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Tuesday, 17th June, 2014
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA
THIRD SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY
ORDER PAPER - TUESDAY, 17TH JUNE, 2014
AT 1430 HOURS
QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER
432 Mr Kapyanga (Kabwe Central) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs when the Kabwe District Police Command will be provided with a motor vehicle.
433 Mr Kapyanga (Kabwe Central) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education when the Government will build a secondary school in the Katondo-Luansase area in Kabwe Central Parliamentary Constituency.
434 Mr Mwanza (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication when the upgrading of the following feeder roads in Solwezi West Parliamentary Constituency will commence:
(a) Wamafwa-Ifumba in Senior Chief Musele’s area;
(b) the road linking Senior Chief Mukumbi’s Palace and Mungala Basic School;
(c) Jiwundu – T5 (Mwinilunga);
(d) Kisasa-Chovwe;
(e) Kyansununu-Kamiba Basic School;
(f) Kipona Village-Senior Chief Mujimanzovu’s Palace; and
(g) Chief Matebo’s Palace-Meheba Refugee Camp via Mwafwe and Meheba Rivers.
435 Mr Mwanza (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication when the uneven stretch on the Chikwa Road between Addis Abba and the High Court Roundabouts in Lusaka will be resurfaced.
436 Mr Mutale (Kwacha) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock what plans the Government has to achieve the following in the agricultural sector:
(a) job creation;
(b) increased tax revenues; and
(c) increased foreign exchange earnings.
437 Mr Mutale (Kwacha) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication when the Government, using the Rural Roads Unit, will rehabilitate the roads in Chantebe Ward in Kwacha Parliamentary Constituency.
438 Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication when the Mumbwa-Blue Lagoon Road will be rehabilitated.
439 Mr Kapyanga (Kabwe Central) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:
(a) when the mobile science laboratory service will start operating in Kabwe; and
(b) whether there are enough teachers for the mobile laboratory service.
440 Mr Kapyanga (Kabwe Central) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
(a) whether the increase in the number of police road blocks does not inhibit the development of tourism in the country; and
(b) what the standard distance between road blocks is.
441 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:
(a) how many locomotive engines the Zambia Railways Limited had at the time of leasing the Company to Railway Systems of Zambia;
(b) of the engines at (a), how many were in good working order;
(c) how many were repaired by Railway Systems of Zambia; and
(d) how many engines were in good working order as of December, 2013.
442 Mr Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health:
(a) when the Government will revamp the Mukabi and Luminu Farm Blocks for the disabled persons in Chipili District; and
(b) why the Government has neglected farm blocks for the disabled countrywide.
443 Mr Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:
(a) why the Government has made it mandatory for Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Projects to be approved at the Ministry Headuarters in Lusaka, before they are implemented in constituencies;
(b) what the impact of the new procedure on the implementation of CDF Projects is; and
(c) whether the Government has any intentions to review the current CDF guidelines.
444 Mr Mbulakulima (Chembe) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
(a) how many Zambian citizens were arrested in foreign countries for wearing ivory bangles from 2010 to 2013; and
(b) what measures the Government has taken to sensitise the public on the dangers of travelling abroad with ornaments made from ivory.
445 Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Information and Broadcasting:
(a) when the Ministry will provide video cameras to ZANIS Offices in Luwingu and Kasama Districts; and
(b) when the ZANIS Office in Luwingu will be provided with a motor vehicle.
446 Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Finance:
(a) how much money the Government owes Zambia State Insurance Corporation Limited;
(b) when the debt will be paid; and
(c) what has caused the delay in liquidating the debt.
447 Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Youth and Sport how many youth clubs in Mwinilunga Parliamentary Constituency benefitted from the Youth Empowerment Fund from 2010 to 2013, year by year.
448 Mrs Mazoka (Pemba) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development when Chibolya and Mayuni Townships and the surrounding areas in Pemba District will be electrified.
449 Mr Mucheleka (Lubansenshi) - to ask the Minister of Justice:
(a) whether the Government has any plans to domesticate the Rome Statute; and
(b) if there are no such plans, why.
450 Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development when Government will facilitate the establishment of a filling station in Luwingu District.
451 Mr Mucheleka (Lubansenshi) - to ask the Minister of Finance:
(a) how much revenue, in total, was collected from mining companies from January to December, 2013;
(b) of the total revenue collected, how much was from the following sources:
(i) mineral royalty tax;
(ii) corporate tax; and
(iii) pay as you earn; and
(c) what the amount at (a) is, as a percentage of the total revenue collected in 2013.
452 Mr Mutale (Kwacha) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:
(a) when cameras will be installed at traffic lights country-wide; and
(b) what the cost of the project is.
453 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Tourism and Art:
(a) how many hunting licences the Zambia Wildlife Authority issued for the following animals from 2011 to 2013, year by year:
(i) elephant;
(ii) buffalo;
(iii) hippo;
(iv) crocodile;
(v) zebra;
(vi) kudu; and
(vii) duiker; and
(b) how much money was realised from the issuance of the licences.
454 Mr Mutelo (Lukulu West) - to ask the Minister of Labour and Social Security:
(a) whether “essential workers” have the right to go on strike;
(b) if they have no such rights, why; and
(c) whether such workers may belong to a trade union and, if not, why.
455 Mr Musonda (Kapiri Mposhi) - to ask the Minister of Information and Broadcasting when Radio One and Radio Two of the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation will commence broadcasting services for 24 hours per day.
456 Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication when Mungwi Road which joins Mumbwa Road at Mwembeshi Maximum Prison, will be rehabilitated.
457 Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:
(a) how much money meant for the rehabilitation of the Luakela-Kakoma road in Mwinilunga Parliamentary Constituency was released in 2011;
(b) how many kilometres of the road were earmarked for rehabilitation with the amount at (a);
(c) how many kilometres of the road had been rehabilitated as of December, 2013; and
(d) when the rehabilitation of the entire road will be completed.
458 Mr Mbulakulima (Chembe) - to ask the Minister of Information and Broadcasting:
(a) whether the Government has implemented the hologram project;
(b) if so, what the total cost of implementing the project is;
(c) what the impact of the project on Zambian musicians is; and
(d) how much money the Government realised from the implementation of the project as of 31st December, 2013.
459 Mr Kapyanga (Kabwe Central) - to ask the Minister of Tourism and Art:
(a) how many tourists visited Zambia:
(i) from December, 2011 to December, 2012; and
(ii) from January, 2013 to January, 2014;
(b) whether the suspension of British Airways from operating the London-Lusaka route has affected the in-flow of tourists, particularly those from the United Kingdom; and
(c) what the impact of the suspension of the flights on the Zambian economy, if any, is.
460 Mr Chitafu (Kafulafuta) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development:
(a) whether the Government has conducted any mineral exploration in the following Wards in Kafulafuta Parliamentary Constituency:
(i) Chondwe;
(ii) Mutaba;
(iii) Ishitwe; and
(iv) Miengwe;
(b) if so, what the results of the exploration are; and
(c) if not, when the exercise will be carried out.
461 Mr Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:
(a) when the Munganga-Kawambwa road in Luapula Province will be tarred; and
(b) what the cost of the project is.