NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FOURTH SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER – WEDNESDAY, 23^RD OCTOBER, 2024

AT 09:00 HOURS

1.       NATIONAL ANTHEM

2.       PRAYER

3.       ANNOUNCEMENTS

4.      Urgent Matters without notice

5.       MINISTERIAL STATEMENT

Minister of Agriculture – On the 2024/2025 farming season.

6.       QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 80)

53      Mr Mulunda (Siavonga) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) whether the Government has any plans to upgrade the following day secondary schools in Siavonga District to boarding secondary schools:

1. Matuwa;
2. Chaanga; and
3. Sianyoolo;

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

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

54      Ms Katuta (Chienge) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) how many psychiatric hospitals there were, countrywide, as of April, 2024;

(b)what the total number of the following medical personnel, deployed to the hospitals above was, as of the same date:

1. psychiatric doctors; and
2. psychiatric nurses; and

(c) what measures the Government is taking to ensure that psychiatric medicines are made available in all health facilities, countrywide.

55      Mr Mwambazi (Bwana Mkubwa) - to ask the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock:

(a) whether the Government has any plans to conduct a countrywide animal restocking exercise, following the loss of animals during the anthrax outbreak that occurred in November, 2023;

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

(c) what the estimated cost of the exercise is; and

(d) what breed of animals will be availed for restocking.

56      Mr Kasandwe (Bangweulu) -  to ask the Minister of Labour and Social Security:

(a) why construction of the Samfya International Convention Centre in Samfya District has stalled;

(b) at what level of completion, in percentage terms, the project was, as of April, 2024;

(c) when the construction works will resume;

(d) what the cost of the project is;

(e) who the contractor for the project is; and

(f) how many jobs will be created once the Centre is operationalised.

57      Mr Kolala (Lufubu) -  to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry what measures the Government is taking to facilitate the reduction of prices of the following essential commodities:

(a) mealie-meal;

(b) cooking oil;

(c) sugar; and

(d) fuel.

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