[Bill-Watch] Bill Watch 14/2014 of 18th March [Coming up This Week in the National Assembly]

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BILL WATCH 14/2014
[18th March 2014]
The National Assembly is Sitting This Week
The Senate will not sit again until Tuesday 25th March
Coming up in the National Assembly This Week 
The week's sittings of the National Assembly will start on Tuesday 18th
March at 2.15 pm.  
Bills 
Items 1 and 2 on the National Assembly's Order Paper for Tuesday 18th March
are: 
.        Financial Adjustments Bill - for the Committee Stage, during which
the Minister of Finance and Economic Development will move three amendments
aimed at adjusting upwards unauthorised expenditure during 2013 by
Parliament and by the Ministries of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
and Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, as specified in the Bill.
Hon Cross, of the Finance and Economic Planning Committee, told MPs during
the Second Reading proceedings on 5th March that the committee was satisfied
that the Bill should be adopted, as the expenditure had been unavoidable.
The Bill seeks Parliament's condonation of the expenditure, which was mainly
on the Referendum, the harmonised elections, agricultural inputs, grain
procurement and overruns on employment costs. 
.        Sovereign Wealth Fund Bill - for continuation of the Second Reading
debate started last week. 
Motions
Items high on the Order Paper are:
Tripartite Negotiating Forum  Hon Hlongwane's new motion calls on the
Government to reactivate the dormant Tripartite Negotiating Forum
constituted by Government, business and labour.
TV and radio coverage of Parliament  Hon Chamisa's new motion calls for,
among other things, live coverage of Parliamentary proceedings by TV and
radio.  
Welfare of war veterans  Hon Muderedzwa's new motion calls for the
reconstitution of the War Veterans Board, funding to operationalise the War
Veterans Fund and the initiation of empowerment programmes for the benefit
of war veterans.
Question Time [Wednesday 19th March]
The number of written questions listed on the Order Paper has grown to 80.
Recently added questions include:
Motor vehicle registration plates  A question for the Minister of Transport
and Infrastructure Development asks him to explain whether it is
economically viable to insist on issuing new number plates every time
ownership of a vehicle is changed.
Revenue from tollgates  Another question for the Minister of Transport and
Infrastructure Development asks for details of: the total amount collected
from all tollgates since their inception; how the funds have been utilised
for road maintenance in each province; and the major roads maintained from
such funds.
Update on Bills
[unless otherwise stated, soft copies are available from addresses at the
end of this bulletin]
Bill for Committee Stage
Financial Adjustments Bill
Bill in mid-Second Reading stage
Sovereign Wealth Fund Bill
Bill awaiting Second Reading stage
Electoral Amendment Bill [in Senate, non-adverse  report from Parliamentary
Legal Committee announced on 5th March
Bills awaiting PLC reports
For report to National Assembly
     National Prosecuting Authority Bill 
Bills gazetted and awaiting introduction
     Appropriation (2013) (Supplementary) Bill
     Biological and Toxin Weapons Crimes Bill
     Trafficking in Persons Bill [available 20th March]
Bill returned by President for reconsideration
     Income Tax Bill [not available]
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