NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

SECOND SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER – WEDNESDAY, 13TH MARCH, 2013

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

508    Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs what measures the Government will take to prevent the smuggling of mealie-meal into the Democratic Republic of Congo.

509    Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Justice:

(a) how much property was recovered by the disbanded Task Force on Corruption;

(b)how many of the recovered properties were in foreign countries;

(c)how many of the recovered properties have been disposed of and how much money was realised from their disposal; and

(d)what the total value of the remaining properties is.

510    Dr Kazonga (Vubwi) - to ask the Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health:

(a)what the Under Five and Infant Mortality rates in the country were as of September, 2012; and

(b)what measures the Government has taken to attain the Millennium Development Goal No. 4, on the reduction of child mortality.

511    Prof Lungwangwa (Nalikwanda) - to ask the Minister of Health whether the Government has any plans for the Nakanyaa Health Centre in Nalikwanda Parliamentary Constituency in view of a high school that will soon be opened in the area.

512    Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs whether the Government has any plans to construct a police station in Nangoma Parliamentary Constituency.

513    Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing why the streets of Lusaka Central Business District are always dirty.

514    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs:

(a)how many people constituted the delegation that accompanied the President of the Republic of Zambia on the official visit to Turkey in 2010; and

(b)how much money was spent on the visit.

515    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education what progress the Government has made on ensuring that all basic and high schools are managed by persons with a minimum academic qualification of a bachelor’s degree.

516    Mr Mbewe (Chadiza) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)when the construction of clinics at the following places in Chadiza Parliamentary Constituency will begin:

(i)Navirali;
(ii)Zingalume; and
(iii)Chang’oma;

(b)what the estimated cost of the projects is; and

(c)who the contractors of the projects are.

517    Mr Mpundu (Nchelenge) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)when the Government will construct the following infrastructure in Nchelenge District:

(i)more teachers’ houses;
(ii)school libraries; and
(iii)a modern office block for the District Education Board Secretary;

(b)when the Standards Officers in the District will be provided with a motor vehicle for their operations; and

(c)when the Ministry will resume the adult literacy programme in the District.

518    Mr Mpundu (Nchelenge) - to ask the Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health when the Government will undertake the  
following:

(a)introduce the social cash transfer scheme in Nchelenge District where poverty levels are extremely high, in excess of 80 per cent;

(b)increase the number of food security packs allocated to the District due to increased demand;

(c)provide funding for monitoring the projects for beneficiaries of empowerment funds;

(d)start releasing funds for recurrent departmental charges for 2013, for the smooth operations of the District Office; and

(e)construct community halls in each of the thirteen wards in the District.

519    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education when the construction of secondary schools in the following areas of Mwinilunga District will commence:

(a)Chief Chibwika’s area;

(b)Lumwana West;

(c)Chief  Kakoma’s area; and

(d)Chief Sailunga’s area.

520    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication whether the Government has any plans to rehabilitate the Makanu-Ntambu Road connecting Mwinilunga and Solwezi West Parliamentary Constituencies after the construction of the Kabompo Bridge is completed.

521    Mr Kunda (Muchinga) - to ask the Vice President when the Electoral Commission of Zambia will declare the following schools in Muchinga Parliamentary Constituency, polling stations:

(a)Isaninga Basic;

(b)Mulembo Basic;

(c)Nsanje Basic; and

(d)Fikondo Community.

522    Mr Mpundu (Nchelenge) - to ask the Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs when the Government will undertake the following in Nchelenge District:

(a)construct offices;

(b)provide a motor vehicle for operations; and

(c)increase the number of staff.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

W25    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs:

(a)which countries were suspended from the United Nations between 1945 and 2012 and for what reasons; and

(b)which countries were expelled from the United Nations in the same period and for what reasons.

W26    Mr Mpundu (Nchelenge) - to ask the Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health:

(a)when the Social Welfare Department in Nchelenge District will be provided with:

(i)a motor vehicle for monitoring juveniles on probation; and
(ii)new office equipment;

(b)when the number of scholarships for pupils in the District will be increased; and

(c)when the funding to the Public Welfare Assistance Scheme will be increased.

W27    Mr Mpundu (Nchelenge) - to ask the Minister of Health when the Government will undertake the following at each of the thirteen health centres in Nchelenge District:

(a)construct at least two toilets;

(b)paint the buildings;

(c)    construct a maternity wing and staff houses;

(d)sink boreholes;

(e)provide surgical equipment and other necessary medical kits; and

(f)provide electricity.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

1    The National Health Research Bill      

          (N.A.B. 2/2013)
          Second Reading

2    The Medicines and Allied Substances Bill     

       (N.A.B. 3/2013)
       Second Reading

3    The Bank of Zambia (Amendment) Bill       

     (N.A.B. 1/2013)
     Committee Stage

4    The Millennium Challenge Compact Bill   

         (N.A.B. 6/2013)
         Committee Stage

5    The Higher Education Bill         

           (N.A.B. 4/2013)
            Report Stage

6    The Teaching Profession Bill     

           (N.A.B. 5/2013)
           Report Stage