I would just like to urge the committee on two points. One is that gender budgeting is really part of an overall system, so one should not look at gender budgeting in isolation. In that context, I think the committee has a judgment to make on whether it wishes to move the oversight of these issues affecting gender and gender equality to Parliament or whether it wishes to leave it with the executive branch. That, I think, is where the issue of legislation comes in.
On April 8th, 2008. See this statement in context.