Whether, in view of his urgent and impassioned call to the workers of the country to tighten their belt and the repeated messages from the Minister of Finance for government at all levels to do the same, he has:
(a) Requested Cabinet to ascertain to what extent there has been full compliance across government levels in respect of belt-tightening;
(b) obtained information from Cabinet about persons who are flouting the call for belt-tightening;
(c) urged disciplinary action to taken immediately against persons who are compromising the fragile position of the fiscus;
(d) together with the Deputy President met with the Minister of Finance to ascertain from him the state of the fiscus and the viability of state spending; and
(e) met with the Minister of Public Works to ascertain from him the exact extent to which spending on prestigious projects has been drastically curbed this year in line with the call belt-tightening; if not, why is he not practicing in government what he is preaching to the hard-pressed workers of the country; if so, what is his position with regard to each issue?