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Opening remarks by Speaker at Induction for Members of Parliament (MP) in theNational Assembly, ape !o"n

12 May 2009

Honourable Mr M J Mahlangu, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCP!

Honourable Ms N C Mfe"eto, #eputy $pea"er of the National %sse&bly (N%!Honourable Me&bers of Parlia&ent (MPs!

fficials of our Parlia&ent

't gives &e great pleasure to elco&e you all to this in)uction progra&&e for Honourable

&e&bers of the fourth Parlia&ent* +his is an eciting perio) in the life of our )e&ocraticgovern&ent as our Parlia&ent is &ore )iverse than ever before (certainly in ter&s of

political parties represente)! an) as such, offers such a uni-ue opportunity to )evelop an))eepen our )e&ocratic culture*

%s so&e of you &ay "no, ' sat on the 'n)epen)ent Panel %ssessing transfor&ation in bothHouses of Parlia&ent* Many useful observations an) reco&&en)ations ere &a)e in our

report* %ll of you shoul) be re.assure) that these ill be ta"en forar)*

' urge you all to ta"e seriously the in)uction progra&&e that has been ably put together by

our officials* Please listen attentively as e )o not ant anyone of you getting into troubleover )eclaration of assets or ith the $outh %frican /evenue $ervice ($%/$! More

i&portantly, e ant all of you to play a very active role as representatives of our peoplean) this progra&&e ill provi)e you ith a necessary insight into ho best you can )o that*

+he training for &e&bers of parlia&ent is an ongoing process an) e epect of you toin)icate hether you have further training nee)s*

+here is a lot of or" to be )one in this fourth Parlia&ent* ur i&&e)iate focus ill be to

constitute co&&ittees of both houses an) all other institutional arrange&ents* e &ust alsoensure that the progra&&e of Parlia&ent is )esigne) to effectively )o the oversight,&onitoring an) evaluation of govern&ent )epart&ents*

i"e you, ' loo" forar) to serving in a Parlia&ent here inputs of &e&bers can be

epresse) constructively an) freely, ithout fear or favour* ' hope that the )ebates e ill

have ill be ell infor&e), &eaningful an) respectful*

e also nee) to give serious attention to the ays in hich &e&bers interact ith the

public an) e &ust re)e)icate ourselves to the true &eaning of "eeping the )oors ofParlia&ent open*

' hope you fin) the training useful an) ' loo" forar) to your reco&&en)ations on futuretraining* +ogether e &ust continue the transfor&ation of our Parlia&ent an) ensure that it

re&ains relevant to the &any challenges our people face an) the hope they have investe) inall of us*