Cilliers Brink

National Assembly

@BrinkCilliers

About Cilliers Brink

Mr Cilliers Brink is an MP from the Democratic Alliance. He currently serves in the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs of Parliament. To read more about him, click here.

2020 committee attendance as mp

89% attendance rate

Attended 31 meetings out of 35

2019 committee attendance as mp

72% attendance rate

Attended 13 meetings out of 18

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Recent meetings attended

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Department of Traditional Affairs on Adjusted Budget & Revised Annual Performance Plan — 9 Jul 2020
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill: deliberations — 7 Jul 2020
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Evictions in Cape Town; with Ministry — 3 Jul 2020
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B2-2019]: finalisation; with Minister and Deputy Ministers — 26 Jun 2020
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Local Government Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B2-2019]: deliberations; with Minister and Deputy Ministers — 25 Jun 2020

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 Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

33rd Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
10th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
67th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

Law enforcements actions during evictions in Cape Town: City of Cape Town & SAHRC briefings 3 Jul 2020

Mr C Brink (DA) expressed his interest in the investigation outcomes and agreed that evictions are unacceptable especially if they are forceful and have no consideration for human dignity. Evictions of illegal land occupants are happening across the country and he asked SALGA if there were guidance methods in place ...
Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B2-2019]: finalisation 26 Jun 2020

Mr C Brink (DA) asked for clarity and confirmation on the amended wording of the clause. Was it “the position of chairperson, deputy chairperson, secretary, deputy secretary, treasurer or an elected decision-making position of a political party in any province, region or other area in which the party operates”?
Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B2-2019]: deliberations 25 Jun 2020

Mr C Brink (DA) said another issue needing attention is the six months-or-so period for the other clause to be suspended, to give people an opportunity to get things in order.
Petitions: Tzaneen residence & Freedom of Religion SA 24 Jun 2020

Mr C Brink (DA) said that the mechanics should not be relocated, but rather be given oil pans to ensure the drainage and safe disposal of oil.
Western Cape Provincial Government on its COVID-19 response plans 23 Jun 2020

Mr C Brink (DA) said it was remarkable that there was no testing backlog and that the current turnaround time for testing was now 48 hours. Could the WCPG give advice or guidelines to the national government as to how this was achieved should they be placed in a comparable ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Finance 2 Jul 2020

(1)Whether, with reference to the presentation made to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on 3 December 2019, he has found that section 71 of the Municipal Financial Management Act, Act 56 of 2003, reports produced by some municipalities are inaccurate, be they overstated or understated; (2) (a) which ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Public Service and Administration 19 Jun 2020

Whether a certain person (name and details furnished) has been transferred and/or is currently employed in (a) any other position in the Public Service or (b) a ministerial office; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what position does the specified person currently hold?
Questions asked to the Minister of Public Service and Administration 19 Jun 2020

(1)Whether his department will offer any form of Covid-19 financial or other relief to small businesses; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether the Covid-19 financial or other relief will only be allocated to qualifying small businesses according to the Broad-Based Black Economic ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

UNGQONGQOSHE KAHULUMENI WOKUBAMBISANA KANYE NEZINDABA 27 Nov 2019

Deputy Speaker, Minister obviously the national spatial development framework depends for its implementation on different spheres of government
reaching crucial agreements. One of the ways, municipalities can redress the injustices of the past is to bring people closer to work and social amenities. The City of Cape Town has identified ...
UNGQONGQOSHE KAHULUMENI WOKUBAMBISANA KANYE NEZINDABA 27 Nov 2019

Deputy Speaker, I understand the Minister's answer that intervention is foremost a provincial competence but if a provincial intervention fails or does not happen obviously the Minister must step in or at least engage with the matter.
The Eastern Cape provincial government has accused the council of the Nelson ...

All Plenary Appearances

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