NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIRST SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - FRIDAY, 10TH AUGUST, 2007

AT 0900 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

783 Mr Simama (Kalulushi) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development how many Zambian and expatriate workers at the Non-Ferrous Corporation Africa Mining Plc in Chambishi are in the following categories:

(i) management;
(ii) general workers; and
(iii) casual.

784 Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources:

(a) how much revenue was collected from the following sources in Mfuwe Parliamentary Constituency from 2001 to 2006:

(i) game management areas; and
(ii) national parks; and

(b) how much of the revenue above was re-invested in the local communities.

785 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) when a medical doctor will be sent to Mwenda and Chipili Health Centres in Chipili Parliamentary Constituency; and

(b) whether the Government has plans to build a district hospital in Mwense District.

786 Mr Mwangala (Nalolo) - to ask the Minister of Communications and Transport:

(a) how many canals were dug in Nalolo Parliamentary Constituency from 2003 to 2005, name by name;

(b) what the state of the canals at (a) above is at present; and

(c) whether the Government has any plans to dig more canals in Nalolo Parliamentary Constituency and, if so, when.

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

(a) how many council secretaries and town clerks were suspended or dismissed in the Southern Province, district by district from 2002 to-date;

(b) how many of those at (a) above appealed to the Provincial Appeals Board and who are they; and

(c) how many of those at (b) above had their cases ruled in their favour and/or against by the Provincial Appeals Board.

788 Mr Kambwili (Roan) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) how many road contracts were awarded from 2001 to 2006;

(b) how many of the road contracts above were awarded to the following in the same period:

(i) local contractors; and
(ii) foreign contractors;

(c) how much was actually paid to local and foreign contractors in the period at (a) above; and

(d) how much of the money at (c) above was externalised.

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

(a) when the Chambishi Copper Smelter will be completed;

(b) how much money will be spent on the construction of the smelter;

(c) what the estimated annual production at the smelter is;

(d) how many Zambians have been employed on permanent basis;

(e) how many Chinese have been employed and what are their qualifications; and

(f) how many jobs will be created after the completion of the smelter.

790 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Education whether there are any plans by the Government to construct a modern high school in Chipili Parliamentary Constituency.

791 Mr Simama (Kalulushi) - to ask the Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources:

(a) how much Zaffico received from the sale of round logs from 2001 to 2006; and

(b) how much money Zaffico used to replant trees in the period above.

792 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing what measures the Government has taken to reduce the misuse of the Constituency Development Fund.

793 Mr Mwangala (Nalolo) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) whether the Government has any plans to shift the Shangombo District Education Board Secretary’s office, accommodated in a building at Senanga, to Shangombo Boma;

(b) how much the Ministry has so far spent on the rehabilitation of the building at (a) above; and

(c) what the effects of operating from Senanga are on the delivery of education services to Shangombo District.

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

(a) how many companies are listed on the Lusaka Stock Exchange and what are their names;

(b) whether there are any of these companies that risk to be removed from the Stock Exchange; and

(c) which of the companies at (a) above have the highest listed shares and which ones have the least listed shares and how much are the shares worth in each case.

795 Dr Njobvu (Milanzi) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) who the major suppliers to Konkola Copper Mines Plc are by the following categories:

(i) Zambians; and
(ii) foreigners; and

(b) why there are few Zambian suppliers to Konkola Copper Mines Plc.

796 Mr Imenda (Lukulu East) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) what Government policy is on the movement of GRZ vehicles after working hours, weekends and holidays;

(b) which category of Government employees are entitled to personal-to-holder GRZ vehicles; and

(c) what is the monthly estimated amount of fuel the Government spends on non-Government trips.

797 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Health when the fridge at the Gwembe District Hospital mortuary will be rehabilitated or replaced.

798 Mr Simama (Kalulushi) - to ask the Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources:

(a) how many plantation compartments were owned by Zaffico before some of its assets were sold to the Copperbelt Forestry Company Ltd; and

(b) how many plantation compartments, in cubic meters, were for the following trees:

(i) pine; and
(ii) eucalyptus.

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

(a) why the cost of production of most Zambian products is higher than that of similar products produced in neighbouring countries in the SADC region; and

(b) why some Zambian products such as sugar and cement are sold cheaply in other countries but not in Zambia.

800 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources whether the Government has plans to turn Mwekera Forestry College into a university.

801 Mr Mwangala (Nalolo) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) when the Shangombo District Health Management Board, which is currently accommodated in the former Senanga Urban Clinic building, will shift to Shangombo Boma;

(b) what the effects of operating from Senanga are on the delivery of health services considering that Senanga is two hundred kilometers away from Shangombo; and

(c) how much money the Ministry has spent on the rehabilitation of the former Senanga Urban Clinic building.

802 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) which companies were contracted to supply school desks to the schools in Gwembe District from 2002 to-date; and

(b) how much was paid to each company.

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

(a) how many expatriates were given work permits in the following companies from 2005 to 2006:

 (i) Luanshya Copper Mines Plc;
 (ii) Mopani Copper Mines Plc; and
 (iii) Chambishi Metals Plc; and

(b) whether there are expatriates working without work permits and, if so, what measures has the Ministry taken to correct the situation.

804 Mr Kambwili (Roan) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:

(a) what measures the Government has taken to protect mine suppliers; and

(b) how much money the following mines paid to local and foreign suppliers from 2002 to 2006:

(i) Mopani Copper Mines Plc;
(ii) Konkola Copper Mines Plc;
(iii) Lumwana Copper Mines Plc; and
(iv) Kansanshi Mining Plc.

805 Mr Simama (Kalulushi) - to ask the Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources what measures the Ministry has taken to restock teak trees in Western and Southern Provinces.

806 Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs how much money, in the form of allowances, is paid to police officers for patrolling roads when the President is travelling.

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

(a) when Zambia will begin producing its own motor vehicles for local use and export; and

(b) when the Supersonic Radio Industry in Livingstone will be revitalised to provide the Zambian market with local radio sets and for export to other countries.

808 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning how much money, in terms of budgetary allocations, was released in 2005 and 2006 for Luapula Province.

809 Mr Mwangala (Nalolo) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and
Co-operatives:

(a) when the district agriculture office at Nangweshi will shift to Shangombo Boma;

(b) what the effects of operating from Nangweshi are on the delivery of agricultural extension services and inputs to the peasant farmers in Shangombo District; and

(c) how much the district office spends annually to provide the services at (a) above to the people of Shangombo.

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

(a) how many foreign investors or companies enjoy tax concessions and which are these;

(b) how much revenue the Government loses annually as a result of these concessions; and

(c) when the investors or companies at (a) above will start paying tax.

811 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development how many employees from the following companies are members of the Saturnia Regina Pension Scheme:

(i) Konkola Copper Mines Plc;
(ii) Mopani Copper Mines Plc; and
(iii) Copperbelt Energy Company Plc.

812 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Education when Chipepo High School and the teachers’ Houses, which are in a dilapidated state, will be renovated.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

1 Trades Licensing (Amendment) Bill    (N.A.B. 18/2007)
        Report Stage

2 Matrimonial Causes Bill     (N.A.B. 21/2007)
         Report Stage

3 Plant Breeder’s Rights Bill     (N.A.B. 20/2007)
         Third Reading

4 Penal Code (Amendment) Bill    (N.A.B. 19/2007)
         Third Reading

5 Appropriation (Amendment) Bill    (N.A.B. 23/2007)
         Third Reading