Hon Deputy Speaker, this process is still pretty much incomplete. However, I think that the idea of an ongoing assessment is a good one. It will assist us in ensuring that funds from this fund are used in an appropriate way. I will enquire whether there are any further details that we could supply to hon George and then let him have them. Thank you.
Particulars regarding plan to rectify current backlog of company registrations
97. Ms S P Lebenya-Ntanzi (IFP) asked the Minister of Trade and Industry:
(1) Whether he and his department have a strategic plan in place in order to rectify the current backlog of company registrations at the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) what (a)are the details of the current size of the backlog and (b) is the expected time required to (i) deal with and (ii) reduce the backlog? NO2408E