Tuesday, 22nd October, 2013

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

THIRD SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - TUESDAY, 22ND OCTOBER, 2013

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

126    Mr Mwiimbu (Monze Central) - to ask the Minister of Finance what the legal basis for collecting money for the Strategic Fuel Reserve Fund is.

127    Mr Chipungu (Rufunsa) - to ask the Vice President why the Government has allowed District Commissioners to publicly campaign for the Patriotic Front during Parliamentary and Local Government by-elections.

128    Mr Mbulakulima (Chembe) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)when the Lwela Bridge which connects Milenge Boma to Senior Chief Milambo’s area will be repaired;

(b)what has caused the delay in repairing the Bridge; and

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

129    Mr Mbulakulima (Chembe) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)when Milenge High School will be officially opened; and

(b)what has caused the delay in opening the School.

130    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development:

(a)how many Zambians applied for prospecting permits for minerals in Solwezi District in 2012:

(b)of the total applications, how many were unsuccessful;

(c)of the unsuccessful applicants, how many appealed to the Minister from January to February, 2013; and

(d)whether the Minister has already considered the appeals.

131    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    why the contract for the rehabilitation of the Mwinilunga-Solwezi (T5) Road was terminated;

(b)what the contract sum for the project was;

(c)how much of the contract sum had been paid to the contractor at the time of termination of contract;

(d)how much of the contracted works were completed; and

(e)whether there are any plans to find another contractor to complete the project.

132    Mr Mbulakulima (Chembe) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)whether the Government has any plans to construct a health centre in Kafwanka area in Chembe Parliamentary Constituency;

(b)if so, what the estimated cost of the project is; and

(c)if not, what immediate measures the Government has taken to provide health services in the area.

133    Mr Mbulakulima (Chembe) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education whether the Government has any plans to construct the following in Chembe Parliamentary Constituency:

(a)a secondary school in Lingomukuta; and

(b)a primary school at Kashila.

134    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)what the teacher-pupil ratio at the following schools in Mwinilunga is:

(i)Kalumbinga Basic;
(ii)Lunga High;
(iii)Kanyihampa Basic;
(iv)Kanyikomboshi High; and
(v)Ntambu High;

(b)what the recommended teacher-pupil ratio is; and

(c)what plans the Government has to improve the teacher-pupil ratio country-wide.

135    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs whether the following Chiefs in the North-Western Province whose recognitions were withdrawn before independence will be recognised again:

(a)Chief Mpulumba;

(b)Chief Katambi; and

(c)Chief Mukangala.

136    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication when the Government will commence the upgrading of the Manyinga-Mwinilunga Road to bituminous standard.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

W3    Mr Mwanza (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)how many Nursing Training Schools are operating in Zambia, province by province:

(b)what qualifications are obtained from the nursing schools at (a);

(c)of the nursing schools at (a), which ones train Registered Nurses;

(d)whether the Registered Nurses are allowed to go for advanced education at the University of Zambia, School of Medicine; and

(e)if so, how many nurses have been sponsored by the Government to go for advanced education at the University from 2010 to-date.

W4    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock:

(a)how many tonnes of maize were produced by farmers in Mwinilunga Parliamentary Constituency from 2010 to 2013, year by year;

(b)how much of the maize at (a) was purchased by the Food Reserve Agency in the same period, year by year; and

(c)what percentage of the total maize production for North-Western Province was produced by Mwinilunga District, year by year.

ORDER OF THE DAY

1    Supply - Motion (11th October) - Resumption of Debate - (Mr Simbao).