Whether his department has any plans in place to improve exports in line with the recommendations of the New Growth Path which calls for a weaker rand so that exports could grow, if not, why not; if so, what plans?

(1) Whether he and/or his department have any research at their disposal to indicate in a scientific manner whether the broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) policy and legislation are achieving their objectives; if not, on what basis are the BBBEE policy and legislation being assessed and is their continuation justified; if so, (a) why was the specified research not put before the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry for inspection prior to the said committee disposing of its proceedings in respect of the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Bill [B42-2012] and (b) when will it be made available to the said portfolio committee; (2) whether he has any research at his disposal to indicate whether any unintended effects have ensued or are still ensuing from the BBBEE policy, such as the impoverishment of white and brown people; if not, whether he intends to order such research; if so, (a) who did this research and (b) when will it be made available; (3) whether he intends to introduce policy adjustments and/or alternative policies and legislation to counteract any negative effects from black economic empowerment; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) (a) what number of black economic empowerment transactions that have been executed to date is not recognised by his department as black economic empowerment and (b) what is the reason for this?

(1) (a) How many disciplinary cases are outstanding in his department and (b) what is the nature of each case; (2) (a) how long have these cases been on-going and (b) when will most of them be concluded; (3) whether the persons who are being charged have been suspended; if not, why not; if so, for how long will they be suspended; (4) whether the specified persons are still receiving their salaries; if so, what is the total cost of their salaries to the State?

How much has (a) his department and (b) each of the entities reporting to him spent on promotional events organised by The New Age newspaper between 1 September 2012 and 30 August 2013?

With respect to the Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme, (a) how many applications have been approved in the (i) 2008-2009, (ii) 2009-10, (iii) 2010-11, (iv) 2011-12 and (v) 2012-13 financial years, (b) how much was invested by the private sector companies in each specified year, (c) how much in departmental grants were committed in each year, (d) how many permanent jobs were created for the successful applications in each specified year and (e) what steps were taken to ensure that these jobs were sustain able?

Whether the Proudly South African Campaign which promotes South African companies has achieved its desired goals from the time of its inception in (a) sensitising South Africans to the importance of creating jobs in South Africa and (b) making South Africans respond successfully to this call in spite of their dire economic circumstances; if not, why not; if so, what are the details of the lesson learnt in hindsight?

(1) With regard to his department’s agreement to facilitate investments, (a) what plan of action is provided for training young entrepreneurs in the country, (b) what educational processes are in place in this regard; (2) whether there are any specific incentives for these entrepreneurs to become successful; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

(1) Whether he has considered the development of entrepreneurs in communities through his department’s plan for industrialisation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether his department has a medium to long term goal on how best to add value to the economy by empowering cooperatives; if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant details; (3) (a) to what extent did he consult communities in this regard and (b) what public participation processes are in place to ensure that communities participate in the economic growth of the country?

With reference to section 12I of the Income Tax Act, Act 58 of 1962, (a) how many applications have been approved in the (i) 2008-2009, (ii) 2009-10, (iii) 2010-11, (iv) 2011-12 and (v) 2012-13 financial years, (b) how much tax revenue was forgone in each specified year, (c) how many permanent jobs were created for the applications in each specified year, (d) what was the average planned remuneration for each job in each specified year and (e) what steps were taken to ensure that these jobs were sustainable?

(1) Whether any performance bonuses were paid to employees in his department in the 2012-13 financial year; if so, what is the total (a) number of employees that received bonuses and (b) amount paid out by his department for these bonuses; (2) what percentage of outputs were achieved by his department as measured against each target set in its Annual Performance Plan in the 2012-13 financial year?