(1) With reference to his reply to question 2140 on 9 December 2014, (a) why did the number of public service employees that completed the public service induction programme decrease from 24 681 in the 2011-12 financial year to 6585 in the 2013-14 financial year and (b) how many new staff members were appointed into the public service, including the various national and provincial governments in the 2013-14 financial year; (2) are there plans in place to ensure that no staff member is denied the opportunity to complete the compulsory induction programme for public servants; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of such plans; (3) is there currently a backlog in the roll-out of the induction programme; if so, (a) what is the extent of the backlog and (b) are there any plans in place to address such backlog?