(1) Whether his department has conducted any research to ascertain whether the quality of the equipment received by hospitals has had any impact on services; if not, why not; if so, (a) how was the research carried out, (b) what were the findings and (c) what steps have been taken in this regard; (2) whether he has put any mechanisms in place to evaluate the quality of equipment that is procured for heavily burdened hospitals; if not, why not; if so, what mechanisms?