(1) (a) How many upper-air accents are being performed daily by the SA Weather Service (SAWS) and (b) from which stations are these accents conducted; (2) whether the number of daily upper-air accents has been reduced since 1 January 2010; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, why; (3) whether there have been any days in this year on which three or fewer upper-air accents were performed; if not, how was this conclusion reached; if so, how can this be justified; Monday, 13 September 2010] 1016 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 28 ─2010 (4) whether the data obtained from the upper-air accents is of a reliable quality; if not, (a) why not and (b) what steps has she taken to rectify the situation; if so, how was this conclusion reached?