PC Defence and Military Veterans: Committee First Term Programme; Committee Oversight Report

Meeting report

Consideration of amended first term Committee program
The Chairperson took the Committee through the program page by page. The program for Wednesday the 18^th of February was adopted.

Mr A Maziya (ANC) wanted to know whether the consideration of regulations in the program for the 26^th of February involved just a presentation or if the Committee would be required to deliberate on these regulations.

The Chairperson replied that they are referred to the Committee for consideration.

Tuesday the 4^th of March was an oversight visit and adopted.

Wednesday the 5^th of March was also an oversight visit and adopted.

Mr D Manyier (DA) raised the concern that visiting the flight school in Langebaan, scheduled for the 11^th of March, the meeting with the defence force service commission and military ombud were all important interventions for the Committee and he did not see how it was practically possible to fit all three into one session. He therefore recommended that the visit to the flight school be postponed and the 11^th of March be set down as the day to meet with the defence force service commission and the military ombud.

Ms N Mabedla (ANC) reminded the Committee that it had promised to return to the flight school at Langebaan and recommended that the meetings with the defence force service commission and the military ombud be done on the Wednesday.

Mr Manyier agreed with Ms Mabedla that visiting Langebaan was important and agreed with her recommendation. He also raised the concern that no draft program had been circulated among members of the Joint Standing Committee and that this was unfortunate as the Portfolio Committee’s program was premised on collaboration with the Joint Standing Committee.

The Chairperson therefore accepted this recommendation and asked for a mover on the adoption of the program as amended. Ms Mabedla moved and the motion was seconded by Ms H Mgabadeli.

Consideration and adoption of Committee Oversight Report
The Chairperson noted that the Report had been circulated among the Committee and asked for a mover for the adoption of Report.

Mr Manyier supported the report, subject to a final edit to remove typographical errors he had picked up.

Mr Maziya commented that the substance of the report must not be changed in the process of correcting the typographical errors.

Mr E Mlambo (ANC) moved for the adoption of the Report and the motion was seconded by Ms Mgabadeli.

Adoption of Committee Minutes
The Chairperson said that the six draft minutes had been circulated among Members and that he would go through them set by set. Members were to indicate where they felt something had not been done.

Committee Minutes dated 29 January 2014
The minutes were adopted.

Committee Minutes dated 5 February 2014
The minutes were adopted.

Committee Minutes dated 10 October 2013
The minutes were adopted.

Committee Minutes dated 8 October 2013
The minutes were adopted.

Committee Minutes dated 24 April 2013
The minutes were adopted.

Committee Minutes dated 13 March 2013
The minutes were adopted.

The meeting was adjourned.