Chair, hon Minister, in view of the impact of family or lack of family on the lives of children, and with reference to the AU-endorsed Social Policy Framework for Africa of June 2008, which states that family- centred development efforts are key to socioeconomic development and that it is important for African governments to strengthen the family as part of an integrated and comprehensive approach to sustainable development, will the Minister undertake to encourage and support the effective implementation of the key recommendations of the Plan of Action on the Family in Africa and develop policies and legislation aimed at strengthening and preserving the family as an institution? Thank you.