(1) Whether she or officials of her department were recently approached by a group of fishers seeking permission to fish in the restricted zone of the Langebaan marine protected area (MPA) until the end of January 2012; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what is the name of the group, (b) when was the approach made and (c) what was her department’s response to the request; (2) what is her department’s justification for granting this group permission to fish in a restricted area of an MPA; (3) whether her department consulted with the Department of Environmental Affairs about this decision; if not, why not; if so, what was the response of the Department of Environmental Affairs; (4) whether her department is committed to protecting the integrity of MPAs; if not, why not; if so, how was this conclusion reached?