Order! Hon members, I have been informed that the Whippery has agreed that we will not have motions, except for the motion printed on the Order Paper.
We will now proceed with questions as printed on the Order Paper. Now, if there are follow-up questions, I urge hon members to phrase their questions precisely, rather than give long preambles that waste time. Where time is concerned, I am going to be a bit strict today. Hon members will see we have a very long agenda, so we will have to try to stick to the time as set out.
Where's Mr De Beer? Hon member, in response to your question, Question 63, the Minister has written a letter informing me that she will unfortunately not be available today, as the President has requested her to perform some other function. I asked that you be sent a message to this effect. The Minister has written a response in reply to your question, and I have ordered that it be copied to all the members. Are you happy with that?
Chairperson, I received the Minister's answer in response to the question and I would like to inform the House that I am taking this issue to the Northern Cape province's economic summit on 30 November 2009 for it to be tabled there. The Minister will be present at that occasion.
All right.