Friday, 7th March, 2014

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

THIRD SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - FRIDAY, 7TH MARCH, 2014

AT 0900 HOURS

HIS HONOUR THE VICE PRESIDENT’S QUESTION TIME (30 MINUTES)

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

422 Mr Kapyanga (Kabwe Central) - to ask the Minister of Finance:

(a) what measures the Government has taken to assist former employees of the Kabwe Industrial Fabrics Company Limited (KIFCO) get their terminal benefits; and

(b) whether there are plans to bring KIFCO under the operations of the newly created Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) in order to save the Company infrastructure from going to waste.

423 Mr Kapyanga (Kabwe Central) - to ask the Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health:

(a) how many women clubs in Kabwe Central Parliamentary Constituency were empowered from January, 2012 to January, 2013;

(b) what kind of empowerment the clubs received;

(c) when more women clubs in the Constituency will be empowered; and

(d) what measures have been taken to ensure that there is no duplication of work between the Ministry and the Ministry of Gender and Child Development in disbursing funds to women clubs.

424 Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Health what support the Government provides to Luwi Mission Hospital in Mwinilunga Parliamentary Constituency.

425 Mr Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Labour and Social Security:

(a) why Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM) delayed the payment of salaries to its employees for the month of January, 2014; and

(b) whether KCM is facing financial problems thereby making it difficult for the Company to meet its financial obligations and, if so, why.

426 Mr Mwanza (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) how many students studying at the Lusaka Apex Medical University, in the following programmes, are sponsored by the Government:

(i) Medicine;
(ii) Registered Nursing; and
(iii) Midwifery Nursing; and

(b) what the total cost, per year, of training each student in each programme above is.

ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICE OF MOTION

1 The Business Regulatory Bill      (N.A.B. 22/2013)
                                                        Report Stage

2 The Service Commissions (Amendment) Bill   (N.A.B. 21/2013)
                                                                      Third Reading

 Mr Nkombo

Urge the Government to provide a Roadmap for the Enactment of a new Constitution:  That this House urges the Government to provide a roadmap for the enactment of a new Constitution and also to expedite the process considering that the work of the Technical Committee on Drafting the Constitution has been completed and is ready for submission.