NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

THIRD SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - TUESDAY, 3RD FEBRUARY, 2009

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

54 Mr Simuusa (Nchanga) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) how many pieces of road construction equipment recently acquired from China, were allocated to Chingola District; and

(b) what the equipment at (a) above is, piece by piece.

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

(a) how many companies were involved in mining manganese in Luapula Province from 2006 to 2008;

(b) how many tonnes of manganese had been produced by the companies at (a) above as at 31st December, 2008; and

(c) how many permanent and pensionable jobs were created by the mining activities above as at 31st December, 2008.

56 Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Minister of Education how much money the Government has spent on the rehabilitation of the following basic schools in Mfuwe Parliamentary Constituency:

(i) Kalibunga;
(ii) Lufila;
(iii) Kalonje; and
(iv) Munchelonje.

57 Mrs E M Banda (Chililabombwe) - to ask the Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources:

(a) how many forest reserves are in Chililabombwe Parliamentary Constituency, name by name; and

(b) whether the Government has plans to turn some of the forest reserves into farming blocks.

58 Mr Chazangwe (Choma Central) - to ask the Minister of Education:
 
(a) how many cases of examination leakages were reported in basic and high schools country-wide in 2007 and 2008; and

(b) what control measures have been instituted to avoid leakages in future.

59 Mr Chimbaka (Bahati) - to ask the Minister of Finance  and National Planning:

(a) how much money is required to pay the terminal benefits owed to the former Mansa Batteries employees;

(b) when the money at (a) above will be paid;

(c) when the sale of houses to the employees at (a) above will be concluded; and

(d) why the Government has taken 15 years to address the problems of the above employees.

60 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives why the Food Reserve Agency did not buy rice from the following wards in Chilubi Parliamentary Constituency during the 2007/2008 marketing season:

(i) Chifwenge;
(ii) Chiloba;
(iii) Bumba;
(iv) Kashitu; and
(v) Muteka.

61 Mrs E M Banda (Chililabombwe) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply when the following roads in Chililabombwe Parliamentary Constituency will be upgraded:

(i) Konkola-Chimfunshi road; and
(ii) Tshinsenda road.

62 Mr Simuusa (Nchanga) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a) how much revenue, in the form of windfall tax, was collected by the Government as at 31st December, 2008; and

(b) how much windfall tax the Government collected from each of the following companies as at 31st December, 2008:

 (i) Mopani Copper Mines Plc;
 (ii) Konkola Copper Mines Plc;
 (iii) First Quantum Mining and Operations Ltd;
 (iv) Kansanshi Mining Plc;
 (v) Lumwana Mining Company; and
 (vi) Luanshya Copper Mine Plc.

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

(a) what measures the Government has taken to enhance food security and solve once and for all the hunger situation in the country in view of the changing climatic conditions and the current world recession; and

(b) whether the Ministry has, in this regard, plans to dissolve the Food Reserve Agency and bring back the National Agricultural Marketing Board (NAMBOARD).

ORDER OF THE DAY

1 Supply - Motion (30th January) - Resumption of Debate.