(1) Whether any working agreements on intercountry adoptions are waiting to be approved or rejected; if so, (a) how many, (b) what is the target time for approving or rejecting applications and (c) in each case, (i) from which agency was the application received and (ii) when was it submitted; (2) whether her department has a policy for the approval or rejection of working agreements with receiving countries; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the policy, (b) which official developed the policy and (c) when was it formulated; (3) whether the said policy is contained in a written document; if not, why not; if so, to what extent does the policy accord with the principles of (a) the Hague Adoption Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-Country Adoption and (b) international adoption practice; (4) whether the said policy has been communicated to (a) South African adoption agencies and (b) adoption authorities in other countries; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (5) whether she will provide Mr M Waters with a copy of the policy; if not, why not?