Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2718 on 5 January 2017, the Government intends to ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR); if not, why not; if so, what timeframe has been set for the process;
2) whether the Government will draft legislation, as prescribed by section 231(4) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, to put the ICESCR into operation locally once it has been ratified; if so, what are the relevant details (a) in respect of the nature of the legislation foreseen by the Government and (b) regarding when it will be put in place?