Mr Speaker, in 2010 the DA submitted a private member's Bill in this Parliament to regulate the business interests of state employees, public representatives and other government office bearers in order to prevent them from doing business with the state. This proposal was scuppered because we were told by the government that similar legislation was coming down the pipeline and that we were pre-empting that legislation. But, to date, no such legislation has been tabled by this government.
Given the levels of corruption and nepotism that plague the tender process in government's spheres throughout the country, what I want to ask the Deputy President is: Will his Cabinet approve a Bill to regulate the business interests of state employees, like the one which the DA-run government of the Western Cape has passed? [Interjections.] If so, when will this Bill be introduced in this Parliament? If not, does this mean that the Cabinet endorses the existence of business relationships between state employees and the government for which they work? [Applause.]