NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FOURTH SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

WEDNESDAY, 4TH NOVEMBER, 2009

AT 1430 HOURS

ORDER PAPER

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

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

(a)    Chito in Chief Mpumba;
(b)    Chaya and Kalimba in Chief Nabwalya; and
(c)    Chobela in Chief Mukungule.

167    Mr C K Banda (Chasefu) - to ask the Minister of Communications and Transport why the printing of driving licences has been moved from Lumumba road office to Road Traffic Headquarters.

168    Mr Mukanga (Kantanshi) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    when the medical staff at Ronald Ross Hospital in Mufulira who joined Government service from ZCCM in 1997/98 will be paid Settling-In-Allowances;

(b)    when the medical staff above will formally be appointed by the Government; and

(c)    when the Government will send an anaesthetist to Ronald Ross Hospital.

169    Mr Kakusa (Kabwe Central) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    whether the Ministry is aware that the Kabwe General Hospital kitchen was gutted by fire in June, 2009;

(b)    whether the Ministry is aware that since June, 2009 the hospital authorities have been preparing food for patients at the Nursing School which has limited capacity;

(c)    what measures the Ministry has taken to avert the grievous risks the patients are exposed to as a result of transporting the prepared food from one point to the other; and

(d)    when the Ministry will rehabilitate the hospital kitchen to avert further hardships on both the patients and the hospital authorities.

170    Mr Kambwili (Roan) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    how many Government hospitals have dialysis machines;

(b)    of these machines, how many are operational; and

(c)    how many patients are on dialysis machines each year.

NOTICE OF MOTION AND ORDER OF THE DAY

Mr E C Mwansa

First Report of the Parliamentary Reforms and Modernisation Committee:  That this House do adopt the First Report of the Parliamentary Reforms and Modernisation Committee, for the Fourth Session of the Tenth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 26th October, 2009.

1    Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure (Including Capital and Constitutional and Statutory Expenditure):
Committee of Supply: Resumption of Debate:
(Head 13/01: under consideration)  (Mr C K Banda).

    Heads 13/02, 13/03, 13/04, 14/01, 14/02, 14/03, 14/04, 17/01, 17/02, 17/03, 17/04, 17/05, 17/06, 17/07, 17/08, 17/09, 17/10, 17/11, 17/12, 17/13, 17/15, 17/18, 17/20, 17/23, 17/24, 17/25, 17/26, 17/27, 17/28, 17/30, 17/31, 17/32, 17/33, 17/35, 17/36, 17/37, 17/38, 17/39, 17/40, 17/41, 17/42, 17/43, 17/45, 17/47, 17/49, 17/50, 18/01, 18/02, 18/03, 18/04, 18/05, 18/06, 18/07, 18/08, 18/10, 18/11, 18/12, 18/13, 18/14, 18/15, 18/16, 18/17, 18/18, 18/19, 18/20, 18/21, 18/22, 18/23, 18/24, 18/25, 18/26, 18/27, 18/28, 18/29, 18/30, 18/31, 18/32, and 18/33 - for consideration.

KEY TO HEADS OF EXPENDITURE

Head 13    -    Ministry of Energy and Water Development
Head 14    -    Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development
Head 17    -    Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Head 18    -    Judiciary