Hannah Shameema Winkler

National Assembly

About Hannah Shameema Winkler

Ms Winkler became a Member of Parliament in 2019 and serves on the Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. She has an Honours Degree in Politics. Learn more about her in this MP Corner interview.

2020 committee attendance as mp

90% attendance rate

Attended 18 meetings out of 20

2019 committee attendance as mp

95% attendance rate

Attended 20 meetings out of 21

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Recent meetings attended

Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — SANPARKS Quarter performance; DEFF response to issues raised by small-scale and commercial fisheries; with Deputy Minister — 2 Sep 2020
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — Committee 2018/19 recommendations: DEFF progress report; with Minister — 1 Sep 2020
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — DEFF, SANBI; SAWS & iSimangaliso Quarterly performance; with Deputy Minister — 26 Aug 2020
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — Committee workshop on legislation and policy in the Environment, Forestry and Fisheries portfolio day 4 — 25 Aug 2020
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — Committee Workshop on legislation and policy in Environment, Forestry and Fisheries portfolio day 3 — 20 Aug 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 Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

76th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
28th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
8th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

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Committee appearances

2019/20 BRR Report: Responses by DEFF on Committee resolutions & implementation thereof 1 Sep 2020

Ms H Winkler (DA) said that there is a lot of controversy and concerns about key protected species from the national park that are being hunted into the adjacent private farms. What are the interventions to address this important issue?
SANBI; SAWS; IWPA & SANPARKS Quarterly performance 26 Aug 2020

Ms H Winkler (DA) asked for a list of the Ministerial Participation Programmes. She asked why the approach towards plastic was a protracted one instead of complete abolition. On targets that were not met in the previous cycle, she asked how the Department was planning on catching up with those ...
Committee workshop on legislation and policy in the Environment, Forestry and Fisheries portfolio day 4 25 Aug 2020

Ms H Winkler (DA) asked to what extent the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) provided information when it came to protected sites going forward, in the wake of the sixth mass extinction event and ecocide that was ...
Committee Workshop on the legislation and policy in the Environment, Forestry and Fisheries portfolio day 3 20 Aug 2020

Ms H Winkler (DA) said small-scale fishers had difficulty in applying for fishing rights and in accessing fishing cooperatives. They were not “ tech-savvy,” and did not have the electronic resources to apply for rights. This forced them to apply for recreational permits and sell their catches illegally.
Committee Workshop on the legislation and policy in the Environment, Forestry and Fisheries portfolio day 2 19 Aug 2020

Ms H Winkler (DA) wanted to know the operational status of all the air quality monitoring stations in South Africa. A look at the quality of the data on the South African Air Quality Information System (SAAQIS) website showed that the monitoring stations were often offline and were not assessing ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment 25 Sep 2020

What (a) are the reasons that KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has not submitted an Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP), (b) is the deadline for submission of KZN’s AQMP, (c) is de air quality management plan being used in KZN in the absence of an AQMP and (d) are the reasons that ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment 25 Sep 2020

(1) With reference to the Government Gazette No.43601, what is the Nationale behind the phased-out approach to banning (a) single-use plastic carriers and (b) plastic flat bags as opposed to a stricter timeframe for an outright ban; and
Questions asked to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment 25 Sep 2020

What is the (a) compliance status of landfill sites in the Republic, (b)(i) total number and (ii) list of names of landfill sites that are (aa) licensed and (bb) unlicensed in each province and (c)(i) name and (ii) total number of landfill sites that are not compliant with ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

NOTICES OF MOTION 25 Feb 2020

House Chairperson, I hereby give notice of motion that on the next sitting of the House I shall move on behalf of the DA:
That the House -
1) debates how it intends to, as a matter of urgency, discuss the state of our river health in South Africa as result ...
NOTICES OF MOTION 26 Nov 2019

Hon House Chair, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the House I shall move on behalf of the DA:
That the House, debates the need for Parliament to set a precedent and an example to South Africa and take proactive measures to prevent plastic pollution ...

All Plenary Appearances

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