(1) Whether, according to a certain newspaper article (copy furnished), the Government has been destroying and rebuilding so-called matchbox houses that were built during the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how much has Government spent per province on destroying and rebuilding and (b) how much more is to be spent per province on destroying and rebuilding these houses; (2) whether his department is looking at ways to prevent the need for destroying and rebuilding houses in the future; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; Friday, 7 August 2009 194 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 7 - 2009 (3) whether this will delay the building of other RDP houses and therefore create longer backlogs on the housing list; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (4) whether he intends taking any steps to limit this delay as much as possible; if so, what steps?