On
the
11th
February
both
Houses
of
Parliament
will
come
back
after
a
long
break
–
they
adjourned
in
mid-December
last
year.
In
this
Bill
Watch
we
shall
outline
the
business
they
are
expected
to
deal
with
when
they
resume
sitting,
but
please
bear
the
following
points
in
mind:
-
When
the
National
Assembly
and
the
Senate
adjourn,
they
set
down
all
outstanding
business
on
their
Order
Papers
(i.e.
their
agendas)
for
the
next
appropriate
sitting
day.
There
is
usually
too
much
to
be
covered
in
one
day,
so
whatever
is
not
dealt
with
is
postponed
to
the
next
appropriate
day. -
Both
Houses
of
Parliament
can
change
the
order
in
which
they
consider
business.
NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY
Tuesday
11th
February
International
agreement
to
be
ratified
The
Assembly
will
be
asked
to
ratify
the
African
Charter
on
Statistics,
signed
in
Addis
Ababa
on
the
4th
February
2009.
Bills
to
be
dealt
with
Two
Bills
are
due
to
be
dealt
with
by
the
Assembly:
-
Persons
with
Disabilities
Bill [link]
This
Bill
is
due
to
begin
its
Committee
Stage.
Extensive
amendments
are
proposed
to
the
Bill.
-
Parks
and
Wild
Life
Amendment
Bill [link]
The
Second
Reading
of
this
Bill
is
due
to
continue.
Report
of
Constitutional
Commission
to
be
considered
The
Assembly
will
be
asked
to
consider
the
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Gender
Commission
for
2023.
Portfolio
Committee
reports
Reports
to
be
considered
for
adoption
by
the
Assembly
will
cover
the
following
topics:
-
The
state
of
the
electricity
supply
in
Zimbabwe -
Meagre
pension
pay-outs
by
NSSA -
Non-communicable
diseases,
including
cancer -
Implementation
of
the
digitisation
project
in
Zimbabwe -
Failure
by
some
local
authorities
to
submit
financial
statements
to
the
Auditor-General -
Food
security
in
Zimbabwe -
Statelessness
of
migrants
in
Zimbabwe -
Mobile
and
internet
connectivity -
Infrastructure
at
schools
constructed
in
2023 -
Financial
statements
of
the
Zimbabwe
National
Road
Administration
for
2021
and
2022.
Motions
on
the
National
Assembly
order
paper
Motions
set
to
be
debated
by
the
Assembly
will
include
the
following
topics:
-
Protection
of
indigenous
herbal
trees
against
over-exploitation -
Reservation
of
30
per
cent
of
government
tenders
for
youth-led
enterprises -
Urging
the
Ministry
of
Finance
to
ensure
that
the
Women’s
Micro
Finance
Bank
fulfils
its
mandate
and
to
enable
women
to
meet
collateral
requirements -
Urging
the
Registrar-General’s
Office
to
conduct
a
mobile
registration
exercise
to
provide
citizens
with
primary
documents
by
the
end
of
2024 -
More
resources
for
treatment
of
mental
disorders
and
for
monitoring
and
treating
drug
abuse -
Measures
to
improve
digital
infrastructure
in
schools -
Introducing
a
separate
class
of
drivers
licence
for
vehicles
with
automatic
transmission -
Reply
to
the
President’s
speech.
Petitions
to
be
considered
-
A
petition
on
menstrual
health
and
hygiene
management -
A
petition
calling
for
reburial
of
heroes
and
heroines
of
the
Liberation
War -
A
petition
on
the
establishment
of
a
nurse
aides
council.
Wednesday
12th
February
Questions
set
down
for
answer
Among questions set
down
for
Ministers
to
answer
on
Wednesday
12th
February
are questions on the
following
issues:
-
Religious
radio
licences -
Community
share
ownership
trusts
in
the
Hwange
area -
Reopening
of
the
Cold
Storage
Commission
and
payments
to
its
former
employees -
Compensation
for
former
farm
workers
displaced
during
the
fast-track
land
resettlement
programme -
Maternal
and
neo-natal
deaths
during
2024 -
Production
of
annual
demographic
health
surveys
since
2015 -
An
upsurge
of
HIV/AIDS
cases
in
parts
of
Bulawayo -
Employment
of
general
workers
in
government
institutions -
Preparations
for
receiving
Zimbabweans
deported
from
South
Africa -
Measures
to
retain
skilled
workers
in
government
departments -
Pension
packages
for
long-serving
civil
servants -
Scrapping
compulsory
third-party
insurance -
Reopening
the
Bindura
Nickel
Mine -
Liquidation
of
the
Commercial
Farmers’
Union
stake
in
Kuvimba
Mining
House -
The
Government’s
purchase
of
the
remaining
shareholding
in
Kuvimba
Mining
House -
Progress
in
the
IMF’s
Staff
Monitored
Programme
and
the
structured
dialogue
platform
for
debt
management -
The
ban
on
the
importation
of
10-year-old
motor
vehicles -
Payment
of
pensions
by
the
Mining
Industry
Pension
Fund -
Repair
of
environmental
damage
caused
by
open-cast
mining -
Re-engagement
with
the
government
of
the
United
States -
The
position
of
SADC
on
the
electoral
conflict
in
Mozambique -
Allocation
of
land
to
religious
organisations -
Ensuring
that
traditional
leaders
are
non-partisan
Parliamentary
Legal
Committee
The
Committee
is
considering
the
Broadcasting
Services
Amendment
Bill [link].
SENATE
Tuesday
11th
February
Bill
to
be
dealt
with
by
the
Senate
-
Private
Voluntary
Organisations
Amendment
Bill [link]:
This
Bill
is
to
be
recommitted
to
the
Senate,
since
the
version
of
the
Bill
passed
by
the
Senate
in
October
contained
errors,
as
explained
in
Bill
Watch
39/2024 [link].
Report
of
Constitutional
Commission
to
be
considered
The
Senate
will
be
asked
to
consider
the
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Gender
Commission
for
2023.
Thematic
Committee
reports
to
be
considered
The
Senate
will
be
asked
to
adopt
reports
on:
-
Drug
and
substance
abuse
treatment
and
rehabilitation
centres -
Community
share
ownership
trusts -
The
roll-out
of
ARVs
and
the
effect
of
drug
and
substance
abuse
in
preventing
HIV/AIDS
and
other
diseases -
The
rights
of
elderly
people.
Motions
to
be
dealt
with
by
the
Senate
The
Senate
is
expected
to
debate
motions
on
the
following
topics:
-
Reply
to
the
President’s
speech -
Production
of
illegal
alcoholic
beverages -
Improving
the
conditions
of
unpaid
care
and
domestic
workers -
Immunisation
of
children
against
measles -
New
prosecuting
guidelines
published
by
the
Prosecutor-General -
Preventing
siltation,
deforestation
and
preserving
natural
resources -
Children
and
drug
abuse -
Increasing
the
involvement
of
women
in
mining
activities -
Protection
of
constitutional
gender
rights -
Calling
on
traditional
leaders
to
engage
in
cultural
practices
and
conduct
ancestral
appeasement
ceremonies.
Thursday
12th
December
Questions
set
down
for
answer
Among
questions
for
Ministers
to
answer
on
Thursday
are
questions
on
the
following
issues:
-
Remuneration
of
teachers
in
government
and
private
schools -
Labour
practices
by
foreign-owned
companies -
Protection
of
consumers
from
fake
products
and
expired
food
products,
and
telling
them
how
to
make
complaints
about
product
safety -
Banning
police
officers
from
using
cellphones
on
duty -
The
effects
of
Zimbabwe’s
meddling
in
Mozambique
elections -
Efficacy
of
measures
against
cholera -
Plans
to
prevent
the
construction
of
illegal
structures -
The
establishment
of
the
parole
board,
mandated
by
the
Prisons
and
Correctional
Services
Act.
ADDITIONAL
BILLS
The
following
Bills
have
been
published
in
the
Gazette
but
do
not
appear
on
the
Order
Paper
of
either
House.
They
will
presumably
be
dealt
with
later
in
the
session:
-
Broadcasting
Services
Amendment
Bill,
2024 [link] (published
22/11/2024) -
Insurance
and
Pensions
Commission
Amendment
Bill,
2024 [link] (published
20/12/2024) -
Medical
Services
Amendment
Bill,
2024 [link] (published
19/7/2024) -
State
Service
(Pensions)
Bill,
2024 [link] (published
6/12/2024)
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