Tuesday, 26th February, 2013

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

SECOND SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER – TUESDAY, 26TH FEBRUARY, 2013

AT 1430 HOURS

 

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

376    Mr Mtolo (Chipata Central) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational  Training and Early Education whether the Government has any plans to upgrade Chiyewe Community School in Msanga Ward in Chipata Central Parliamentary Constituency, into  a Government school considering that there is no Government school within a radius of eight (8) kilometres of the Community School.

377    Dr Kazonga (Vubwi) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    what the top four non-communicable diseases in Zambia are;

(b)    what the prevalence rate of each disease at (a) is; and

(c)    what measures the Government has taken to address the risk factors of the diseases.

378    Mr Matafwali (Bangweulu) - to ask the Minister of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection whether the Government has any plans to re-plant trees in the Forest Reserve situated on the Southern part of the Great North Road between Mkushi and Serenje.

379    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:

(a)    what economic benefits accrued to the country as a result of trade promotion missions to the following countries in 2008:

(i)    Japan for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development IV;
(ii)    China during the Xiamen Trade Fair;
(iii)    United Arab Emirates;
(iv)    India; and
(v)    Nigeria; and

(b)    whether any industries have been set up in Zambia by investors from the countries above.

380    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    whether there was a decline in maternal mortality rates from 1990 to 2010;

(b)    if so, by what rates; and

(c)    how many women died as a result of maternal related complications from 1st January, 2005 to 31st December, 2011, year by year.

381    Mr Kapyanga (Kabwe Central) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    when the Government will rehabilitate ablution blocks, which are in a deplorable state, at the following schools in Kabwe Central Parliamentary Constituency:

(i)    Mwashi Basic;
(ii)    Neem Tree Basic;
(iii)    David Ramushu; and
(iv)    Lukanga Basic; and

(b)    whether the Government has any plans to improve the infrastructure at Jasmine Secondary School and, if so, when the plans will be implemented.

382    Mr Sichula (Nakonde) - to ask the Minister of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection when the Government will erect a physical boundary between Zambia and Tanzania, particularly in Nakonde area.

383    Mr Simbao (Senga Hill) - to ask the Minister of Labour and Social Security:

(a)    what percentage of the total labour force in the country is employed in the agricultural sector;

(b)    what contribution the forestry and fisheries industries made to the country’s Gross Domestic Product in 2011 and 2012; and

(c)    what the total contribution of the agricultural industry, in percentage terms, to the country’s total export earnings was in 2011 and 2012.

384    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    why the Government changed the nomenclature of the following positions:

(i)    District Education Officer to District Education Board Secretary; and
(ii)    Inspector of Schools to Education Standards Officer; and

(b)    why the Government has abolished the position of Education Officer.

385    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:

(a)    when the Government will facilitate the commencement of manufacturing of the following farming machinery:

(i)    tractors;
(ii)    ploughs;
(iii)    harrows; and
(iv)    planters; and

(b)    from which countries Zambia currently imports the farming machinery at (a) above.

386    Mr Miyanda (Mapatizya) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    when construction of Kamukeze Primary School in Mapatizya Parliamentary Constituency will be completed;

(b)    who the contractor for the project is;

(c)    why the contractor has abandoned the project;

(d)    how much money has so far been paid to the contractor; and

(e)    what the total cost of the project is.

387    Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Vice President:

(a)    when a District Commissioner will be appointed for the newly created Nsama District in Northern Province;

(b)    when infrastructure development in the District will begin; and

(c)    how much money is earmarked for the initial phase of infrastructure development.

388    Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Minister of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection:

(a)    whether the Government is aware that Lake Mweru-Wantipa and the surrounding swamps and marshlands have been drying up at a faster rate in the last few years;

(b)    whether the drying up is related to the effects of climate change and, if not, what the cause is; and

(c)    what measures the Government has taken to reverse the drying up of the Lake and surrounding areas.

389    Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Minister of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection:

(a)    what environmental concerns are there in relation to the mining of sand in areas near the cities and towns;

(b)    who is responsible for the cost of rectifying the damage caused to the environment as a result of sand mining;

(c)    what the economic benefits to the nation of mining and trading in sand are; and

(d)    whether the Government has any plans to control the indiscriminate mining of sand and, if so, what the plans are.

390    Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education why the construction of the following infrastructure in Kalabo has stalled:

(a)    a 1 x 3 classroom block and staff houses at Ng’uma Basic School;

(b)    1 x 3 classroom blocks at Lushi and Kalabo Basic Schools; and

(c)    an office block for the District Education Board Secretary.

391    Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection:

(a)    whether the Government is aware of a critical shortage of arable land in the following areas in Kalabo District:

(i)    Yanga;
(ii)    Lutwi;
(iii)    Shi;
(iv)    Lukona; and
(v)    Munyonga; and

(b)    whether there are any plans to degazette parts of the protected forests in the areas at (a) to enable local people access land for farming.

392    Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing whether the Government has any plans to construct a modern market at John Chinena Market along the Great North Road in Chibombo District.    

393    Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs what measures the Government has taken to address the porous nature of Kasumbalesa Border Post in Chililabombwe District.

394    Ms Kalima (Kasenengwa) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    when the Government will build health posts in the following wards in Kasenengwa Parliamentary Constituency:

(i)    Chiparamba;
(ii)    Mkowe; and
(iii)    Kwenje;

(b)    of the 650 health posts earmarked for construction country-wide, how many will be constructed in Kasenengwa Parliamentary Constituency;

(c)    how many nurses will be posted to Kasenengwa Parliamentary Constituency in 2013; and

(d)    when an ambulance for Kasenengwa Parliamentary Constituency will be procured.
395    Ms Kalima (Kasenengwa) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a)    when the Government will construct police posts in the following wards in Kasenengwa Parliamentary Constituency:

(i)    Chiparamba;
(ii)    Mkowe;
(iii)    Mboza;
(iv)    Ng’ongwe; and
(v)    Makongwa;

(b)    how many police officers will be posted to Kasenengwa Parliamentary Constituency in 2013; and

(c)    how many vehicles will be allocated to the police in the constituency.