o A summary of key issues raised by the Auditor-General relating to the audit outcome for the Department's financial statements, as well as those of the relevant institutions, for 2011/12. . Part 2 gives an overview of the Department's strategic and operational environment. . Part 3 gives selected performance information, as reported to the Committee for each programme for 2011/12. . Part 4 contains the Committee's observations and recommendations. . Part 5 contains a summary of the Committee's requests for additional information and its recommendations relating to the requests for additional funding for the medium term expenditure period.