1) Whether any studies have been conducted into clean coal by (a) the SA National Energy Development Institute, (b) the Council for GeoSciences and/or (c) any other entity reporting to him; if not, why not; if so, (i) when were the studies conducted and (ii) what is the status of the specified studies;
2) Whether he will make the studies available to Parliament for the purposes of oversight, information and scrutiny; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
3) On what scientific basis does he rely in his repeated statements regarding clean coal; and
4) What are the reasons that the recognised research experts of his department have not been consulted on this matter? NW73E