Reports on Visits to the Northern Cape and Gauteng: discussion and adoption

Meeting report

PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY)
18 November 2003
DISCUSSION AND ADOPTION OF REPORTS ON VISITS TO THE NORTHERN CAPE AND GAUTENG, ADOPTION OF MINUTES.

Chairperson: Professor S M Mayatula (ANC)

Documents handed out:
Committee draft recommendations on visits to the Northern Cape and Gauteng, 28-31 July 2003 and 1 August 2003 (Awaited)
Committee Report on visits to schools in the Northern Province from 28-31 July 2003

SUMMARY
The Chairperson announced the Budget for Education to be presented later that day. Proposed amendments to the Education Bill were distributed and he said that minutes of all previous meetings would be forwarded to members for adoption next week. He also reported on a resolution reached at the Chairpersons of Committees meeting that the percentage of members' attendance would no longer be contained in Committee Annual Reports.

MINUTES
The Chair sought input from the floor as to how to proceed with the discussion since leaders of the delegation teams to the provinces were not present.

Following assent from those present to postpone the meeting, the Chair said he hoped to receive a combined, revised report for all three reports by Tuesday 25 November.

The meeting was adjourned.