Wednesday, 27th January, 2021

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA
 
FIFTH SESSION OF THE TWELFTH ASSEMBLY
 
ORDER PAPER – WEDNESDAY, 27TH JANUARY, 2021
 
AT 1430 HOURS
 
QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 30)
 
 
89 Mr Mukosa (Chinsali) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
(a) when the construction of Nabwalya Secondary School in Mfuwe Parliamentary Constituency will commence;
 
(b) who the contractor for the project is; and
 
(c) what the time frame for the completion of the project is.
 
 
90 Ms Tambatamba (Kasempa) - to ask the Minister of Labour and Social Security:
 
(a) whether the Government conducted any labour inspections at Jifumpa Mine in Kasempa District from 2016 to 2019;
 
(b) if so, how many inspections were conducted;
 
(c) when the inspections were conducted;
 
(d) what the results of the inspections were; and
 
(e) what measures are being taken to ensure that the mine owners comply with the Zambian labour laws.
 
 
91 Mr Kakubo (Kapiri Mposhi)     -  to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
(a) when the rehabilitation of Lunchu Bridge in Kapiri-Mposhi Parliamentary Constituency, which is in a deplorable state, will commence;
 
(b) what the cause of the delay in undertaking the rehabilitation works is;
 
(c) who the contractor for the project is; 
 
(d) what the total cost of the project is; and
 
(e) what the time frame for completion of the project is. 
 
 
92 Mr Mecha (Chifunabuli) - to ask the Minister of Energy:
 
 
(a) when the construction of hydro power stations at the following Water Falls on the Kalungwishi River will commence:
 
(i) Kundabwika in Luapula Province; and
 
(ii) Kabwelume in Northern Province;
 
(b) how many megawatts of power will be generated at each power station;
 
(c) who the developer for each project is; 
 
(d) what incentives are being offered to the developers; and
 
(e) whether the Government has any plans to expedite the commencement of the projects in order to increase power generation and supply in Northern and Luapula Provinces.
 
 
ORDERS OF THE DAY
 
 
1 Questions for Oral Answer Under Standing Order 30 - Question 87 (26 January) - Resumption of consideration of Questions: (The Minister of General Education).
 
 
87 Mr Simbao (Senga Hill) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
(a) whether the Government is implementing the free education policy;
 
(b) if so, which grades are benefiting from the policy;
 
(c) what the benefits of the policy are; and
 
(d) whether the policy has yielded the intended results so far.
 
 
88 Dr Musokotwane (Liuwa)    - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to construct roads in the Liuwa National Park in order to spur investment and boost tourism in the Park;
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
(c) if there are no such plans, why.
 
 
2 PRESENTATION OF GOVERNMENT BILLS
 
The Minister of Transport and Communication
 
The Data Protection - Bill to provide for an effective system for the use and protection of personal data; regulate the collection, use, transmission, storage and otherwise processing of personal data; establish the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner and provide for its functions; the registration of data controllers and licencing of data auditors; provide for the duties of data controllers and data processors; provide for the rights of data subjects; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.         (N.A.B. 28/2020)
 
 
The Minister of Transport and Communication
 
The Electronic Communications and Transactions - Bill to provide a safe and effective environment for electronic transactions; promote secure electronic signatures; facilitate electronic filling of documents by pubic authorities; provide for the use, security, facilitation and regulation of electronic communications and transactions; promote legal certainty and confidence, and encourage investment and innovation in relation to electronic transactions; regulate the National Public Key Infrastructure; repeal and replace the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2009; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.         (N.A.B. 29/2020)
 
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