Mr Speaker, and hon Deputy President, section 95 of the Constitution reads as follows:
Before the Deputy President, Ministers and any Deputy Ministers begin to perform their functions, they must swear or affirm faithfulness to the Republic and obedience to the Constitution, in accordance with Schedule 2.
Section 92 subsection 2 of the same Constitution reads as follows:
Members of the Cabinet are accountable collectively and individually to Parliament for the exercise of their powers and the performance of their functions.
Notwithstanding the above, Deputy President, it has been reported that some 116 questions in 2009 have not been replied to. Would you agree that Ministers who have failed and continue to fail to heed your formal request, that by 15 December 2009 all questions should have been replied to, are in fact in contempt of their own oath of obedience to the Constitution, as well as section 92, subsection 2 of the Constitution?