The DA welcomes the proposed White Paper on foreign policy. We also welcome the outreach programmes and the Foreign Policy Council. That will help in the engagement of citizens in foreign policy decision-making. This is long overdue. We are, however, concerned about the budget allocation to this programme. Only a small portion is allocated to this task, and this means that the department must make sure that this important function is well articulated. We hope that it can achieve its mandate in this regard.