Mr Leonard Jones Basson

National Assembly

@leon_basson

About Leonard Jones Basson

Mr Leonard Jones Basson served as a Councillor from 1 November 1995 to 6 May 2014. Mr Basson has served the community of Madibeng for more than 18 years. He was a member of the Executive Committee of Council - Madibeng Local Municipality. He is a member of the DA Federal Council and Provincial Executive of the DA in North West. He still resides in Brits, North West and his constituency is Madibeng, North West. He currently serves as the Deputy Shadow Minister to the Shadow Minister for Water and Sanitation.

2018 committee attendance as mp

94% attendance rate

Attended 29 meetings out of 31

2017 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 45 meetings out of 45

2016 committee attendance as mp

92% attendance rate

Attended 24 meetings out of 26

2015 committee attendance as mp

92% attendance rate

Attended 22 meetings out of 24

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

91% attendance rate

Attended 10 meetings out of 11

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Water and Sanitation — Municipal water debt: Department; COGTA; Treasury; SALGA update — 14 Nov 2018
Water and Sanitation — Sanitation backlogs in schools: DBE briefing; Sanitation Technologies and Innovations: Water Research Commission briefing — 7 Nov 2018
Water and Sanitation — MTBPS implications on water and sanitation; with Minister present — 31 Oct 2018
Water and Sanitation — Acid Mine Drainage; Blue Drop & Green Drop Report: DWS briefing, with Deputy Minister; Bucket Eradication: DBE briefing — 24 Oct 2018
Water and Sanitation — Water & Sanitation Department: Special Investigating Unit, NPA & Hawks briefing (closed); BRRR — 17 Oct 2018

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation (National Assembly Committees) since 20th June 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 21st May 2014
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
14th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
2nd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional North West Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	Nominal Value
Shares	Old Mutual	R10 000

TRUSTS

Name Of Trusts	Trustee/Beneficiary
L & D Trust	Trustee

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business	Directorship/Partnership
Dormant	ERA Elite Brits CC (100%)
Sold Properties	Emerald Sky Trading 303 (Pty) Ltd (20%)(Just shares in company)

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Description
Brits	Residential House

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	Nominal Value
Shares	Old Mutual	R6 000

TRUSTS

Name Of Trusts	Trustee/Beneficiary	Details Of Benefits
L & D Trust	Trustee	None

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business	Directorship/Partnership
{Dormant]	Era Elite Brits CC [100%]
Own 2 properties in Brits - Stand 115	Emerald Sky Trading 303 (Pty) Ltd [20%]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Brits	Normal	Residential House

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	Nominal Value
Shares	Old Mutual	R505 600

TRUSTS

Name Of Trusts	Trustee/Beneficiary	Details Of Benefits
L & D Trust	Trustee	None

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business	Directorship/Partnership
[Dormant]	Era Elite Brits CC[Member - 100%]
Own 2 properties in Brits - Stand 115	Emerald Sky Trading 303 (Pty) Ltd [Shareholder - 20%]

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Value	Description	Source
+-R300	Battery pack	7th World Water Summit - South Korea
+-R4 000	Samsang Tablet	7th World Water Summit in South Korea. MP's who attended received the tablet with our documentation

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Brits	Normal	Residential house

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

PENSIONS

Public/Private	Source
Private	Sanlam

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	No	Nominal Value
Trust	L & D Trust	50%
Property	Era Elite Brits CC [Dormant]	100%
Property	Emerald Sky Trading 303 (Pty) Ltd	20%	R52 500
property	Double Peak Prop 75 (Pty) Ltd	15%	R42 351

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Employer	Approved	Type of Business	Name of Whip
Sanlam	Yes	Short term Insurance	JH Steenhuisen
Platinum Mall Management	Yes	Management	JH Steenhuisen

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Riethaan Plek 1, Brits	Residential	Residential

Committee appearances

Bucket Eradication Programme: progress report; MTBPS implications on water and sanitation 31 Oct 2018

Mr LJ Basson (DA) and Mr D Mnguni (ANC) supported the Minister’s request. The Chairperson concurred, and the agenda item was postponed to the following week.
Progress report on Bucket Eradication; Acid Mine Drainage; Blue Drop & Green Drop Report: DWS briefing 24 Oct 2018

Mr L Basson (DA) said water was a scarce resource, but no care that was being taken over water in South Africa. The answers provided by the Department were not good enough. The Committee should not accept the performance of the Department, as it was not acceptable
Water & Sanitation Department: SIU, NPA & Directorate of Priority Crimes briefing; BRRR 17 Oct 2018

Mr L Basson (DA) said goal 3 in programme 3 had been 25% achieved whereas the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) had recorded something else.
Minister of Water and Sanitation on governance of water boards 16 Oct 2018

Mr L Basson (DA) asked if the R1 billion profit was not due to the fact that people were overcharged. The DWS also owed money to the Water Boards. This had been discussed with the previous Minister. R80 million was owed to Bloem Water for bucket eradication. The Committee had ...
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority, Water Research Commission, Inkomati Usuthu & Breede Gouritz Catchment Management Agency 2017/18 Annual Reports 10 Oct 2018

Mr L Basson (DA) asked if the WRC had new ways of assessing water quality coming out from waste treatment plants. What was the quality of the water in rivers as well as that of drinking water? Secondly, the income had dropped by R12 million. Did that have anything to ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Water and Sanitation 13 Jul 2018

Whether any employees from his department were seconded and/or transferred to any district municipality in Limpopo (a) in each of the past three financial years and (b) since 1 April 2018; if so, (i) what are the relevant details of the (aa) name, (bb) job title and (cc) salary ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Water and Sanitation 2 Jul 2018

(1)With reference to the reply to question 475 on 31 March 2016, (a) by what date will the first phase of the Madibeng Water Purification Plant be completed and (b) at what cost; (2) (a) by what date will construction on the second module of 20 megalitres of the ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Water and Sanitation 21 May 2018

What is the (a) status of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase II and (b) estimated (i) completion date and (ii) cost; (2) whether any contractors have been appointed; if so, what is the (a) name of the contractor and (b) contract price?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

NOTICES OF MOTION 26 Feb 2015

Deputy Speaker, on the next sitting day of the House I shall move:
That the House debates the Mokolo-Crocodile River water transfer to Medupi, the impact the conditions of the World Bank will have on the additional usage of water at the power station, which is fitted with a flue ...
Appropriation Bill 15 Jul 2014

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All Plenary Appearances

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Recent meetings attended

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRUSTS

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRUSTS

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRUSTS

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

PENSIONS

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

LAND AND PROPERTY

Committee appearances

Questions

Plenary appearances