NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

THIRD SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - TUESDAY, 14TH JULY, 2009

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

210 Mr Kambwili (Roan) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply how many road projects that were budgeted for in 2008 were funded as of 31st December, 2008 and how many were not.

211 Mr Kambwili (Roan) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) why employees of the Road Development Agency are paid more money than ordinary civil servants; and

(b) what major achievements the Agency has recorded since its inception.

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

(a) how much money was raised by the Government through traffic fines from the road blocks conducted between Chililabombwe and Chirundu, from 2006 to 2008, year by year;

(b) how many arrests were effected during the period at (a) above; and

(c) how many cases at (b) above were successfully prosecuted in the courts of law.

213 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) why the Government terminated the contract with Keren Motors at Maamba Collieries Limited;

(b) what the terms of exit agreed between Keren Motors and Maamba Collieries Limited were;

(c) what the initial terms of the contract between the two parties were;

(d) what the future of Maamba Collieries Limited is after termination of the contract; and

(e) whether the Government has any intention to engage another contractor in place of Keren Motors.

214 Dr Machungwa (Luapula) - to ask the Minister of Communications and Transport:

(a) what is Government’s policy and procedure for registering a foreign owned aircraft operated by a Zambian company; and

(b) can such an aircraft operate without Zambian registration indefinitely as was the case with the defunct Zambian Airways.

215 Dr Machungwa (Luapula) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) what the current strength of the Zambia Prisons Service is;

(b) what the required strength for meeting the Service demands is; and

(c) what measures have been taken to meet the required strength.

216 Mr Kambwili (Roan) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) whether the Government has taken any punitive measures against the contractor who worked on the Luanshya/Masangano Road which has developed potholes in less than one year of being rehabilitated; and

(b) what the way forward for the said road is.

217 Mr Kambwili (Roan) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a) how much money is required to operate the Luanshya Copper Mines Plc for at least one year;

(b) whether the Government will raise the money required at (a) above to enable the ZCCM Investment Holdings operate the said mine;

(c) how many employees will be retained after taking over the running of the mine; and

(d) whether Luanshya Copper Mines Plc has finished paying:

(i) statutory obligations to the employees and Luanshya Municipal Council; and

(ii) contractors such as Prosec, Armco, Mpelembe Drilling and the Government after the closure of the mine.

218 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Communications and Transport:

(a) when the Government will find an equity partner for Zambia Telecommunications Limited (Zamtel);

(b) how much money is required to recapitalise Zamtel to sustain its operations;

(c) how many employees did Zamtel have as of December, 2008; and

(d) how many employees resigned in 2008.

219 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) how many tonnes of copper ore have been exported by Chambishi NFCA since the Company started its operations;

(b) when the Government will stop the export of unrefined copper ore; and

(c) how much revenue has the Government collected from the Company at (a) above as of December, 2008.

220 Dr Machungwa (Luapula) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development:

(a) how far the Government has gone in introducing uniform petroleum products pricing in the country in line with numerous Government assurances given on the floor of the House over the last several years; and

(b) when the uniform pricing for the products at (a) above will be effected.

221 Dr Machungwa (Luapula) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) what the current strength of the Zambia Police Force is;

(b) what the required strength of the Police Force for the current Zambian population is; and

(c) what plans the Ministry has in meeting the required Police strength at (b).

222 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a) how many local councils country-wide did not account for grants from the Government from 2002 to 2008;

(b) how much money at (a) above was not accounted for;

(c) what action has been taken on the affected councils; and

(d) whether the Government has continued to give grants to the affected councils at (a) above.

223 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) when the Government will repair the following culverts in Chipili  Parliamentary Constituency:

(i) culvert leading to Chikubi Village; and
(ii) culvert at Kamami Village; and

(b) how much the above repair works will cost.

224 Dr Machungwa (Luapula) - to ask the Minister of Communications and Transport:

(a) whether the Government has carried out a survey to establish the number of districts in the country in need of dredging machines for purposes of canal and waterways clearing; and

(b) if so, when the Ministry will procure the machines at (a) above for the concerned districts.

PRESENTATION OF GOVERNMENT BILLS

The Minister of Local Government and Housing

The Local Government (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Local Government Act.         (N.A.B. 11/2009)

His Honour the Vice President and Minister of Justice

The Service Commissions (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Service Commissions Act.       (N.A.B. 12/2009

His Honour the Vice President and Minister of Justice

The Legal Practitioners (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Legal Practitioners Act.         (N.A.B. 18/2009)

His Honour the Vice President and Minister of Justice

The Zambia Law Development Commission (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Zambia Law Development Commission Act.   (N.A.B. 19/2009)

His Honour the Vice President and Minister of Justice

The Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (Amendment) - Bill to amend the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education Act.         (N.A.B. 20/2009)