NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

THIRD SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - WEDNESDAY, 15TH JULY, 2009

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

225 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:

(a) which firms have made commitment to invest in Chambishi under the Zambia-China Economic and Trade Co-operation Zone;

(b) how much has been pledged, company by company;

(c) in which sectors of investment have the pledges above been made; and

(d) whether the companies at (a) above are private or state-owned.

226 Mr P P Chanda (Kankoyo) - to ask the Minister of Sport, Youth and Child Development when the Ministry will introduce the youth skills training programme for street kids at the Zambia National Service (ZNS) Camp at Chishimba in Kasama District on similar arrangement to the programme at the ZNS Camp at Chiwoko in Katete District.

227 Mr Chongo (Mwense) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) which contractor was engaged to renovate and rehabilitate houses for prison officers at Mwense Prison in 2004/2005;

(b) who contracted the labourers that undertook the work at (a) above; and

(c) why the labourers above have not yet been paid for the work done and when they will be paid.

228 Mr Sing’ombe (Dundumwezi) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development:

(a) when the Government will construct a dam in Omba Ward in Dundumwezi Parliamentary Constituency; and

(b) why the Government has not constructed a dam at Nkandazovu in Dundumwezi Parliamentary Constituency for the people who were displaced during the construction of the Kariba Dam in the Gwembe Valley.

229 Mr Mukanga (Kantanshi) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a) whether there are any plans to introduce the issuance of road tax and motor vehicle registration certificates and insurance payments at border entry points apart from the ZRA offices in Lusaka or Ndola; and

(b) if so, when the arrangement at (a) above will be implemented to reduce congestion at the ZRA offices.

230 Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga East) - to ask the Minister of Education when the following schools in Zambezi East and Mwinilunga East Parliamentary Constituencies will be accorded examination centre status:

(i) Kaumbu High;
(ii) Chinyingi High;
(iii) Chitokoloki High;
(iv) Nkenyauli Middle Basic;
(v) Kazosu Middle Basic;
(vi) Kamanengu Middle Basic;
(vii) Nyangombe High; and
(viii) Kanyama High.

231 Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma)  - to ask the Minister of Lands what plans the Government has for the squatters in Nakasaka Ward in the Kalundu area of Nangoma Parliamentary Constituency.

232 Ms Kapata (Mandevu) - to ask the Minister of Sport, Youth and Child Development when the Government will introduce a policy on Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs).

233 Dr Katema (Chingola) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing whether the Ministry has any plans to build a modern market at Chiwempala in Chingola Parliamentary Constituency and, if so, when the construction of the said market will commence.

234 Mr Beene (Itezhi-tezhi) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development when the Government will electrify the Masasabi Resettlement Scheme in Itezhi-tezhi Parliamentary Constituency.

235 Ms Limata (Luampa) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) when the risk allowance for police officers in rural areas country-wide will be increased;

(b) whether there are any plans to provide police officers in rural areas with housing; and

(c) what measures have been taken to equip police officers in rural areas to enable them handle dangerous criminals.

236 Mr Mwango (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) when police posts will be established in the following chiefdoms in Kanchibiya Parliamentary Constituency:

(i) Chief Chiundaponde; and

(ii) Senior Chief Kopa; and

(b) when police officers will be deployed to man the police posts at (a) above.

237 Mr Mweemba (Magoye) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a) how many council buildings are being rented by Government Ministries in the following towns:

(i) Livingstone;
(ii) Lusaka;
(iii) Ndola; and
(iv) Kitwe; and

(b) how much money, in rentals, is owed by the Government to the Councils in the towns at (a) above from 2005 to-date.

238 Mr Kakusa (Kabwe Central) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives when the Cooperative Bank will be re-opened to support farming investments.

239 Mr E C Mwansa (Chifunabuli) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives:

(a) when the fish restocking programme will commence at Lake Chifunabuli in Samfya District;

(b) how much money the exercise above will cost; and

(c) when the programme of cattle restocking in Chifunabuli Parliamentary Constituency will begin.

PRESENTATION OF GOVERNMENT BILLS

The Minister of Finance and National Planning

The Public-Private Partnership - Bill to promote and facilitate the implementation of privately financed infrastructure projects and effective delivery of social services by enhancing transparency, fairness and long term sustainability and removing undesirable restrictions on private sector participation in the provision of social sector services and the development and operation of public infrastructure; establish a Public-Private Partnership Unit and provide for its functions; establish the Public-Private Partnership Council and provide for its functions; provide for public-private partnerships for the construction and operation of new infrastructure facilities and systems and the maintenance, rehabilitation, modernisation, expansion and operation of existing infrastructure facilities and systems and the provision of social sector services; develop general principles of transparency, economy and fairness in the award of contracts by public authorities through the establishment of specific procedures for the award of infrastructure projects and facilities and provision of social sector services and rules governing public private inception, procurement, contracting and management of public-private partnerships; provide for the implementation of public-private partnership agreements between contracting authorities and concessionaires; and provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.       (N.A.B. 13/2009)

The Minister of Communications and Transport

The Electronic Communications and Transactions - Bill to develop a safe,  secure and effective environment for the consumer, business sector and the Government to conduct and use electronic communications; promote legal certainty and confidence, and encourage investment and innovation, in the electronic communications industry; facilitate the creation of secure communication systems and networks; establish the Central Monitoring and Coordination Centre and define its functions; repeal the Computer Misuse and Crimes Act, 2004; and provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.       (N.A.B. 14/2009)

The Minister of Communications and Transport

The Information and Communication Technologies - Bill to continue the existence of the Communications Authority and re-name it as the Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority; provide for the regulation of information and communication technology; facilitate access to information and communication technologies; protect the rights and interests of service providers and consumers; repeal the Telecommunications Act, 1994, and the Radiocommunications Act, 1994; and provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.     (N.A.B. 15/2009)

The Minister of Communications and Transport

The Postal Services - Bill to provide for the regulation of postal and courier services; continue the existence of the Postal Services Corporation; provide for the operation of postal banking and financial services; repeal and replace the Postal Services Act, 1994; and provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.      (N.A.B. 16/2009)

The Minister of Energy and Water Development

The Zambia Tanzania Pipeline (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Zambia Tanzania Pipeline Act.     (N.A.B. 27/2009)