What amount did her department spend on (a) promotional items and (b) cocktail receptions on the occasion of her 2013 Budget Vote debate?

(a) How many temporary staff members were employed by her department in the 2012-13 financial year, (b) in which departments were they employed, (c) for what length of time and (d) what amount was spent on temporary staff salaries (i) per person and (ii) in total?

(1) Whether (a) she, (b) her deputy minister, (c) any specified officials and (d) any other persons have been issued with a government or official credit card (i) in the (aa) 2011-12 and (bb) 2012-13 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2013; if so, in each instance, what is the (aaa)(aaaa) name and (bbbb) job title of each person to whom a credit card was issued, (bbb) credit limit, (ccc) outstanding amount as at the latest specified date for which information is available, (ddd) monthly expenses incurred for each month since receiving the credit card, (eee) reason for such a person being issued with a credit card and (fff) uses that such a credit card is intended for; (2) whether the credit limit of any specified credit card was exceeded at any time since it was issued; if so, (a) whose credit cards are over the limit and (b) what is the reason for the credit card exceeding the limit?

What amount has her department spent on (a) catering and (b) entertainment in the (i) 2012-13 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2013?

(1) Since 1 January 2011, how many applications under the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000, were received by (a) her department and (b) entities reporting to her, and in each case, how many were (i) granted, (ii) refused and (iii) deemed refused under section 27; (2) since 1 January 2011, how many internal appeals under the Act were received by (a) her department and (b) entities reporting to her, and in each case, how many were (i) granted, (ii) refused and (iii) deemed refused under section 77(7); (3) who is the information officer for (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her, and in each case, what are the contact details of the officer?

(1) Whether she has been informed of the working conditions of her department’s staff in the Union Buildings; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2) what steps has she taken to improve the working conditions in her department?

(1) In compliance with the country and global obligation to people with disabilities, (a) how far and (b) how beneficial is the Integrated National Disability Strategy for all institutions in South Africa, (c) what difficulties confront people with disabilities to access training and skills development and (d) what has she found to be the best ways to overcome these difficulties, if any; (2) whether there is a plan of action to improve on the successes to date; if not, why not?

(1) Whether there is a building compliance readiness report or register which indicates to what degree current state-owned facilities are disabled friendly; (2) whether sufficient systems are in place to (a) secure such data and (b) ensure the ability to exit these facilities; if not, why not?

(1) Whether the National Council Against Gender-Based Violence has met this year; if not, why not; if so, (2) has the council proposed any measures to deal with the sexual violence perpetrated against women and children in the past 8 months?

How does she ensure that departments provide the information required by her department on time to enable it to fulfil its mandate?