What (a) are the reasons for the decision not to designate government vehicles for local procurement and (b)(i) research and (ii) consultations was this decision based on?
(a) When will he release the regulatory impact assessment conducted by his department on the National Policy on Intellectual Property and (b) when will Friday, 12 June 2015 801 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 21 - 2015 the specified policy be tabled and presented to Parliament?
Whether (a) his department and (b) any entities reporting to him has paid out the remainder of any employee's contract before the contractually stipulated Friday, 12 June 2015 793 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 21 - 2015 date of termination of the contract since the 2008-09 financial year up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, (i) what amount has (aa) his department and (bb) entities reporting to him spent on each such payout, (ii) to whom were these payouts made and (iii) what were the reasons for the early termination of the contracts in each specified case?
Whether the Government will introduce legislation or regulations to require all online transactions to have their terms and conditions in their contracts scrutinised by two separate and independent legal firms and requiring them to declare that such contracts are indeed fully compliant with our laws and the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, where borrowers and purchasers could not be tricked into agreeing on terms and conditions in fine print that were seriously prejudicial to them; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Is his department currently involved in a work exchange and/or employment agreement with the Republic of Cuba; if so, (a) what number of Cuban nationals (i) are currently employed and (ii) are due to be employed by his department, (b) what specific work roles are envisaged for the Cuban nationals, (c) what are the specific skill sets of each of the Cuban nationals (i) currently employed and (ii) due to be employed, (d) what are the details of the process followed to ensure that the same skill set was or is not available in the country and amongst South African citizens and (e) what is the total cost of the (i) employment or (ii) prospective employment of such Cuban nationals?
(a) What is the most recent date on which money from the National Lotteries Board was distributed to each welfare organisation on the East Rand in Gauteng and (b) what amount was given to each welfare organisation?
With relation to the Letters of Authority process for electro-technical goods, (a) what progress has been made in dealing with the backlog, (b) what backlog currently exists, (c) what progress has been made on a fast-track system, (d) when will the system be implemented and (e) what consultation has taken place with industry stakeholders with regard to this fast-track system?
With regard to the National Empowerment Fund’s motivation to establish a venture capital fund between the public and private sectors to support black entrepreneurs, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, (a) what engagement will be held with the Minister of Finance, (b) which officials from his department will be responsible for the implementation of the recommendations and (c) when will his department report back to the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry?
Does his department maintain an updated asset register; if not, why not; if so, what is the (a) total number and (b) value of all motor vehicles recorded on such register?
In light of the Government’s commitment and his mandate to create decent work and promote local manufacturing, how does he plan to step up the work of theNational Regulator for Compulsory Specifications in order to (a) ensure the protection of consumers and (b) lock out the impact of goods that are not compliant with the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, Act 5 of 2008?
