NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

SECOND SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - WEDNESDAY, 23RD JANUARY, 2008

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

59 Mr Mabenga (Mulobezi) - to ask the Minister of Health when Mulobezi Rural Health Centre will be built as a prototype health centre since the money meant for its construction was used to build another health centre about six years ago.

60 Mr Hamududu (Bweengwa) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a) whether entrepreneurs in rural areas have began to access funds under the Rural Finance Programme and, if so, how many have so far benefited from the Programme; and

(b) whether there are plans to decentralise the administration of the above Programme.

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

(a) when the Government will procure mattresses for pupils at Chipili High School in Chipili Parliamentary Constituency; and

(b) when mattresses for the above school were last bought.

62 Mr Chazangwe (Choma Central) - to ask the Minister of Education what measures the Government has taken to improve the performance in schools where the pass rate has continued to be abnormally poor.

63 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a) what the total monthly wage bill for the Bank of Zambia is;

(b) how much has been spent by the Bank of Zambia on staff car loans from 2001 to-date;

(c) how much in recoveries has been collected so far against the loan bill at (b) above; and

(d) what the duration of a car loan is for members of staff of the Bank of Zambia.

ORDER OF THE DAY

1 Thanks - His Excellency the President’s Address - Motion (15th January)
   - Resumption of Debate - (The Minister of Education).