3. institutions listed under the Auxiliary and Associated Services programme on their budgets and strategic plans. In many instances, the Department merely acts as a conduit when it comes to the allocation of funds. Accordingly, the Department is not well placed to provide sufficient information on the planned activities of these institutions for 2009/10. The Committee intends to engage with each of these institutions on their respective plans for 2009/10 (and beyond) as soon as possible.