1. Mr Chabi (Chipili)       -     to ask the Minister of Local Government:

 

(a) whether the 42 fire tenders procured by the Government are comprehensively insured;

(b) if so, what the insured amount for each fire tender is;

(c) how many fire tenders were involved in road traffic accidents as of July, 2018;

(d) how many were completely damaged and were replaced through insurance claims; and

(e) what the causes of the accidents were.

 

 

2. Ms Chisangano (Gwembe)    -    to ask the Minister of Energy:

 

(a) how many schools and clinics were earmarked for construction 

in Gwembe Parliamentary Constituency under the Gwembe Tonga Development Project;

(b) of the schools and clinics above, how many have been completed and were operational as of June, 2018;

(c) how many schools and clinics benefited in form of the following, as of June, 2018:

(i) water supply;

(ii) power supply; and

(iii) road network; and

(d) how much money, in total, has been spent under the project in:

(i) Gwembe District; and

(ii) the entire Gwembe Valley region.

 

 

3. Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma)    - to ask the Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection:

 

(a) when the rehabilitation of the Mambulwe Dam in Nangoma Parliamentary Constituency will commence;

(b) what has caused the delay in rehabilitating the Dam; and

(c) what the total cost of the project is.

 

 

4. Mr Kasandwe (Bangweulu)     -    to ask the Minister of Tourism and Arts:

 

(a) how much money, in form of tourism levy, had been collected from inception to July, 2018;

(b) whether the money has been deposited into the Tourism Development Fund;

(c) how many tourism projects have been financed from the Fund; and

(d) whether the Fund is achieving the intended purpose.

 

 

5. Mr Lufuma (Kabompo)    -     to ask the Minister of Local Government:

 

(a) when the tarring of township roads in Kabompo District will commence;

(b) what has caused the delay in commencing the project;

(c) what the total cost of the project is; and

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

 

 

6. Ms Mwape (Mkushi North)     -      to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:

 

(a) when the contracts to tar the following roads in Mkushi District were signed:

(i) Masansa-Luano-Kabwe; and

(ii) Masansa-Mpula;

(b) what has caused the delay in commencing the works;

(c) when works on the projects will commence; and

(d) what the time frame for the completion of the projects is.

 

 

7. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central)    -    to ask the Minister of Tourism and Arts:

 

(a) whether the Government has taken any measures to promote traditional dances and other forms of art in Kalabo District and other rural parts of the country; 

(b) if so, what the measures are; and

(c) what benefits accrued to the Government as a result of promoting art and culture from January, 2017 to June, 2018.

 

 

8. Mr D Mumba (Chama North) -   to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to construct a police station and a correctional facility in Chama North Parliamentary Constituency;

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

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

 

 

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

 

(a) whether the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) taxes individual account holders for maintaining bank accounts;

(b) if so, what the tax is called;

(c) at what rate the accounts are taxed; and

(d) how much revenue was collected from the exercise from January, 2015 to June, 2018, year by year.

 

 

10.  Mr Mbulakulima (Milenge)      -      to ask the Minister of Housing and  Infrastructure Development:

 

(a) when the construction of Lwela Bridge in Milenge District will commence; and

(b) what the cause of the delay in commencing the project is.

 

11.  Mr Mbulakulima (Milenge)     -   to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:

 

(a) whether the  Government has any plans to construct infrastructure in Milenge District in the next two years;

(b) if so, what type of infrastructure will be constructed; and

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

 

12. Mr Kamondo (Mufumbwe)    -     to ask the Minister of Health when the Government will resume the construction of health posts, under the 650 Health Posts Project, whose contracts were terminated.

 

 

13.  Mr Lufuma (Kabompo)      -    to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry why 10 out of 12 solar milling plants were allocated to co-operative societies which were not on the approved list of beneficiaries in Kabompo District.

 

 

14. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) -     to ask the Minister of Energy:

 

(a) how many solar power plants were operational, countrywide, as of 30th June, 2018;

(b) whether the Government has any plans to install more solar power plants in rural areas;

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

(d) which districts are earmarked for installation of solar power plants in 2019.

 

15. Mr D Mumba (Chama North)    - to ask the Minister of Justice:

 

(a) when the construction of the magistrates court building in Chama North Parliamentary Constituency will be completed;

(b) what has caused the delay in completing the project; and

(c) what the time frame for the completion of the project is.

 

 

 

 

Thanks – His Excellency the President’s Address: That the thanks of this Assembly be recorded for the exposition of public policy contained in His Excellency the President’s Address.