NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIRST SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - TUESDAY, 10TH JULY, 2007

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

391 Ms Limata (Luampa) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development:

(a) when Senior Chief Isiteketo Amukena’s Palace will be electrified; and

(b) when the following schools on the Kaoma-Mongu road will be electrified under the Rural Electrification Programme:

(i) Kashokoto Basic School;
(ii) Lui Basic School;
(iii) Namasheshe Basic School;
(iv) Kaoma Basic School;
(v) Lububa Basic School;
(vi) Mahilo Basic School; and
(vii) Mbanyutu Basic School.

392 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Education why the construction of classroom blocks at Malyofo and Chitunkubwe Middle Basic Schools was abandoned by the Chinese contractors, thereby forcing pupils to learn under trees.

393 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Education when the University of Zambia will be provided with the following:

(i) more office accommodation for lecturers; and
(ii) adequate hostel accommodation for students.

394 Mr Kambwili (Roan) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply when the 12km Roan/Mpatamatu road will be resurfaced.

395 Mr Kapeya (Mpika Central) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) what the purpose for introducing community schools in the country was; and

(b) whether the idea has worked in accordance with expectations.

396 Mr Kapeya (Mpika Central) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a) why Mpika Town has experienced inadequate water supply since independence; and

(b) what measures the Government intends to take in order to address the problem.

397 Mr C K B Banda (Chasefu) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development when electricity supply will be extended to the following areas:

(i) Chasefu Parliamentary Constituency; and
(ii) Mwase-Mphangwe Farming Block in Lundazi.

398 Mr C K B Banda (Chasefu) - to ask the Minister of Health how many HIV/AIDS patients are receiving anti-retroviral treatment at the following health centres in the Chasefu Parliamentary Constituency:

(i) Luzi;  
(ii) Munyukwa;
(iii) Kanyanga;
(iv) Chasefu;
(v) Mtwalo;
(vi) Malandula; and
(vii) Lusuntha.

399 Mrs Musokotwane (Katombola) - to ask the Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources what the status of the people who live in Game Management Areas is in general, and those living in the Sichifulo Game Management area, in particular.

400 Mrs Musokotwane (Katombola) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) whether there are any plans to build a district hospital in the Katombola Parliamentary Constituency; and

(b) when a medical doctor will be posted to Kazungula District.

401 Mr Imenda (Lukulu East) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a) how much external and local borrowing Zambia has made since the attainment of the HIPC Completion Point; and

(b) how much repayments have been made from local borrowing and what is the current level of indebtedness since the attainment of the HIPC Completion Point.

402 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) how many lecturers and supporting staff retired from the following universities from January, 2001 to December, 2006:

  (i) University of Zambia; and
  (ii) Copperbelt University;

(b) of those at (a) above, how many have been paid their retirement benefits; and

(c) how many were waiting to be paid their retirement benefits as of 31st December, 2006.

403 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) how many primary and secondary school teachers retired in the Northern Province from December, 2000 to December, 2006; and

(b) why the retired teachers at (a) above have not received their monthly dues for over fifteen (15) months as of January, 2007.

404 Mr Kapeya (Mpika Central) - to ask the Minister of Health when a bigger district hospital will be constructed in Mpika as promised by the MMD Government in 2003.

405 Mr Chitonge  (Mwansabombwe) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development:

(a) how many foreigners qualified, under the Investment Act, to own filling stations in Zambia from 1995 to 2006; and

(b) how many Zambians owned filling stations in the same period above.

406 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Education why Chilubi Secondary School, which was built in the 1980s, has not received any funding for its completion.

407 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Education whether the Government has any plans to upgrade Chilubi Upper Basic School to a high school in order to increase the number of Grade 10 places in Chilubi District.

408 Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply when construction of the bridges at Mtinondo and Kapamba Rivers and the road to Chiefs Nabwalya and Mukungule, in the Mfuwe Parliamentary Constituency, will be completed.

409 Mrs Musokotwane (Katombola) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a) how many vehicles passed through the Kazungula Ferry to and from Zambia from January, 2002 to December, 2006;

(b) how much revenue was collected from the vehicles that used the Kazungula Ferry in the same period; and

(c) how many times were the books of account for the Kazungula Ferry audited in the period at (a) above.

410 Mrs Musokotwane (Katombola) - to ask the Minister of Gender and Women in Development:

(a) what measures the Ministry has taken to achieve the 30 per cent women representation in Parliament and in other decision-making positions country-wide; and

(b) whether the Ministry has plans to reduce illiteracy among women.

411 Mr Bonshe (Mufumbwe) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development when Chief Mushima’s Palace in Mufumbwe District will be electrified.

412 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) what measures the Government has taken to reduce the critical shortage of secondary school teachers in Chilubi District; and

(b) what corrective measures does the Government intend to take in order to deal with the problem of female teachers who are posted to Chilubi District but serve for only a period of about a year and thereafter leave the schools on production of marriage certificates.

413 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Education why solar panels have not been supplied to Mwima Middle Basic School in Chilubi District despite an allocation of US$13,225 in 2004 under ZAMSIF.

414 Mr Chella (Wusakile) - to ask the Minister of Lands whether the Ministry has any plans to issue title deeds to the settlers at Limaposa in the Wusakile Parliamentary Constituency.

415 Mrs Musokotwane (Katombola) - to ask the Vice-President:

(a) how much money was allocated for voter education in 2006 by the Electoral Commission of Zambia; and

(b) what voter education programmes were carried out in the Katombola Parliamentary Constituency.

416 Mrs Musokotwane (Katombola) - to ask the Minister of Health when a medical doctor will be posted to Makunka Mission Hospital in the Katombola Parliamentary Constituency.

417 Mr L J Ngoma (Sinda) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) what the Government’s position is on foreigners who wish to establish health facilities in Zambia; and

(b) whether foreigners operating health institutions in Zambia are allowed to do the following:

(i) maintain documents on patient information in a foreign language;
(ii) prescribe medicines in a foreign language; and
(iii) administer medicines whose instructions for taking the medicine is in a foreign language.

418 Mrs Musokotwane (Katombola) - to ask the Vice-President when continuous registration of voters in the Katombola Parliamentary Constituency will commence.

419 Dr Chishimba (Kasama Central) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) how many medical research centres in Zambia are currently involved in research on the following diseases:

 (i) cancer;
(ii) malaria;
(iii) tuberculosis; and
(iv) leprosy;

(b) what the names of the research centres at (a) above are;

(c) who funds and manages the research centres; and

(d) when the centres were established.

420 Mr E C Mwansa (Chifunabuli) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) when construction of Chifunabuli and Masanta Basic Schools in the Chifunabuli Parliamentary Constituency will be completed; and

(b) what action has been taken against those who misused public funds including the project managers at the two schools.

421 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development when the chiefs’ palaces in Mwense District will be electrified.

422 Mr C Mulenga (Chinsali) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) when construction of the mortuary at Chinsali District Hospital will be completed; and

(b)  how many doctors are currently at the above hospital.

423 Mrs Musokotwane (Katombola) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development when Katombola Parliamentary Constituency will be electrified under the Rural Electrification Programme.

424 Mrs Musokotwane (Katombola) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) how many teachers are currently on ARVs country-wide; and

(b) how the status of teachers on ARVs has affected education standards in the country.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

W4 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) how many motor vehicles were procured by the Government from 2001 to 2006;

(b) how much money was spent on the procurement of the vehicles at (a) above;

(c) how were the vehicles allocated, ministry by ministry; and

(d) how many of these vehicles had private registration numbers and how many had GRZ registration numbers.

W5 Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga East) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives:

(a) how many tonnes of pineapples were produced by farmers in Mwinilunga District in the following periods:

(i) 1987 to 1991;  
(ii) 1992 to 1995;
(iii) 1996 to 2001; and
(iv) 2002 to 2006;

(b) what are the reasons for the fluctuations in the production figures; and

(c) what measures has the Government taken to increase pineapple production in the district during the 2007/2008 farming season.