Ashor Sarupen

National Assembly

Formerly: Gauteng Provincial Legislature

ashors@da.org.za

@AshorSarupen

About Ashor Sarupen

2019 committee attendance as mp

90% attendance rate

Attended 26 meetings out of 29

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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.
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Recent meetings attended

Standing Committee on Appropriations — DPME 2019/20 Quarter 2 performance for National Departments — 13 Nov 2019
Standing Committee on Appropriations — 2019 MTBPS: HSRC briefing — 12 Nov 2019
Standing Committee on Appropriations — 2019 MTBPS: Public Service Commission briefing — 6 Nov 2019
Finance Standing Committee — 2019 MTBPS: PBO & FFC briefing — 5 Nov 2019
Finance Standing Committee — PBO Director appointment; MTBPS programme — 22 Oct 2019

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 Standing Committee on Appropriations (Committee) since 27th June 2019
Alternate Member at Standing Committee on Finance (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

66th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
27th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
8th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Gauteng Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Alternate Member at Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture & Rural Development-gau (Gauteng Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member at Education Portfolio Committee-gau (Gauteng Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Alternate Member at Finance Committee-gau (Gauteng Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member-elect at Gauteng Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
10th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Gauteng Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

Committee appearances

Special Appropriation Bill [B10-2019]: committee report 10 Oct 2019

Mr A Sarupen (DA) asked if there is a guarantee that National Treasury will pay attention to the recommendations stipulated in the Report? He acknowledged the role of creditors to whom Eskom owes money which may incur interest as per their loan schedules. However, the South African public must be ...
Special Appropriation Bill [B10-2019]: deliberations 18 Sep 2019

Mr A Sarupen (DA) commented that public participation had proved that although there were widely divergent views, all were agreed that Eskom had to be fixed. Persistent bailouts had to end. The Committee was agreed about strengthening conditions. No blank cheques were to be handed to Eskom. The financial sustainability ...
Special Appropriation Bill [B10-2019] deliberations and proposed amendments; Proposed oversight visit 17 Sep 2019

Mr A Sarupen (DA) said that the rules of Parliament allowed any member of Parliament to move any motion forward in Committees.
Special Appropriation Bill [B10-2019]: public hearings 11 Sep 2019

Mr A Sarupen (DA) said the presentation stated that OUTA supported the Financial and Fiscal Commission’s (FFC’s) conditions. Did OUTA believe that it would be better for accountability if the FFC’s conditions could be included in the body of the bill?
Special Appropriation Bill [B10-2019]: Department of Public Enterprises and Eskom briefings 10 Sep 2019

Mr A Sarupen (DA) asked how the staff numbers had grown relative to the generation of electricity, because there was an impression that Eskom was bloated and top heavy. What was the vacancy rate in critical posts? What was the amount of bonuses paid over the past ten years and ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Finance 6 Nov 2019

What was the average turnaround time of his department’s services, including immigration and customs, pertaining to the (a) import and (b) export of goods at each port of entry in the Western Cape (i) in each of the past three years and (ii) since 1 January 2019?
Questions asked to the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation 4 Nov 2019

(1)Has her department been informed that the rehabilitation project for the Jan Smuts Dam in Brakpan has failed; (2) whether her department can provide a breakdown of the total amount that was spent on the specified project; (3) has her department been informed that the specified dam is overgrown ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation 29 Oct 2019

Whether her department has put any plans in place regarding the short-term and long-term maintenance of hostels in the City of Ekurhuleni, many of which have fallen into a state of dilapidation; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the details of her department’s plans in this ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

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