(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2684 in the National Assembly on 14 November 2011, the original tender was intended to cover all the National Core Standards (NCS) in one year; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the reasons for assessing the priority areas only, (b) who took the decision and (c) what are the reasons for the decision; (2) whether the Health Systems Trust (HST) (a) actually carried out the assessments required to obtain the measures themselves or (b) merely took the self-assessments carried out by facilities; if not, how will he verify that the self-assessed data is accurate; if so, who is validating the self-assessed data from each health facility?