(1)What steps has the National Treasury taken to ensure that (a) government departments and (b) government entities pay their suppliers on time;
(2) whether a certain person (details furnished) issued directives instructing (a) departments and (b) entities to pay suppliers timeously; if not, why not; if so, (i) by what date and (ii) to which departments and institutions were the directives issued;
(3) whether accounting officers of government departments faced (a) criminal and/or (b) disciplinary actions against them related to the late payments of suppliers (i) in the (aa) 2016-17 and/or (bb) 2017-18 financial years and/or (ii) since 1 April 2018; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?