Minister, in the light of the fact that you say government is not going to have a strategic plan and that they want to be results-driven with regard to eradicating corruption; the recent embarrassing exposs that implicated the governing party, its affiliates and high-profile individuals in the abuse of political office for financial gain; and this week's comments by the ANC spokesperson, Mr Jackson Mthembu, that "the ANC's democratic government has made it fashionable to fight corruption"; my question is as follows: Is the governing party prepared to support the recently tabled Private Member's Bill that seeks to ban political parties from tendering and contracting with government? If not, why not?
The MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY - PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION, AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION IN THE PRESIDENCY: Obviously, I can't answer for the political party. Political parties have their own spokespersons or Chief Whips in Parliament to deal with these matters. [Applause.] The Bill, which I suppose is a Private Member's Bill, will undergo appropriate processes, and parties will discuss what will happen to it. I can't comment on behalf of political parties sitting here in Parliament. They have Chief Whips and leaders of political parties who can do that well. Thank you.