(1) Whether he has any plans in place to upgrade the R398, between Middelburg and Richmond in order to declare the R56 a national road; if not, why not; if so, (2) whether he received any reports from any entities in the (a) economic development sector and (b) tourism sector with regard to the upgrade of the R398 and R56 as a whole (extended R56) with the view to improving road safety and economic activities along this route; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether his department received any marketing proposals to classify the extended R56 as the (a) shortest national route between Durban and Cape Town, (b) connecting road between Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal and Richmond, Northern Cape and (c) mountain high way of the Drakensberge and Sneeuberge; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?