was the adoption of legislation to regulate funding for political parties. Transparency is one way in which we can build public confidence in the political system.
During this term, the Speaker's Forum, which was established to promote co- operation and best practices across the legislative sector, has carried forward a variety of important projects. This has included the development of standards for oversight and public participation.
The forum has also proposed legislation intended to further capacitate the sector, including amendments to the Financial Management of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act. On the basis of this Act, we formed the Standing Committee on Finance to ensure that they keep an eye on how Parliament itself is exemplary in how it uses money sources from the fiscus.
On the international front, Parliament has played a leading role in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, CPA, and SADC for
