Speaker, on the SA Democratic Teachers' Union's proposal to increase the threshold to qualify in the labour relations council, the matter is still to be tabled formally. Therefore, it is quite difficult to engage on it, hon member. [Interjections.] It is not sub judice. It is still not formal; it is rumoured elsewhere. Speaker, I think it will be quite useful for members to resist or desist from using our challenges in education as an excuse for any fights or threats that they may have.
I suspect the member from Cope is concerned about the rumoured ambitions of Mr Madisha to form a teachers' union and this is about to ... [Interjections.] But the matter is quite serious. As I was saying to the member, let's engage on the issue when it arises, because it is quite serious, and then let's engage when it is formally tabled.
As a department we would like to support the second point, which was raised about the maths day. In fact, all of us here in our constituencies should begin to excite our children around maths and all the gateway subjects. Therefore, we do welcome the statement, and we wish all members would also use this opportunity to excite members through their constituency offices. Thank you. [Applause.]