During the fiscal overview of the 2001-2002 Draft Main Estimates, presented by the Premier, the Minister of Finance, the secretary to the FMB and the secretary to Cabinet, it came to the attention of Members that three ministerial committees have been formed. One ministerial committee addresses political development, devolution, resource revenue sharing and economic development. The second committee deals with social issues and the third focuses on maximizing employment. It was indicated that the purpose of the ministerial committees was to "develop the ideas, the process, the procedures, then take it forward to Cabinet for approval".
Members and the standing committees wish to be informed of the processes and procedures for the new ministerial committees. There is also a need to decide the reporting relationships between the different standing committees and their ministerial committee counterpart.
The Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight requests a briefing on the roles, responsibilities, processes and procedures for the three ministerial committees. The standing committee looks forward to working with Cabinet to define reporting relationships with the new ministerial committees.