NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIRST SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - WEDNESDAY, 18TH JULY, 2007

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

505 Mr Matongo (Pemba) - to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs:

(a) whether the fully-fledged diplomatic ties through the embassies are for economic reasons or for good neighbourliness; and

(b) how qualified, in economic development terms, are the personnel in Zambia’s Missions abroad.

506 Mr Imenda (Lukulu East) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs how the refugees’ repatriation exercise in the following areas has fared:

(i) Maheba Refugee Camp and the surrounding villages;
(ii) Nangweshi Refugee Camp and the surrounding villages;
(iii) Mayukwayukwa Refugee Camp and the neighbouring villages; and
(iv) Mwange Refugee Camp and the neighbouring villages.

507 Dr Chishya (Pambashe) - to ask the Minister of Science, Technology and Vocational Training:

(a) what benefits the Ministry gained by sending members of the board of the National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research for training abroad in 2004;

(b) how much the training trip cost; and
(c) how many of the board members who benefited from the training trip abroad are still serving in the Ministry.

508 Mr Imasiku (Liuwa) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) who the designers and consultants of the Mongu/Kalabo road are; and

(b) what action the Government has taken against the designers and consultants for the poor design and quality of consultancy offered.

509 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) how many police officers graduated from Lilayi and Kamfinsa Police Training Schools from 2001 to-date;

(b) how many police officers were posted to the Northern Province in the same period above;

(c) which police stations in the Northern Province are most understaffed;

(d) what the reasons for the understaffing are; and

(e) what measures the Ministry has taken to correct the situation at (c) above.

510 Mr Nyirenda (Kamfinsa) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) when the last geological survey was done;

(b) how many types of minerals are found in Zambia;

(c) how accessible are geological records to potential mining companies and investors; and

(d) what strategic plans are there for continuous geological surveys in the country.

511 Mr P J L Mulenga (Kwacha) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) what the student population is at the Copperbelt University;

(b) what is the available bed space at the University;

(c) what is the student/lecturer ratio; and

(d) how many courses were offered at the Copperbelt University from 2000 to 2006, year by year.

512 Mr Msichili (Kabushi) - to ask the Minister of Lands:

(a) how many candidates submitted trial survey records and reports for examination by the Survey Control Board from 2003 to 2006, year by year;

(b) whether the results of the candidates at (a) above were released and, if not, why; and

(c) what measures the Ministry has taken to ensure that land law examinations and cadastral surveys in the nation are conducted in an efficient and transparent manner by the Board.

513 Mr Chimbaka (Bahati) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development:

(a) when the hydro-power equipment at the Musonda Falls Power Station, which was built in the 1950s, will be replaced; and

(b) when the Government will increase the production capacity of the hydro-power station at (a) above in order to meet the ever increasing demand for electricity in the Luapula Province and in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

514 Mr Mwangala (Nalolo) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) how many Zambians were killed or abducted by soldiers from Angola at Lilondo and Sipuma areas of Shangombo District during the raid in February, 2001;
 
(b) how many of those abducted have returned to Zambia;

(c) how much property was lost in the raid at (a) above in respect of the following:

(i) houses;
(ii) crops; and
(iii) cattle; and

(d) what action the Government has taken to ensure that those who lost their beloved ones and property are compensated by the sister Republic of Angola.

515 Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Minister of Community Development and Social Services when the Ministry will provide transport and office equipment, such as computers, to district offices.

516 Dr Chishimba (Kasama Central) - to ask the Minister of Justice whether there are any plans to enact a law which will make tribalism a crime against good conscience.

517 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Health when construction of Chipili Clinic in Chipili Parliamentary Constituency will be completed.

518 Mr Matongo (Pemba) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry why the country is not determining the national scale of development in the private sector by intervening in the issue of bank interest rates to borrowers.

519 Mr Chanda (Kankoyo) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development what measures the Government has taken to ensure maximum safety of personnel and property in the new and old mines.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Mr Munaile

Review of the Policy on the Disbursement of Funds to the Road Sector:  That, in view of the limited resources available to fund public roads in the country, this House urges the Government to review its policy on funding of roads so as to allocate the funds available in each financial year to roads planned for completion in that particular year.

The Vice-President

Supply:  That the House do now resolve into Committee of Supply.