BOTSWANA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY O R D E R P A P E R (TUESDAY 9TH FEBRUARY, 2021) NOTICE OF MOTIONS AND ORDERS OF THE DAY Hrs/Mins MOTION 1100 – 1300 ñ Appropriation (2021/2022) An Act to authorise the payment out of the Bill, 2021 (Bill No. 2 of 2021) Consolidated Fund and the Development Fund of sums of money for the year ending 31st March, 2022. (Published on 29th January, 2021) (Minister of Finance and Economic Development) (Resumed Debate) QUESTION Hrs/Mins 1400 – 1445 1. MR. D. TSHERE, MP. (MAHALAPYE WEST): To ask Minister of Local (196) Government and Rural Development to state whether he is reviewing or considering increasing the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) and Village Development Committee (VDC) allowances from a once-off sitting allowance to monthly allowance to reflect the continuous nature of their engagement. 2. MR. S. N. MOABI, MP. (TATI WEST): To ask the Minister of Basic Education (197) when the Ministry intends to adopt the Revised National Policy on Education. 3. MR. M. M. PULE, MP. (MOCHUDI EAST): To ask the Minister for (198) Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration if he is aware that investigations done under the Poverty Eradication Programme on “Fish Farming in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas of Botswana (HAND-BOOK/MANUAL)” have established that the soils around the Kgatleng area, particularly along the river villages of Mabalane, Sikwane, Mmathubudukwane, Ramonaka, Malolwane and Oliphants Drift are the most suitable for development of large scale fishery programme involving horticulture and other value chain fishery activities like processing for export, locally and internationally, if so, can he update this Honourable House on timelines for development of same to address the high unemployment in the Region/Country as well as Economic Diversification Drive (EDD). 1 4. MR. P. MAJAGA, MP. (NATA-GWETA): To ask the Minister of (199) Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism to consider changing the policy where by tourists drive themselves when they access Chobe National Park; and to further state: (i) if the Minister cannot consider assigning local tour operators to perform this activity; (ii) when the Ministry will impose strict regulations so that there will be no access to National Parks without tour operators and vehicles; (iii) if the Ministry will consider encouraging big companies in the tourism industry to support small companies by giving them some activities; (iv) if the Minister will consider collecting and monitoring bed levy funds to Batswana on behalf of the Government; and (v) whether the Ministry will regulate the number of vehicles and boats owned by big companies in the tourism industry. 5. MR. J. L. THIITE, MP. (GHANZI NORTH): To ask the Minister of Land (200) Management, Water and Sanitation Services: (i) if he is aware that allocation of a portion of land named GH10/11 was unceremoniously halted; (ii) if the halting will not worsen the grazing pastures challenges in Ghanzi District which have been under pressure for years due to recurring drought; (iii) when these farms will be allocated; and (iv) how many cattle ranches, small stock agricultural holdings, water points and game ranches will be availed. 6. DR. N. TSHABANG, MP. (NKANGE): To ask the Minister of Transport and (201) Communications to update this Honourable House on the status of the Tutume−Maitengwe road and further state: (i) the lifespan of the road; (ii) why resealing was preferred over reconstruction; and (iii) the current state of the resealing exercise and why construction is on start-stop mode. 2 7. MR. K. C. HIKUAMA, MP. (NGAMI): To ask the Minister of Environment, (202) Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism to explain to this Honourable House the five (5) reserved concessions in the Okavango Delta to be allocated to 100 percent citizen owned companies, consortia and joint-venture partnerships; as stated on page 23 of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2020 by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Botswana and to specifically state: (i) the five (5) concessions; and (ii) the criteria/formula used to be followed in allocating the concessions. 8. DR. U. DOW, MP. (SPECIALLY ELECTED): To ask the Minister of Defence, (203) Justice and Security to state: (i) how many men have ever been prosecuted as co-accused persons in “baby dumping” cases and if none, whether he considers a man who is aware that he has made a woman pregnant to have any obligations, including the legal obligation to care for the baby, upon its birth; and (ii) what legal reforms he considers necessary to extend the obligation to care for a new born to the father of the same, thereby ensuring that the obligation does not rest with only one parent, the mother. 9. MR. S. J. BROOKS, MP. (KGALAGADI SOUTH): To ask the Minister of (204) Transport and Communications to state: (i) when the Ministry will reconstruct the Tsabong-Kokotsha road since it is in a bad state; (ii) when construction of the following roads will commence; (a) Mmathethe – Werda via Hereford; (b) Motopi – Makalamabedi; and (c) Tsabong – Maleshe. 10. MR. G. KEKGONEGILE, MP. (MAUN EAST): To ask the Minister of Finance (205) and Economic Development if he is aware that the award of tenders to lowest bidders in the Security Sector compromises quality of service and breeds continuous conflict between employee and employer; and to further clarify: (i) if the Ministry has any intentions of engaging Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) to change the assessment criteria on the Security Sector; 3 (ii) if the current assessment criteria makes it compulsory for bidders to be considerate of possible minimum wage increments over the contract years; and (iii) if the current assessment criteria makes it compulsory for bidders to include relief guards package and severance pay benefits in their bids. 11. MR. D. L. KEORAPETSE, MP. (SELEBI PHIKWE WEST): To ask the Minister of (206) Basic Education if he is aware of the performance of Selebi Phikwe Junior Secondary Schools in the last 5-10 years and if yes to illustrate this performance per school, especially top 10 countrywide in the last 10 years; the Minister should further state: (i) the number of teachers per school promoted (not progression) in the past 5-10 years; (ii) if promotions policy is linked to results and if promotions of Selibe Phikwe teachers is commensurate with their performance in terms of examination results; and (iii) if he is aware that lack of promotions for teachers in best performing schools could demoralise teachers with undesirable consequences. 12. MR. O. REGOENG, MP. (MOLEPOLOLE NORTH): To ask the Minister of (134) Health and Wellness if he is aware that Scottish Livingstone Hospital in Molepolole operated without a substantive Hospital Superintendent for a long time; and if so, to state: (i) when the position will be filled; (ii) if he is aware that the old hospital operated with 120 beds and that the new hospital has 350 beds; (iii) whether upon relocation to the new building, the hospital reviewed its operational structure to match increased number of beds and other clinical work; (iv) the current ratio of nursing staff to doctors; nursing staff to patient and doctor to patient at the hospital; (v) whether he is satisfied with the above ratios; and if not, what the Ministry is doing to address this unsatisfactory situation and when; (vi) if he is aware that nurses perform various tasks some of which do not necessarily form part of their specified duties, and . (vii) whether their (nurses) training allows them to perform such multiple tasks. 4 NOTICE OF MOTIONS AND ORDERS OF THE DAY Hrs/Mins MOTION 1445 – 1800 ñ Appropriation (2021/2022) An Act to authorise the payment out of the Bill, 2021 (Bill No. 2 of 2021) Consolidated Fund and the Development Fund of sums of money for the year ending 31st March, 2022. (Published on 29th January, 2021) (Minister of Finance and Economic Development) (Resumed Debate) 5 .