NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FOURTH SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

WEDNESDAY, 28TH OCTOBER, 2009

AT 1430 HOURS

ORDER PAPER

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

156 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Community Development and Social Services:
 
(a)  why the Government entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with African Development Bank for a loan facility to support vulnerable families under the Food Crisis Response Programme for 2009/2010;

(b) how much money was given to the Government by African Development Bank for the programme; and

(c)  what the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding are.
 
157 Mr Mukanga (Kantanshi) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:
 
(a) who the shareholders of MKP Trust Hospital in Lusaka were as of 30th June, 2009;

(b) what the nationalities of the current shareholders are; and

(c) what special facilities exist at this hospital.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

W14 Mr Kambwili (Roan) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National
Planning:
 
(a)     how much turn over was recorded by the following banks
in 2006, 2007 and 2008:

(i)   Barclays;                       
(ii)   Finance;
(iii)  Standard Chartered;           
(iv)  Stanbic; and
(v)  Zambia National Commercial Bank;

(b) how much net profit the banks made; and

(c) how much was paid as tax to the Government.

W15 Mr Kambwili (Roan) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals
Development:
 
(a) how much turn over was recorded by Non-Ferrous Metal Mining Company Limited (NFC) in 2006, 2007 and 2008;

(b) how much was the net profit in each of the years at (a) above;

(c) of the profit at (b), how much was externalised;

(d)  how much was spent on salaries; and

(e)  how much was paid as tax in each of the years at (a) above
to the Government.

W16 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:
 
(a) what the foreign direct investment in-flows in Zambia had been from 2007 to 2009, year by year;

(b) whether there has been any decline in the foreign direct investments and, if so, what the reasons for the decline
have been;

(c) which areas of foreign direct investments have been affected by the decline; and

(d) what is the expected foreign direct investments in the next five years in Zambia.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

1 The Supreme Court and High Court (Number of Judges) (Amendment) Bill (N.A.B. 28/2009): (Second Reading): Resumption of Debate - (The Vice President and Minister of Justice).
 
2 Supply - Motion (9th October) - Resumption of Debate.