(1) For each of the metropolitan municipalities, (a) how many officials are currently on suspension and (b) for each suspended official, (i) what is the position of the specified official, (ii) what is the reason for the suspension, (iii) for how long has each specified official been suspended and (iv) what has been their total remuneration during the period of suspension; (2) whether any severance packages were paid to any municipal officials; if so, for each specified official, (a) who was the official, (b) why was the severance package paid, (c) for how long was the specified official Friday, 20 November 2015 1569 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 50 - 2015 employed by each of the specified municipalities and (d) what was the total amount of the severance package?