(1) What steps have been taken to expedite the spending of the Urban Settlement Development Grant (USDG) by provinces; (2) whether the USDG has resulted in a better human settlements development planning between national, provincial and local spheres of government; if not, why not; if so, (a) which provincial human settlements departments continued to expand the role of municipalities, particularly the Metros, in the (i) management and (ii) development of sustainable and integrated human settlements and (b) what are the further relevant details?