africa have during the period 1 January 2015 and 31 January 2016 in each month;

Whether he and/or his department has bought advertising space in The New Age in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 financial years; if so, (i) what number of times and (ii) for what amount in each specified financial year?

(1)Whether his department, seen against the background of the current economic challenges, unemployment and the decline in food production because of the drought and other factors, has conducted a complete study to establish how much food is wasted in South Africa for example by way of the discarding of fruit that does not meet form standards, supermarkets that throw away old products and restaurants that throw away unused food; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant particulars; (2) whether he will consider undertaking such a study; (3) whether he will consider ordering an investigation to establish how the edible throwaway food could be made available to food banks and bodies that would distribute is effectively to needy people; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant particulars?NW272E

With reference to President Jacob G Zuma’s undertaking in his State of the Nation Address delivered on 12 February 2015, that the Government will set aside 30% of appropriate categories of state procurement for purchasing from Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs), co-operatives, as well as township and rural enterprises, what percentage of the total procurement of (a) his department and (b) every entity reporting to him went to (i) SMMEs and (ii) co-operatives from 1 April 2015 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?

Whether his Ministry has any frozen vacant positions; if so, (a) how many of the specified positions are vacant, (b) what are the designations of the specified positions and (c) for how long have the specified positions been vacant?

Whether any regulatory impact assessments have been done for the black industrialists programme; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details an (b) how many jobs will be created once the 100 black industrialists in the programme have been appointed?