Madam Deputy Speaker, the ANC supports the decisions taken at the meeting of the Deputy Ministers of Home Affairs, Justice and Constitutional Development, Social Development, and Basic Education, held in Tshwane on 31 August 2009.
The Deputy Ministers agreed to the following: Firstly, they agreed to spearhead the adoption of an interdepartmental protocol on the protection of children against child pornography. This protocol brings together various stakeholders to focus on the advocacy and law enforcement of issues related to this scourge. It also defines each department's role in that regard.
Secondly, they agreed to request the SA Law Reform Commission to investigate the possibility of an outright ban on pornography in the mass media.
The ANC believes that the interdepartmental protocol will go a long way towards ensuring that our government has a co-ordinated approach and response to the protection of our children who are, daily, the targets of paedophiles. Thank you. [Applause.]