NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

SECOND SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - THURSDAY, 7TH FEBRUARY, 2008

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

119 Mr Chazangwe (Choma Central) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives:

(a) what efforts have been made to resolve the critical demand for agricultural land in Choma Parliamentary Constituency;

(b) whether there are any plans to de-gazette the Batoka State Ranch to resolve the critical shortage of agricultural land at (a) above; and

(c) whether the Government will consider re-possessing parts of some commercial farms to solve the problem at (a) above.

120 Dr Kalumba (Chienge) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) what the teacher/pupil ratio is in primary and secondary schools in the following districts:

(i) Chienge;  
(ii) Chama;
(iii) Kasempa;  
(iv) Kalabo;
(v) Luangwa; and  
(vi) Solwezi; and

(b) how the ratio above affected pass rates for grades 7, 9 and 12 in the following years:

(i) 2001;
(ii) 2003; and
(iii) 2006.

121 Mr Chanda (Kankoyo) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) when Butondo Police Station in Kankoyo Parliamentary Constituency will be provided with transport;

(b) when the cell at Chibolya Police Post in Kankoyo Parliamentary Constituency will be rehabilitated; and

(c) when the police post at (b) above will be gazetted.

122 Mr Kambwili (Roan) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) how many Indian nationals have been brought into the country by the Konkola Copper Mines Plc to work on the following projects:

(i) Acid Plant Project; and
(ii) Smelter Project; and

(b) what the trades of the Indian nationals at (a) above are.

123 Mr C K Banda (Chasefu) - to ask the Minister of Justice:

(a) when the following local courts in Chasefu Parliamentary Constituency  will be rehabilitated:

(i) Emusa Local Court;
(ii) Phikamalaza Local Court; and
(iii) Mwata Local Court; and

(b) when court sessions at Mwata Local Court will resume.

124 Mr I Banda (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of Health when the solar panels which were stolen two years ago at Mwasemphangwe Zonal Health Centre in the Eastern Province will be replaced with new ones.

125 Mr Chimbaka (Bahati) - to ask the Minister of Sport, Youth and Child Development:

(a) how many youth groups and individual youths have so far accessed the Youth Development Fund in the Luapula Province, constituency by constituency; and

(b) how much money was given to each recipient.

126 Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Education whether there are any plans to build a high school in Nangoma Parliamentary Constituency and, if so, in which area.

127 Mr Mabenga (Mulobezi) - to ask the Minister of Justice:

(a) when the planned local court at Sichili in Mulobezi Parliamentary Constituency will be built in order to cut down on distances people travel to attend court cases from as far as Kayoya, which is about 120 kilometres from Mulobezi and Mabenga Local Courts; and

(b) when local courts will be built at Nawinda Mabenga in Mulobezi Parliamentary Constituency where court sessions are currently being held under trees.

128 Mr Hamududu (Bweengwa) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) whether the Ministry has any plans to revive the gypsum mine at Naboombe in the Lochnivar National Park; and

(b) why the equipment at the mine above was left unattended to.

ORDER OF THE DAY

1 Supply - Motion (25th January) - Resumption of Debate - (Mr Chanda).