PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK 2010

As agreed to by the Joint Programme Committee on 4 November 2009

 

FIRST TERM	SECOND TERM
January – March Leave Period                                                                                                             4 – 10 January                                        Constituency Period                                                                                                11 - 22 January   Committee Period                                                                                                   25 Jan – 10 Feb   Members’ training                                                                                          President’s state-of-the-nation address (Joint Sitting)                                     11 February   Debate on President’s state-of-the-nation address                                           15  February Reply by the President on the state-of-the-nation address                              16  February   Budget speech (NA) & introduction of Division of Revenue Bill                      17 February (Including tabling of Fiscal Framework, Appropriation Bill)                 Plenaries/Committees                                                                                             March NA debate on Fiscal Framework                                                                             2  March                                                  NA plenary on Division of Revenue Bill                                                                      4  March   Tabling of departmental strategic plans                                                                  March                                      NCOP plenary on Division of Revenue Bill                                                             March                                                                                                                                                                         Constituency Period                                                                                                 29 Mar – 9 April	April –  July       Debates on budget votes                                                                             13 – 23 April   Constituency Period                                                                                     26 - 30 April   Decision on budget vote by NA                                                                    27 May Decision on budget by NCOP                                                                      4  June   Youth Parliament                                                                                        June   Constituency Period                                                                                     7 June – 16 July
THIRD TERM	FOURTH TERM
July – September   Committees/Oversight                                                                              19 July – 6 August   Women’s Parliament                                                                            August   Plenaries/Committees                                                                            10 Aug – 22 Sept   People’s Assembly                                                                              September   Constituency period                                                                 23 September – 8 October	October – November   Committees (Budget Review Recommendations Reports)                     11 - 22 October   Plenaries/Committees                                                                             October   2010 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement                                         October   Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Adjustment Appropriation Bill    Plenaries/Committees                                                                            Up to 26 November          Constituency period                                                                 29 November – 10                                                                                                                December   Leave period                                                                                           13 December –  January                                                                                                                2011

 

Note:

 

National Assembly                                                                                                                               National Council of Provinces

 

The deadline for the referral of the Division of Revenue Bill to the NCOP is 2 March                             Taking Parliament to the People (Address by the Deputy President):  22 – 26 March

The NA would continue with budget votes debates from 4 May                                                              Provincial Week (Proposed):  19 – 23 April

                                                                                                                                                                Taking Parliament to the People – Report-back/ Follow-up visits by NCOP:  17 – 19 August

                                                                                                                                                                Taking Parliament to the People (Annual address by the President of the Republic): 

                                                                                                                                                               1- 5 November