Tuesday, 3rd November, 2009

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FOURTH SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

TUESDAY, 3RD NOVEMBER, 2009

AT 1430 HOURS

ORDER PAPER

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

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

(a)    which company was awarded the contract to print the Zambian currency, Kwacha from 2001 to 2008;

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

(c)    how much was spent on printing the Kwacha, from 2001 to 2008.

163    Mr Hamududu (Bweengwa) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning how much money has been released to the Road Development Agency (RDA) through the National Road Fund Agency to enable RDA carry out its core mandate from 2005 to date, year by year.

164   Mr Kakusa (Kabwe Central) - to ask the Minister of Communications and Transport:

(a)      whether the Government has any plans to introduce maximum tonnage on particular stretches of roads so that at such points cargo exceeding the set tonnage should be transported by rail to save roads and, if so, what the distance of the stretches will be; and

(b)      when the Railway Systems of Zambia (RSZ) will repair the rail tracks to save the roads in the country from damage by heavy trucks.

165    Mr Hamududu (Bweengwa) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development whether there are any firms prospecting for minerals in the Lochnivar National Park and the Kafue Flats in Bweengwa Parliamentary Constituency and, if so, what the names of the firms are and for what minerals they are prospecting.

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

W17    Dr Machungwa (Luapula) - to ask the Vice President and Minister of Justice how much money the Government spent during the illness and subsequent death of President Mwanawasa in Paris, France in relation to the following:
 
(a)     Security and other Government officials’ stay there;

(b)     airfares and allowances for Ministers and family members who travelled to Paris;

(c)     upkeep of the First Lady and her entourage in Paris;

(d)     transporting the remains of the late President to all provincial Headquarters; and

(e)     funeral ceremony in Lusaka including burial.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

1    The Supreme Court and High Court                                                                       (N.A.B. 28/2009)
      (Number of Judges) (Amendment) Bill                                                                   Third Reading  

2    Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure (Including Capital and  Constitutional and Statutory Expenditure) :                  Committee of Supply.

    Heads 10/01, 11/01, 11/02, 11/03, 11/04, 11/05, 11/06, 11/07, 11/08, 11/09, 11/10, 11/11, 11/12, 11/13, 11/14, 11/15, 11/16, 11/17, 15/01, 15/02, 15/03, 15/04, 15/05, 15/06, 15/07, 15/08, 15/09, 15/10, 15/11, 15/12, 15/13, 15/14, 15/15, 15/16, 15/17, 15/18, 15/19, 15/20, 15/21, 15/22, 15/23, 15/24, 15/25, 15/26, 15/27, 15/28, 15/29, 15/30, 15/31, 15/32, 15/33, 15/34, 15/35, 15/36, 15/37, 15/38, 15/39, 15/40, 15/41, 15/42, 15/43, 15/44, 15/46, 15/47, 15/48, 15/49, 15/50, 15/51, 15/52, 15/53, 15/54, 15/55, 15/56, 15/57, 12/01, 13/01, 13/02, 13/03 and 13/04 - for consideration.

KEY TO HEADS OF EXPENDITURE

Head 10    -    Police and Prisons Service Commission
Head 11    -    Zambia Police - Ministry of Home Affairs
Head 15    -    Ministry of Home Affairs
Head 12    -    Commission for Investigations - Office of the President
Head 13    -    Ministry of Energy and Water Development