(1) Whether certain companies (names furnished) are registered as tax-paying entities with the SA Revenue Service (SARS); if so, when was each company registered as such; (2) whether his department has taken any steps to ascertain the tax compliancy of these companies; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether his department has taken any steps to recover outstanding tax from these companies; if not, why not; if so, what steps?