(a) What steps has he taken to give effect to the performance agreement that he signed with the President in 2010, (b) what outcomes have been measured and (c) what follow-up steps has he taken with regard to each specified outcome?

(1) When will the three adjoining laboratories at the real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) laboratory facility, needed to screen and quantify Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in food products, be completed; (2) whether the recruitment process for the appointment of qualified staff to make the facilities fully operational has been initiated; if not, why not; if so, (a) when will the staff be appointed, (b) how many staff members will be appointed and (c)(i) for what positions and (ii) what are the minimum requirements of each position; (3) whether the SABS GMO testing facility will be fully operational as planned by the chief executive officer (name furnished) by November 2012; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how was this conclusion reached; (4) what are the reasons for the long delay in the implementation of GMO labelling requirements as specified in the Consumer Protection Act, Act 68 of 2008?

(1) Whether his department has met with representatives of the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Fraud, Corruption, Impropriety or Irregularity into the Strategic Defence Procurement Package; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each specified meeting (a) who represented (i) his department and (ii) the commission, (b) when did the meeting take place and (c) what was the purpose of the meeting; (2) whether his department has handed over any documents to assist the commission in its inquiry into the arms deal; if not, why not, in each case; if so, in each specified case, (a) when were the documents handed to the commission, (b) which documents were handed to the commission and (c) how many documents were handed to the commission; (3) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

(1) Whether he has found that the South Africa-United States of America relations, through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), has benefited the economy in areas of job creation and manufacturing; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether he has found that the manufacturing industry has grown in relation to goods outlined for duty-free imports in America; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how can South Africa capitalise on the (a) recent visit by the USA Secretary of State Ms Hillary Clinton and (b) preferential trade agreement that may be renewed in 2015; (3) whether other products have been identified, other than vehicles, to increase export into the USA; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

How will the strategic partnership of the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) (a) strengthen mutually beneficial trade relations with China and (b) contribute to the Government’s commitment to regional integration to drive sustainable (i) economic and (ii) infrastructural development in Africa?

With reference to the synergy between preferential procurement regulations and industrialisation to grow the economy and create jobs, how does he envisage that the two waves of designated products will (a) reverse industrial decline, (b) stimulate local manufacturing and (c) result in the green economy?

(a) How does he envisage the Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP) will envigorate confidence among manufacturers and (b) what critical components has he identified that will make the MCEP a success?

Whether, with reference to the National Consumer Tribunal report, he intends taking any steps to improve the (a) competencies and (b) performance of the National Consumer Commission; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

(1) Whether his department provided letters of support to any private companies (a) in the (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2012; if not, in respect of each specified year, why not; if so, in respect of each letter of support provided, (aa) what is the (aaa) name, (bbb) designation of the person who provided the letter, (ccc) name of the company, (ddd) date of issuance and (eee) justification for issuance of the specified letter; (2) whether his department exercised a due diligence on each company before providing a letter of support; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

Whether (a) his department or (b) any entity reporting to him makes use of private security firms; if so, in each case, (i) which firms and (ii) what is the (aa) purpose, (bb) value and (cc) duration of each specified contract?