Parliamentary Programme

Parliamentary Programme Framework

2012 - As agreed to by the Joint Programme Committee on 3 November 2011

FIRST TERM

16 January - 23 March

3 - 6 January: Leave period
9 - 13 January: Constituency period
17 January - 27 January: Committees / Oversight
17 - 20 January: NCOP strategic planning week
31 January - 3 February: Member's training
7 - 8 February: Committees
9 February: President's State-of-the-Nation Address (Joint sitting)
14 - 15 February: Debate on President's State-of-the-Nation Address
16 February: Reply by the President on the State-of-the-Nation Address
22 February: Budget speech (NA) (including tabling of Fiscal Framework, Appropriation Bill and Division of Revenue Bill)
14 February - 16 March: Plenaries / Committees
27 February - 9 March: Departmental strategic plan briefings to NCOP committees
6 March: NA debate on Fiscal Framework
7 March: Tabling of departmental strategic plans
8 March: NA plenary on Division of Revenue Bill
12 - 16 March: Taking Parliament to the people (NCOP)
31 March: NCOP plenary on Division of Revenue Bill
20 March - 5 April: Constituency period

SECOND TERM

9 April - 22 June

10 - 13 April: Constituency period
17 - 20 April: Committees (NA - preparation for EPCs)
26 April: NCOP plenary on Division of Revenue Bill
24 April - 18 May: ECPs / Committees
17 - 21 April: NCOP provincial week / Taking the legislature to the people / Local government week
22 May - 8 June: Plenaries / Committees
11 - 15 June: Committees
June: Youth Parliament (and Youth Day debate)
19 - 22 June: Plenaries / Committees
25 June - 13 July: NCOP jointh whips study tour
25 June - 20 July: Constituency period

THIRD TERM

23 July - 21 September

24 July - 3 August: Committees / Oversight
7 August - 31 August: Plenaries / Committees
13 - 17 August: Oversight week
13 - 14 August: Women's Parliament
3 - 7 September: NCOP Provincial Week
4 - 7 September: Committees
11 - 19 September: Plenaries / Committees
18 - 19 September: People's Assembly
20 - 21 September: Committees
25 September - 5 October: Constituency period

FOURTH TERM

8 October - 7 December

9 - 19 October: NA Committees (BBR reports)
1 - 5 October: NCOP oversight week
23 October - 23 November: Plenaries / Committees
October: 2012 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement and Adjustment Budget
November: Revised Fiscal Framework, if applicable
November: Division of Revenue Amendment Bill, if applicable
5 - 9 November: Taking Parliament to the People (NCOP)
27 November - 7 December: Committees / Oversight
December: Passing of Adjustment Appropriation Bill by Parliament
10 - 14 December: Constituency period
17 December - January 2013: Leave period

Parliamentary Schedule

WEEK OF 30 JANUARY - 3 FEBRUARY 2012

National Assembly (NA) and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) - Meetings of Committees

NB: Please note that this document is subject to frequent updating.

Tuesday, 31 January

Ad Hoc Committee on Protection of State Information Bill [B6B-2010], Group 1, (National Council of Provinces), [Public Hearings on the Protection of State Information Bill [B6B-2010]], City of Cape Town Metropolitan District, Guguletu Sports Complex, Guguletu, 09:00 – 16:00

Ad Hoc Committee on Protection of State Information Bill [B6B-2010], Group 2, (National Council of Provinces), [Public Hearings on the Protection of State Information Bill [B6B-2010]], Eden District Municipality, Thembalethu Community Hall, George, 09:00 – 16:00

Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, (National Assembly), [Deliberations on the Superior Courts Bill and Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Bill], Committee Room M314, Third Floor, Marks Building, 10:00

Wednesday, 1 February

Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture, (National Assembly), [Consideration of the South African Languages Bill [B23-2011]; Second briefing by the Department of Arts and Culture on inputs from the Public Hearings], Committee Room E249, Second Floor, National Assembly Building, 09:30 – 13:00

Portfolio Committee on Energy, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Energy on the following: Amendment to the National Energy Regulator Act; Amendment to Electricity Regulator Act; Consideration and Adoption of outstanding minutes and reports], Committee Room M201, Second Floor, Marks Building, 09:00, 09:00 – 13:00

Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, (National Assembly), [Meeting of the Committee with the management and student leadership of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology], CPUT (Bellville Campus), 09:30 – 13:00

Thursday, 2 February

National Assembly Programme Committee, Committee Room E249, Second Floor, National Assembly Wing, 08:30

Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture, (National Assembly), [Clause by clause Consideration of the South African Languages Bill [B23-2011]], Committee Room E249, Second Floor, National Assembly Building, 09:30 – 13:00

Ad Hoc Committee on Protection of State Information Bill [B6B-2010], Group 1, (National Council of Provinces), [Public Hearings on the Protection of State Information Bill [B6B-2010]], Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality, Nangoza Jebe Hall, Port Elizabeth, 09:00 – 16:00

Ad Hoc Committee on Protection of State Information Bill [B6B-2010], Group 2, (National Council of Provinces), [Public Hearings on the Protection of State Information Bill [B6B-2010]], OR Tambo District Municipality, Vulindlela Heights, Umtata, 09:00 – 16:00

Ad Hoc Committee on Protection of State Information Bill [B6B-2010], Group 3, (National Council of Provinces), [Public Hearings on the Protection of State Information Bill [B6B-2010]], Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Barkley East Town Hall, Barkley East, 09:00 – 16:00