Chairperson, I hereby move without notice on behalf of the DA:
That the Council -
(1) notes the negative and ill-informed report with regard to the recent Taking Parliament to the People in the Sunday Times of 21 November 2010, which once again highlights the general ignorance about the work of the NCOP and underlines the need for a promotional strategy to improve the image of the Council and to rename it the National Senate; and
(2) further notes that this image would be greatly improved if Cabinet Ministers of the government took the Council seriously and attended sittings for which their attendance is designated on the programme prepared and confirmed weeks in advance.
I so move.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.