Wednesday, 22nd September, 2010

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIFTH SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - WEDNESDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2010

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER
    
11    Dr Chishya (Pambashe) - to ask the Minister of Science, Technology and Vocational Training:

(a)    what state of relationship exists between the Republic of Zambia and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA);

(b)    what socio-economic and techno-economic development benefits has Zambia gained from the IAEA;

(c)    how is Zambia utilising the gains from the IAEA in the programmes for poverty reduction; and

(d)    for how long will the relationship at (a) subsist.

12    Mr Mwango (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Education when the Government will fund the construction of the 1 by 3 classroom block at Munduwantanga Basic School in Kanchibiya Parliamentary Constituency.

13    Colonel Chanda (Kanyama)     - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply when the Makeni road, which is currently in a deplorable state, will be rehabilitated.

14    Mr Mukanga (Kantanshi) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a)    how much money was disbursed by the Government to the following local councils from January to December, 2009:

(i)    Kitwe City;            
(ii)    Lusaka City;
(iii)    Ndola City;            
(iv)    Chingola Municipal;
(v)    Mufulira Municipal; and    
(vi)    Luanshya Municipal;

(b)    what the funds at (a) above were intended for; and

(c)    of the total disbursement, how much, in percentage terms, was meant for service delivery.

15    Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a)    when the two water fountains at Kafue and Kabwe roundabouts in Lusaka will be rehabilitated;

(b)    what is the total monthly cost of running the fountains; and

(c)    which contractor built the fountains.

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

(a)    when the following schools and teachers houses in Chipili Parliamentary Constituency will be rehabilitated:

(i)    Luminu;        
(ii)    Kalundu;
(iii)    Kanshimba; and
(iv)    Mukonshi; and

(b)    how much money will be required to rehabilitate the infrastructure.

17    Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Lands:

(a)    when the issuance of title deeds to people who bought either Government or Council houses will be completed; and

(b)    what the policy of the Government is on properties bought on unsurveyed land through the Zambia Privatisation Agency.

18    Mr P P Chanda (Kankoyo) -     to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing when the Government will construct a market in Chibolya township in Kankoyo Parliamentary Constituency.

19    Mr Mwango (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a)    when the Government will construct the Chiundaponde and Chambeshi-Mbati-Chinkobo roads in Kanchibiya Parliamentary Constituency; and

(b)    what the estimated cost of the construction of the two roads above is.

20    Colonel Chanda (Kanyama) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing what the progress on the upgrading of Chibolya Compound, which started in 2008, is.

21    Mr Muyanda (Sinazongwe)    - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a)    how much revenue is being lost by District Councils country-wide following the abolition of the grain levy; and

(b)    what the benefits to peasant farmers resulting from the abolition of grain levy have been.

22    Mr Mukanga (Kantanshi) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a)    what the total number of high schools in the Copperbelt Province is; and

(b)    of these high schools, how many were constructed between 2006 and 2009.

23    Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma)     - to ask the Minister of Education whether the Government has any plans to introduce computer lessons in all Government schools country-wide.

24    Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives:

(a)    how many bags of maize were bought by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) in the 2009/2010 farming season;
(b)    how much money was spent on buying the maize; and
(c)    how much profit FRA accrued from the purchase of maize.

ORDER OF THE DAY

1    Thanks - His Excellency the President’s Address - Motion (21st September)
          - Resumption of Debate.