Hon member, no, I did not actually agree that you should take the floor. I am calling upon hon Paulsen.
Madam Speaker, it is inconceivable that when we put questions to Ministers they just do not answer them. There was a very specific question and Madam Speaker; you should be assisting us as members to do our job. The simple question is what is the budget?
Hon member, I cannot make the Minister says what he is not saying in his answer. That is why I am now passing on to hon Paulsen. [Interjections.]
Hon Speaker, I am just waiting for hon Mnguni to sit down because he is on his on feet and I have not spoken yet. Minister, one of the ways that local agriculture can be developed and protected is through government procurement policy. Currently across government departments, provinces and municipalities,