(1)(a) How many days has he spent overseas as Minister of Finance in the periods (i) 11 May 2009 to 23 May 2014 and (ii) 14 December 2015 up to the latest specified date for which information is available to gather useful information from other countries which could be applied to our own economy, (b) which countries did he visit and (c) what useful information did he gather on each such occasion;
(2) whether any of the specified lessons that he learnt in other countries have been implemented in South Africa; if not, why not; if so, in each case, (a) which lessons and (b) what were the benefits?