Tuesday, 27th July, 2010

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FOURTH SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

TUESDAY, 27TH JULY, 2010

1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

596    Mr Chazangwe (Choma Central) - to ask the Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Development:

(a)    how many Government owned ranches there are currently in each of the nine provinces; and

(b)    how many cattle each ranch had as of December, 2009.

597    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a)    how much money the Government spent on each of the following road projects since the commencement:

(i)    Mtanda-Chavuma;
(ii)    Kasama-Luwingu; and
(iii)    Choma-Chitongo; and

(b)    how much money was spent on the resurfacing of the Tuta (Serenje to Samfya) road.

598    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Communications and Transport:

(a)    when the postboat for the Bangweulu region, which is based at the Samfya Harbour was manufactured;

(b)    which company constructed the vessel;
(c)    when the postboat was commissioned and by whom;

(d)    what the total establishment was, in terms of labour force, in the first two years of its commissioning;

(e)    how much money was spent on the procurement of the new engines that are being used currently; and

(f)    what was the total establishment of the Zambia Postal Services as of April, 2010.

599    Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:

(a)    when the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa member countries will adopt a common currency;

(b)    whether the Zambian Government is ready for the introduction of a common currency; and

(c)    whether the Government has consulted stakeholders on the issue.

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

(a)    why ZCCM-Investment Holdings signed an agreement with the China Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Company (CNMMC) Ltd to extract copper from Mufulira Tailing Dumps;

(b)    how much money CNMMC Ltd intends to invest in the project;

(c)    how many tonnes of ore will be produced; and

(d)    how much money the Government will collect in taxes in 2010.

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

W61    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga East) - to ask the Minister of Education how many
pupils in the North-Western Province met the minimum university entrance qualifications from 2006 to 2010, district by district.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

1    The Excess Expenditure Appropriation (2007) Bill        (N.A.B. 22/2010)
      Second Reading

2    The Competition and Consumer Protection Bill                 (N.A.B. 23/2010)
       Second Reading