(1) Whether the Medicines Control Council (MCC) uses any laboratories; if not, why not; if so, (a) where are they situated, (b) who is the owner of the laboratories in each case, (c) what is the cost of using each laboratory per month, (d) since which date has the MCC made use of these laboratories and (e) on which date is the use of each laboratory set to expire; (2) whether any tenders were called to determine which laboratories will be used; if not, on what basis were the specified laboratories chosen; if so, (a) which organization submitted tenders in each case and (b) what was the value of each bid?