473.  Mr Ngambi (Chifubu)   -   to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

 

(a) what measures the Government is taking to curb the smuggling of maize and mealie meal from the Copperbelt towns into the Democratic Republic of Congo; and

 

(b) whether the measures are effective.

 

474.  Mr Fungulwe (Lufwanyama)   -   to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to tar the Kalengwa-Kasempa-Kankolonkolo road;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

475.  Mr A Mumba (Kantanshi)    -   to ask the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources:

 

(a) how many Zambian truckers have been hired to transport the 3,400 containers of Mukula logs transiting through Zambia from the Democratic Republic of Congo to various ports in the region;

 

(b) if there are none, what measures are being taken to facilitate the participation of Zambian truckers in the business; and

 

(c) what the estimated revenue, in statutory fees, to be collected at the end of the exercise is.

 

476.  Mr Kintu (Solwezi East)   -   to ask the Minister of Health:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to construct maternity wings and mothers’ shelters at all health centres in Mushindamo District;

 

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

 

(c) what interim measures are being taken to ensure that expectant mothers do not give birth at their homes.

 

477.  Dr Chibanda (Mufulira)   -   to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

 

(a) what the total number of employees at the Engineering Services Corporation Limited (ESCO) was, as of March, 2019;

 

(b) what measures the Government is taking to ensure that ESCO’s revenue base does not decrease after the completion of the construction of Kazungula Bridge; and

 

(c) what other activities, besides operating pontoons, the Company is involved in. 

 

478.  Mr Kamondo (Mufumbwe)    -   to ask the Minister of Health:

 

(a) whether the Government is aware that the building materials for the construction of a health post at Kamazovu in Kashima East Ward in Mufumbwe District were redirected to Chavuma District; and

 

(b) if so, when the building materials will be replaced.

 

 

 

 

Report of the Public Accounts Committee: That this House do adopt the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Report of the Auditor General on the Accounts of the Republic for the Financial Year Ended 31st December, 2017, for the Third Session of the Twelfth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 8th July, 2019.

 

1. The Electoral Process (Amendment) Bill                              (N A.B. 11/2019)

                                                                                                   Second Reading

 

2.  The Public Order Bill                                                            (N A.B. 12/2019)

                                                                                                   Second Reading

 

 

 

 

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