Parliamentary Programme Framework
2013 - As agreed to by the Joint Programme Committee on 16 August 2012 (only the first two terms of 2013 available)
FIRST TERM
14 January - 22 March
- 3 - 11 January: Leave period
- 14 - 25 January: Constituency period
- 28 January - 8 February: Committees / Oversight / Study tours
- January: NA Whips Tour
- 29 January - 1 February: NCOP Committees
- 5 - 7 February: NCOP Member's training
- 14 February: President's State-of-the-Nation Address (Joint sitting)
- 19 - 20 February: Debate on President's State-of-the-Nation Address
- 21 February: Reply by the President on the State-of-the-Nation Address
- 26 February - 28 March: Plenaries / Committees
- 27 February: Budget speech (NA) (including tabling of Fiscal Framework, Appropriation Bill and Division of Revenue Bill)
- March: NCOP Strategic Planning Week
- 12 - 15 March: Departmental strategic plan briefings to NCOP committees
- 12 March: NA debate on Fiscal Framework
- 13 March: Tabling of departmental strategic plans
- 14 March: NA plenary on Division of Revenue Bill
- March: Taking Parliament to the people (NCOP)
- 2 - 12 April: Constituency period
SECOND TERM
15 April - 21 June
- 16 - 19 April: Committees (NA - preparation for EPCs)
- 16 - 19 April: NCOP Provincial Week
- 30 April - 31 May: ECPs / Committees
- 23 April - 21 June: NCOP Plenaries / Committees / Departmental Strategic Plan Briefiengs to NCOP Committees
- 30 April: NCOP Plenary on Division of Revenue Bill
- 10 - 21 June: Plenaries
- 4 - 7 June: Plenaries / Committees
- 13 - 14 June: Youth Parliament
- 24 June - 19 July: Constituency period
Parliamentary Schedule
Week of 20 - 24 May 2013
TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
Select Committee on Economic Development, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the State Diamond Trader on their Annual Performance Plan 2013/14 financial year; Consideration and Adoption of Minutes and reports], Committee Room G26, Ground Floor, National Assembly Building, 08:00
Select Committee on Appropriations, (National Council of Provinces), [Hearing with Provinces on the third quarter of 2012/13 financial year expenditure report on the Ilima/ Letsema Project Grant], Committee Room V227, Second Floor, Old Assembly Building, 08:30
Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry, (National Assembly), [Public Hearings on Special Economic Zone Bill], Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, 09:00
Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation, (National Assembly), [Adoption of outstanding reports], Committee Room M515, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, 09:00
Standing Committee on Public Accounts, (National Assembly), [Hearing on the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Department of Correctional Services for the 2011/2012 financial year], Committee Room V454, Fourth Floor, Old Assembly Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Police, (National Assembly), [Report-back on the Detective Dialogue: Feedback and Progress], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Home Affairs on the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP), emphasizing reliable, realistic and measurable strategic targets], Committee Room M315, Third Floor, Marks Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, (National Assembly), [Public hearings and/or responses to submissions on the South African Human Rights Commission Bill], Committee Room V119, First Floor, Old Assembly Building, 10:00
Select Committee on Public Services, (National Council of Provinces), [Re-consideration and Adoption of the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill], Committee Room 1, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, 10:00
Select Committee on Land and Environmental Affairs, (National Council of Provinces), [Negotiating Mandate Meeting on the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Bill [B14B- 2012 (National Assembly – sec 76(1)); Briefing by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform on their Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan, with specific reference to: Completed and progress on current Recapitalisation and Revitalisation Projects in all the provinces; Progress in selected outstanding land claims in Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo; Consideration and Adoption of Minutes], Committee Room S26, First Floor, NCOP Building, 10:00
Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Department of Public Service and Administration on Departmental Annual Performance Plan and Budget Vote 2013/14], Committee Room S35, First Floor, NCOP Building, 10:00
Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Public Service Commission on the 2013 Appropriation Bill; Consideration and Adoption of the Committee’s Second Draft Report on the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation’s 2013/14 Annual Performance Plan and Budget], Committee Room M201, Second Floor, Marks Building, 10:00
Portfolio Committee on Labour, (National Assembly), [Briefing on the proposed A-list of the Labour Relations Amendment Bill; Consideration and Adoption of draft minutes of 14 May 2013], Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, 10:00
Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, (National Assembly), [Consideration and Adoption of the Committee Report on the Strategic Plan of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and entities], Committee Room S35, First Floor, NCOP Building, 17:00
Select Committee on Security and Constitutional Development, (National Council of Provinces), [Deliberations on Prevention and Combating of Torture of Persons Bill [B21B-2012] (National Assembly – sec 75)], Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, After NCOP Sitting
WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, (National Assembly), [Deliberations on Draft Budget Reports], Committee Room V119, First Floor, Old Assembly Building, 09:00
Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry, (National Assembly), [Public Hearings on Special Economic Zone Bill; Consideration and Adoption of Committee Minutes/Agreements], Good Hope Chamber, Ground Floor, Good Hope Building, 09:00
Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services, (National Assembly), [Committee Business: minutes and reports; Briefing by the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services on its Jan – March 2013 performance], Committee Room M314, Third Floor, Marks Building, 10:00
Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Council on Higher Education and Quality Council for Trades and Occupations on their Strategic and Annual Performance Plan 2013/14], Committee Room V475, Fourth Floor, Old Assembly Building, 09:00
Standing Committee on Public Accounts, (National Assembly), [Briefing by Auditor-General on the Department of Labour, Compensation Fund, South African Airways and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) on their Annual Reports and Financial Statements of 2011/12], Committee Room M515, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, 09:30 (Closed Meeting)
Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture, (National Assembly), [Presentation of the Annual Performance Plans by War Museum of the Boer Republics and National Film and Video Foundation and Robben Island Museum], Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department on the current Political Situation in the DRC; Consideration and Adoption of the Committee Report on the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s Strategic Plan 2013-2018 and Budget 2013-2014], Committee Room 1, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, 09:30
Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the South African Post Office on the Post Bank’s corporatisation process], Committee RoomM315, Third Floor, Marks Building, 10:00
Select Committee on Education and Recreation, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by Boxing South Africa on the 2013 Strategic Plan], Committee Room 3, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, 10:00
Select Committee on Appropriations, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on their report entitled “Sustaining Local Government Finances – Final Report on the FFC’s Public Hearings on the Review of the Local Government Fiscal Framework”; Discussion on the roll-out of the new Local Government Equitable Share Formula], Committee Room V454, Fourth Floor, Old Assembly Building, 10:00
Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence, (National Assembly and National Council of Provinces), [Closed Meeting], Committee Room 301, Third Floor, Africa House, 10:00
Select Committee on Security and Constitutional Development, (National Council of Provinces), [Workshop on Protection of Personal Information Bill], Committee Room S35, First Floor, NCOP Building, 10:00
Portfolio Committee on Transport, (National Assembly), [Adoption of minutes; Consideration and Adoption of the Committee report on the Budget of the Department of Transport], Committee Room V227, Second Floor, Old Assembly Building, 15:30
Interim Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation, (National Assembly and National Council of Provinces), [Discussion and Voting: Alien and Invasive Species Regulations (AIS Regulations); Discussion: Regulations and directives in terms of the Protection from Harassment Act, 2011], Committee Room V227, Second Floor, Old Assembly Building, 17:00
Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform, (National Assembly), [Further Deliberations on the Annual Performance Plan; Consideration of the Draft Report on the Strategic Plan of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and Ingonyama Trust Board; Consideration of amendments on the Geomatics Profession Bill], Committee Room M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, 17:00
THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, (National Assembly), [Briefing by National Emergent Red-meat Producers Organisation (NERPO) on concerns amongst emerging livestock farmers; Adoption of the Committee Report on the Strategic Plan of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and entities], Committee Room V475, Fourth Floor, Old Assembly Building, 14:00
Ad Hoc Committee General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill [B25B-2011], [Deliberations on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill], Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, 14:00
Portfolio Committee on Labour, (National Assembly), [Briefing on the proposed A-list of the Labour Relations Amendment Bill], Committee Room S26, First Floor, NCOP Building, 14:00
FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
Constitutional Review Committee, [Deliberations and Adoption of the Report on the Workshop on the Committee’s Mandate, as well as Deliberations on the 2012 public submissions], Committee Room M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, 09:00
Portfolio Committee on Energy, (National Assembly), [Briefing by ESKOM, the National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) and the SA Local Government Association (SALGA), respectively on the Multi-Year Price Determination 3 (MYPD3)], Venue to be confirmed, 09:00
Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly), [Hearing with the Department of Public Works on the 2013 Appropriation Bill; Consideration and Adoption of the Committee’s draft minutes], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, 09:00
Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Human Settlements and the Housing Development Agency on the Housing Development Agency regulations; Briefing by the Department of Human Settlements on the Quarterly Report (January to March); Consideration and Adoption of outstanding reports and minutes], Committee Room V475, Fourth Floor, Old Assembly Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture, (National Assembly), [Interviews for the PanSALB Board], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, 09:30
