Parliamentary Committees Series 39-2020 -Open Committee Meetings for Pre-Budget Consultations

ALL THE MEETINGS LISTED IN THIS BULLETIN

HAVE BEEN POSTPONED TO THE FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER.

PARLIAMENT WILL ISSUE A NEW SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS IN DUE COURSE

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PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES 39/2020

[21st October 2020]

Open Portfolio Committee Meetings for Pre-Budget Consultations

Friday 23rd, Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th October

Portfolio Committees will be holding Pre-Budget Consultations with the Ministries they over a three-day period, starting this Friday, 23rd October, continuing on Monday 26th October and ending on Tuesday 27th October.  They will use these consultations to get information from the Ministries, their parastatals and stakeholders as to their needs and expectations from the National Budget for next year.

Note: These meetings are entirely separate from the countrywide pre-Budget consultations conducted by the Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development last week [from 12th to 16th October]; those meetings were designed to consult members of the public.

The meetings are open to the public for purposes of observation only [see, however, the note at the end of this bulletin on Submissions from Members of the Public].  Physical access to such meetings is still limited, as explained in the following notice from Parliament:

“Please note that in light of the COVID 19 pandemic, access to Committee meetings that are open to the public is still limited in order for us to comply with World Health Organisation Guidelines on COVID 19 as advised by the Ministry of Health and Child Care. Our Public Relations Department will assist you in participating in our open meetings.

We are sorry for any inconveniences caused by the current restrictions due to COVID 19.”

So the available alternative to physical attendance is the livestreaming on Parliament’s Facebook page, which is at https://www.facebook.com/parliamentofzim/

NB:  Parliament’s telephone numbers are Harare (024) 2700181 and (024) 2252940/1.

The programme for the three days of meetings is set out in the following tables:

Friday 23rd October Morning

COMMITTEE

TIME

VENUE

MINISTRY

Defence, Home Affairs & Security Services

9 am

Committee Room No. 1

Defence and War Veterans Affairs,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

11 am

Committee Room No. 1

Home Affairs,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development

10 am

Committee Room No. 3

Higher and Tertiary Education, Science
and Technology Development,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

Environment and Tourism

10 am

Senate Chamber

Environment and Tourism,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

Transport and Infrastructural development

10 am.

National Assembly Chamber

Transport and Infrastructure Development, its parastatals and stakeholders.

Public Service, Labour & Social Welfare

10 am

Committee Room No. 4

Public Service and
the Public Service Commission.

ICT & Courier Services

10 am

Committee Room No. 2

ICT and Courier Services,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

 

Monday 26th October – Morning

COMMITTEE

TIME

VENUE

MINISTRY

Local Government,  Public Works & National Housing

9 am

Government Caucus Room

Local Government and Public Works,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

10.30 am

National Housing,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

Mines & Mining Development

10 am

Senate Chamber

Mines and Mining Development,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

Lands, Agriculture, Water & Rural

Resettlement

10 am

National Assembly Chamber

Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

Women Affairs and SMEs

10 am

Committee Room No. 1

Women Affairs and SMEs,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

 

Monday 26th October – Afternoon

COMMITTEE

TIME

VENUE

MINISTRY

Budget, Finance and Economic Development

2 pm

Senate Chamber

Finance and Economic Development,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

Youth, Sports and Recreation

2 pm

Committee Room No. 4

Youth, Sports and Recreation,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

Primary and Secondary Education

2 pm

National Assembly
Chamber

Primary and Secondary education,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

 

Tuesday 27th October – Morning

COMMITTEE

TIME

VENUE

MINISTRY

Health and

Child Care

10 am

National Assembly
Chamber

Health and Child Care,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

Information, Media and Broad-casting Services

10 am

Committee Room No. 3

Information, Media and Broadcasting Services,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

Foreign Affairs

10 am

Committee Room No. 4

Foreign Affairs,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

Justice, Legal & Parliamentary Affairs

10 am

Senate Chamber

Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Independent Commissions and stakeholders.

Energy and Power Development

10 am

Committee Room No. 1

Energy and Power Development,
its parastatals and stakeholders.

Industry and

Commerce

10 am

Committee Room No. 2

Industry and Commerce, its parastatals and stakeholders.

Public Accounts

10 am

Government Caucus

Office of the Auditor General

 

 

Submissions from Members of the Public

Although members of the public may not take an active part in the above meetings, they are welcome to submit their written expectations from the 2021 National Budget to the appropriate portfolio committee or committees by email to the following email address: clerk@parlzim.gov.zw .

 

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