(1)Whether she has met the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the joint private and public sector fund established by the private sector and Government under the auspices of National Treasury to support small businesses; if not, why not; if so, what was the outcome of the specified meeting in terms of the level of agreement and cooperation envisaged between Government and the private sector in the specified fund’s investment strategy;
(2) with reference to (a) her reply to question 1628 on 23 June 2016 and (b) the reply of the Minister of Finance to question 1629 on 7 July 2016, what progress has Government made in committing public money to the specified fund in the 2017-18 national budget?”