[Bill-Watch] Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees 11/2014 of 7th March [Committee Meetings 10 to 13 March]

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PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES 11/2014
[7th March 2014]
Committee Meetings Open to the Public 10th to 13th March
The forthcoming Parliamentary committee meetings listed below will be open
to the public.  
Members of the public may attend these meeting, but as observers only, not
as participants, i.e. they may listen but not speak.  All meetings are at
Parliament in Harare.  If attending, please use the entrance on Kwame
Nkrumah Ave between 2nd and 3rd Streets and note that IDs must be produced.
The following details are based on the latest information from Parliament.
But, as there are sometimes last-minute changes to the meetings schedule,
persons wishing to attend should avoid disappointment by checking with the
committee clerk [see names below] that the meeting is still on and open to
the public.  Parliament's telephone numbers are Harare 700181 and 252940/1.
Reminder
Members of the public, including Zimbabweans in the Diaspora, can at any
time send written submissions to Parliamentary committees by email addressed
to  <mailto:clerk at parlzim.gov.zw> clerk at parlzim.gov.zw
Monday 10th March at 10 am
Portfolio Committee: Defence and Home Affairs
Oral evidence from the Registrar General's officials on the department's
programmes and activities  
Committee Room No 2
Chairperson:  Hon C. Sibanda                  Clerk: Mr Daniel
Portfolio Committee: Environment, Water, Tourism and Hospitality Industry
1.  Oral evidence from Parks and Wildlife Management Authority of Zimbabwe
on rhino poaching
2,  Oral evidence from the Forestry Commission on carbon trading schemes
Government Caucus room
Chairperson: Hon A. Ndhlovu                   Clerk: Mr Mazani
Portfolio Committee: Mines and Energy
Oral evidence on the overview of the gold sector from Environmental
Management Agency [EMA], Zimbabwe Local Government Association [ZILGA] and
Fidelity Printers and Refiners 
Senate Chamber
Chairperson: Hon Matuke                         Clerk: Mrs Mataruka
Monday 10th March at 2 pm
Thematic Committee: Gender and Development
Oral evidence from the Zimbabwe Council of Churches on their activities and
programmes in combating domestic violence and rape cases in churches.
Committee Room No 3
Chairperson: Hon W.Sibanda                   Clerk: Mr Chiremba
Portfolio Committee: Finance and Economic Development
Submissions from Bankers Association of Zimbabwe [BAZ], Chamber of Zimbabwe
Industries [CZI], Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce [ZNCC] and Chamber
of Mines the 2014 Monetary Policy Statement
Committee Room No 4
Chairperson: Hon Chapfika                       Clerk: Mr Ratsakatika
Tuesday 11th March at 10 am
Thematic Committee: MDGs
Oral evidence from the Environmental Management Authority [EMA] on the
strategies put in place to achieve MDG Number 7
[Millennium Development Goal No 7 is: Ensure Environmental Sustainability]
Government Caucus room
Chairperson: Hon Chief Mtshane            Clerk: Mrs Hazvina
Portfolio Committee: Foreign Affairs
Enquiry into regional integration initiatives and current trade arrangements
Committee Room No 3
Chairperson: Hon Hon Porusingazi         Clerk: Mr Manhivi
Portfolio Committee: Lands, Agriculture Mechanisation and Irrigation
Oral evidence from the Ministry of Agriculture ,Mechanization and Irrigation
Development on government policy regarding the strategies, operations, and
financing of Grain Marketing Board
Senate Chamber
Chairperson: Hon Butau                           Clerk: Mr Chiremba
Portfolio Committee: Local Government, Public Works and National Housing
Continuation of oral evidence from the Town Clerk of Harare City Council on
the provision of adequate picking and offloading zones and public amenities
for commuter omnibuses
National Assembly Chamber
Chairperson: Hon Zindi                             Clerk: Ms Macheza
Portfolio Committee: Industry and Commerce
Oral evidence from Zimbabwe Textiles Manufacturers Association and Zimbabwe
Clothing Manufacturers Association on their operations and challenges
Committee Room No 311
Chairperson: Hon Kaukonde                   Clerk: Ms Masara
Wednesday 12th March
No open meetings
Thursday 13th March at 9.30 am
Portfolio Committee: Youth, Indigenization and Economic Empowerment
Oral evidence from CABS and IDBZ on the disbursement of Youth Development
Funds
Senate Chamber
Chairperson: Hon Wadyajena                   Clerk: Ms Zenda
 
What Other Committees Will be Doing 
All the other committees are also scheduled to meet this week, but for
fact-finding visits or for closed meetings to which the public will not be
admitted.  For example: 
.        the Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
will again be considering the itinerary for its public hearings on the
Electoral Amendment Bill and the National Prosecuting Authority Bill [soft
copies of both Bills available from the addresses at the end of this
bulletin].
.        the Thematic Committee on Human Rights will be considering what
questions should be posed to the Minister of Justice, Legal and
Parliamentary Affairs about the justice delivery system in Zimbabwe when he
appears before the committee.
.        the Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care will be paying a
fact-finding visit to Harare Central Hospital. 
.        The Thematic Committee on Peace and Security will be considering an
itinerary for a fact-finding visit to Tokwe-Mukosi.
 
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