120.  Ms Chisangano (Gwembe)    -   to ask the Minister of Agriculture:

 

(a) why most agro-dealers and transporters, countrywide have not been paid their dues for the 2017/2018 farming season;

(b) what the cause of the delay in paying the agro-dealers and transporters, is; 

(c) whether the Government is aware that the delay in paying the agro-dealers and transporters will affect the distribution of farming inputs for the 2018/2019 farming season; and

(d) what urgent measures are being taken to ensure the distribution of farming inputs for the 2018/2019 farming season is not hampered due to the inability of the agro-dealers and transporters to provide the necessary services.

 

 

121.   Mr Mweetwa (Choma Central)   -   to ask the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock:

 

(a) why some workers at Mochipapa Research Centre in Choma District had not been paid their August, 2018 salaries as at 18th September, 2018;

(b) what the total number of the unpaid workers was;

(c) whether there were other months in 2018 when the workers were not paid their salaries; and

(d) if so, what measures the Government is taking to pay the salary arrears.

 

122.   Mr Mecha (Chifunabuli)   -   to ask the Minister of Health:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to procure an X-ray machine for St Margaret Hospital in Kasaba Ward in Chifunabuli Parliamentary Constituency; and

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

 

123.   Mr Kakubo (Kapiri Mposhi)  -  to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:

 

(a) when the construction of the Kato Health Post in Mpunda Ward in Kapiri Mposhi Parliamentary Constituency will be completed;

(b) who the contractor for the project is; and

(c) why the contractor has abandoned the project.

 

124.   Mr Kamondo (Mufumbwe)   -   to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to construct houses for civil servants in Mufumbwe District;

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

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

 

125.   Ms P Jere (Lumezi)   -  to ask the Minister of Energy:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to electrify the area between Mgubudu and Lumezi Trading Centre along Lundazi Road, in Lumezi Parliamentary Constituency;

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

(c) when the following Chiefs’ Palaces, within the same area, will be electrified:

(i) Mwasemphangwe;

(ii) Chikomeni; and

(iii) Zumwanda;

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

(e) what the time frames for the completion of the projects at (a) and (c) are.

 

126.   Ms Chonya (Kafue)   -   to ask the Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection:

 

(a) what the progress on the Kafue Bulk Water Project in Kafue District is;

(b) how many jobs have been created under the Project;

(c) whether the payment of salaries to the workers is up-to-date; and

(d) whether the people that were displaced as a result of implementation of the Project have been fully compensated.

 

127.   Mr Lufuma (Kabompo)  -  to ask the Minister of Health:

 

(a) why the construction of the following health facilities in Kabompo Parliamentary Constituency have stalled:

 

(i) Ndungo Rural Health Post in Kamisombo Ward; and

(ii) a maternity wing at Mumbeji Rural Health Centre;

(b) when the construction works will resume; and

(c) what the estimated time frame for the completion of the outstanding works on each project is.

 

128.   Ms Kabanshi (Luapula)  -  to ask the Minister of Development Planning:

 

(a) when the project of opening up the water channels under the World Bank Climate Change Project in Lunga District will commence; and

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

 

129.   Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central)   -   to ask the Minister of General Education:

 

(a) what measures the Government is taking to enhance the teaching and learning of science subjects in Kalabo District; and

(b) when the construction of laboratories and the procurement of laboratory equipment will commence in most schools in the District.

 

130.   Mr Kasandwe (Bangweulu)   -  to ask the Minister of Community Development and Social Welfare:

 

(a) whether there are any outstanding payments to beneficiaries of the Social Cash Transfer Scheme;

(b) if so, how many beneficiaries, countrywide, were affected as of September, 2018;

(c) what has caused the delay in paying the beneficiaries;

(d) how often the beneficiaries are paid; and

(e) how long the current beneficiaries will remain on the Scheme.

 

131.  Ms Kasune (Keembe)  -  to ask the Minister of General Education:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to procure motor vehicles for the District Education Board Secretaries and District Education Standards Officers, countrywide;

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

(c) how many vehicles will be procured for each district.

 

132.  Mr Lihefu (Manyinga)  -  to ask the Minister of Health:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to upgrade St Kalembe Mission Health  Centre in Manyinga Parliamentary Constituency to a zonal health centre;

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

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

 

133.   Mr Mbulakulima (Milenge)  -  to ask the Minister of Higher Education:

 

(a) when the construction of Milenge Trades Institute will resume;

(b) what has caused the delay in resuming the works; and

(c) what the cost of completing the outstanding works is.

 

134.  Ms M Miti (Vubwi)  -  to ask the Minister of Local Government:

 

(a) why the tarring of township roads in Vubwi District has stalled;

(b) when the works will resume;

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

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

(e) who the contractor for the project is.

 

135.  Mr Ndalamei (Sikongo)  -  to ask the Minister of Energy:

 

(a) when the electrification of Sikongo District will be completed; and

(b) what has caused the delay in completing the project.

 

136.  Mr Mukosa (Chinsali)  -  to ask the Minister of Finance:

 

(a) what Zambia’s foreign exchange reserves were as of:

(i) January, 2016; and

(ii) December, 2017; and

(b) by what percentage the reserves increased or decreased between January, 2016 and December, 2017.

 

137.  Ms Kasanda (Chisamba)   -   to ask the Minister of General Education:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to rehabilitate Nalufwe and Kaminembe Primary Schools in Chisamba Parliamentary Constituency;

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

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

 

138.  Mr Mwamba (Lubansenshi)  -  to ask the Minister of General Education:

 

(a) whether the Government is aware that the construction of 12 portal frame classroom blocks in Lubansenshi Parliamentary Constituency have not been completed since 2006;

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

(c) when the project will be completed.

 

139.  Mr Mwila (Chimwemwe)  -  to ask the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources:

 

(a) when the land dispute between the Zambia Forests and Forestry Industries Corporation (ZAFFICO) and Mukuba University in Kitwe District will be resolved;

(b) how long the dispute has remained unresolved; and

(c) what the size of the land in contention is.

 

140.  Ms Kabanshi (Luapula)  -  to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:

 

(a) when the construction of the following infrastructure in Lunga District will be completed:

(i) a post office;

(ii) council houses;

(iii) a police station; and

(iv) a civic centre administration block; and

(b) what has caused the delay in completing the projects.

 

141.  Dr Musokotwane (Liuwa)  -  to ask the Minister of Tourism and Arts:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to promote tourism development in the Liuwa National Park;

(b) if so, what the immediate, medium and long term plans are;

(c) when the plans will be implemented; and

(d) what benefits will accrue to residents of Liuwa from the above plans.

 

142.  Mr A Mumba (Kantanshi)  -  to ask the Minister of Finance:

 

(a) what the total domestic debt to contractors for road projects, countrywide, was as of 30th September, 2018;

(b) whether the Government has any plans to vary road contracts and remove the Clauses requiring the Government to pay interest and stand alone time on unpaid invoices;

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

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

 

143.  Mr Chabi (Chipili)  -  to ask the Minister of Finance:

 

(a) when the Mulungushi Textiles in Kabwe District will become operational;

(b) what has caused the delay in operationalising the company;

(c) who the new owners of the company are;

(d) what the capital investment by the new owners is; and

(e) how many jobs will be created when the company is operationalised.

 

144.  Mr Kakubo (Kapiri Mposhi)   -   to ask the Minister of Local Government:

 

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

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

(c) who the contractor for the project is; and

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

 

145.  Mr Nkombo (Mazabuka Central)  -  to ask the Vice President:

 

(a) how many parliamentary and local government by-elections were held between September, 2011 and August, 2018;

(b) how much money the Government spent on the by-elections; and

(c) what the main causes of the by-elections were.

 

 

1. Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure (Including Capital and 

Constitutional and Statutory Expenditure): Committee of Supply: Resumption of Committee work.

 

Heads 88/01, 88/02, 88/04, 88/09, 88/16, 88/17, 88/18, 88/19, 88/23, 88/24, 88/25, 88/35, 88/36, 88/37, 88/40, 88/41, 88/42, 88/43, 88/44, 88/46, 88/48, 88/49, 88/51, 88/52, 88/53, 88/55, 88/56, 88/57, 88/58, 88/59, 88/60, 88/61, 92/01, 92/02, 92/03, 92/08, 92/09, 92/16, 92/17, 92/18, 92/19, 92/23, 92/24, 92/25, 92/26, 92/36, 92/37, 92/40, 92/41, 92/42, 92/43, 92/44, 92/45, 92/46, 92/47, 92/48, 92/49, 92/51, 92/52, 92/53, 92/54, 92/55, 92/58, 92/59, 92/60, 92/61, 93/01, 93/02, 93/04, 93/09, 93/16, 93/17, 93/18, 93/19, 93/23, 93/24, 93/25, 93/35, 93/36, 93/40, 93/41, 93/42, 93/43, 93/44, 93/46, 93/48, 93/49, 93/51, 93/52, 93/53, 93/55, 93/56, 93/57, 93/58, 93/59, 93/60 and 93/61, - for consideration.

 

 

Head 88 - Office of the President - Muchinga Province

Head 92 - Office of the President - Central Province

Head 93 - Office of the President - Northern Province

 

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