NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIRST SESSION OF THE TWELFTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - THURSDAY, 24TH NOVEMBER, 2016

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

18    Ms Mwape (Mkushi North) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
        
(a)    when the Masansa Police Post in Mkushi North Parliamentary Constituency will be upgraded to a police station;

(b)    how many police posts are earmarked for construction in the Constituency in 2017 in order to enhance the security situation; and

(c)    where the police posts will be situated.

19    Mr Chansa (Chimbamilonga) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:    
        
(a)    what the total number of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda that entered the country through the Mpulungu Port from January, 2015 to September, 2016, is;

(b)    how long it takes for refugees to be transferred from transit camps to refugee camps;

(c)    which institution is responsible for transferring refugees from transit camps to refugee camps; and

(d)    whether the Government avails resources to authorities in Mpulungu to take care of refugees prior to their transfer to refugee camps.

20    Mr Miyanda (Mapatizya) - to ask the Minister of Defence when the following feeder roads in Mapatizya Parliamentary Constituency will be rehabilitated:

(a)    Luyaba to Mafumba;

(b)    Chidi to Mafuta;

(c)    Mondilida via Kanyanga to Siejumba;

(d)    Chinkoyo to Mulamfu;

(e)    Zimba via Muzya to Manyemunyemu;

(f)    Chuundwe via Mafumba to Kanyanga;

(g)    Siampondo to Kamukeza Community School;

(h)    Kabanga to Sianjina; and

(i)    Siamono via Njabalombe to Luyaba.

21    Dr Chanda (Bwana Mkubwa) - to ask the Minister of Finance:

(a)    why Zambia’s trade surplus declined from US$1,625.4 million in 2014 to US$74.3 million in 2015;

(b)    whether the fall in the trade surplus has negatively affected the country’s balance of payments and, if so, how; and

(c)    what measures the Government is taking to address the trade imbalances with foreign trading partners and ensure that the country engages in free and fair trade.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

1    The Supplementary Appropriation (2016) Bill                                (N.A.B. 41/2016)
                                                                                                                 Second Reading

2    Supply - Motion (11th November) - Resumption of Debate.