Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the Government?s mechanism to determine the actual number of closed or sick industrial and SME units at present; and (b) the regulatory mechanism for rehabilitation of those closed units?

Will the Minister National Health Services Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan is a signatory to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the existing Anti Tobacco Laws are adequate to meet the obligations made under the WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control; if so, the details; if not, the reasons thereof; (c) the details of the obstacles identified in the enforcement of the said convention alongwith the steps being taken by the ___________G_o_v_e_rn_m__e_n_t _t_o_ r_e_m_o_v_e_ _th_e_ _sa_m__e_;_______________________ @Transferred from Narcotics Control Division. 2 (d) whether the Government has taken note of certain reports/ studies which suggest that increase in ratio of tax on tobacco products is not only likely to reduce consumption thereof but also prevent premature tobacco related deaths in the country; (e) if so, the details thereof alongwith the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the performance of private medical colleges is deteriorating since June 1, 2013; (b) If so, the steps taken by the present Government to improve the performance of said colleges?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the procedure of monitoring of payment of electricity bills of Government residences which are being vacated by the Government employees; and (b) the procedure to be adopted to protect the new allottees of those Government residences from the payment of outstanding bills of electricity?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the districtwise load shedding schedule issued by the PESCO at present?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: 9 (a) whether it is a fact that the provinces had been empowered to take steps for power generation after the Constitution 18th Amendment; if so, the steps taken by the Federal Government to facilitate the provinces in this regard; (b) whether it is also a fact that Federal Government has failed to facilitate the provinces to enhance the ceiling of their loans and to ensure their drawing power, besides sovereign guarantees of the Federal Government; (c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative, the steps being taken to remove such anomalies to give autonomy to the provinces in true spirit?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to rationalize the power tariff?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: 11 (a) the total amount of budget allocated for health in Islamabad during the financial year 2014-15; and (b) whether it is a fact that the patients are kept on waiting lists for months for their ultrasound in the medical centers in Islamabad; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that five thousand million rupees were allocated for Housing Sector as subsidy in the budget 2013-14; (b) whether it is also a fact that no Housing Project has been started by the Ministry so far; if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) the amount of budget allocated during the current financial year under the head of Housing Sector?

Will the Minister for Ports and Shipping be pleased to state: (a) the time by which the Gawader port will become fully operational; (b) the total volume of trade being made at Gawadar Port at present; and (c) the total estimated volume of trade which will be made from the said port when it will be fully operational alongwith the benefits to be accrued therefrom?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to improve the production of cotton in the country?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the damage caused to electricity installations including poles, electric wires and transformers due to recent flood in NA-178 Muzaffargarh alongwith details thereof; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to repair and maintenance thereof?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that highly inflated electricity bills are being sent by concerned electricity companies of WAPDA to the consumers in the country; 14 (b) whether it is also a fact that common man cannot pay such highly inflated bills; (c) if so; the time by which correct electricity bills will be sent to the consumers; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Ministry against quack doctors in Islamabad?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the location-wise Power Plants working in the country at present alongwith estimated expenditure incurred thereupon during the last five years till date; (b) the location-wise names of non-functional Power Plants in the country at present alongwith the reasons thereof; (c) the steps taken by the Government to make functional the said non-functional plants; (d) the quantity of electricity being generated by those plants; (e) the quantity of electricity being supplied to factories, commercial and domestic consumers therefrom at present; (f) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to install new Power Plants in the country; 2 (g) if so, the time by which construction work will be completed thereupon?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Peshawar Electric Power Company (PEPCO) is adopting the promotion policy of the Government; (b) whether PEPCO has implemented the decision of the Establishment Division vide O.M. No.1/3/2007-CP-II dated 31-01-2013; and (c) whether officers of BPS-18 having age of 50 years and above have been exempted from attending Mid Carreer Management Course w.e.f 1-1-2009 for their promotion according to the said O.M; if so, the time by which it will be implemented; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that electricity has been supplied to Village Bori, Post Office Pindi Probian, Tehsil Zafarwal, District Narowal without installing proper electric poles; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the time by which the existing service cable in the said village will be replaced by silver cable and proper electric poles will be installed in the said area?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the 4 particulars of all those Senior Engineers who were transferred by PEPCO from one company to the other w.e.f 01-01-2005 till date alongwith name, Father?s name, date of birth, qualification, domicile, date of appointment/promotion as Junior Engineer (BPS-17), date of promotion as Senior Engineer (BPS-18), name of parent company, name of company where transferred, transfer order No. and date issued by PEPCO?