NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

SECOND SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - TUESDAY, 9TH OCTOBER, 2012

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

101    Mr S Chungu (Luanshya) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs when the Government will build residential houses for Prison Officers in Luanshya District.

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

(a)    what has caused the delay in rehabilitating the Nsama-Nkosha road in Kaputa District when funds were allocated to the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) for the project;

(b)    how much money was released to the DMMU in 2011 and 2012 for the project; and

(c)    whether the rehabilitation works will be completed before the onset of the rains in 2012.

103    Mr Sililo (Mulobezi) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock:

(a)    when a District Agricultural Coordinator (DACO) will be posted to Mulobezi District;

(b)    when the Government will construct an office block for the DACO in the District; and

(c)    what the estimated cost and time-frame for completion of the project are.

104    Mr Muntanga (Kalomo Central) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    what the total cost of constructing the Chipata-Mchinji Railway Line was;

(b)    how much cargo, in metric tonnes, and passengers were transported on the Railway Line from the time it was commissioned in August, 2010 to July, 2012; and

(c)    whether the Government is satisfied with the operations of the Railway Line and, if not, why.

105    Mr Sichula (Nakonde) - to ask the Minister of Finance:

(a)    how much revenue was collected by the Zambia Revenue Authority at Nakonde Border Post from 2009 to 2011, year by year; and

(b)    what the immediate direct and indirect benefits of the collections to Nakonde District are.

106    Mr Mushanga (Bwacha) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    what the total number of lecturers at Kabwe Institute of Technology was as of August, 2012, compared to its staff establishment;

(b)    what measures the Government has taken to attract more lecturers to the Institute; and

(c)    to which authority the Institute is answerable at the district and provincial levels.

107    Mr Chishiba (Kafulafuta) - to ask the Minister of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to degazzette the Chondwe-Kansamfu Forest in Kafulafuta Parliamentary Constituency; and

(b)    if so, when the Forest will be degazetted.

108    Mr Njeulu (Sinjembela) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education when the roofs which were blown off during the 2011/2012 rainy season at the following schools will be repaired:

(a)    Liyuwayuwa;

(b)    Lyamaya; and

(c)    Mwanambao.

109    Mr Sichula (Nakonde) - to ask the Minister of Information and Broadcasting:

(a)    what type of assistance the Government renders to community radio stations for their sustainance; and

(b)    what impact, if any, have the radio stations created on their communities since their inception in Zambia.

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

(a)    what caused the delay in commencing the construction of the railway line from Chingola to Angola via Mwinilunga; and

(b)    what measures the Government has taken to ensure that the contractor commences work on the railway line without any further delay.

ORDER OF THE DAY

1    Thanks - His Excellency the President’s Address - Motion (25th September)
         - Resumption of Debate - (Mr Chisala).