329. Mr. C Kang’ombe (Kamfinsa) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

 

(a) whether the Government is aware that over 1,000 workers at First Quantum Minerals and Operations Limited (FQMO) are on the verge of losing their jobs, following the announcement by First Quantum Minerals Limited that FQMO will be closed and consolidated with the operations at Kansanshi; and

 

(b) if so, what urgent measures are being taken to prevent job losses which will lead to destitution.

 

330. Mr. Kapyanga (Mpika) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

 

(a) whether the Government is aware that there is a company called NtambaMwelu that is illegally mining gold in Mpika District and has brought in heavy equipment that has caused destruction of roads and the collapse of the bridge at Kanyelele River that connects Kanyelele and Mutamba areas; and

 

(b) if so, what urgent measures are being taken to stop the illegal mining and avert further environmental degradation by the heavy equipment.

 

 

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 74)

 

 

331. Mr. Munsanje (Mbabala) - to ask the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock:

 

(a) when rehabilitation of houses for veterinary extension officers in the following areas in Mbabala Parliamentary Constituency will commence:

 

(i) Mang’unza;

 

(ii) Mapanza; and

 

(iii) Muntanga; 

 

(b) whether the Government has any plans to construct modern houses to supplement the ones already in place in the areas above; and

 

(c) if so, when the plans will be implemented. 

 

 

332. Mr. Kafwaya (Lunte) - to ask the Vice President:

 

(a) how many people were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission for corruption from August, 2021 to August, 2022;

 

(b) how many cases had been taken to the courts of law; and

 

(c) how many convictions had been secured, as of August, 2022.

 

 

333. Mr. Kamondo (Mufumbwe) - to ask the Minister of Health:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to construct mini hospitals in the following Wards in Mufumbwe Parliamentary Constituency:

 

(i) Kalambu;

(ii) Kaminzekenzeke; and

(iii) Kashima East; and

 

(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented.

 

 

334. Mr. C Chibuye (Mkushi North) - to ask the Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to rehabilitate the Masansa - Old Mkushi road;

 

(b) if so, when the project will commence;

 

(c) what the estimated time frame for the completion of the project is; and

 

(d) if there are no such plans, why.

 

 

335. Mr Chewe. (Lubansenshi) - to ask the Minister ofEducation:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to introduce the Chinese Language as a subject in all schools, countrywide;

 

(b) if so, when the Language will be introduced; and

 

(c) if there are no such plans, why.

 

 

 

 

 

Adopt Report of the Committee on Health, Community Development and Social Services: That this House do adopt the Report of the Committee on Health, Community Development and Social Services on the Performance Audit Report of the Auditor General on the Provision of Mental Health Services in Zambia 2018 to 2021, for the Second Session of the Thirteenth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 27th June, 2023.

 

 

 

Adopt Report of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Affairs: That this House do adopt the Report of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on the Report of the Auditor General on the Control and Regulation of Illegal Migrants in Zambia, for the Second Session of the Thirteenth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on Friday, 23rd June, 2023.

 

 

 

 

1 The National Prosecution Authority (Amendment) Bill                                                                                     (N.A.B 7/2023)

Second reading

 

 

2 The Human Rights Commission Bill                                                                                                                        (N.A.B 8/2023)

Second Reading

 

 

3 Report of the Committee on Cabinet Affairs – Motion (30th June) – Resumptionof Debate:  (MrMunsanje, MP)