The Committee invited the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the National Treasury (NT) to a meeting on 21 May 2013 to report on the provincial third and fourth quarter spending on the Grant. In addition, the following provincial Members of the Executive Council (MECs) and their departments were invited to the meeting to report on their third and fourth quarter spending on the Grant: . Eastern Cape MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform;