NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

THIRD SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - THURSDAY, 30TH JULY, 2009

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

381 Mr Sing’ombe (Dundumwezi) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs when a suitable mode of transport will be provided for Kalomo and Choma immigration offices.

382 Mr Mukanga (Kantanshi) - to ask the Minister of Labour and Social Security:

(a) how many manufacturing companies were operational as of    December, 2004 country-wide;

(b) of the number at (a) above, how many were still operational as of 31st December, 2008; and

(c) what the total formal labour force in the manufacturing industry was as of December, 2004 and December, 2008.

383 Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga East) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives whether there are any plans to encourage farmers in Zambezi District to utilise the abundant natural rivers, streams and dambos for winter farming.

384 Dr Kalumba (Chienge) - to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs when the Zambian Government will initiate bilateral discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo on the question of sovereign jurisdiction over the Pweto-Lunchinda enclave that will consider the rights and views of indigenous Bwile citizens who were ceded to the Democratic Republic of Congo under the Delimitation Treaty of 1989 without their consent.

385 Mr Mwenya (Nkana)  - to ask the Minister of Education whether the Government will set up an education standards board to ensure that all teaching staff in tertiary educational institutions are properly qualified.

386 Mrs R Musokotwane (Katombola) - to ask the Minister of Communications and Transport how much money the Government has made from inception to-date from the lease of the Mulobezi Railway Line to Sun International Hotel for the 1800 hours train ride for tourists.

387 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing when the Lusaka City Council will install traffic lights to reduce the incidence of accidents at the following road junctions:

(a) Thabo Mbeki-Nangwenya near the National Assembly Motel;

(b) University of Zambia Main Entrance on Great East Road;

(c) Kasangula-Great North Road;

(d) Alick Nkhata-Thabo Mbeki near Mass Media Complex; and

(e) Mulungushi Village Turn-off on Great East Road.

388 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) when the Government will construct new offices for the Zambia Police Provincial Headquarters in Mansa;

(b) what the monthly grant allocation to the above office is; and

(c) when the overall budgetary allocation above will be increased.

389 Mr Mukanga (Kantanshi) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning when carbon tax will be extended to include vehicles already imported in the country prior to its introduction.

390 Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) which schools in Nangoma Parliamentary Constituency benefited from the Government rehabilitation programme in 2008; and

(b) how much money was spent on each school at (a) above.

391 Dr Katema (Chingola) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) when the Government will construct staff houses at Mutenda  Rural Health Centre in Chingola Parliamentary Constituency;
and

(b) when Chawama Health Centre in Chingola Parliamentary  Constituency will be upgraded to a first referral centre.

392 Mr Kambwili (Roan) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development how many fatal accidents were recorded by the following mining companies from January, 2007 to December, 2008:

(a) Konkola Copper Mines Plc;

(b) Luanshya Copper Mines Plc;

(c) Mopani Copper Mines Plc;

(d) Kansanshi Copper Mines Plc;

(e) Lumwana Copper Mines Plc; and

(f) First Quantum Mining and Operations Limited.

393 Ms Kapata (Mandevu) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) how many people were treated for cholera in Mandevu Parliamentary Constituency in 2007 and 2008;

(b) what the sources of drinking water in Mandevu Parliamentary Constituency are;

(c) when the Government will provide adequate safe drinking water to the Constituency; and

(d) whether there are any plans to improve the current poor state of sanitation in the Constituency.

394 Mr Mwango (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) why the Government dissolved the Zambia Flying Doctor Service (ZFDS) Board;

(b) when the Government last signed a collective agreement with the Zambia Flying Doctor Service Union;

(c) why the Government awarded a 10% salary increment to    workers of ZFDS in 2008 as opposed to the 15% which was  awarded to all public service employees; and

(d) when conditions of service at ZFDS will be improved.

395 Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources when the boundary dispute between the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) on the one hand and Chiefs Nabwalya and Mukungule on the other will be resolved.

396 Mr Mwenya (Nkana) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) how many languages the Department of Literature and    Languages at the University of Zambia specialises in; and

(b) how many indigenous languages the Department teaches.

397 Dr Kalumba (Chienge) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs when Chienge District will have a police station independent of the Nchelenge Police Command.

398 Mr Kasongo (Bangweulu) - to ask the Minister of Labour and Social Security:

(a) how many workers were retired or retrenched, year by year,     during the implementation of:

(i) the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP); and
(ii) the Public Sector Reform Programme (PSRP); and

(b) what deliberate measures were taken to absorb the retirees and retrenchees into the national economy.

399 Mr Kakoma (Zambezi West) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) what the total establishment of clinical officers and nurses at the following health facilities in Zambezi West Parliamentary Constituency are:

(i) Mize Rural Health Centre;
(ii) Chinyama Litapi Health Centre;
(iii) Kucheka Health Centre; and
(iv) Chinyingi Mission Hospital; and

(b) what the actual numbers of clinical officers and nurses at the     health facilities above are.

400 Mr F R Tembo (Nyimba) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs when the
construction of the Kacholola Police Post building in Nyimba Parliamentary Constituency will be undertaken.

PRESENTATION OF GOVERNMENT BILLS

The Vice President and Minister of Justice

The Constitutional Offices (Emoluments) (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Constitutional Offices (Emoluments) Act.            (N.A.B. 23/2009)

The Vice President and Minister of Justice

The Presidential Emoluments (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Presidential Emoluments Act.  (N.A.B. 24/2009)

The Vice President and Minister of Justice

The Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Emoluments) (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Emoluments) Act.  (N.A.B. 25/2009)

ORDERS OF THE DAY

1  The Zambia Law Development Commission  (N.A.B. 19/2009)  (Amendment) Bill Committee Stage
          

2  The Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal    (N.A.B. 20/2009)  Education (Amendment) Bill     Committee Stage

3  The Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill   (N.A.B. 18/2009)  Report Stage