NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIRST SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - THURSDAY, 21ST JUNE, 2012

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

330    Mr Kalaba (Bahati) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication when a communication tower will be constructed in Chief Matanta’s area in Mansa District.

331    Mr Kalaba (Bahati) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:

(a)    how many stores Shoprite Checkers currently operates in Zambia; and

(b)    whether there are any Zambians holding top management positions in the Company.

332    Mr Sililo (Mulobezi) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    who the owners of Mulobezi Railway Line are;

(b)    whether the Government is aware that the Railway Line is dangerous to the travelling public;

(c)    when the Railway Line will be rehabilitated and new wagons for both passengers and goods procured; and

(d)    what measures have been taken to improve the safety of the travelling public on Mulobezi Railways.

333    Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Health what benefits have accrued to the nation following the removal of user fees on primary health care.

334    Mr Sichula (Nakonde) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning whether the Government has any plans to revise and extend trading hours at Nakonde Border to ensure that the public is served effectively.

335    Mrs Mazoka (Pemba) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a)    how often officers in the Zambia Police Force undergo firearms proficiency tests; and

(b)    whether the Government is aware that Pemba Police Station does not have a holding cell for female suspects.

336    Mr Sing’ombe (Dundumwezi) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    when the Government will rehabilitate the following basic schools in Dundumwezi Parliamentary Constituency:

(i)    Siabunkululu; and
(ii)    Munyeke;

(b)    how many schools were constructed by the Response Network Project in Dundumwezi Parliamentary Constituency as of 31st December, 2011; and

(c)    what the total number of community schools in Dundumwezi Parliamentary Constituency currently is.

337    Mr Chitotela (Pambashe) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    what the total number of pharmacists operating in Zambia as of 31st March, 2012 was; and

(b)    of the pharmacists at (a), how many were serving in Luapula Province in the same period.

338    Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health:

(a)    what the status of the two community development staff colleges regarding their affiliation to the Technical Education, Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship Authority is; and

(c)    when the colleges will start offering diploma courses.

339    Mr Mufalali (Senanga) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    when the Government will construct teachers’ houses at the following schools in Senanga Parliamentary Constituency:

(i)    Matauka High; and
(ii)    Liangati Basic; and

(b)    when the Government will construct new classroom blocks at Matauka High School.

NOTICE OF MOTION AND ORDER OF THE DAY

Mr Mweetwa

Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation:  That this House do adopt the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation, for the First Session of the Eleventh National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 13th June, 2012.

1.    The Persons with Disabilities Bill                                                                                                   Second Reading

(N.A.B. 4/2012)