NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIFTH SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - FRIDAY, 17TH JUNE, 2011

AT 0900 HOURS

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

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

521    Mr Simama (Kalulushi) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development what measures have been taken to ensure that fuel filling stations do not emit fumes in the atmosphere and hence contribute to the heating of the ozone layer.

522    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a)    how many new schools were opened in the Northern Province from 2008 to 2010, district by district; and

(b)    how many community schools were converted into conventional schools by the Government during the same period.

523    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a)    how many teachers’ houses were earmarked for construction from 2008 to 2010, country-wide; and

(b)    how many such houses have since been completed.

524    Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a)    how much money, in the form of salary arrears, was owed to teachers country-wide as of 31st March, 2011;

(b)    how the salary arrears arose;

(c)    when the arrears above will be paid; and

(d)    what caused the delay in paying the arrears.

525   Col G Chanda (Kanyama) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    how the country managed to scale down the prevalence of malaria in Zambia by over 60% between March, 2010 and March, 2011 as reported in the media;

(b)    whether this achievement is sustainable and, if so, how;

(c)    what the rate of the decline in the prevalence in Kanyama Parliamentary Constituency, if any, was and if not, why; and

(d)    what measures have been taken to ensure a drastic decline in incidences of malaria in Kanyama Parliamentary Constituency.

526    Mr Mwenya (Nkana) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a)    what percentage of the Zambian population has access to safe drinking water;

(b)    what targets for achieving safe drinking water for all were set for the Fifth National Development Plan;

(c)    what the objective and target for the Sixth National Development Plan on safe drinking water country-wide is;

(d)    which areas are adversely affected in terms of access to safe drinking water in Zambia; and

(e)    when is water declared safe and fit for drinking and by which authority.

527    Mr Mwenya (Nkana) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a)    what the value of the loan obtained by Nkana Water and Sewerage Company from the African Development Bank for the provision of water borne toilets and sewerage system is;

(b)    which townships on the Copperbelt are earmarked for the above service provision; and

(c)    when the entire project will be completed.

528    Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs:

(a)    how much money Zambia paid to the following organisations as subscription fees from 2009 to-date:

(i)    the Southern African Development Community (SADC); and

(ii)    the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA); and

(b)    what the benefits of Zambia’s membership to both SADC and COMESA are.

529    Mr Mwenya (Nkana) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a)    when the police cells at Mindolo Police Station in Kitwe will be rehabilitated; and

(b)    when the water supply system to Mindolo Police Camp where officers and their families have been drinking contaminated water will be rehabilitated.

530    Mr Mwenya (Nkana) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a)    when water pipes to supply safe drinking water to the following townships in Kitwe were laid:

(i)   Mindolo/Miseshi;
(ii)   Buchi/Kamitondo;
(iii)  Buyantanshi;
(iv) Parklands;
(v)  Rokana;
(vi) Chachacha; and
(vii) Mukuba; and

(b)  what the lifespan of galvanised water pipes is.

531 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development:

(a)  what the production capacity of Indeni at its inception in 1973 was;

(b)  what the capacity currently is; and

(c)  how many times the pipes have been replaced on the entire stretch of the pipeline from Dar-es-Salaam to Ndola.

532 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development:

(a)  how much profit ZESCO Limited recorded in 2008, 2009 and 2010; and

 (b) how much money was spent on the construction of the Lumangwe Hydro-Power Station in Mporokoso District.

NOTICE OF MOTION AND ORDERS OF THE DAY

Mr Kakoma

Report of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Labour:  That this House do adopt the Report of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Labour, for the Fifth Session of the Tenth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 3rd June, 2011.

1    The Companies (Amendment) Bill                                                                                                                                            (N.A.B. 16/2011)
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Report Stage

2    The Supplementary Appropriation (2009) Bill                                                                                                                           (N.A.B. 17/2011)
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Third Reading