Thank you again, Chairperson. The response to (a) in the question, about the total number of offices of the Department of Home Affairs in rented buildings in each province, is as follows: Free State, 14; KwaZulu-Natal, 28; Gauteng, 30; Northern Cape, 12; Limpopo, 12; Western Cape, 25; Eastern Cape, 64; Mpumalanga, 18; and North West, 10. The total is 213 offices.
In response to the rest of the question, it is regretted that we cannot answer it, and it is suggested that the hon member refer this part of the parliamentary question to the Minister of Public Works, as the Department of Public Works is responsible for the accommodation needs of government departments and therefore responsible for the final payment of rent to service providers. Thank you very much.