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.

2018 committee attendance as mp

94% attendance rate

Attended 31 meetings out of 33

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 — Bucket Eradication Programme (BEP): DWS progress report; with Deputy Minister — 27 Nov 2018
Water and Sanitation — Committee Minutes — 21 Nov 2018
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

All meetings attended

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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 (BEP): DWS progress report 27 Nov 2018

Mr L Basson (DA) said he did not accept the DG’s apology. The buck stopped with the DG and if she had problems with her staff and personnel, she must tell the Minister. The Department was in such a mess because nobody was willing to take responsibility for anything.
Committee Report on Oversight Visit 21 Nov 2018

Mr L Basson (DA) proposed, and Mr Cebekhulu seconded, the adoption of the minutes.
Sanitation backlogs and schools: DBE briefing; Sanitation Technologies and Innovations: WRC briefing 7 Nov 2018

Mr L Basson (DA) commended the joint venture of the DBE and DWS, and said he would like to see this going forward. He liked the suggestion to change the name of the people who cleaned and monitored toilets every day, to Health and Safety Officers.
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

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Water and Sanitation 18 Dec 2018

(1)Whether a certain person (name and details furnished) was placed on suspension because the specified person refused to allow other projects of his department to access the R12 billion fund of the unit of the specified person; if not, why was the specified person placed on suspension; if so ...
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 ...

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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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