NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FOURTH SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ThURSDAY, 8TH JULY, 2010

1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

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

(a) whether the Government will consider abolishing the Police Complaints Authority;

(b) what the establishment of the Police Complaints Authority is; and

(c) how many cases the Police Complaints Authority handled and concluded from 2001 to-date.

489 Mr Mwango (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a) how much money the Government realised in taxes from the following banking institutions:

(i) United Bank of Africa;
(ii) First National Bank; and
(iii) Access Bank;

(b) how much money the Government expects to realise in taxes in the next five years; and

(c) whether the Government expects to register more new banks and, if so, what the names of the new banks are.

490 Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing how much land is available in Lusaka for the following:

(a) residential houses;

(b) sports and recreation facilities; and

(c) cemeteries.

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

(a) how many Zambian doctors worked in countries abroad from 2007 to-date;

(b) which countries did the doctors relocate to;

(c) how many foreign doctors were employed by the Ministry in the same period; and

(d) which countries the foreign doctors came from.
 
492 Mr Imenda (Lukulu East) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply what the total value of Chinese road equipment that was distributed by the Government to all Provincial Headquarters country-wide was.

493 Mr Munaile (Malole) - to ask the Minister of Community Development and Social Services:

(a) when a vehicle will be provided to the Provincial Development Centre at Mungwi in Malole Parliamentary Constituency; and

(b) when a vehicle was last provided by the Ministry to the centre above.

494 Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Education when furniture will be provided to schools in rural areas, such as Chisala School in Nangoma Parliamentary Constituency.

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

(a) how many foreigners were deported from Zambia from 2007 to-date;

(b) what offences were committed by the foreigners at (a); and

(c) which provinces had the highest number of deportees.
 
496 Mr Chazangwe (Choma Central) - to ask the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services whether there are any plans to start publishing local community newspapers in all the nine provinces.

497 Mr Lumba (Solwezi Central) - to ask the Minister of Communications and Transport:

(a) how many Zambian companies expressed interest in buying the 75% shares in ZAMTEL;

(b) why were the companies not short-listed;

(c) how much money will be paid to RP Capital as full consideration at the end of the privatisation process; and

(d) what measures have been taken to protect employees who may lose their jobs as a result of the privatisation.
 

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

W48 Mrs E M Banda (Chililabombwe) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) how many high schools there are country-wide, province by province; and

(b) of the high schools at (a), how many have laboratories.

W49 Mr Lumba (Solwezi Central) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a) what the estimated cost of improving the water supply systems in all urban areas country-wide is;

(b) how much money was raised from water tariffs by all urban commercial water utilities from 2005 to-date;

(c) what measures have been taken to improve sanitation in urban areas; and

(d) whether there are any plans to replace pit latrines with water flushing toilets in urban areas.

W50 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Vice President and Minister of Justice:

(a) how many homes were affected by floods in 2009/2010 country-wide, province by province; and

(b) how many homes received aid from the Government and in what form.

W51 Mr Mwango (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Defence:

(a) how many defence personnel died in peace keeping missions from 2006 to-date, year by year;

(b) how much money the Government has spent as compensation to defence personnel who were either injured or died whilst on duty; and

(c) what has been the benefit to the country following the sending of defence personnel on peace keeping missions.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Mr Kakoma

Second Report of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Labour:  That this House do adopt the Second Report of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Labour, for the Fourth Session of the Tenth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 29th June, 2010.

Mr Kambwili

Third Report of the Committee on Government Assurances:  That this House do adopt the Third Report of the Committee on Government Assurances, for the Fourth Session of the Tenth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 7th July, 2010.