NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIRST SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - FRIDAY, 2ND FEBRUARY, 2007

AT 0900 HOURS

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

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

189 Mr Mukanga - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) how many registered vehicles were stolen from the Copperbelt from 2002 to 2006; and

(b) how many of these vehicles were recovered.

190 Ms Chitika - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing how many boreholes the Ministry is expected to sink in Kawambwa District in 2007.

191 Mr Misapa - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives when the Government will send a district marketing officer to Mporokoso District to fill the position which has remained vacant for many years.

192 Mr Hamir - to ask the Minister of Education how many schools have been rehabilitated in the Chitambo Parliamentary Constituency from 2004 to-date.

193 Mr Chimbaka - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry how many foreign investors have invested in the manufacturing industry since 2001.

194 Mr Mukanga - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) how many teachers were trained by the Government from 2002 to 2005;

(b) how many teachers were trained by the private sector in the same period above;

(c) what is the annual cost of training a primary and a secondary school teacher; and

(d) how many teachers are needed per year in Zambia in the following schools:

(i) primary schools; and
(ii) secondary schools.

195 Mr Ndalamei - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply when works on the Mongu/Sikongo road, up to the border with Angola, will commence.

196 Mr Ndalamei - to ask the Minister of Education whether there are any plans to transform the six community schools in the Sikongo Parliamentary Constituency to Government schools.

197 Mr Imenda - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing whether there are any plans to up-grade squatter compounds located at the main entrance points to the City of Lusaka in order to improve the image of the City.

198 Mr Lubinda - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a) what is the value of Zambian artefacts exported from 1964 to 2005;

(b) which countries were the main destinations of the above exports; and

(c) what has been the contribution of the art sector to GDP since 2000, year by year.

199 Mr Imenda - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a) how often accounts of district councils are audited;

(b) when accounts of Lukulu District Council were last audited; and

(c) when the accounts of Lukulu District Council will be next audited.

200 Mr Lubinda - to ask the Minister of Community Development and Social Services:

(a) how many homes for the aged are in operation in Zambia and what is the ownership status;

(b) what was the recommended number of people in the above homes at the end of June, 2006; and

(c) how much worth of financial and material support was provided by the Government to the above homes in 2006.

201 Mr Mwangala - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing what plans the Government has taken to stop street vending in townships and cities.

202 Mr Mwangala - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) when works on the Simungoma/Mulobezi road linking Mwandi and Mulobezi Parliamentary Constituencies will commence; and

(b) which contractor will be awarded the tender to carry out the works.

203 Mr Imenda - to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs:

(a) what the African Union’s response is to the continued slaughter of Sudanese nationals in the Dafur region in Sudan; and

(b) what is the position of the Zambian Government on this matter.

204 Mr Kasongo - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development whether the Government has any plans to rationalise the procurement of petroleum products.

205 Mr Mwenya - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) what measures the Ministry intends to take to improve the quality of education once Grade 7 examinations are abolished; and

(b) how boys and girls graduating from primary schools will be evaluated.

206 Mr Sinyinda - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development whether the Government has any plans to build a hydro-power station at Sioma Falls.

207 Mr Sinyinda - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply when the rehabilitation of Senanga/Mongu road will be completed.

208 Mr Sikazwe - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply when works on the broken bridge on Katele Road in Kaputa District will commence.