07/02/2013 - Government of Botswana

BOTSWANA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
O R D E R
P A P E R
(WEDNESDAY 7 TH MARCH, 2012)
QUESTIONS
1. MR. N. M. MODUBULE, MP. (LOBATSE): To ask the Minister of Health to
state the measures in place to address the serious shortage of computers
at the Lobatse Institute of Health Sciences.
2. MR. F. M. M. MOLAO, MP. (TONOTA NORTH): To ask the Minister of
Education and Skills Development:-
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(ii)
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(iv)
when the rationalisation exercise for brigades/technical colleges
will be finalised and operationalised;
to state the number of posts that will be created in Marobela and
Marapong Brigade Centres and when such posts will be filled;
whether the defective sewage system at Marobela Brigade Centre
has been attended to; if not, why; and
why Marapong Brigade Centre staff members were employed on
six months temporary contracts after the takeover of the Brigade
by the Government, instead of being offered permanent and
pensionable employment as promised during consultations.
3. MR. R. MASITARA, MP. (GABORONE WEST NORTH): To ask the Minister of
Local Government if he will consider, as a matter of priority, the
construction of a Community Hall in the Gaborone West North
Constituency given that it is the only Constituency in Botswana without
such a facility.
4. MR. B. NTUANE MP. (GABORONE WEST SOUTH): To ask the Minister of
Labour and Home Affairs if he is aware that mediation and arbitration
efforts have frustrated a lot of workers and are becoming a useless tool;
if so, will he consider introducing additional instruments to beef up the
present legislation.
5. MR. N. M. MODUBULE, MP. (LOBATSE): To ask the Minister of Health
whether he is aware of the acute shortage of accommodation at the
Lobatse Institute of Health Sciences; if so, what measures are in place to
deal with this situation.
6. MR. F. M. M. MOLAO, MP. (TONOTA NORTH): To ask the Minister of
Lands and Housing:-
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(i)
to state the reasons for keeping Marapong Sub-Land Board as the
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iggest in the Central District and not allocating the requisite staff
such as surveyors, records and technical officers to service it; and
(ii)
when the vacant positions at the Sub-Land Board will be filled to
make it more productive.
7. MR. R. MASITARA, MP. (GABORONE WEST NORTH): To ask the Minister of
Defence, Justice and Security to state:-
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(i)
(ii)
the circumstances under which restraining orders under the
Domestic Violence Act Cap 28:05 have been made in instances
where the defendant has been acquitted; and
the number of cases a restraining order under the Domestic
Violence Act was made following an application by a victim since
2007.
8. MR. B. NTUANE MP. (GABORONE WEST SOUTH): To ask the Minister of
Labour and Home Affairs if he has been monitoring the relationship
between the Labour Offices and the Industrial Court; if so, is he aware
that the Industrial Court is overwhelmed by the backlog of cases that
could have easily been solved at the Labour Offices but are instead
referred to the Industrial Court.
9. MR. N. M. MODUBULE, MP. (LOBATSE): To ask the Minister of Education
and Skills Development why Gaborone Universal College of Law was
denied permission to upgrade the Certificate in Early Childhood to
Diploma level; she should further state which other institution is
providing this course at Certificate or Diploma level.
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10. MR. F. M. M. MOLAO, MP. (TONOTA NORTH): To ask the Minister of
Defence, Justice and Security:-
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
when his Ministry will allow the employment of females as non
commissioned officers in the Botswana Defence Force;
whether he is aware that non employment of females as non
commissioned officers is tantamount to discrimination, which is
not permitted by the laws of Botswana;
whether he has ever carried out a survey to determine if young
Batswana females who are not graduates do not want to join the
army; if not, why; and
what informed the decision to bar them from joining the army.
11. MR. B. NTUANE MP. (GABORONE WEST SOUTH): To ask the Minister of
Labour and Home Affairs whether there are measures in place for the
Department of Labour and the Industrial Court to submit regular reports
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to his office; if so, he should state the trend inherent in such reports.
12. MR. M. R. REATILE, MP. (NGWAKETSE WEST): To ask the Minister of
Finance and Development Planning to state the number of projects that
have benefited from Private Public Partnership (PPP) since its inception;
he should further provide a breakdown of beneficiaries of the PPP
according to the Ministries.
13. MR. D. P. MAKGALEMELE, MP. (SHOSHONG): To ask the Minister of
Finance and Development Planning whether he is aware that companies
charge Government huge amounts of money when tendering; if so,
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
what does the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board
(PPADB) consider as acceptable mark ups for goods and services;
what informs such levels of mark up;
to state the monitoring and evaluation systems which PPADB has
put in place to ensure there are no anomalies; and
he should further provide as an annexure to this answer, acceptable mark
ups for the following goods and services; construction, including roads,
provision of security services, cleaning services, new motor vehicles,
printing services and provision of goods and services for the destitute and
Masiela programmes.
14. MR. R. MASITARA, MP. (GABORONE WEST NORTH): To ask the Minister of
Transport and Communications whether there are network security
measures provided by Government and/or network providers in place to
protect businesses and individual internet users from cyber Infrastructure
attacks in Botswana.
TABLING OF PAPER
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• Botswana Bureau of Standards Annual Report, 2010/2011.
(Minister of Trade and Industry)
NOTICE OF MOTIONS AND ORDERS OF THE DAY
COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY
Appropriation (2012/2013) Bill, 2012
(No. 1 of 2012)
An Act to authorise the payment out of the
Consolidated Fund and the Development
Fund, of sums of money for the year ending
31 st March, 2013.
(Published on 27 th January, 2012)
(Minister of Finance and Development Planning)
MINISTRY TIME HRS/MINS
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