Benedicta Maria Van Minnen

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About Benedicta Maria Van Minnen

2021 committee attendance as mp

96% attendance rate

Attended 24 meetings out of 25

2020 committee attendance as mp

87% attendance rate

Attended 34 meetings out of 39

2019 committee attendance as mp

78% attendance rate

Attended 18 meetings out of 23

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Follow up meeting with SIU on investigation into COVID-19 PPE procurement by state institutions — 2 Jun 2021
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Follow-up meeting on alleged DBSA maladministration, mismanagement & corruption; with Minister — 1 Jun 2021
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — SITA 2019/20 audit hearing — 26 May 2021
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — UIF 2019/20 audit hearing; with Minister — 25 May 2021
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Compensation Fund 2019/20 audit disclaimer: hearing with Minister — 19 May 2021

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Currently

Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

2nd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Western Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

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Committee appearances

Follow up meeting with SIU on investigation into COVID-19 PPE procurement by state institutions 2 Jun 2021

Ms B Van Minnen (DA) thanked the SIU for their comprehensive report. It was a report that the Committee was going to have to interrogate thoroughly because there was some very important work there. She thanked the SIU for the work that they were doing. She asked what was the ...
SITA: hearing on 2019/20 Annual Report & irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure 18 May 2021

The Chairperson apologised for the delay, commenting that the Committee had met with the National Skills Fund (NSF) earlier in the day, and that it had already been a very long day. He said that Ms B van Minnen (DA) and Mr S Somyo (ANC) had been tasked to lead ...
Beitbridge border fence update: implementation of Committee recommendations 11 May 2021

Ms B Van Minnen (DA) said that the estimated dates for the MoU’s for the roles and responsibilities of the contracting parties was concerning. She said this related to recommendations two and ten, in which regard the Committee received unsatisfactory responses from the Minister of Defence on the facilitation of ...
ESKOM Inquiry: discussion on way forward 7 Apr 2021

Ms B van Minnen (DA) stated that she was not sure what the urgency was in conducting the meeting during the constituency period. There were other issues at Eskom that were urgent that deserved the Committee’s attention. She had warned at the previous meeting, that the Committee should be careful ...
Enforcement agencies on Covid 19 procurement cases and State Owned Entities corruption cases 17 Mar 2021

Ms B van Minnen (DA) expressed concern about the settlement issue with Regiments. She had asked the SIU this question on a number of occasions. She was concerned about the effect of settlement agreements on litigation and criminal proceedings – she requested that they expand on the judgement that was ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Transport 27 May 2021

In light of the fact that one of the biggest hindrances to the Special Investigating Unit carrying out their mandate with regard to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) was the lack of paperwork and records which have disappeared and cannot be traced, including many of the contracts ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Public Enterprises 5 May 2021

How does he intend to recoup wasted and fruitless expenditure running into millions of Rands from the failed accommodation block that was constructed for workers at the Kusile Power Station?
Questions asked to the Minister of Public Enterprises 5 May 2021

What are the latest steps that he and/or his department is taking to recoup the R28 billion municipal debt currently owed to Eskom as revealed by the latest annual report?

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Plenary appearances

WEDNESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2019 3 Dec 2019

House Chair, can the Minister assure the House that unions and organised labour will not be permitted to hijack potential necessary reforms and restructuring, including rightsizing the labour force, thereby placing at risk not only the future viability of Eskom but also the economy of the Republic as we are ...
- VOTE 24 6 Nov 2019

House Chair, this is the department responsible for the hot topic of land reform in South Africa. It has a mandate of creating and maintaining an equitable and sustainable land dispensation. It must act as a catalyst in rural development to ensure sustainable rural livelihoods, decent work and continued social ...

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