NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

SECOND SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER – THURSDAY, 11TH JULY, 2013
    
AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

694    Mr Sianga (Sesheke) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)what the establishment for doctors at district hospital level is;

(b)how many doctors Yeta Hospital in Sesheke District has;

(c)when the establishment for doctors at the Hospital will be filled; and

(d)when the Hospital will be provided with an ambulance.

695    Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Finance:

(a)how much money was owed to the food suppliers by the following institutions from 2009 to 2010, year by year:

(i)Zambia Prisons Service;
(ii)Zambia Army;
(iii)Zambia National Service;
(iv)Zambia Air Force; and
(v)Zambia Police Force; and

(b)why the suppliers were not paid on time.

696    Mr Mushanga (Bwacha) - to ask the Vice President:

(a)when the Government will complete the harmonisation of salaries and conditions of service for defence and security personnel;

(b)what has caused the delay in completing the process; and

(c)what the benefits of the exercise are.

697    Mr Mpundu (Nchelenge) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:

(a)why the Government banned the export of scrap metal in September, 2011; and

(b)when the ban will be lifted.

698    Mr Sing’ombe (Dundumwezi) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a)why the construction of Kasukwe Market in Dundumwezi Parliamentary Constituency stalled; and

(b)when the construction works will resume.

699    Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs:

(a)what benefits will accrue to Zambia for hosting the Conference on Cluster Munitions;

(b)which areas in Zambia have been cleared of land mines;

(c)how many square kilometres remain to be de-mined in order to complete the task; and

(d)how many victims of land mines were rehabilitated and provided with mobility aids such as artificial legs or wheelchairs between 2005 and 2012.

700    Mr S Chungu (Luanshya) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development whether the Government has any plans to re-establish the Water Affairs Department which, among others, was responsible for clearing canals.

701    Mr Lufuma (Kabompo West) - to ask the Minister of Finance how much money was spent on the following projects as of April, 2013:

(a)printing the rebased Kwacha currency;

(b)sensitising the public on the new currency;

(c)circulating the currency; and

(d)withdrawing the old currency from circulation.

702    Mr Matafwali (Bangweulu) - to ask the Minister of Justice:

(a)how many Legal Practitioners had their practicing licences suspended from 2007 to 2012, year by year; and

(b)of the suspended Legal Practitioners, how many had been restored as of March, 2013.

703    Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication why the Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority has not yet facilitated the construction of communication towers, despite assurances, in the following areas in Chilubi Parliamentary Constituency:

(a)Mofu Ward;

(b)Mwapekalunga;

(c)Lubilikila; and

(d)Chipelembe.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

W47    Mr S Chungu (Luanshya) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education which colleges of education both in the private and public sectors offer the following programmes:

(a)certificate; and

(b)diploma.

W48    Mr S Chungu (Luanshya) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development:

(a)which mining companies in Zambia produce gold;

(b)where the mines are located;

(c)how many tonnes of gold were mined from January, 2010 to March, 2013; and

(d)how much money was raised from the sale of the gold, company by company in the same period.

W49    Mr Matafwali (Bangweulu) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a)how many churches were registered in Zambia as of January, 2013;

(b)how many organisations under the following categories were deregistered from January, 2007 to January, 2013:

(i)churches;
(ii)political parties; and
(iii)civil society organisations; and

(c)what the reasons for the de-registration were.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS AND ORDER OF THE DAY

Mr Sing’ombe

Report of the Committee on Local Governance, Housing and Chiefs’ Affairs:  That this House do adopt the Report of the Committee on Local Governance, Housing and Chiefs’ Affairs, for the Second Session of the Eleventh National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 8th July, 2013.

Mr Mwiimbu

Report of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Governance, Human Rights, Gender Matters and Child Affairs on the Report of the Auditor-General on the Implementation of Gender Mainstreaming Activities in Zambia:  That this House do adopt the Report of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Governance, Human Rights, Gender Matters and Child Affairs on the Report of the Auditor-General on the Implementation of Gender Mainstreaming Activities in Zambia, for the Second Session of the Eleventh National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 8th July, 2013.

1    Accelerate Efforts for the Attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - Motion (10th July) - Resumption of Debate - (Mr Mucheleka).