Ms Laetitia Heloise Arries

National Assembly

About Laetitia Heloise Arries

Ms Arries is a member of the National Assembly and served in the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation. She now serves in the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.

Prior to her election to Parliament, she served as a Councillor of the George Local Municipality. Ms Arries was elected to the National Assembly at the general election held on 8 May 2019. On 22 May 2019, she took office as an MP. She is one of two EFF MPs from George.

Currently

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Social Development (National Assembly Committees) since 6th May 2020
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) (Party)

Formerly

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation (National Assembly Committees) from 27th June 2019 until 6th May 2020
48th Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
24th Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Provincial Western Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
48th Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2019 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business Activity	Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body
Training Company (Company was never functional, it is dormant0	Olan Impact Training
No financial benefit	Freddie Arries Development Foundation (NPO)

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Value	Description	Source
±R1 000.00	Carry Bag, Dept. Housing	Dept. Housing

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description of Property	Location – Area	Extent of the Property
Communal Farm, Groothoek	Pacaltsdorp	Community farm project. (I am a shareholder but do not receive any benefit)

Committee appearances

(Subcommittee) CDA Board Vacancies: deliberations and recommendations 1 Sep 2021

Ms L Arries (EFF) added that the process needed a legitimate timeframe. The appointment of a CDA board was way overdue and the CDA needed to be functional. Could the Chairpersons indicate the timeframe going forward, so that the subcommittee could conclude the task?
CDA Board Vacancies: Recommendation; DSD 2020/21 Quarter 3 performance 1 Sep 2021

Ms L Arries (EFF) asked if grant applications would be considered after the deadline of 31 August. The Committee did not want to exclude people because of personal problems.
Update on migration of Early Childhood Development: DSD & DBE briefing 25 Aug 2021

Ms L Arries (EFF) asked what measures the DBE had put in place to ensure that more males became ECD practitioners. Many of the ECD centres were situated in private houses -- how would they form part of the maintenance and renovation plans? There were inclusions made for children with ...
Children’s Amendment Bill: Technical Team on ECD chapters/clauses; DSD Budget: Committee Report 19 May 2021

Ms L Arries (EFF) said that she was happy there had been engagements between the Department and SALGA, and also noted the need for an engagement with the DBE to fast track the process.
Children’s Amendment Bill: public hearings day 5 18 May 2021

Ms L Arries (EFF) said that the ECD sector has been treated as the step child of the education system. When one looks at ECD practitioners earning less than R1000 per month. This really needs to be looked at with a formal qualification and a regulatory council that ECD practitioners ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Social Development 7 Oct 2021

What (a) number of persons (i) were food insecure before COVID-19 and (ii) are currently food insecure in the Republic and (b) measures are in place to address the overall food insecurity in the Republic?
Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education 6 Sep 2021

What total number of learners has been recorded in her department to have fallen pregnant in the 2015-20 period?
Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education 2 Sep 2021

What (a) is the updated number in her department of learners who have dropped out of school from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to date and (b) measures has she taken to ensure that those learners return to school?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

UNGQONGQOSHE KAHULUMENI WOKUBAMBISANA KANYE NEZINDABA 27 Nov 2019

Thank you Minister, spatial planning was used to separate people on the basis of colour and today it is being done on basis of class. Is there a commitment within government to dismantle colonial and apartheid spatial planning to ensure integrated human settlement and development. The reality of today was ...
UNGQONGQOSHE KAHULUMENI WOKUBAMBISANA KANYE NEZINDABA 27 Nov 2019

Thank you, hon Deputy Speaker...

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