357. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central)  -  to ask the Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security:

 

(a) why the construction of the National Registration Office in Kalabo District has stalled;

 

(b) when the project will resume;

 

(c) who the contractor for the project is; 

 

(d) what the contract sum for the project is;

 

(e) how much money had been paid to the contractor, as of August, 2022; and

 

(f) what the time frame for the completion of the outstanding works is.

 

358. Mr Mukosa (Chinsali)  -  to ask the Minister of Agriculture:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to promote rice farming in Chinsali District;

 

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

 

(c) which areas have potential for rice farming in the District.

 

359. Mr Munsanje (Mbabala)  -  to ask the Minister of Education:

 

(a) when rehabilitation of classrooms and teachers’ houses, whose roofs were blown off during the 2021/2022 rainy season at the following primary schools in Mbabala Parliamentary Constituency, will commence:

 

(i) Frances Davison; 

(ii) Chilalantambo;

(iii) Kadombo;

(iv) Mapanza;

(v) Chibwe; and

(vi) Lugwalo; and

(b) what the cause of the delay in commencing the works is.

 

360. Mr Elias Musonda (Chimbamilonga) - to ask the Minister of Infrastructure,Housing and Urban Development:

 

(a) why the construction of the Nsama District administration offices has stalled;

 

(b) when the project will resume;

 

(c) at what stage of completion the project was, as of August, 2022;

 

(d) what the cost of the outstanding works is; and

 

(e) what the time frame for the completion of the outstanding works is.

 

361. Mr Hamwaata (Pemba)  -  to ask the Minister of Transport and Logistics:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to rehabilitate the Zambia Railways Limited infrastructure, countrywide;

 

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

 

(c) what the duration of the project is;

 

(d) what the scope of works is; and

 

(e) what the estimated cost of the project is.

 

362. Mr Katakwe (Solwezi East)  -  to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to install traffic lights at the junction of Great East and Parliament Roads in Lusaka; 

 

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

 

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

 

363. Mr Lubusha (Chipangali)  -  to ask the Minister of Technology and Science:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to construct communication towers in the following areas in Chipangali Parliamentary Constituency:

 

(i) Madziatuwa; (vi) Nkhalikhali; (xi) Mgwazo;

 

(ii) Chinunda; (vii) Kaongo; (xii) Dyakanani;

 

(iii) Mnukwa; (viii) Chipitule; (xiii) Chanje; and

 

(iv) Mshawa; (ix) Sisinje; (xiv) Mafuta;

 

(v) Chipangali Centre; (x) Mkanda;

 

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

 

(c) if there are no such plans, why; and

 

(d) whether the entire Constituency will be covered with mobile network once the towers are commissioned.

 

364. Mr Mabenga (Mulobezi)  -  to ask the Minister of Health:

 

(a) when the following will be procured for Mulobezi District Hospital:

 

(i) X-ray machines;

 

(ii) incubators;

 

(iii) infant resuscitator machines;

 

(iv) ambulance; and

 

(v) utility motor vehicles; and

 

(b) when the broken down ambulance for the Hospital will be repaired.

 

365. Mr Mutale (Chitambo)  -  to ask the Minister of Agriculture:

 

(a) what plans the Government has to mechanise and boost rice production in Chitambo District;

 

(b) when the plans will be implemented; and

 

(c) how many farmers are targeted to benefit from the exercise.

 

366. Mr J Daka (Chadiza)  -  to ask the Minister of Water Development and Sanitation:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to construct dams in Chadiza Parliamentary Constituency;

 

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

 

(c) how many dams were earmarked for construction in 2022;

 

(d) what the estimated cost of the project was; and

 

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

 

367. Mr Mukosa (Chinsali) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:

 

(a) when the tarring of township roads in Chinsali District will be completed;

 

(b) at what stage of completion, in percentage terms, the project was, as of August, 2022;

 

(c) what the contract sum for the project is;

 

(d) when the contractor was last paid; 

 

(e) what the outstanding balance was, as of September, 2022; and

 

(f) when the outstanding balance will be paid.

 

368. Mr Kamondo (Mufumbwe)  -  to ask the Minister of Technology and Science:

 

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

 

(i) Miluji;

(ii) Shimpandanga;

(iii) Matushi; and

(iv) Kashima; and

 

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

 

369. Mr Chanda (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Finance and NationalPlanning:

 

(a) how much revenue in toll fees on the Great North Road from KapiriMposhi to Nakonde was collected from September, 2021 to August, 2022; and

 

(b) how the money was utilised.

 

370. Mr Chewe (Lubansenshi)  -  to ask the Minister of Youth, Sport and Arts:

 

(a) what measures the Government is taking to create employment opportunities for the youth in Lubansenshi Parliamentary Constituency;

 

(b) what the targeted sector for job creation is; and

 

(c) how many jobs are earmarked for creation in 2023.

 

 

 

W20. Mr Emmanuel Musonda (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security:

 

(a) how many children were defiled from January, 2021 to July, 2022, province by province; 

 

(b) what the major causes of the vice were; and

 

(c) what measures are being taken to curb the vice.