Due to the re-alignment of departments and ministries, the National Assembly referred Vote 34 to the Portfolio Committees on Water and Environmental Affairs and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, to jointly consider the Budget Vote. Whilst the departments are in the process of being re-aligned, Budget Vote 34, for this financial year, is to be approved and debated by Parliament as a single vote. Parliament, constituted its portfolio committees as per Cabinet's re-alignment. This thus, entailed the establishment of two portfolio committees - one on water and environmental affairs and the other on agriculture, fisheries and forestry.