Hon Speaker, maybe I should start by expressing my shock at the way we handle aspects of collectivism. You know, in the committee we work as a team, and we appreciate efforts and value that is added by the individual members of our team. I find it extremely disturbing that when we come here, all of a sudden, it is this member or this party that must be praised more than other parties. To me, that is not in the good spirit of collectivism that is prevailing in the committee.
I would urge members to learn a lesson from this and avoid any effort of discouraging the collectivism that is currently prevailing in our committee. It is not correct, hon Harris and hon Ross, to come here and claim that all these changes are attributed to the contributions made by the DA, as if there are no changes that have been effected by other members of the committee. It is not correct for you to come here and claim that you are the drivers of these changes.
Hon Speaker, we, as the committee, have become accustomed to a very high level of engagement in our hearings and submissions, both, of course, on policy issues and technical matters. As the ANC, it will be correct for us to thank all those who participated in the hearings and those who made written submissions.