NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIRST SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - WEDNESDAY, 11TH JULY, 2012

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

456    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    when the upgrading of the Mwinilunga-Jembe (T5) road to a bituminous standard will be completed;

(b)    when the Chibwika-Kamapanda road in Mwinilunga, which leads to Angola, will be rehabilitated; and

(c)    when the Makanu-Ntambu (D274) road in Mwinilunga Parliamentary Constituency will be rehabilitated.

457    Mr Chilangwa (Kawambwa) - to ask the Vice President when the current electoral regulations will be amended to improve the electoral process.

458    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    whether the Zamtel College in Ndola has been privatised and, if so, who the new owners are;

(b)    what necessitated the transfer of the Zamtel Headquarters from Ndola to Lusaka; and

(c)    whether the transfer will be reversed.

459    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication how Zambia ranks at the international level with regard to information communication technology for development purposes.

460    Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism:

(a)    how many local and foreign tourism operators there were in Zambia as of February, 2012;

(b)    how much revenue the Government realised from the operators at (a) above from January, 2010 to September, 2011;

(c)    what the major challenges for the local tourism operators
are;

(d)    how the Government intends to address those challenges; and

(e)    whether the Government has any plans to encourage investment in the tourism sector in Lupososhi Parliamentary Constituency and, if so, what the plans are.

461    Mr Sililo (Mulobezi) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    when the construction of a 1 x 3 classroom block at Kamenyani Basic School, which stalled in 2009, will resume;

(b)    how much money was paid to the contractor who abandoned the project;

(c)    how much money will be spent on the project on completion; and

(d)    what the estimated time-frame for completing the project is.

462    Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism when works on the Northern tourism circuit project will resume.

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

(a)    why schools in rural areas are understaffed;

(b)    what measures the Government has taken to redress the situation;

(c)    why it is difficult for the Government to retain teachers in rural areas; and

(d)    whether Rural Hardship Allowance and Recruitment and Retention Allowances are still being paid to deserving teachers and, if not, why.

464    Mr Chingimbu (Kabompo East) - to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism:

(a)    whether the Ministry is aware that a lot of people have lost their lives due to crocodile attacks in Kabompo and Manyinga Rivers; and

(b)    when the reptiles will be cropped.

465    Mr Mwango (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    what the progress on the Public-Private Partnership Agreement entered into between the Government and Thuthuka Group Limited of South Africa for the concessioning of Longacres Lodge under the Hostels Board of Management is;

(b)    whether the employees of Longacres Lodge will have the option to be redeployed;

(c)    who will pay the terminal benefits of the employees who opt to discontinue their employment with the Lodge; and

(d)    how much capital the Thuthuka Group Limited has invested in the venture.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

W30    Mr Mpundu (Nchelenge) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    what the performance of pupils at Grade 12 examination level at the following schools in Luapula Province was, from 2007 to 2011, year by year:

(i)    St Clement’s Secondary; and
(ii)    Nchelenge Secondary;

(b)    what the total number of pupils who sat for the examinations in each year was; and

(c)    how many pupils obtained the following pass levels:

(i)    distinction;
(ii)    merit;
(iii)    credit;
(iv)    pass/satisfactory; and
(v)    fail.

W31    Dr Kazonga (Vubwi) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    how many qualifications were registered on the Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Qualifications Framework as of January, 2012 at the following levels:

(i)    technologist;
(ii)    technician;
(iii)    craft; and
(iv)    trade test; and

(b)    what measures the Government has taken to sensitise the following categories of people on the Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Qualification Framework concept:

(i)    students;
(ii)    trainers;
(iii)    employers; and
(iv)    parents and guardians.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Dr Kaingu

Mainstreaming Culture in National Development: That, in order for development to impact meaningfully on the people, this House urges the Government to mainstream culture as a fundamental dimension in all aspects of national development.

Brig-Gen Dr Chituwo

Report of the Committee on Health, Community Development and Social Welfare: That this House do adopt the Report of the Committee on Health, Community Development and Social Welfare, for the First Session of the Eleventh National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 25th June, 2012.