. Thematically approach the issue of management of the legislative and oversight programme by using the following broad concepts to ascertain the impact of programmes, policies, legislation and implementation - macroeconomics and social policy, democratisation and social policy, health care: global and local dynamics and policy responses, and gender and social policy; . Provide forums by which committees engage jointly on drafting out programmes, which will assess government's progress of the above themes; . Monitor committee programmes to evaluate the extent to which cross referencing departmental programmes, policies, strategic plans, budgets are aligned to the broader imperatives set out in the priorities of the Executive; and . Undertake a legislative and policy needs assessment: a legislative and policy needs assessment is a comprehensive statement of the needs of a legislature, and should suggest programme options designed to help the legislature better perform its representation, lawmaking and oversight functions.