I wish to thank parties for advising the staff on which Votes they will make declarations, on which Votes they will record their objections and on which Votes they intend dividing. This information will greatly assist the process this morning.
I will first put each Vote and the question for decision, and thereafter ask parties for declarations of vote, as they have indicated. Members may make declarations of vote from the floor microphones if they wish to do so. After this, I will put the Vote for decision. I have been advised that declarations will be up to two minutes each, which is in line with the practice of previous years. The bells will be rung for five minutes for the first division on a specific Vote, but only for one minute for subsequent divisions.
Hon members, before we proceed to consider the Votes and Schedule on the Appropriation Bill, technical amendments to the Bill have been proposed by the hon Minister of Finance in terms of section 14 of the Money Bills Amendment Procedures and Related Matters Act, No 9 of 2009, as printed on the Order Paper. I now put the amendments as they appear on the Order Paper.