NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

SECOND SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - THURSDAY, 14TH AUGUST, 2008

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

311 Mr C K Banda (Chasefu) - to ask the Minister of Health when works on the extension of Lundazi District Hospital, which stalled in 2001, will commence.

312 Mr Chongo (Mwense) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a) what the meaning of the “golden share” held by the Government in the privatised former ZCCM mines is;

(b) whether the Government has used the “golden share” to benefit both the employees in the mines and the general public; and

(c) if not, what measures the Government has taken to ensure that the “golden share” impacts positively on the country.

313 Mr C Mulenga (Chinsali) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply when the stretch of the Great North Road from Serenje to Nakonde will be rehabilitated.

314 Mr Mwangala (Nalolo) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning what measures the Government has taken to ensure that allowances and other remuneration packages for officers in the public service are processed in a transparent manner and devoid of corruption and nepotism.

315 Dr Machungwa (Luapula) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) what the teacher-pupil ratio in the following Government schools in the nine provinces of Zambia is:

(i) basic schools; and
(ii) secondary schools; and

  (b) what reasons account for the differences at (a) above.

316 Mr Mukanga (Kantanshi) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) how many bridges were washed away by heavy rains on the Copperbelt during the 2007/2008 rainy season, district by district; and

  (b) how many of the bridges at (a) above have since been re-    constructed and at what cost.

317 Mr Lubinda (Kabwata) - to ask the Minister of Justice:

(a) since Zambia’s accession to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), how much money has the Government allocated to this process, year by year;

(b) whether there are programmes and interactions the Government has undertaken in order to prepare for the APRM and, if so, what the cost of each programme and interaction is; and

(c) what the total cost of hosting the awareness workshop for Members of Parliament on the APRM held on 3rd May, 2008 was and what the breakdown costs are.

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

(a) why the Government decided to handover the running of Chipili  High School and Chipili Basic School in Chipili Parliamentary Constituency to the Anglican Church;

(b) who owns the two schools above;

(c) how much does the Anglican Church intend to invest in the two schools;

(d) what the status of the teachers at the above schools is; and

 (e) whether the local communities were consulted prior to the hand over of the schools to the Anglican Church.

319 Mr Kambwili (Roan) - to ask the Minister of Justice:

(a) how many public servants were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Task Force on Corruption for abuse of office by awarding contracts without the approval of the Zambia National Tender Board from 2001 to 2007;

(b) what the names of the public servants at (a) above are; and

(c) what the court decisions on the offences at (a) above were.

320 Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a) when the Ministry will compel shop owners country-wide to maintain clean surroundings, including shop corridors, in line with the “Keep Zambia Clean” campaign; and

(b) whether the Ministry has plans to conduct inspection tours in order to enhance levels of hygiene of residences in both rural and urban areas country-wide.

321 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs:

(a) when audit inspections of the Zambian Missions abroad were last carried out;

(b) what the findings of the audit inspections were; and

(c) which Zambian Missions were found with most anomalies.

322 Mr Imenda (Lukulu East) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a) whether Lukulu District Council is in a position to give a supervisory report after deducting 10 per cent of the total CDF allocation in 2007;

(b) what the findings of the Ministry’s inspection of the Lukulu District Council projects and similar projects in the country are; and

(c) when the accounts for Lukulu District Council were last audited.

323 Mr Kasongo (Bangweulu) - to ask the Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources:

(a) what measures the Government has taken to tackle the adverse impact of climate change in the country;

(b) what partnership agreements within the SADC region and the international community are planned to address the challenges of climate change; and

(c) whether there are Government policies which ensure that the problems at (a) above are addressed and, if so, what are they.

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

(a) how many high schools country-wide offer industrial arts as a subject, province by province; and

 (b) why the above subject is not taught in all schools in Zambia.

325 Mr I Banda (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) how many gemstone mines are in operation in Lundazi District;

(b) how many types of gemstones are found in Lundazi District;

(c) how much revenue is ploughed back into the local community by the gemstone mines at (a) above;

(d) how much revenue the Government earned from gemstone mines  at (a) above from 2005 to 2007; and

(e) what efforts have been made to improve gemstone mining in Lundazi District.

326 Ms Limata (Luampa) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives when the cattle loan facility will be extended to the people of Western Province.

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

(a) how many babies in incubators, intensive care units (ICUs) and operating theatres in hospitals country-wide died due to the power outages on 20th and 22nd January, 2008; and

(b) how many hospitals have standby generators in Lusaka and   Copperbelt Provinces.

328 Mrs Musokotwane (Katombola) - to ask the Minister of Community Development and Social Services:

(a) when the Social Cash Transfer Scheme was introduced in Katombola Parliamentary Constituency;

(b) how much money has been spent so far in the Constituency; and

(c) how many elderly people have so far benefited from the scheme in Katombola Parliamentary Constituency.

329 Major Chibamba (Shiwang’andu) - to ask the Minister of Education when construction works at the newly opened Ilondola High School in Shiwang’andu Parliamentary Constituency will be completed.

330 Mr Mwapela (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources:

(a) what measures the Ministry has taken to preserve the forestry resources which are being depleted at a high rate without economic benefit to the nation; and

(b) when a conservation policy on sustainable utilisation of forestry resources will be formulated.

NOTICE OF MOTION

Mr Hachipuka

Report of the Parliamentary Select Committee:  That, this House do adopt the Report of the Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to scrutinise the Presidential appointment of Madam Justice Florence Ndepele Mwachande Mumba as Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Zambia, for the Second Session of the Tenth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 11th August, 2008.