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Vote 02 Department: Provincial Legislature Table 1: Summary of departmental allocation To be appropriated by Vote in 2025/26 R 750 510 000 Direct Charge R 94 693 000 Responsible MEC Speaker of the Provincial Legislature Administrating Department Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Accounting Officer Secretary to the Legislature 1 OVERVIEW 1.1 Vision An activist and responsive People%u2019s Assembly for good governance and improvement of quality of life for all. 1.1 Mission %uf0b7 To exercise oversight that will ensure responsiveness and accountability of the government tothe people of the Province.%uf0b7 To initiate, pass and monitor implementation of laws that uphold citizens%u2019 rights.%uf0b7 To ensure meaningful public involvement, education and advocacy.%uf0b7 To ensure that vulnerable groups are integrated in all programs of the Legislature; and%uf0b7 To foster relations with local and international institutions supporting democracy.1.2 Core functions and responsibilities Facilitates law making; public participation in the legislative processes; and exercise oversight over the Executive and other organs of the state. Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (ECPL) is also responsible for furthering cooperative governance between provincial and local legislative institutions. The oversight function and the opening of the doors of the Legislature to the public continue to be important areas of the Legislature%u2019s activities. Bills brought before the Legislature by departments are scrutinized before they are tabled in the House for debate. In this process, the stakeholder%u2019s views are taken into account, either by inviting them to the Legislature or by holding meetings. These inputs are also prepared in respect of national legislation through the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). The Legislature also ensures that departments spend voted funds in the prescribed manner through the oversight function provided by portfolio committees. 142