NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

SECOND SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - WEDNESDAY, 5TH MARCH, 2008

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

186 Mr Chanda (Kankoyo) - to ask the Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources:

(a) what the normal pH (measure of acidity and alkalinity) contained in water for domestic consumption is; and

(b) what the penalty for polluting water for domestic consumption with pregnant liquid solution (PLS) used in In Situ Leaching (ISL) or solution mining is.

187 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives when the Government will construct new depots for the Food Reserve Agency in the following areas in Chipili Parliamentary Constituency:

(i) Mwenda;
(ii) Lupososhi; and
(iii) Kamami.

188 Mr Lubinda (Kabwata) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry how many glass bottles for packaging the following products were imported from 2004 to 2007:

(i) soft drinks;
(ii) lagers;
(iii) medicines; and
(iv) cosmetics.

NOTICE OF MOTION AND ORDERS OF THE DAY

Mr Sejani

Long Term National Disaster Management and Mitigation Plan:  That, this House urges the Government to develop a comprehensive long term National Disaster Management and Mitigation Plan that places more emphasis on prevention rather than management of disasters and to address structural issues that exacerbate the impacts of natural calamities in Zambia.

1 Income Tax (Amendment) Bill   (N.A.B. 1/2008)
        Second Reading

2 Customs and Excise (Amendment) Bill  (N.A.B. 2/2008)
        Second Reading

3 Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill  (N.A.B. 3/2008)
        Second Reading

4 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure (Including Capital and Constitutional and Statutory Expenditure):
  Committee of Supply: Resumption of Debate:
  (Head 46/01 under consideration):
  (Mr Kambwili).

Heads 46/02, 46/06, 46/07, 46/08, 46/10, 46/11, 46/12, 46/13, 46/14, 46/15, 46/16, 46/17, 46/18, 65/01, 65/02, 65/04, 65/06, 65/10, 68/01, 68/02, 68/03, 68/04, 68/05, 68/06 51/01, 51/02, 51/03, 51/04 and 51/05 - for consideration.

KEY TO HEADS OF EXPENDITURE

Head 46 - Ministry of Health
Head 65 - Ministry of Science, Technology and Vocational Training
Head 68 - Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources
Head 51  Ministry of Communications and Transport