NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

SECOND SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - FRIDAY, 5TH OCTOBER, 2012

AT 0900 HOURS

HIS HONOUR THE VICE PRESIDENT’S QUESTION TIME (30 MINUTES)

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

91    Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to relocate people who acquired plots or pieces of land under the ZESCO power lines along the Woodlands-Chalala road in Lusaka;

(b)    how many people acquired the land at (a) as of 30th April, 2012; and

(c)    how much land is affected at (a).

92    Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    when the Government will open offices for the Road Traffic and Safety Agency (RTSA) in Gwembe;

(b)    why there are no manually issued road licences in the rural areas as was the case in the past; and

(c)    whether the Government has any plans to grant grace periods for obtaining road licences to motorists in areas without RTSA presence.

93    Mr Njeulu (Sinjembela) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education what has caused the delay in completing the construction of Nangweshi High School in Shangombo District.

94    Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication what benefits have accrued to the Government as a result of banning Government workers from using Government transport to and from work.

95    Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a)    what has caused the rise in the number of people being killed by unknown assailants; and

(b)    what measures the Government has taken to curb the crime.

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

(a)    how many pregnant women were tested for HIV/AIDS infection from January, 2010 to February, 2012, country-wide;

(b)    of those tested, how many, in terms of percentage, were infected with the virus; and

(c)    of those at (b), how many delivered babies who were HIV/AIDS negative.

97    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education when a parallel teacher training programme will be introduced at the Mansa and Kasama Colleges of Education.

98    Dr Kazonga (Vubwi) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    what the eligibility criteria for accessing financial assistance under the Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training (TEVET) Graduate Empowerment Scheme are;

(b)    what measures the Government has taken to sensitise the public on the existence of the Scheme and its eligibility criteria; and

(c)    how many TEVET graduates accessed the TEVET Graduate Empowerment Fund in 2011, by gender.

99    Mr Sing’ombe (Dundumwezi) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock:

(a)    how many veterinary officers are currently employed by Government in Dundumwezi Parliamentary Constituency;

(b)    whether the Government has any plans to re-open the Langunya Veterinary Camp in the Constituency which was abandoned many years ago; and

(c)    when the Government will provide adequate water resources for livestock in the following areas of the Constituency:

(i)    Tongolo in Kasukwe Ward;
(ii)    Dongo in Naluja Ward
(iii)    Nkandazovu in Omba Ward; and
(iv)   Mutwe Amuntu in Bbilili Ward.

100    Mr Njeulu (Sinjembela) - to ask the Minister of Health what has caused the delay in completing the construction of the following projects in Shangombo District:

(a)    Keyana Clinic; and

(b)    Shangombo District Hospital.

ORDER OF THE DAY

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