(1) Whether her department will apply black economic empowerment (BEE) criteria that are aligned to the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998, and to the agricultural charter agreed between Agri South Africa and the Department of Agriculture in the future to applications for the transfer of water use authorisations for farming; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether any action will be taken to expedite the re-assessment of such applications that have been rejected or not approved since 2007 on the basis of BEE criteria that are not aligned to the said act and the agricultural charter; if not, why not; if so, what action?