NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIRST SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - TUESDAY, 23RD JANUARY, 2007

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

34 Mr Imenda - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives when Dongwe Farming Block in Lukulu District will be fully operational.

35 Mr Imenda - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives why Lukulu District receives inadequate agricultural inputs all the time.

36 Major Chibamba - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) when bridge construction works on the Safwa road over the Chambeshi River will commence; and

(b) when road rehabilitation works on the Safwa road from M3 to D18 will commence.

37 Major Chibamba - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) when road reconstruction works on the dilapidated Matumbo-Chama road will commence; and

(b) when bridge construction works on the Matumbo-Chama road over the Luangwa River will commence.

38 Mr Lubinda - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) how many Basic and High Schools were constructed country-wide from 2001 to 2006; and
(b) how many school places are now available at Basic, Middle Basic and High School levels.

39 Mr Lubinda - to ask the Minister of Science, Technology and Vocational Training how many skills training centres are being operated by the Government, local councils and churches in the country.

40 Rev Sampa-Bredt - to ask the Vice-President:

(a) how many vehicles and what makes and types were purchased by the Government for Cabinet and Deputy Ministers from January to August, 2006;

(b) how much money was spent on the vehicles; and

(c) whether the funds were budgeted for and approved by Parliament.

41 Mr Mwangala - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a) how many projects were completed under ZAMSIF in the Nalolo Parliamentary Constituency from 2002 to 2005, year by year;

(b) how many projects were not completed in the same period and what are the reasons for the non-completion of the projects; and

(c) what measures has the Ministry taken to complete the projects.

42 Mr Mwangala - to ask the Minister of Justice how many local courts were not operating due to inadequate staff in the Nalolo Parliamentary Constituency from 2004 to 2005.

43 Mr Kasongo - to ask the Minister of Labour and Social Security:

(a) what are the current figures for employment and unemployment in Zambia; and

(b) what measures has the Ministry taken to expand the formal sector with a view to absorbing the ever increasing number of unemployed people in Zambia.

44 Mr Kasongo - to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs:

(a) how many Zambians are currently working under international organisations and what are their names and posts; and

(b) what measures have been taken to increase the number of Zambians working in international organisations.

45 Mr Imenda - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development when Lukulu District will be connected to the National Grid either via Limulunga or Kaoma.

46 Mr Imenda - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development when Satelenge Falls along the Kabompo River in Lukulu District will be developed for hydro-electricity to enable ZESCO supply electricity to Lukulu and Kabompo Districts.

47 Mr Lubinda - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) when and at what cost were the following Government properties constructed:

(i) State House;
(ii) State Lodge;
(iii) Lusaka Central Police;
(iv) Lilayi Police School;
(v) Kamwala Remand Prison; and  
(vi) University of Zambia; and

(b) how often and at what cost has each property above been rehabilitated up to December, 2005.

48 Mr Lubinda - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply what was the total length of tarmac roads in Lusaka in 1965 and 2005.

49 Mr Mwangala - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) how many teaching hours were lost by schools in the Nalolo Parliamentary Constituency through teachers who travelled long distances to the office of the District Education Board Secretary to collect their salaries in 2004 and 2005;
(b) what were the effects on the quality of education and examination results at Grade Seven level in the same period; and

(c) what measures has the Ministry taken to ensure that teachers’ monthly salaries are sent to their respective schools.

50 Mr Mwangala - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) how many teachers were not confirmed in their appointments in the Nalolo Parliamentary Constituency from 2003 to 2005, school by school; and

(b) what measures have been taken to normalise the appointments.

51 Mr Imenda - to ask the Minister of Health what measures the Government has taken to acquire specialised medical equipment for hospitals in order to minimise the influx of Zambians on medical trips abroad.

52 Mr Imenda - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) what incentives the Government has introduced to attract medical doctors back home; and

(b) how many Zambian medical doctors working abroad have returned to Zambia as a result of the initiatives by the Government to improve their conditions of service.

53 Mr Lubinda - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:

(a) who owns the COMESA Market along Lumumba Road in Lusaka;

(b) how many stalls/stands/shops are at the market at (a) above and what average rent is paid for the stalls/stands/shops on a monthly basis;

(c) how many traders operate at the market and what is their
distribution by nationality;

(d) how much VAT is collected from the market per month; and

(e) whether there are other countries with similar COMESA markets for cross border traders and, if so, which countries are these.

54 Mr Lubinda - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:

(a) how many companies country-wide produce plastic carriers such as shopping bags and containers for consumer products;

(b) how much plastic was used in 2005 in the manufacture of the products above; and

(c) what taxes and levies are charged on the manufacture and sale of these plastic carriers and containers.

55 Mr Mwangala - to ask the Minister of Justice:

(a) how many local courts held their sessions under trees or in dilapidated buildings in the Nalolo Parliamentary Constituency from 2000 to 2005; and

(b) what measures has the Ministry taken to arrest the unfortunate situation above.

56 Mr Mwangala - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) how many schools were built out of pole and mud in the Nalolo Parliamentary Constituency from 2003 to 2006, name by name;

(b) whether there are any plans to construct permanent structures in the schools above; and

(c) whether teachers accommodated in houses made out of pole and mud have benefited from housing and rural hardship allowances in the period above and, if so, how many.

57 Mr Imenda - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives when fish restocking will commence in Lukulu District.

58 Mr Kasongo - to ask the Vice-President:

(a) how much money has so far been paid to public servants and defence force workers to clear outstanding housing allowances; and

(b) how much money is outstanding and when will it be paid.