Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to refer to Senate starred question No.34, replied on 30th October, 2014 and state: (a) the date on which agreement for purchase of land for Government Employees Housing Scheme, Bara Kahu, Islamabad, was signed with M/s Green Tree (Pvt) Ltd; (b) whether development work of the said housing scheme was incorporated in the initial agreement, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for involving M/S Green Tree (Pvt) Ltd. in the development work of that scheme at later stage; (c) the last date of hearing of the case filed by M/S Green Tree (Pvt) Ltd. in Islamabad High Court and the names of persons who appeared before the Court on behalf of the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation; and (d) the steps being taken by the Government to settle the matter with M/S Green Tree (Pvt) Ltd. in the best interest of the Government employees?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to refer to Senate starred question No.216 replied on 30th October, 2014 and state: (a) whether it is a fact that the electricity meters installed in village Kajla, Union Counsil Nikka Pani, Tehsil Oghi, District Mansehra were wrongly shown as” defective/stop” in electricity bills since March, 2014, if so, the authority which checked those meters and declared the same as defective; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to conduct an inquiry into the said matter and take action against those found responsible for the same?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister?s Office be pleased to state: (a) the amount, in US dollars, of foreign direct investment made in the country from 1st July, 2014 to 31st January, 2015, with sector-wise break-up; and (b) the amount, in US dollars, of capital and profit repatriated out of the country during the said period with sector-wise break-up?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the number of feeders established under the Chakdara and Timergara Grid stations; (b) the details of scheduled and unscheduled load shedding carried out on each of the said feeders during the last two years; and (c) whether it is fact that on the newly established Sado Dushkhel feeder more load shedding has been carried out as compared to other feeders, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) the expenditures incurred on repairing and maintenance of federal lodges in the country during the last five years; and (b) whether it is a fact that federal lodge in Peshawar is in dilapidated condition, if so, its reasons and the time by which the same will be repaired?

Will the Minister Inchare of the Prime Minister?s Office be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Mr. Adil Gilani, Advisor of Transparency International Pakistan, has been appointed as consultant in the Prime Minister?s Inspection Team, if so, whether notification of the same has been issued; (b) whether Mr. Adil Gilani, while being Advisor of Transperancy International Pakistan, will be able to perform his functions impartially as a Government functionary; and (c) the reasons for making the said appointment despite of the fact that NAB and FIA are there to deal with such matters?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that work on the Officers Housing Scheme, Kurri Road, Islamabad, is far behind the schedule, if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the steps taken or being taken by the Government to expedite work on the said scheme and complete it at the earliest?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the details of development and social welfare projects launched by PPL, Kandkkot field in the areas of its operation during the last five years indicating also the date of launching in each case; and (b) the details of production bonus share which was due and of that paid for district Kashmore/Kandkhot during the said period?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the names, permanent addresses and place of domicile of the local skilled and unskilled persons appointed in the Pakistan Petroleum Limited, Kandhkot Field, on permanent and contract basis during the last five years; (b) the criteria/procedure laid down for appointment of skilled and unskilled labour in the said company on regular and contract basis; and (c) whether it is a fact a number of skilled and unskilled persons have been appointed in that company for the said field from outside District Kashmore during the said period, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) the number of child care centers/institutions registered under the juvenile justice in the country,. (b) the details of financial assistance provided to such centers/institutions since 2011-12 with year-wise break-up; (c) the details of cases of child exploitation, sexual abuse and lack of residential care facility in those centers/institutions brought to the notice of the Government during the said period and action taken or being taken against the concerned centers/institutions; and (d) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to identify and register all child care institutions in the country?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state steps being taken by the Government to reduce UFG (Unaccounted For Gas) losses in the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has made any contract to buy LNG, if so, the name and details of the country/company with which the contract has been made; (b) the terms of purchase including price, indexation and contract term agreed in the said contract; (c) the expected date at which first shipment of the said Gas will arrive in the country; (d) the volume and value in US dollars of that gas which the Government will be contractually obligated to purchase during the next three years; and (e) the details of sectors in the country to which the said gas will be allocated/provided?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the per liter price of petrol and diesel purchased from foreign countries/companies during the year 2012-13; (b) the rate, including taxes, at which petrol and diesel are being supplied to the petrol pumps in the country at present; and (c) the percentage of profit, per liter on petrol being earned by the Government, the Refineries and petrol pump owners at present?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Gas Industrial Development Charges are being charged with gas bills of industrial sector, if so, the purpose for which the same was initially imposed; (b) whether it is a fact that the court has ordered not to charge the same; and (c) whether it is also a fact that the said charges are still being charged, if so, its reasons and the time by which the said court orders will be implemented?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister?s office be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to disband Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA), if so, the alternative body/department to which the work presently done by ERRA will be assigned?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the details of taxes/surcharges being charged on the Natural gas bills for the Industrial and commercial sectors indicating also the rates at which the same are being charged?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) the procedure adopted for selection of Khudam-ul-Hujjaj for Hajj 2012; and (b) the number of Khudam-ul-Hujjaj appointed with category-wise details?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether it is a fact that Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has suspended the provision of new gas connections to the industrial and captive power gas consumers, if so, the names of areas where the same have been suspended?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a number of retired Government Officers are residing in/occupying Government accommodations in Islamabad, if so, the names and addresses of such officers; (b) whether any rent is being charged from those officers, if so, the amount collected from them during the last three years and if not, its reasons; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government to get vacated those accommodations from the said occupants?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the quantity of coal imported during the last five years and the expenditure incurred thereupon?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a deal/agreement for import of LNG from Qatar has been signed by the Government, if so, the date on which the same was signed; (b) whether the said contract was awarded through open bidding, if so, the names and addresses of the other bidders indicating also the price quoted by each of them, if not, the reasons thereof; (c) the time by which first consignment of LNG is likely to arrive in Pakistan under the said deal/agreement; (d) the landed price of LNG imported/to be imported under the said deal/agreement; (e) the landed price of LNG imported/being imported from Qatar by other countries in the region; (f) whether it is a fact that the said deal envisage a take-or-pay agreement, if so, the amount to be paid daily in case it becomes necessary; and (g) whether the contents of the said agreement has been placed on the website for the sake of transparency, if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to change the limits of constituencies in the country, if so, the details thereof and (b) the basis on which the limits of the constituencies are fixed/changed?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the year in which the last audit of accounts of Alternate Energy Development Board was conducted; and (b) whether any irregularity was surfaced in the report of the said audit, if so, the details thereof and the action taken in the light of that report?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the amount of royalty on hydle power payable to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at present and the time by which the same will be paid to that province?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government for implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and concluding observations and recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on 3rd and 4th combined periodic reports submitted by Pakistan?

Will the Minister for-Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) the number of Cat. III/„E? type Government Accommodations in Islamabad; (b) the names, designations and names of departments of the persons who have been allotted the said accommodations at present indicating also the date of allotment in each case; and (c) the number and location of the said accommodations which have been allotted on “Subject to Vacation” basis indicating also the date of allotment and name, designation and name of department of the allottee in each case?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state whether it is a fact that work orders for installation of transformers in village Dakhli Babootree Moh Maira, Bagran, Kohee Kamma, Sardhandna, Tumri and Barri Dartiya and chain augmentation at village Najif Pur, Sub-Division Khanpur (Haripur City), Hazara Circle, Pesco, have been issued but the same have not been installed so far, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to withdraw moratorium on provision of new gas connections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to increase the prices of natural gas; and (b) whether it is a fact that well head price and service charges of the distribution companies of gas have already been determined/fixed, if so, the head of account under which the said increase is proposed to be made?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the steps taken / being taken by the Government for recovery of outstanding dues of electricity and to control line losses in the country with DISCO-wise breakup; and (b) whether it is a fact that the Government has not succeeded in recovery of the said dues and controlling line losses so far, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether it is a fact that natural gas load enhancement is being allowed for industrial units in Sindh in the light of Article 158 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan while this enhancement is not being allowed in case of industrial units in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, if so, the reasons for this disparity?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state whether it is a fact that electricity wheeling charges have been notified for Punjab (Fatima Energy) but the same have not been notified for PESCO, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has installed mechanical meters for the domestic consumers which do not have pressure correction system like Electronic Volume Corrector (EVC) meters; (b) whether it is also a fact that the said meters show almost double meter reading in comparison to EVC meters during the winter season in which the gas pressure becomes low; and (c) whether it is further a fact that SNGPL calculate the gas received by it on EVC meters and sell it to the consumers on the basis of calculation made through mechanical meters, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the criteria laid down for appointment against the post of Managing Director (MD), PSO; (b) whether it is a fact that educational qualifications for the said post has been reduced from Masters to Graduation, if so, its reasons; and (c) whether it is also a fact that Mr. Amjad Pervaiz Janjua was appointed MD, PSO for 90 days on acting charge basis, if so, the reasons for not appointing a new MD during that period?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the dates on which the British Oil Company initiated and completed work on the project for exploration of oil and gas in Savi Ragha, District Musa Khel, Balochistan; (b) the volume of oil and gas produced from the said project/field per day; and (c) the details of welfare projects launched through the Deputy Commissioners in the adjacent areas of the said field since its inauguration indicating also the amount spent on each project so far?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister?s Office be pleased to state: (a,) whether it is a fact that ERRA had launched a project for building a new city Bakriyal? for the earth quake affectees of Balakot; (b) whether it is also a fact that possession of plots in the said city has not been handed over to the allottees even after the lapse of seven years, if so, the reasons thereof and the time by which possession will be handed over to them; and (c) the action being taken against those responsible for delay in handing over possession of plots to the allottees in that city?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the capacity of storage of water in Tarbela Dam has reduced due silting in the Dam; and (b) whether it is also a fact that an agreement for desilting/up-raising of the Dam has been made with China, if so, the details thereof and the time / date on which work will be started on the same?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state whether it is a fact that Ghadani Power project has been closed down or shifted to some other province / district, if so, the present status and location of the same?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that loadshedding of electricity was observed in the country during the month of Ramadan last year for more hours than those announced by the Government; (b) whether it is also a fact that the supply of electricity was interrupted many times during the last summer season due to some fault in transmission line, if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government to avoid such problem in future; and (c,) the expected schedule of loadshedding of electricity during the month of Ramadan this year?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether SNGPL and SSGPL have provided any new gas connections or extension or additional gas load to any industrial or commercial unit and CNG Station after imposition of moratorium on provision of new gas connections vide letter of dated 4th November, 2011, if so, the details of such industrials or commercial units and CNG Stations?