Tuesday, 3rd December, 2024

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA
 
FOURTH SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH ASSEMBLY
 
ORDER PAPER – TUESDAY, 3RD DECEMBER, 2024
 
AT 14:30 HOURS
 
 
 
1. NATIONAL ANTHEM
 
 
2. PRAYER
 
 
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 
4. URGENT MATTERS WITHOUT NOTICE
 
 
5. PRESENTATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES
 
The Minister of Finance and National Planning Supplementary Estimates No. 2 of 2024.
 
 
6. PRESENTATION OF GOVERNMENT BILL
 
 
The Minister of Mines and Minerals Development
 
Geological and Minerals Development – Bill to provide for the geological survey, mapping and exploration in the Republic; provide for the establishment of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Fund and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.  (N.A.B 33/2024)
 
 
7. QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 82)
 
 
143. Mr. Simumba (Nakonde) - to ask the Minister of Technology and Science:
 
(a) whether the Government is aware that Zampost workers are failing to meet their daily needs due to non-payment of their salaries for the past 6 months; and
 
(b) if so, what urgent measures are being taken to pay the workers their salary arrears.”
 
 
8. QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 80)
 
 
144. Mr Allen Banda (Chimwemwe) - to ask theMinister of Labour and Social Security:
 
(a) how many workers, countrywide, received compensation from the Workers Compensation Fund Control Board, from 2020 to 2023, year by year; 
 
(b) how much money was paid to the affected workers, each year;
 
(c) whether all the affected workers received compensation in each year; and
 
(d) if not all the affected workers received compensation, why.
 
 
145. Mr Munsanje (Mbabala) - to ask theMinister of Water Development and Sanitation:
 
(a) how many dams there were in Mbabala Parliamentary Constituency, as of April, 2024;
 
(b) of the number at (a), how many dams were breached;
 
(c) when rehabilitation of the breached dams will commence;
 
(d) how many additional dams are earmarked for construction in the Constituency so as to mitigate the impact of droughts on livestock; 
 
(e) whether the Government has any plans to construct Nalituba Dam that was approved in the 1990s; and
 
(f) if so, when the plans will be implemented.
 
 
146. Mr Chanda (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to provide farming inputs for winter farming to farmers in dambo areas in Kanchibiya Parliamentary Constituency; 
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented;
 
(c) how many dambo areas have been identified for winter farming in the Constituency;
 
(d) how many farmers will participate in the programme;
 
(e) how many camp officers will be deployed to monitor and supervise the programme; and
 
(f) what logistical support will be provided to the officers.
 
 
147. Mr. Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask theMinister of Education:
 
(a) what factors contributed to the poor performance of grades 9 and 12 pupils in the 2023 examinations in Western Province; and
 
(b) what measures are being taken to improve the performance of pupils in the Province.
 
 
9. ORDERS OF THE DAY
 
 
1. The Green Economy and Climate Change Bill                                          (N.A.B 18/2024)
                                                                                                                       Second Reading
 
2. The Plant Health Bill                                                                                   (N.A.B 20/2024)
                                                                                                                       Second Reading
 
3. The Zambia National Public Health Institute
 (Amendment) Bill                                                                                           (N.A.B 15/2024)
                                                                                                                        Committee Stage
 
4. The Judiciary Administration (Amendment) Bill                                          (N.A.B 16/2024)
                                                                                                                        Committee Stage
 
5. The Zambia Institute of Quantity Surveyors Bill                                         (N.A.B 19/2024)
                                                                                                                       Committee Stage
 
 
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