(1) Whether she issued any directives to the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Education Evaluation and Development Unit (NEEDU) after a meeting with the specified person in August 2016; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the full details of the directives; (2) whether she raised any concerns with the specified person regarding the manner in which the NEEDU handled certain issues in the past; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the full details of her concerns; Friday, 18 November 2016 1001 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 38 - 2016 (3) whether she suggested that the NEEDU must be brought closer to her department; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, on what statutory grounds did she rely in this regard to safeguard the mandate of NEEDU to remain independent of the civil service responsible for the administration of schools; (4) on what grounds was the decision taken to shelve the National Education Evaluation and Development Unit Bill that was gazetted for public comment on 23 December 2011?