Tuesday, 16th July, 2013

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

SECOND SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER – TUESDAY, 16TH JULY, 2013
    
AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

709    Mr Matafwali (Bangweulu) - to ask the Minister of Finance:

(a)    how much money was raised under the following categories from  2010 to 2012, year by year:

(i)    Fuel levy;
(ii)   GRZ project funds;
(iii)  weigh bridge fees; and
(iv)  weigh bridge fines; and

(b)    how much money Zambia borrowed from the Saudi Fund in 2012.

710    Mr Lufuma (Kabompo West) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a)    when police posts at Mumbeji and Kayombo in Kabompo District will be constructed;

(b)    what the estimated cost of constructing the two police posts is; and

(c)    when the construction of the two police posts will be completed.

711    Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Justice why High Court Sessions in Luapula and Northern Provinces are only held quarterly inspite of the increased number of Judges.

712    Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development:
        
(a)    in which districts were oil reserves detected as of March, 2013;

(b)    what the names of the actual locations are; and

(c)    when the drilling of the oil at the locations above will commence.

713    Mr Mpundu (Nchelenge) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing when the Local Authorities Superannuation Fund will:

(a)    change the mode of payments to beneficiaries from annual to monthly; and

(b)    increase the annual pension from the current KR750.

714    Mr Lufuma (Kabompo West) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    why the Mchinji Railway Line has remained inoperational from the time it was officially inaugurated; and

(b)    when the Railway Line is expected to commence operations.

715    Mr S Chungu (Luanshya) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education how much money, on average the following institutions spend on electricity bills per annum:

(a)    University of Zambia;

(b)    Copperbelt University;

(c)    Nkrumah University College;

(d)    Mukuba University;

(e)    Mulungushi University; and

(f)    Chalimbana University.

716    Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    when the Government will amend the Food and Poisons Act so as to bring it in line with current trends in Zambia; and

(b)    when the Government will present the Traditional Healers Bill to Parliament for enactment to ensure that traditional medicines complement conventional medicines as is the case in South Africa and Senegal where the practice has worked very well.

717    Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    whether the Government is aware that some schools in Kaputa District have classroom blocks which have remained incomplete since 2004;

(b)    when the incomplete classroom blocks will be completed; and

(c)    what the total cost of completing the classroom blocks is.

718    Mr Mpundu (Nchelenge) - to ask the Minister of Finance:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to facilitate the establishment of a commercial bank in Nchelenge District; and

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

719    Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs:
        
(a)    what value the American Peace Corps add to the communities where they are attached; and

(b)    what benefits the Peace Corps derive from the communities where they are attached.

720    Mr Matafwali (Bangweulu) - to ask the Minister of Finance how much money the National Road Fund Agency received from the following sources from 2009 to 2012, year by year:

(a)    donors;

(b)    the Government; and

(c)    others.

NOTICE OF MOTION AND ORDERS OF THE DAY

Mr Mwale

Report of the Public Accounts Committee:  That this House do adopt the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Report of the Auditor-General on the Accounts for the Financial Year Ended 31st December, 2011, for the Second Session of the Eleventh National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 10th July, 2013.

1    The Supplementary Appropriation (2011) Bill                                                                                     (N.A.B. 8/2013)
                                                                                                                                                                                          Second Reading

2    The Excess Expenditure Appropriation (2010) Bill                                                                                (N.A.B. 7/2013)
                                                                                                                                                                                          Committee Stage

3    Accelerate Efforts for the Attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - Motion (10th July) - Resumption of Debate - (The Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health).