(1)Whether there are plans to establish one state bank; if not, whether provincial state banks are also being envisaged; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether the planned state banks will be operated by the SA Post Office; if not, by whom; if so, on what basis was the decision taken;
(3) whether the state bank(s) will be financed by the Public Service pension fund; if not, how will the state bank be financed; if so, (a) why and (b) on what legal basis will the decision and the implementation thereof be modelled;
(4) (a) what the purpose of the envisaged state banks is and (b) whether the banks will pursue only black economic empowerment and/or broad economic empowerment without regard for race and (c) what services will be rendered to which market by the envisaged state banks;
(5) (a) how will the State and the public benefit from the creation of state banks and (b) how many job opportunities will be created by the envisaged state banks?