NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FOURTH SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

FRIDAY, 13TH NOVEMBER, 2009

AT 0900 HOURS

ORDER PAPER

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

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER
    
187    Mr Mwango (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a)    what the current condition and status of the Kariba Dam Bridge in Siavonga is;

(b)    what the life span of the above bridge is; and

(c)    whether there are any plans of constructing a new bridge at the same location.

188   Major Chibamba (Shiwang’andu) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing when the rehabilitation of road No. RD39 (T2 – D56), popularly known as Chachacha road, in Shiwang’andu Parliamentary Constituency, will start.

189   Col G Chanda (Kanyama) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a)    when the following roads in Kanyama Parliamentary Constituency were last rehabilitated:

(i)      D162 – Blue Boar – Linda Compound Road;
(ii)     Makeni Road; and
(iii)    Los Angeles up to Simson Winnie Hotel in Makeni; and

(b)    what the cost of rehabilitating the roads above is.

190  Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Minister of Education when the Government will construct schools in the following villages in Mfuwe Parliamentary Constituency:

(a)    Kaluba in Chief Mukungule;

(b)    Chilima in Chief Nabwalya; and

(c)    Mwenda in Chief Mpumba.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

W24    Mr Hamududu (Bweengwa) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a)    what major constraints the Road Development Agency (RDA) faces in carrying out its mandate;

(b)    what the number of engineers that have resigned from RDA from 2005 to-date is, year by year;

(c)    what the reasons for their resignations have been; and

(d)    what measures the Ministry has taken to enable the RDA carry out its mandate more effectively.

W25    Mr Mukanga (Kantanshi) - to ask the Minister of Communications and Transport:

(a)    what the total number of passengers who used rail transport country-wide from 2001 to 2008 was, year by year;

(b)    what the total volume of cargo transported by the following modes of transport from 2005 to 2008 was, year by year:

(i)    air;
(ii)   inland waterways; and
(iii)  rail.

W26 Mr C K Banda (Chasefu) - to ask the Minister of Communications and Transport:

(a)    how many schools of driving have been licenced in the following towns and cities from 2008 to-date:

(i)     Chipata;        
(ii)     Kitwe;
(iii)    Livingstone;        
(iv)   Lusaka; and
(v)    Ndola;

(b)    where the offices of the schools of driving at (a) are; and

(c)    how many trainers are employed by each of the schools of driving and what their qualifications are.       
               

NOTICE OF MOTION AND ORDER OF THE DAY

Mr Syakalima

First Report of the Committee on Education, Science and Technology:  That this House do adopt the First Report of the Committee on Education, Science and Technology, for the Fourth Session of the Tenth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 11th November, 2009.

1    Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure (Including Capital and Constitutional and Statutory Expenditure):
      Committee of Supply: Resumption of Debate:
      (46/01: under consideration):
      (The Minister of Health).

Heads 46/02, 46/06, 46/07, 46/08, 46/10, 46/11, 46/12, 46/13, 46/14, 46/15, 46/16, 46/17, 46/18, 64/01, 64/02, 64/04, 64/05, 64/06, 51/01, 51/02, 51/03, 51/04, 51/05, 27/01, 27/02, 27/03, 27/04, 27/05, 27/06 and 34/01 - for consideration.

KEY TO HEADS OF EXPENDITURE

Head 46    -    Ministry of Health
Head 64    -    Ministry of Works and Supply
Head 51    -    Ministry of Communications and Transport
Head 27    -    Public Service Management Division
Head 34    -    Human Rights Commission