(1) With reference to her reply to question 2000 on 26 August 2013, in which provinces will competency tests for the markers of National Senior Certificate examination scripts be administered in 2013; (2) on what basis did she encounter opposition from the majority teacher union to her draft amendment policy to provide for a competency test to be used in the selection of markers for the National Senior Certificate examination, as gazetted in terms of the National Education Policy Act, Act 27 of 1996, in December 2012; (3) what are the (a) reasons why she entertained the opposition, given the fact that the gazetted draft policy does not directly affect the rights or interests of educators and (b) details of her (i) past, (ii) current and (iii) planned interaction with the majority teacher union to resolve the differences; (4) whether the resolution of differences with the majority teacher union on this matter is a prerequisite for her department before the imposition of competency tests for examination markers; if so, why?