Deputy President Paul Mashatile to appear before the NCOP
Deputy President Paul Mashatile will appear before delegates to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in a hybrid plenary sitting to answer Questions for Oral Reply tomorrow (Thursday, 26 October), at 2 pm.
As stipulated in section 92(2) of the Constitution, scheduling of the regular quarterly question-and-answer sessions is one of the mechanisms that Parliament utilizes to hold the Executive to collectively and individually account for the performance of their functions.
The Deputy President’s oral replies to the NCOP permanent delegates will cover a range of issues of national and international public importance and other government service delivery-related matters.
Amongst the questions the Deputy President is expected to respond to include how government will strengthen the State’s capacity to deliver social grants and prevent future disruptions to pay-outs like what had happened recently. He is also expected to give an account on how government will revitalize “infrastructure in the agricultural sector to expand production and food security”.
For the full list of questions, please click here: https://www.parliament.gov.za/storage/app/media/Docs/quest_pap/6d06869e…
Details of the NCOP hybrid plenary sitting:
Date: Thursday, 26 October 2023
Time: 14:00
Venue: NCOP Chamber and virtual platforms.
Meanwhile, at its hybrid plenary sitting tomorrow also at 2 pm, the National Assembly (NA) will consider several committee reports, including:
Report of the Portfolio Committee (PC) on Mineral Resources and Energy on Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill [B 13 – 2021].
Report of the PC on Basic Education on Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill [B 2 – 2022].
Report of the PC on Transport on Request for Approval of the Luxembourg Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Railway Rolling Stock.
Tomorrow’s plenary sessions will be preceded by the respective Programming Committee meetings of both the NA and the NCOP at 8.30 am. The agenda items for the two meetings include – consideration of bills before the respective houses, committee reports, and deliberations on the draft parliamentary programme.
Details of the NA hybrid plenary sitting:
Date: Thursday, 26 October 2023
Time: 14:00
Venue: NA Good Hope Chamber, and virtual platform.
Important to note:
Members of the media who wish to physically attend the NA and NCOP hybrid plenary sessions should send their details (Full name, name of the media house, and ID or passport number) to Manelisi Ntsodo on mntsodo@parliament.gov.za not later than TOMORROW, Thursday, 26 October at 11am.
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