Hon Speaker, I move the draft resolution printed in my name on the Order Paper, as follows:
That the House, subject to the concurrence of the National Council of Provinces -
(1) notes that the Parliamentary Millennium Project was established in 2000 as an initiative that sought to use creative and interactive means to engage South Africans on issues of nation- building and heritage;
(2) further notes that during the Third Parliament the project was tasked with additional responsibilities such as reaching out to marginalised segments of the population, especially women and rural communities;
(3) resolves to replace the Parliamentary Millennium Project and its governance structure with a Committee on Nation-building and Heritage, the committee to -
a) serve as a consultative mechanism to drive the activist Parliament;
b) promote the legislature as an instrument of nation-building;
c) monitor progress with government's nation-building initiatives and the development of an inclusive South African society based on reconciliation, tolerance and mutual understanding;
d) monitor efforts to foster a shared South African and African identity; e) report and make recommendations on its functions and activities whenever deemed necessary;
f) exercise those powers granted in Rule 201, but notifying other committees when dealing with matters falling within their respective mandates; and
g) consist of 9 members from the National Assembly (ANC 5; DA 1; Cope 1; IFP 1; and smaller parties 1); and 5 members from the National Council of Provinces (ANC 3; DA 1; and other parties 1).
Agreed to.