NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIRST SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - FRIDAY, 17TH AUGUST, 2007

AT 0900 HOURS

HIS HONOUR THE VICE-PRESIDENT’S QUESTION TIME

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

850 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) how much money was raised by ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc from cobalt price participation fees from 2003 to 2005; and

(b) how the money at (a) above was spent.

851 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a) how damaged and faded bank notes are disposed of by the Bank of Zambia;

(b) how transparent the exercise at (a) is; and

(c) how does the Bank ensure that staff in the disposal section do not take some bank notes for their personal use.

852 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning how much of the following Zambian Kwacha denominations are currently in circulation:

(i) K50,000;  
(ii) K20,000;
(iii) K10,000;  
(iv) K5,000;
(v) K1,000;  
(vi) K500;
(vii) K100;   
(viii) K50; and
(ix) K20.

853 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) when terminal benefits will be paid to former employees of Maamba Collieries laid off in 2003;

(b) how many employees were laid off and how many have been paid their terminal benefits so far; and

(c) how much will it cost to pay all the affected workers.

854 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) how much dividend was declared to ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc by the following companies in 2004 and 2005:

(i) Mopani Copper Mines Plc;  
(ii) Konkola Copper Mines Plc;
(iii) Chambishi Metals Plc;  
(iv) Luanshya Copper Mines Plc;
(v) Bwana Mkubwa Mining Ltd; and
(vi) Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc;

(b) how the revenue at (a) above was spent;

(c) whether ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc has plans to review the shareholding structure in the companies at (a) above and, if so, when; and

(d) what the current financial status of ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc is.

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

(a) when the Government will rehabilitate the Chiefs’ Palaces in Gwembe District, which are in a dilapidated state;

(b) when the Chiefs’ Retainers in Gwembe District will be provided with uniforms; and

(c) when the Government will revise upwards the salaries for the Chiefs’ Retainers.

856 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) how many police stations country-wide benefited from the Zambia Police bicycle facility;

(b) how the bicycles were allocated, station by station;

(c) whether the Government will pay for the maintenance of the bicycles;
 
(d) whether the Government has carried out an inspection to confirm the existence of the bicycles at police stations; and

(e) whether the facility is still available.

857 Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Vice-President what measures the Government has taken to eradicate hunger in Chief Nabwalya’s area.

858 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) what led to the work stoppage at Luanshya Copper Mines in March, 2007; and

(b) how much money was lost during the work stoppage.

859 Mr Mwapela (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Vice-President what long-term measures are being taken to mitigate the hunger situation in the Western Province.

ORDER OF THE DAY

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