(1) (a) How many nursing agencies are there in each province and (b) how many patients can currently be accommodated at each agency; (2) whether all nursing agencies are regularly inspected in order to ensure that they meet the minimum prescribed standards; if not, (a) why not, (b) which nursing agencies were not inspected, (c) for how long has each nursing agency which has not been inspected been operating and (d) when are these agencies due to be inspected; if so, for each agency which was inspected, (i) when was the last inspection conducted, (ii) who conducted the inspection and (iii) what are the minimum prescribed standards that a nursing agency must meet; (3) whether any nursing agency have failed to meet the prescribed minimum standards; if not, how was this conclusion reached; if so, (a) which nursing agencies and (b) what corrective action has been taken in this regard; (4) what amounts were allocated to the funding of each nursing agency in the (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12 financial years