Parliament, Sunday 07 May 2023 – Questions to the President and Ministers in the Economics Cluster, Mini-Plenaries to debate Budget Votes and the consideration of the Division of Revenue Bill are some of the issues scheduled on the Parliamentary programme this week.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will be back in the National Assembly (NA) this week on Thursday to answer Questions for Oral Reply from Members of the House. In terms of Parliamentary Rules, the President has to appear in the NA at least once a quarter to answer questions that deal with matters of national importance. The questions to be put to the President have to be submitted to the Speaker of the National Assembly at least 16 days before the President’s appearance in the House.
On Tuesday, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will welcome Ministers in the Economics Cluster (4C)which includes Minister in the Presidency for Electricity; the Minister of Tourism and the Minister of Transport.Regular question and answer sessions with the President and his Cabinet is but one of the ways in which Parliament exercises its Constitutional responsibility of scrutinising and overseeing Executive actions.
The NA will, on Tuesday and Wednesday, host hybrid mini-plenaries to debate at least 8 Budget Votes. The Departments whose Budget Votes are scheduled for debate on Tuesday includes: Health (Vote 18); Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (Vote 29); Sport, Arts and Culture (Vote 37); Employment and Labour (Vote 31); Statistics South Africa (Vote 14);Office of the Chief Justice (Vote 27); and on Wednesday the Budget Votes for the departments of International Relations and Cooperation (Vote 6) and Human Settlements (Vote 33) will be debated.
The NCOP has scheduled the consideration of the Division of Revenue Bill and the policy debate on the Department of Health’s Budget Vote (18) for Wednesday. The House is also scheduled to hold its Programming Committee meeting, on Thursday, to consider its updated second term programme.
About 43 Committees are scheduled to meet to consider Bills, the various Department’s Annual Performance Plans and hold hearings on Bills and other matters of national importance.
MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
Committee for Section 194 Enquiry, Hearing day 62: Evidence of Adv. Busisiwe Mkhwebane
TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, Consideration and adoption of the outstanding minutes; Briefing by the Department of the Home Affairs on policy on the consequential amendments to the Electoral Amendment Bill; Briefing by the DHA on the status of the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) and Biometric Movement Control System (BCMS)
Standing Committee on Finance, Response by National Treasury to submissions received on the Financial Matters Amendment Bill [B20 – 2022] and the Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Amendment Bill [B21 – 2022]
Standing Committee on Appropriations, Briefing by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies and South African Post Office on the 2023 Appropriation Bill
Portfolio Committee on Transport, Deliberations on the Railway Safety Bill: Department of Transport responses to the written and oral submissions made during the provincial public hearings on the Bill; Deliberations on the Railway Safety Bill [B 7-2021]; Consideration and adoption of Committee’s revised Strategic Plan and 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan; Consideration and adoption of minutes of proceedings]
Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Briefing by Hawks, SAPS, SIU on allegations of corrupt and fraudulent activities and other maladministration issues at Eskom as reported by the former Group Chief Executive of Eskom
Select Committee on Appropriations, Briefing by National Treasury on the: (i) Appropriation Bill [B3 – 2023]; and Eskom Debt Relief Bill [B5 – 2023]
Committee for Section 194 Enquiry, (National Assembly), [Hearing day 63: Evidence of Adv. Busisiwe Mkhwebane], Hybrid (Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building & Virtual Meeting Platform), 10:00-17:00
WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Select Committee on Security and Justice, Consideration and adoption of Legal Practice Council Regulations: Draft Regulations for approval, in terms of section 94(1) of the Legal Practice Act, 2014 (Act No 28 of 2014); and Draft Regulations for approval, submitted in terms of section 94(3) of the Legal Practice Act, 2014 (Act No 28 of 2014); Briefing by the Parliamentary Legal Advisor on the passage of the Constitution 18th Amendment Bill [B1 – 2023] (Sign language) through Parliament; Briefing on IPID APP and Budget; Briefing on CSPS APP and Budget
Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Briefing by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) on the Revised Strategic Plan 2020 – 2025 and Annual Performance Plan 2023/24]
Portfolio Committee on Health, Deliberations on legal opinions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill presented by State Law Advisers and Parliamentary legal services; Clause by clause deliberations on the NHI Bill
Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Briefing by Eskom Board regarding the ex-GCEO (Mr. Andre de Ruyter) on allegations regarding corruption, theft, maladministration, sabotage, lack of consequence management, cartels, and other financial irregularities at ESKOM
Ad-Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery, Consideration and adoption of the draft programme; Briefing by the support personnel: Status update report from departments and provinces; Follow-up issues emanating from the report of the previous Ad-Hoc Joint Committee
THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
Committee for Section 194 Enquiry, Hearing day 65: Evidence of Adv. Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Joint Standing Committee on Defence, Briefing by the Minister of Defence and SANDF Chief of Staff on the level of satisfaction with services rendered by Denel and efforts to improve cooperation; Consideration of outstanding minutes
FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament, Update on the restoration of the buildings affected by the January 2022 fire on the precinct including visit to the affected buildings; and the sites made available to accommodate affected parliamentarians and employees; as well as on the renovation and/or upgrading of technical equipment committee meeting venues: briefings by the Secretary to Parliament and/or the Development Bank of Southern Africa; Consideration and adoption of minutes: 5 May 2023
Portfolio Committee on Health, Presentation by the Legal Team on the A-List of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill; Deliberations on the A-List of the NHI Bill
Committee for Section 194 Enquiry, Hearing day 66: Questions to Adv. Busisiwe Mkhwebane by Evidence Leaders
For the latest full schedule of Committee meetings (updated regularly), please visit: https://www.parliament.gov.za/committee-schedules
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