NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

SECOND SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - THURSDAY, 27TH SEPTEMBER, 2012

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

36    Mr Chansa (Chimbamilonga) - to ask the Minister of Health when the Government will construct a district hospital in the newly created Nsama District considering that the nearest hospital is in Mporokoso which is 100km away.

37    Mr Milambo (Mwembeshi) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock:

(a)    whether the Ministry has made any improvements to the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP);

(b)    if so, what the improvements are;

(c)    what the criteria for identifying beneficiaries are; and

(d)    how much money was spent on the FISP from 2011 to 2012, year by year.

38    Mr Taundi (Mangango) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a)    what measures the Government has taken to control the movement of inmates at Nyango Open Prison in Mangango Parliamentary Constituency to ensure the safety of the local community; and

(b)    when Nyango Open Prison will become a training centre for prison warders.

39    Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection whether the Government allows the export of unprocessed timber.

40    Mr V Mwale (Chipangali) - to ask the Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health:

(a)    what the maternal mortality rate was in Zambia as of August, 2012;

(b)    what measures the Government has taken to reduce the mortality rate; and

(c)    whether the Government will attain the Millennium Development Goal No. 5, by 2015, which seeks to reduce the maternal mortality rate by 75 percent.

41    Mr Lufuma (Kabompo West) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing when the Government will rehabilitate roads in Kabompo Township.

42    Mr Milambo (Mwembeshi) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock:

(a)    how many tonnes of maize are earmarked for purchase by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) during the 2011/2012 marketing season;

(b)    what the total cost of the maize at (a) is; and

(c)    what the time-frame for payment of the farmers after delivery of their maize to FRA is.

43    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Health whether the Ministry has plans to introduce direct entry in the following medical training programmes and, if so, when the plans will be implemented:

(a)    medical licentiate; and

(b)    mid-wifery.

44    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education why payment of the Rural Hardship Allowance to teachers in Chilubi is always delayed and sometimes not paid at all.

45    Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    why the Government has not been providing grants to schools in Kalabo from 2010 to-date; and

(b)    when the provision of grants will resume.

46    Dr Kazonga (Vubwi) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development:

(a)    how much money was owed to ZESCO Limited by various Government ministries and departments in electricity bills from October, 2011 to February, 2012, month by month; and

(b)    what measures the Government has taken to clear the bills.

47    Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Health who the suppliers
of medical equipment and drugs to Government hospitals and health centres are.

48    Mr Mutelo (Lukulu West) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    how many canals in Lukulu West Parliamentary Constituency were rehabilitated in 2011;

(b)    what the total cost of the rehabilitation was; and

(c)    whether the Government has any plans to rehabilitate the following canals in 2012:

(i)    Kashizhi;
(ii)    Chinonwe; and
(iii)    Lutembwe.

49    Mr Zimba (Kapiri-Mposhi) - to ask the Minister of Gender and Child Development what measures the Government has taken to reduce incidences of Gender-Based Violence.

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

(a)    how many pontoons were operational at the Kazungula ferry point as of 30th April, 2012; and

(b)    who the owners of the pontoons were.

51    Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    when the construction of a new district hospital at Munyumbwe, in Gwembe District will commence;

(b)    what the estimated cost of constructing the hospital is;

(c)    who the contractor is; and

(d)    what the time-frame for completion of the project is.

52    Mr Mbewe (Chadiza) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    when construction of Taferansoni School in Chadiza Parliamentary Constituency will commence; and

(b)    what the estimated cost of the project is.

53    Mr Sililo (Mulobezi) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    when the mortuary at Mulobezi Health Centre will be rehabilitated; and

(b)    how much money the exercise will require.

54    Mr Sililo (Mulobezi) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education when the office of the District Education Board Secretary will be opened in Mulobezi District.

55    Mrs A M Chungu (Lufwanyama) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs when the construction of the police post in Lufwanyama District will be completed and opened to the public.

ORDER OF THE DAY

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