Chair, my response is to the matter of hospital security, which was raised by the hon member from Cope. We all know that it's a very serious matter that we are talking about here. A young man who was just five years into practice lost his life and we saw the father, Mr Mkhize, speaking there. We know Mr Mkhize as well. We worked with him - he worked for the legislature. He's a very, very decent man. I don't think that we should raise this matter in the manner that the hon member has done.
We should all actually be very concerned about the rate of crime. That's what the National Planning Commission report raised here. The commission stated that, indeed, all of us in our country are facing this kind of challenge. It should not be a party-political matter but a matter which all of us as South Africans feel very sore about when it happens.
We regret what happened there and we are sure that the family will understand that government is very concerned about it. We thank the member for raising it, but we regret the manner in which he raised it. Thank you. [Applause.]
Consideration of REPORT OF portfolio committee on social development - 2009- 10 annual report of national development agency (NDA) There was no debate.