Speaker, I believe that the Deputy President will forgive us if we on this side of the House believe that government is not serious about rooting out corruption, particularly corruption in the executive, and that they are ignoring key findings and recommendations by the Public Protector to ensure accountability and clean administration by the executive.
Yesterday this Parliament gave a former Minister a slap on the wrist for a very serious breach of the Executive Members' Ethics Code. It could do no more, because at this stage the Executive Members' Ethics Act lacks the teeth to do more. It does not have any further consequences for Ministers who have been found to be in breach of the ethics code.
Therefore, the question arises: What is this government going to do? Can we ask the Deputy President whether he, as head of government business, will undertake, in this House today, to see to it that amendments to the Executive Members' Ethics Act will be tabled and processed in Parliament before the 2014 elections so as to give it real teeth and to make sure that there are consequences for breaches? If not, why not? [Time expired.]