Hon House Chair, I am sure you are expecting a declaration, since I am not sure if what we have from the DA is a declaration or not. However, it is important to inform the hon member that all members of this House are welcome to attend the meetings of the committee to which this department is accountable. There is a committee that has been established to do oversight on this department. The Standing Committee on Appropriations as well as a portfolio committee on the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, attends to the responsibilities of this committee. I know that, hon Chairperson, the ID or small DA does not have enough members to attend all the committee meetings. This department has produced, for your information, hon member, a number of very important reports. Maybe you must fully join the DA so that you will be able to access all the reports. I have even lost count of a number of reports that have been produced, even on the issue of the textbooks. If you were part of the committee, you would be able to know the role that the department has played on that issue.
Hon House Chair, I would like to invite the hon member to come to the committee meeting so that the department can brief him on its role, both nationally and provincially, as well as in municipalities. House Chair, on that note, I would like to thank you. [Applause.]
Motion agreed to.
Report accordingly adopted (Democratic Alliance and Independent Democrats dissenting).