Since 1 January 2006, how many permits for controlled goods were (a) authorised, (b) suspended or (c) rejected in each specified financial year in respect of (i) Guinea, (ii) Iran, (iii) Libya, (iv) Madagascar, (v) North Korea, (vi) Syria and (vii) Zimbabwe by the SA Council for the Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction?

<b>†</b> (1) Whether he is considering steps to introduce tax rebates for the SA film industry; if so, what will these steps entail; if not, why not; (2) whether he will consider any other measures to render assistance to the film industry in the current economic climate?

(1) Whether he has appointed a new board for a certain company (name furnished); if not, why not; if so, (2) whether a list of the new board members will be made available; if not, why not; if so, when; (3) (a) what were the criteria considered for appointment on the board, (b) what is the term of their appointment and (c) what are the (i) benefits and (ii) remuneration package allocated to each of the board members?

Whether his department has had any face-to-face interaction with identified offenders to help solve the problem of (a) monopolistic pricing of key intermediate inputs and (b) the purchasing of outputs; if not, why not; if so, (i) what interaction, (ii) with whom and (iii) what were the consequences? W730E <b>609. Mrs J D Kilian (Cope) to ask the Minister of Communications: </b>(1) (a) How many legal advisers were appointed permanently to his staff complement, (b) how are legal firms or practitioners selected and (c) how often is the list of legal practitioners revised; (2) whether his (a) Ministry and (b) department from time to time obtain legal services from private legal firms or practitioners; if so, (3) whether a specific panel of legal firms or practitioners were selected for his (a) Ministry and (b) department; if so, (i) which legal firms or practitioners were selected to serve on the panel for his (aa) Ministry and (bb) department and (ii) what are the names of these firms or practitioners; (4) (a) what amounts were paid out to the respective firms in (i) 2008 and (ii) 2009 and (b) what was the total cost of outsourced legal services in (i) 2008 and (ii) 2009?

Whether the Industrial Policy Action Plan is intended to convert the entire economy into a sustainable green economy; if not, why not; if so, what steps will be taken to place the country at the forefront of the green revolution?

Whether the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) finalised the Government’s role in establishing a local electrical vehicle industry; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

(1) In respect of the SA Council for the Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, how many permits were issued for (a) authorising, (b) suspending or (c) revoking permits for the (i) export or (ii) import of controlled goods (aa) during the period 1 January 2006 to 31 March 2006, (bb) in the (aaa) 2006-07, (bbb) 2007-2008 and (ccc) 2008-2009 financial years and (cc) during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; (2) (a) what was the name of the (i) country and (ii) controlled good/s and (b) on what date were permits signed to (i) authorise, (ii) suspend or (iii) revoke permission to (aa) export or (bb) import controlled goods (aaa) during the period 1 January 2006 to 31 March 2006 and (bbb) in the (aaaa) 2006-07, (bbbb) 2007-2008 and (cccc) 2008-2009 financial years and (cc) during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?

(1) What is the full (a) name and (b) job title of each specified person who signed permits authorising, suspending or revoking permits for controlled goods through the intercessional procedure after 31 December 2008; (2) how many permits were signed by each specified person to (a) authorise, (b) suspend or (c) revoke permits for the (i) export or (ii) import of controlled goods through the intercessional procedure; (3) (a) over what period of time was the intercessional procedure used and (b) when were the permits that were issued in terms of the intercessional procedure ratified; (4) whether the permits were ratified at a quorate meeting comprising the majority of members of the council; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

(a) How many entities have been classified as having made excessive deposits into the bank account of the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (Cipro), (b) what is the (i) average and (ii) largest amounts involved in this practice and (c) what is the amount that is expected to be repaid to entities in the 2009-10 financial year?

(1) Whether any contract have been entered into by a certain company (name furnished) for the large-scale scanning of documentation; if so, (a) what is the total cost of this contract and (b) who is the successful bidder; (2) whether the awarding of this contract was the result of an open tender process; if not, why not; if so, (a) what was the tender number, (b) who were the bidders for this tender, (c) what are the details of each bid, including costs and (d) on what basis was the successful bidder awarded the contract; (3) whether there is any link between (a) this contract and a certain tender (details furnished) allocated in 2009 and (b) the successful bidder and a certain company (name furnished); if so, what is the nature of the link; (4) whether the successful bidder is making use of or will make use of, any subcontractors; if so, (a) which subcontractors and (b) for what components or services of the contract?