NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FOURTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - THURSDAY, 16TH OCTOBER, 2014

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

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

(a)    when construction of staff houses at Chipili District Headquarters will be completed;

(b)    what challenges, if any, Government has encountered in completing the project; and

(c)    whether the Government is satisfied with the progress made so far.

173    Mr P Phiri (Mkaika) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    when works on Katete-Mtelezi-Msoro Road will commence;

(b)    what the nature of the works to be carried out are;

(c)    which contractor will work on the road; and

(d)    what the time-frame for the project is.

174    Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to introduce a public medical insurance scheme;

(b)    if so, whether the scheme will benefit the poor and vulnerable people in rural areas; and

(c)    what has caused the delay in introducing such a scheme.

175    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development when the Government will facilitate the construction of a filling station in Mwinilunga Parliamentary Constituency.

176    Mr Sianga (Sesheke) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    what has caused the delay in completing the rehabilitation of the Sesheke-Livingstone Road;

(b)    how long it has taken to resurface the 38km stretch of the Road; and

(c)    why the rehabilitation exercise did not start from Sesheke.

177    Mr Mushanga (Bwacha) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development what measures have been taken to reduce incidences of load-shedding by ZESCO Ltd in the following residential areas of Kabwe:

(a)    Ngungu;

(b)    Chimanimani; and

(c)    Bwacha.

178    Mr Mpundu (Nchelenge) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock when the Goat Breeding Centre at Chabilikila in Nchelenge will be re-established.

179    Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock:

(a)    what the main rice varieties grown in Zambia are;

(b)    of the varieties above, which ones are mainly intended for export; and

(c)    what measures the Government has taken to increase and improve the quality of rice grown in Zambia.

180    Mr Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health:

(a)    what future plans the Government has for the Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities (ZAPD);

(b)    why the Government has neglected ZAPD; and

(c)    whether the Government has any plans to abolish ZAPD.

181    Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to establish a trades training centre in Kaputa District;

(b)    if so, when construction of the centre will commence; and

(c)    what the estimated period of construction is.

182    Mr Antonio (Kaoma Central) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication when rehabilitation of the following Roads in Kaoma Central Parliamentary Constituency will commence:

(a)    Njonjolo;

(b)    Lombelombe;

(c)    Shimana;

(d)    Naliele; and

(e)    Kalumwange.

183    Mr Mushanga (Bwacha) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a)    whether Kabwe is among the districts to benefit from the funds reserved for the rehabilitation of markets country-wide;

(b)    what criteria were used in choosing the eligible districts; and

(c)    whether there is room to revise the list of beneficiary districts for 2014.

184    Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    when the upgrading of the following mud and grass thatched community schools to portal framed schools in Kaputa Parliamentary Constituency will commence:

(i)    Kawama;
(ii)   Mataka;
(iii)  Watenwa;
(iv) Kalangwa;
(v)  Chitaba; and
(vi) Kakote;

(b)    how many community schools were upgraded from pole and mud to portal framed structures in Kaputa District from January to August, 2014; and

(c)    what the names of the upgraded schools are.

185    Mr Sianga (Sesheke) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to expand the water supply network in the township area of Sesheke District; and

(b)    when the old water supply lines will be rehabilitated.

186    Mr P Phiri (Mkaika) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock when dip tanks will be constructed in the following areas in Mkaika Parliamentary Constituency:

(a)    Chimtende;

(b)    Vulamkoko;

(c)    Garven;

(d)    Zinaka;

(e)    Mpoto; and

(f)    Nyembe.

ORDER OF THE DAY

1    Supply - Motion (10th October) - Resumption of Debate.