Friday, 2nd March, 2012

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIRST SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY
 
ORDER PAPER - FRIDAY, 2ND MARCH, 2012

AT 0900 HOURS

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

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

153     Mr Mwanza (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    when the Kisasa-Wamafwa-Ifumba road in Senior Chief Musole’s area was last graded and, at what cost;

(b)    when the road will be re-graded; and

(c)    under what category the road falls.

154    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Vice President:

(a)    why the Government shifted the boundary between Luwingu and Chilubi Districts which was originally designed and agreed upon by all stakeholders prior to the granting of Chilubi, district status in 1979; and

(b)    why part of the population enumerated in Bumba Ward in Sub-Chief Mwapekalunga’s area in Chilubi District was recorded as residing in Luwingu District during the 2010 Census of Population and Housing exercise.

155    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication why the money for the construction of the embankment at Kamusenga in Chilubi District was not released despite being budgeted for by the Provincial Administration in 2009/2010.

156    Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication what plans the Government has to control falling stones on the Kafue-Chirundu highway especially around the Kapiri Ngozi area to reduce the danger of injury to motorists.

157    Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:

(a)    when former employees of the Kafue Textiles of Zambia, who are sitting tenants of the institutional houses, will be offered for sale the houses they occupy; and

(b)    when the outstanding terminal benefits will be paid.

158    Mr Mwanza (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science and Vocational Training whether the Government has any plans to establish a university in the North-Western Province and, if so, in which district the university will be situated.

159    Mr Mwanza (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock when the Food Reserve Agency will open satellite depots at the following areas in Solwezi West Parliamentary Constituency:

(a)    Wamafwa;
(b)    Wanyinwa;
(c)    Kalenda in Chief Mateso’s area;
(d)    Kalengelenge;
(e)    Mangala;
(f)    Kanzala;
(g)    Chitungu; and
(h)    Kambishi.

160    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock what caused the outbreak of the fish disease known as epizootic ulcerative syndrome in the Kafue River between Chanyanya and Kafue Gorge as reported in the Ministry’s Annual Report for 2010.

161   Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock:

(a)    how many aquaculture research stations there were in Zambia as of November, 2011, and what their names are;

(b)    how many fingerlings were produced at Misamfu and Fiyongoli Aquaculture Research Stations in 2009 and 2010; and

(c)    how many fish farmers benefited from the fingerlings at (b) above.

162    Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication when the tarring of the Mumbwa-Landless Corner road will be completed.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

W10  Mr Mwanza (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Local Government,Housing, Early Education and Environmental Protection:

(a)    what percentage of the population in Solwezi West Parliamentary Constituency had access to safe drinking water as of November, 2011;

(b)    which areas in Solwezi West Parliamentary Constituency are the most affected in terms of access to safe drinking water; and

(c)    when the Government will enable people living in the following areas in Solwezi West Parliamentary Constituency access safe drinking water:

(i)       Mwajimambwe;
(ii)      Manyama;
(iii)     Lumwana;
(iv)    Kisasa; and
(v)     Jiwundu.

W11    Mr Mwanza (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science and Vocational Training:

(a)    how many new schools were constructed in Solwezi West Parliamentary Constituency from 2008 to 2011;

(b)    how many community schools were converted to conventional schools in the same period; and

(c)    when the Government will upgrade the existing structures at the following basic schools:

(i)      Manyama;
(ii)     Shilelenda;
(iii)    Shiinda;
(iv)    Lumwana;
(v)    Kayonge; and
(vi)    Mwajimambwe.