(1) Whether he has been informed of any land for which applications for prospecting or mining rights have been submitted and granted after a land claim had been submitted for the same land; if so, what is his department's policy position in this regard; (2) whether he has put any safeguards in place to protect the rights of claimants of such land; if not, (a) why not and (b) how will the rights of such claimants be protected; if so, what are the relevant details?