Chairperson, I don't want to call anybody anything, not even a "poephol", but I'm not even going to bother myself with a basket full of nothing, especially nothing new.
I would like to urge the members of the committee to stop demoralising the morale of the police and make the criminals feel great by always being so negative towards everything that the police and the Minister are doing. Say something positive for a change! Something about the running of police stations like Galeshewe in Kimberley. You were in Kimberley, you saw what the police were doing, you said nothing. You were in Bloemfontein in Bloemspruit, you saw the morale of the police under difficult conditions, you said nothing. You were in Welkom Police Station at ten o'clock in the evening, you saw what the police were doing, you said nothing.
The hon member Kohler-Barnard reported to the Chairperson about the non- cooperation of the police commissioner in Pinetown Police Station. The chairperson arranged for a delegation of members of the portfolio committee to go to that station. And what happened? She was not to be found. You were never there. [Interjections.] The portfolio committee went to that station. You did not go to that station to address some of the issues that you are raising here.
The ANC supports this budget. Thank you. [Interjections.]
Division demanded.
The HOUSE CHAIRPERSON (Ms C-S Botha): Hon member, a cell phone has certainly, as far as I've seen, never been used so openly in this Chamber. [Interjections.] Please, cell phones are not used in here. Switch it off. Thank you. All members in their allocated seats, voting will now commence.