(1)With reference to the total number of 16 000 applications which were received from businesses that applied for the Covid-19 Relief Fund of which 600 loans were granted, what are the names of the companies that received the 10 highest loans in each province;
(2) what number of (a) stores were saved and (b) new jobs does her department envisage will be created;
(3) (a) what number of applications for the Covid-19 Relief Fund were received from each metropolitan area and (b) how did her department go about in aligning the granting of loans to the hardships caused by the Covid-19 pandemic;
(4) whether it was not possible to grant smaller loans so that more of the 16 000 applicants could benefit; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(5) what plans does her department have in place to assist the remaining 15 400 applicants, where the companies are either on the verge of closing down or in dire need of start-up funds? NW959E