Chairperson, thank you very much, and I thank the Minister. The Minister would be aware that this report contains a number of recommendations also about the judge. Amongst those was the filling of vacancies, the alignment of the budget, the long periods of suspension of officials, and so on and so forth.
One of the strategic objectives or priorities contained in that report was to produce a White Paper on Remand Detention. Now in this year's annual report, it is reported that the actual performance of the department includes the widely consulted White Paper on Remand Detention, and widely consulted with the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services. In point of fact, the portfolio committee has never been consulted about the White Paper on Remand Detention. I would like to know from the Minister why it was not consulted; and whether this does not, in fact, constitute contempt of Parliament? Thank you.