With regard to the issue of informal settlements, the provincial department reported that the province had 405 informal settlements according to the 2005 census registration and according to the growth statistics in 2009, they had increased to 489. There were 122 informal settlements that were identified and earmarked for formalisation. The remaining 268 settlements would be eradicated. The delegation observed that there was a discrepancy in the numbers of informal settlements as was reported. The delegation requested the province to provide the correct statistics on informal settlements, indicating the number of informal settlements that were to be formalised, relocated and eradicated.