The briefing was mainly focussed on the strategic priorities of the DRDLR for the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and related budget allocation as well as the strategic priorities of the ITB and budget allocation for the 2011/12 financial year. The approach of the Committee was that the broad framework presented by both the DRDLR and the ITB should be read with the relevant Annual Performance Plan (APP), hence presentations of the APPs. It helped the Committee to obtain a holistic view of broad strategic goals, specific planned outputs and how the DRDLR and the ITB had planned to achieve the pre-determined objectives and monitoring their own performance. The Committee also considered the approach as one of the ways to enable it to hold the DRDLR and the ITB accountable, thus enhancing its strategy for oversight and monitoring the implementation of the strategic and operational plans.