. Commended Stats SA for its innovation, specifically with regard to the Census Roambi application for smartphones; . Expressed its appreciation for Stats SA's encouraging and detailed work plan; . Noted the encouraging work done on PPI and CPI and noted that the increase in prices of goods and services negatively affect poor people ; . Encouraged Stats SA to look at the implementation and limitations imposed by the Act, as it did not seem to support their priorities ; . Noted the skills shortage in South Africa, and encouraged Stats SA to allocate a budget for skills transfer and support to departments and municipalities. This was discussed in the context of departments and municipalities not making adequate use of the Census 2011 figures for decision-making; . Noted that the budget of Stats SA will make it difficult for targets to be achieved; . Noted that methods employed and sources used by municipalities for statistics collection needed to be improved; . Noted the reduction in allocations for non-profit organisations, and wanted to know what impact this would have on their operations; . Sought clarity on Stats SA's role as secretariat of the Millenium Development Goals project, and wanted to know what their involvement was; . Noted the allegations made by a senior staff member of Statistics South Africa with regard to the Census 2011, and wanted to know if there was any truth to the allegations and if the quality of the Census results has been adversely affected as a result; . Sought clarity on plans to avoid the problems encountered with Census 2011; . Requested Stats SA's view on the use of the narrow definition of unemployment, as opposed to the broad definition, as the official definition of unemployment; . Expressed concern over the use of the narrow definition given the high number of South Africans classified as discouraged work seekers. The Committee strongly suggested that Stats SA revert back to the broad definition of unemployment; . Noted Stats SA's view on the youth wage subsidy, and asked whether it had statistics supporting National Treasury's contention that a person with work experience has a better chance of being employed; . Wanted to know when the Business Register will be finalised, and why the target date for its rollout was delayed; . Asked for reasons why Stats SA's budget was less than the previous financial year allocation, despite the requests for increases in the previous year; . Wanted to know what steps were taken to prevent a repeat of the previous financial years' qualified audit outcome; . Wanted to know when permanent positions will be filled so as to phase out the extensive use of consultants; . Wanted to know if there was communication and coordination between Stats SA and other statistics agencies when statistics are released; . Sought clarity on Stats SA's use of outside consultants; . Sought an explanation for the possible risks and constraints if Stats SA did not implement SNA2008 and ISIC4; . Sought clarity about the comments made by the Acting Chairperson of the FFC and asked whether Stats SA and the FFC had engaged on the matter; . Requested an action plan from Stats SA of how they intend to address the budgetary challenges that they faced in the current financial year.