The Committee expressed its concern over the Department's presentation, which the Members felt did not provide enough information on the Strategic Plan. There were further concerns with what the Members of the Committee saw as conflicting information, when the Department gave a briefing on the progress made with the setting up of the new Department of Energy. According to the presentation, the new Department will only become fully operational in March 2010. The Committee had previously been informed (Budget Vote briefings 2009) that this would happen no later than August 2009.