Hon Speaker, I thank the Deputy President very much for that response. While I accept that the accounting responsibility of any department resides with the director-general or the head of department as we know it, I think it is very important for us as Members of Parliament to know that somebody is going to crack the whip when these directors-general do not perform their functions. The Auditor-General's report on the national outcomes suggests that a number of departments are struggling to maintain sustainable controls within the financial environment.
Now, we have seen the positive effect the hon Minister of Home Affairs has had in cracking the whip in her department, and there has been a wonderful turnaround in the Department of Home Affairs.
So, Mr Deputy President, we as the IFP believe that the proverbial buck stops with members of the executive. It is for them to ensure that the heads of departments do the kind of work that they are supposed to do and that clean audits become something on which the hon Ministers are assessed in terms of the performance agreement. I would like to know if the hon Deputy President can comment on that aspect. Thank you, sir.