(a) Who are the current chief financial officers of (i) his department and (ii) the entities reporting to him and (b) what is the qualification of each chief financial officer?

Since 1 January 2015, has his department installed generators at any of (a) its offices or (b) the offices of the entities reporting to him as a result of load shedding; if so, what is the total cost of the (i) installation and (ii) running of these generators?

(1) With reference to the cancelled contract between a certain company (name furnished) and the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO), which preceded the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), for the development of Friday, 22 May 2015 629 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 15 - 2015 software to the value of R152,7 million, what total amount was (a) paid to the specified company for services rendered and (b) spent on legal action to cancel the contract; (2) what(a) total monetary loss was suffered by the CIPRO through the cancellation of the contract and (b) steps have been taken to prevent a recurrence of this loss; (3) what benefits were derived from this contract for (a) departmental officials and (b) CIPRO (i) management and (ii) staff members; (4) whether his department or any of the entities reporting to him laid complaint(s) with the SA Police Service; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (5) whether the proceedings with regard to the criminal complaints have been concluded; if not, at what stage are these proceedings?

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Enterprises to question 1514 on 13 May 2015 with regard to the estimated number of 1 500 persons from 30 different occupations who are needed to repair a single rig in the Port of Saldanha Bay and the fact that by the time the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone comes online there will be a further demand for 18 000 jobs, (a) what plans are in place to (i) recruit and (ii) train employees adequately, (b) how many of these employees will be from the surrounding area and (c) what are the relevant details of the recruitment process of these individuals?

How has the implementation of load shedding over the past three months impacted on the time frames for the Bulk Terminal Expansion plans at the Port of Saldanha Bay?

Whether the passing by the United States of America (USA) Senate of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) extending its life by another 10 years, confirms that (a) all the trade disputes contingent to its going through the Senate have been resolved, (b) South Africa is using the favourable terms of AGOA to support small businesses and small-scale farmers to export to the USA leading to reduction of hunger and poverty locally and in the member states of the Southern African Development Community and (c) women farmers in particular were using this as a lifeline to generate income and increase food security; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

(1) Whether the kenaf fibre processing plant in the Winterton district of KwaZulu-Natal is (a) functional and (b) profitable; if not, (i) why not and (ii) when will it be (aa) fully operational and (bb) profitable, (iii) what are the relevant details of the costs incurred (aa) from the date the project was initiated up to 31 March 2015 and (bb) on a current monthly basis, (iv) what are the relevant details of all employees both (aa) formerly and (bb) currently employed, (v) what is to be done with the (aa) property, (bb) plant and (cc) equipment that was acquired for the project; if so, (aa) how many permanent jobs have been created, (bb) what volume of kenaf fibre has been (aaa) produced and (bbb) sold and (cc) what are the relevant details of the (aaa) costs of the project to date and (bbb) contributions towards these costs that has been made by (aaaa) the State, (bbbb) agencies of the State such as the Industrial Development Corporation and (cccc) any other persons and/or entities; (2) what are the relevant details of the (a) origins and (b) business plan of this project?

(1) What are the reasons for the delay in making a decision on a funding application of a certain company (name furnished) submitted in March of 2013 to the National Lottery Board; (2) when will the said decision be communicated to the specified company?

(a) How many invoices from private contractors to his department currently remain unpaid for longer than 30 days and (b) in each case, what (i) are the details of the (aa) contractor and (bb) services provided and (ii) what is the (aa) date of the invoice and (bb) reason why the invoice was not paid within 30 days?

Does his department have a Regulatory Burden Reduction strategy in place; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the strategy?