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Committee Meetings 20th to 23rd June, Committee Reports and Status
of Bills - Bill Watch 24/2011
Veritas
June 20, 2011
The House
of Assembly sat on 14th and 15th June, then adjourned to 12th
July
The Senate is
adjourned until 5th July
Parliamentary
Committee Meetings Monday 20th to Thursday 23rd June
The following
meetings are open to members of the public, as observers, not as
participants, i.e. members of the public can listen but not speak.
Note: Members
of the public, including Zimbabweans in the Diaspora, can at any
time send written submissions to committees by email to clerk@parlzim.gov.zw
Monday 20th
June at 10 am
Portfolio
Committee: Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism
Oral evidence
from CAMPFIRE Association and Timber Producers Federation on conservancies
and forestry-based land reform policy
Committee Room
No. 311
Chairperson:
Hon M. Dube Clerk: Mr Munjenge
Monday 20th
June at 2 pm
Portfolio
Committee: Public Works and National Housing
Oral evidence
from Nehanda Housing Society (Pvt) Ltd on its operations and its
relationship and Memorandum of Agreement it entered into with the
Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities
Committee Room
No. 311
Chairperson:
Hon Mupukuta Clerk: Mr Mazani
Thematic
Committee: Gender and Development
Oral briefing
from Musasa Project on (1) how the organisation is contributing
to gender equality in Zimbabwe and (2) their views on the effectiveness
of the Domestic
Violence Act.
Committee Room
No. 3
Chairperson:
Hon Chitsa Clerk: Ms Masara
Tuesday 21st
June at 10 am
Portfolio
Committee: Industry and Commerce
Presentation
on the business environment in the City of Bulawayo
Committee Room
No. 311
Chairperson:
Hon Mutomba Clerk: Ms Masara
No Open Meetings
on Wednesday 22nd June
Thursday 23rd
June at 10 am
Portfolio
Committee: Education, Sport and Culture
Oral evidence
from the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture on the tendering
procedure and textbook distribution in primary and secondary schools
Committee Room
No. 4
Chairperson:
Hon Mangami Clerk: Ms Chikuvire
Thursday 23rd
June at 11 am
Thematic
Committee: Indigenisation and Empowerment
Oral evidence
from Natural Stones Export Co and Mutoko Rural District Council
on the implementation of the indigenisation and empowerment policy
Committee Room
No. 311
Chairperson:
Hon Mutsvangwa Clerk: Mr Ratsakatika
Note: As there
are sometimes last-minute changes to the meetings schedule, it is
recommended that persons wishing to attend a meeting avoid possible
disappointment by checking with the relevant committee clerk that
the meeting is still on and still open to the public. Parliament's
telephone numbers are Harare 700181 or 252936. If attending, please
use the Kwame Nkrumah Ave entrance to Parliament, between 2nd and
3rd Streets. IDs must be produced.
New
Portfolio Committee Reports
The following
Portfolio Committee reports have been tabled recently in the House
of Assembly [electronic versions available.]:
- The State
of Industry and Revival Strategies [Portfolio Committee on Industry
and Commerce]
- The Operations
of the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB), Constraints
and Challenges Faced by Tobacco Farmers [Portfolio Committee on
Agriculture, Lands, Water and Resettlement]
- The State
of Public Media in Zimbabwe [Portfolio Committee on Media, Information
and Communication Technology]
Status
of Bills as at 17th June 2011
Bills
in the Senate
Public
Order and Security Amendment Bill [H.B. 11A, 2009]. Private
Member's Bill introduced by Hon I. Gonese, MDC-T. Passed by House:
8th December 2010 [with amendments]
- Stage: Awaiting
Second Reading
- [Note: Senate
Standing Orders do not presently allow Mr Gonese, who is a member
of the House of Assembly, to speak to the Bill in the Senate.
A proposed amendment to Standing Orders, which would allow him
to do, has been approved by the Standing Rules and Orders Committee
and circulated to Senators; it will come into operation on 15th
July unless Senators have lodged objections before that date.]
Deposit
Protection Corporation Bill [H.B. 7A, 2010].
- Passed by
House: 1st June 2011 [with amendments]
- Ministry:
Finance
- Stage: Awaiting
Second Reading.
Small Enterprises
Development Corporation Amendment Bill [H.B. 9, 2010].
- Passed by
House: 5th April 2011. [Electronic version available.]
- Ministry:
Small and Medium Enterprises and Cooperative Development
- Stage: Awaiting
Second Reading
Bills
in the House of Assembly
National
Incomes and Pricing Commission Amendment Bill [H.B. 10, 2010].
- Gazetted:
5th November 2010.
- Ministry:
Industry and Commerce
- Portfolio
Committee: Industry and Commerce
- Stage: Awaiting
Second Reading
Bills
Awaiting Introduction
Zimbabwe Human
Rights Commission Bill [H.B. 2, 2011]. [Electronic version available.]
- Gazetted:
10th June 2011
- Ministry:
Justice and Legal Affairs
- Portfolio
Committee: Justice, Legal Affairs, Constitutional and Parliamentary
Affairs
Bills
Being Printed for Introduction
Older Persons
Bill [H.B. 1, 2011]. [Text not yet available.]
- Ministry:
Labour and Social Services
Electoral Amendment
Bill, [H.B. 3,2011]. [Text not yet available.]
- Ministry:
Justice and Legal Affairs
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