DAILY PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES FOR THE SECOND SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

Friday, 28th September, 2012

The House met at 0900 hours

[MR SPEAKER in the Chair]

NATIONAL ANTHEM

PRAYER

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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

The Vice-President (Dr Scott): Mr Speaker, I rise to give the House some idea of the business it will consider next week. 

On Tuesday, 2nd October, 2012, the Business of the House will commence with Questions, if there will be any. This will be followed by the presentation of Government Bills, if there will be any. Thereafter, the House will debate the Motion to constitute the membership of the Public Accounts Committee. Then, the House will resume debate on the Motion of Thanks to His Excellency the President’s Address. 

On Wednesday, 3rd October, 2012, the Business of the House will begin with Questions, if there will be any. This will be followed by presentation of Government Bills, there will be any. Thereafter, the House will consider a Private Members’ Motion entitled ‘Refocus the Rural Development Policy’ to be moved by the hon. Member for Lubansenshi Parliamentary Constituency. Then, the House will continue with the debate on the Motion of Thanks to His Excellency the President’s Address. 

Mr Speaker, on Thursday, 4th October, 2012, the Business of the House will commence with Questions, if there will be any. This will be followed by presentation of Government Bills, if there will be any. The House will then continue with the debate on the Motion of Thanks to His Excellency the President’s Address. 
Sir, on Friday, 5th October, 2012, the Business of the House will begin with His Honour the Vice-President’s Question Time. This will be followed by Questions, if there will be any. After that, the House will deal with presentation of Government Bills, if there will be any. Then, the House will continue with debate on the Motion of Thanks to His Excellency the President’s Address.

Mr Speaker, I thank you. 

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MOTIONS

ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE

The Vice-President (Dr Scott): Mr Speaker, I beg to move that the House do adjourn early today to enable hon. Members to attend the State Funeral of the late Zambia’s first former First Lady, Mrs Betty Kaunda. 

Mr Speaker, as the House is aware, Mrs Betty Kaunda passed on on Thursday, 20th September, 2012, in Harare, Zimbabwe and is scheduled to be buried today, Friday, 28th September, 2012, at her former residence near State Lodge, in Lusaka. 

The State Funeral will be preceded by a memorial church service which will take place at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, starting at 1000 hours. In this regard, therefore, and in order to afford all hon. Members an opportunity to attend both the church service and the State Funeral of the late Mrs Kaunda, the House should adjourn now. 

Sir, this is a straightforward and extremely uncontroversial Motion. I, therefore, urge all hon. Members of this august House to support it. 

Mr Speaker, I beg to move. 

Sir, I commend the House for its silent support to this very obvious Motion.

I thank you, Sir.
Question put and agreed to. 

ADJOURNMENT

The Vice-President: Mr Speaker, I beg go move that the House do now adjourn.

Question put and agreed to.
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The House adjourned at 0907 hours until 1430 hours on Tuesday, 2nd October, 2012.