Chairperson thank you very much, this Bill I think should be the ABCD of our House, because it seeks to regulate behaviour in the House. I therefore Chair will go to the recommendations. The Select Committee on Security and Justice, considers this Bill to be of the utmost importance in ensuring freedom of speech for members of Parliament and the Provincial Legislatures. We believe that this Bill will go a long way in ensuring that members of Parliament and members in Provincial Legislatures are able to fulfil their oversight role and to speak freely in a democratic Parliament on matters over which they preside.
The Bill therefore ensures that Parliament is operating in a free and democratic manner as envisaged in the Constitution, without being unduly disruptive. The Select Committee on Security and Justice having considered the powers, privileges and immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures amendment Bill, [B 18 -
2018], National Assembly (sec 75), recommends that the NCOP approves the said Bill, we so submit Chairperson.