NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FOURTH SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

TUESDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY, 2010

AT 1430 HOURS

ORDER PAPER

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

227    Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Labour and Social Security:

(a)    when a new Collective Agreement between the Government and the Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities will be entered into;

(b)    when the last Collective Agreement was signed;

(c)    why it has taken long to sign a new Collective Agreement; and

(d)    when the salary structures of employees of the Zambia National Council for the Blind and those of the Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities will be harmonised.

228    Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives:

(a)    why the Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia (NCZ) entered into a contract with Africa Explosives Limited for the manufacture of ammonium nitrate;

(b)    what the duration of the contract is; and

(c)    whether the contract provides that Africa Explosives Limited takes over top management of the company.

229    Mr Mwango (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:

(a)    when Pepsi Zambia will open a plant in Lusaka;

(b)    how much money does the bottling company intend to invest in the project;

(c)    what will be the source of funding for the project; and

(d)    how many jobs will be created by the project.

230    Col G Chanda (Kanyama) - to ask the Minister of Communications and Transport:

(a)    what the current status of the Government Communication Flights Department is; and

(b)    whether the Government has any plans to dispose of the unserviceable planes and related equipment belonging to the Department.

231    Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs when National Registration Cards will be issued to eligible citizens in Mfuwe Parliamentary Constituency.

232    Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply whether there are any plans to construct the road to Kamwendo village in Mfuwe Parliamentary Constituency.

233    Mr P J L Mulenga (Kwacha) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a)    how many feasibility studies have been undertaken at the Mufuchani Bridge on the Kafue River in Kitwe District as of June, 2009;

(b)    what the total number of lives lost as a result of accidents at the bridge from 1970 to-date is;

(c)    who the financiers of the feasibility studies have been;

(d)    why the studies have taken long;

(e)    when the construction project will start; and

(f)    what the time-frame within which the project will be completed is.

234    Mr P P Chanda (Kankoyo) - to ask the Minister of Gender and Women in Development:

(a)    how many people were convicted of gender based violence cases from 2007 to-date; and

(b)    of the people convicted at (a) above, how many were:

(i)     men;
(ii)    women; and
(iii)   youth.

235    Mr Mushili (Ndola Central) - to ask the Minister of Education when secondary schools will be built in Chipulukusu and Twapia townships in Ndola Central Parliamentary Constituency.

236    Mr Mushili (Ndola Central) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    how much rehabilitation works have been done at the Ndola Central Hospital since 2007 in terms of the following:

(i)    roof leakages;
(ii)   non-functional elevators; and
(iii)  replacing damaged water pipes; and

(b)  how many districts in the Copperbelt Province refer patients to Ndola Central Hospital.

237 Mr Chimbaka (Bahati) - to ask the Minister of Education when the Government will construct dormitories , staff houses, laboratories and additional classrooms at Kabunda Girls High School in Bahati Parliamentary Constituency.

238 Mr Simuusa (Nchanga) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry when ZCCM-Investment Holdings last published its annual report.

239    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Health why the Government has taken over 3 years without recruiting a qualified Accountant at the Office of the Director of Health in Chilubi District so as to enhance financial management.

240    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    what the total number of the following health facilities country-wide was as of January, 2009:

(i)    District Hospitals; and
(ii)   General Hospitals; and

(b)  what the total establishment of medical doctors and clinical officers at each hospital level above is.

241 Mr Kakusa (Kabwe Central) - to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs what progress the Ministry has made to retrieve the Broken Hill Man skull from the Westminster Abbey Museum in London.

242    Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Sport, Youth and Child Development:

(a)    when the Professional Boxing and Wrestling Control Act will be reviewed to legalise the hosting of female boxing tournaments in Zambia; and

(b)    why the Government has taken long to review the Act.

243    Mr Mwango (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a)    how much the Lumwana Copper Mines Plc had spent on corporate social responsibility in Solwezi as of June, 2009; and

(b)    what the company’s future commitment to corporate social responsibilities is.

244    Major Chibamba (Shiwang’andu) - to ask the Minister of Health when new clinics promised by the Government over ten years ago will be built at the following places in Shiwang’andu Parliamentary Constituency in Chinsali District:

(a)    Great North Road – Mukwikile Turnoff; and

(b)    Ketani on D56 road.

245    Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Minister of Communications and Transport what the recommended distance away from an airport is for the location of residential or business structures.

246    Mr Mukanga (Kantanshi) - to ask the Vice President and Minister of Justice:

(a)    how many students were enrolled by the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education from 2006 to 2008, year by year;

(b)    of the total number of students, how many were direct entries from the University of Zambia; and

(c)    how many students in the period above were barred from further sitting for the Legal Practitioners Qualifying  Examinations.

PRESENTATION OF GOVERNMENT BILLS

The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry

The Companies (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Companies Act.      N.A.B.  2/2010

The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry

The Patents (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Patents Act.        N.A.B.  3/2010

The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry

The Trade Marks (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Trade Marks Act.    N.A.B.   4/2010

The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry

The Patents and Companies Registration Agency - Bill to establish the Patents and Companies Registration Agency; provide for the functions of the Agency; transfer from the Government to the Agency the functions and the powers of the offices of the Registrar of Companies, Registrar of Registered Business Names, Registrar of Patents, Registrar of Trade Marks and Registrar of Registered Designs; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.

N.A.B.    5/2010

The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry

The Registered Designs (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Registered Designs      N.A.B.  16/2010

The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry

The Companies (Certificates Validation) (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Companies (Certificates Validation) Act

N.A.B.    17/2010

The Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services

The Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation Act.                  N.A.B.     6/2010
                                

His Honour the Vice President and Minister of Justice

The Public Interest Disclosure (Protection of Whistleblowers) - Bill to provide for the disclosure of conduct adverse to the public interest in the public and private sectors; provide for a framework within which public interest disclosures shall be independently and rigorously dealt with; provide for procedures in terms of which employees in both the private and the public sectors may disclose information regarding unlawful or irregular conduct by their employers or other employees in the employ of their employers; safeguard the rights, including employment rights, of persons who make public interest disclosures; provide a framework within which persons who make a public interest disclosure shall be protected; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.                

N.A.B.     12/2010