The Committee, having considered the legislative proposal to prohibit contracting between an organ of state in the national sphere of government and companies whose directors are party-political office- bearers or public representatives or political parties in terms of rule 211 of the Rules of the National Assembly, and having sent out letters to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, the Presidency, the Members Ethics Committee, Powers and Privileges Committee, however all of them failed to respond, and having heard the presentation by Honourable I O Davidson, recommends that permission not be granted to the member to proceed with the proposed legislation. The committee wishes to make the following observations with regard to its recommendation: