NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIFTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER – WEDNESDAY, 24TH FEBRUARY, 2016

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

325    Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Finance:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to facilitate the opening of a bank in Pemba District;

(b)    if so, when the plans will be implemented; and

(c)    if there are no such plans, why.

326    Mr Shuma (Malambo) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development when the ZESCO Sub-Station at Msoro in Malambo Parliamentary Constituency will be commissioned.

327    Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Finance:

(a)    what measures have been taken to ensure that mining companies declare correct profits and pay corresponding taxes;

(b)    when the measures were implemented;

(c)    whether the measures have began to bear fruit;

(d)    if so, what the results are; and

(e)    if not, what the way forward is.

328    Mr Mbewe (Chadiza) - to ask the Vice President and Minister of Development Planning:

(a)    how much money the Government spent on activities to commemorate the National Day of Prayer held on 18th October, 2015, country-wide;

(b)    how many people attended the event held at the Lusaka Show Grounds; and

(c)    what benefits, if any, were derived from the event.

329    Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a)    when the Tateyoyo Gate-Katunda Turn-Off road in the Western Province will be rehabilitated; and

(b)    why it has taken long to rehabilitate the road.

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

W16    Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Vice President and Minister of Development Planning:

(a)    what types of poverty reduction programmes the Government is implementing in the rural areas; and

(b)    what the main causes of poverty in rural areas are.

ORDER OF THE DAY

1    The Movable Property (Security Interest) Bill         (N.A.B. 26/2015)
                                                                                                            Committee Stage