AUDIO LINKS TO PROCEEDINGS FOR FEBRUARY 2014

HOUSE OF KEYS 25TH FEBRUARY 2014

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QUESTIONS :

 

1. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Hall) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)

What analysis he has made as to what constitutes and defines vulnerability in the population, to guide policy-making of the Government; and if he will make a statement?

 

 

 

 

2. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Singer) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)

What (a) Central Government and (b) Local Government policy is in relation to employing physically disabled persons; and how many physically disabled persons are employed by Government?

 

 

 

3 The Hon Member for Onchan ( Mr Hall) to ask the Minister for Health (Mr Anderson)

What recent assessment he has made of the drug Kadcyla for treatment of Breast Cancer; whether it offers superior effectiveness; what recent discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence regarding the drug; when he expects it may also be available to patients in the Isle of Man; and if he will make a statement?

 

 

 

 

4. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for Health (Mr Anderson)

What action his department has taken to accelerate the treatment regime for patients suffering from Wet ARMD since June 2012?

 

 

 

 

5. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Gawne)

What effect a sewage outfall less than one nautical mile from the bathing area at Peel might have on the health of bathers?

 

 

 

 

6. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Gawne)

How the excellent bathing water standard as defined by EU law will be achieved at Peel?

 

 

 

 

7. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for

Infrastructure (Mr Cretney)

At what intervals he intends to revise all or part adopted area plans; and what would trigger a revision?

 

 

 

 

8 The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for

Infrastructure (Mr Cretney)

What Douglas Harbour traffic statistics are collected; and what the publication policy and practice are in respect of these statistics?

 

 

         MOTION FAILED ALL QUESTIONS BELOW WILL BE ANSWERED IN WRITING.

 

9. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for

Infrastructure (Mr Cretney)

Pursuant to his statement in the House of Keys on 28th January 2014, what the estimated cost is of drafting a licensing scheme which could be introduced for airline routes operating between the Island and key British destinations?

 

  

 

10. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Community, Culture and Leisure (Mr Cregeen)

What the business requirements and technical specifications are of the new bus ticketing system?

 

 

 

3. Consideration of Clauses

 

3.1 Control of Employment Bill 2013

Mr Shimmin

Tabled Amendments

Clause 3 (Mr Karran)

Clause 7 (Mr Skelly)

Clause 8 (Mr Karran)

Clause 12 (Mr Karran)

Clause 22 (Mr Skelly)

New Clause (Mr Thomas)

Schedule 2 (Mr Skelly)

 

 3.1 Control of Employment Bill 2013 - Consideration of Clauses - Part 1 clauses 1-17

 

3.2 Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2013

Mr Anderson

Tabled Amendments

Long Title (Mr Gawne)

Long Title (Mr Watterson)

Long Title (Mr Karran)

Clause 2 (Mr Gawne)

Clause 2 (Mr Watterson)

Clause 3 (Mr Gawne)

Clause 3 (Mr Gawne)

Clause 3 (Mr Karran)

Clause 3 (Mr Watterson)

Clause 3 (Mr Watterson)

Clause 3 (Mr Watterson)

Clause 3 (Mr Watterson)

Clause 3 (Mr Watterson)

Clause 3 (Mr Watterson)

Clause 3 (Mr Watterson)

 

 

3.3 European Union (Amendment) Bill 2014

Mr Watterson

 

 

3.4 Terrorism and Other Crime (Financial Restrictions) Bill 2014

Mr Watterson

Tabled Amendments

Long Title (Mr Quirk)

New Clause 70A (Mr Quirk)

New Clause 70B (Mr Quirk)

Clause 73 (Mr Quirk)

 

 

3.5 Health care Professionals Bill 2014

Mr Henderson

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 25TH FEBRUARY 2014

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TYNWALD COURT (BUDGET) 18TH/19TH/20TH FEBRUARY 2014

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BUDGET ITEMS MARKED IN RED.

 

20TH FEBRUARY 2014

 

ACTS,ORDERS & PROCEEDURES:

 

 

 

19TH FEBRUARY 2014

 

 QUESTIONS:

 

           

1. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Hall) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)

How many settlement and special severance agreements to terminate employment contracts in the public sector have been signed in each of the past five years; how much has been agreed to be paid in each year; whether Treasury approval is required when public money is used in this way; and if he will make a statement?

 

 

2. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Hall) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)

Whether he intends to take steps to introduce specific legislation to empower the Government to make it a criminal offence for drivers to fail to prevent smoking in vehicles when children are present; whether he is of the opinion that a fixed penalty fine system should be considered for offenders; if he will announce a public consultation on the issue; and if he will make a statement?

 

 

3. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Henderson) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)-

 If he will make a statement on the recent Crown Dependency Trilateral meeting, hosted on the Isle of Man; and what the outcomes of that meeting were?

 

 

4. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)

If he will make a statement on the criteria for awarding early retirement packages to civil servants; and whether the rules relating to the amounts awarded are the same for all grades of officer?

 

 

5. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)

When he has exercised powers under the Financial Provisions and Currency Act 2011; and when he reported these instances to Tynwald?

 

 

6. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)

What financial assistance the Government has given to the Sefton Group; in each case (a) when; (b) under which powers; (c) how much; and (d) for what purpose?

 

  • Q6. Sefton Group - Financial assistance given

 

7. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)

If he will take steps to introduce a more accessible system for those appealing against decisions of rent and rate commissioners, in order to offer a different avenue from going to the High Court?

 

 

8. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)

 Further to his statement in the House of Keys of 4th February on savings in implementation of the IRIS regional strategy, how the £8 million saving has been determined; and why more competitive tendering was not undertaken prior to the request for £39 million?

 

9. The Hon. Member for Garff (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health (Mr Anderson)

What his plans are to shift financial and human resources, and IT capability, for the delivery of Health Services from acute to community care in accordance with his Department's announced policy; and international best practice?

 

 

10. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Cretney)

What plans he has to increase the number of parking spaces available to disabled people?

 

 

11. The Hon. Member for Garff (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Cretney)

 If he will make a statement on the basis of his proposed savings of around £1 million arising from a single contract for waste refuse collection across the Island; and if he will publish a breakdown of the figures and details of the methodology employed to calculate such stated savings?

 

 

12. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chairman of the Social Affairs Policy Review Committee

When the Committee will report its investigation into whether the Department of Education and Children’s policy on pre- school education is value for money and meets educational need?

 

REPORTS, MOTIONS & ORDERS:

 

 

 

18TH FEBRUARY 2014 

    

BUDGET, BILLS & ORDERS:      

 

            1. Papers Laid

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE OF KEYS 11TH FEBRUARY 2014 LISTINGS FOR AUDIO  

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QUESTIONS: 

 

1. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)

If he will he consult with the Ministers, political Members and technical

officers in the Departments of Infrastructure and Economic Development to bring forward appropriate measures such that

(a) any commercial passenger aircraft and crew operating to or from the Isle of Man must comply with either the legislation in the jurisdiction of

registration, or licence, or equivalent UK legislation, whichever is the

more stringent, irrespective of the jurisdiction in which

(1) the aircraft is registered;

(20 The Air Operater's Certificate is held;

(3) the aircraft is owned and/or controlled; and

(4) the crew is licensed; and

(b) a confidential whistleblower hotline is established and that any

complaints of irregularities and breaches of regulations are investigated

on the Island immediately, as well as being passed to the jurisdiction of

registration, or licence of the aircraft, crew or management?

 

 

2. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)

How many films have been made since Pinewood Film Advisors became the managers of the Media Development Fund; and how much has been invested in each of the films?

 

3. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Health (Mr Anderson)

When he expects the committee reviewing the Francis Report to produce their report; and when this report will be available to Tynwald Members?

 

 

4. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Shimmin)

How many unannounced ramp inspections were carried out at the Isle of Man Airport on commercial passenger aircraft in each of the calendar years 2009 to 2013; and for each year, how many were -

(a) as a result of information received from official sources;

(b) as a result of information from whistleblowers; and

(c) carried out at random; and in how many cases were irregularities discovered; and if he will categorise them?

 



5. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Shimmin)

(a) What changes in policy his Department has implemented with regard to improving the safety of commercial passenger aircraft operating to and from the Isle of Man since the crash at Cork Airport on

10th February 2011 and the publication of the preliminary accident Report on 16th March 2011; and

(b) what further changes in policy his Department intends to implement as a result of the contents of the final accident report into this incident,

published on 28th January 2014?

 

 

 

6. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission (Mr Cannan)

Pursuant to the statement in the House by the Minister of Education and

Children on 28th January 2014, in connection with the advertised Director of Education post, what evidence he recieved that the Education Department's senior management structure had been reviewed and benchmarked against that of equivalent providers elsewhere in the British Isles?

 

 

7. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Chairman of the Water and Sewerage Authority (Mr Houghton)

If he will place the draft feasibility report for location of a sewerage works to serve Peel in the Tynwald Library for public inspection?

 

 

 

 

BILLS & MOTIONS:

 

   

 

 

 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 11TH FEBRUARY 2014 LISTINGS FOR AUDIO

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COMMITTEE 7th FEBRUARY 2014 CIVIL LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

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HOUSE OF KEYS 4TH FEBRUARY 2014 LISTINGS FOR AUDIO

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QUESTIONS:

 

1. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) -

If he will publish the legal advice provided to the Council of Ministers in

respect of all loans to the Sefton Group?

 

2. The Hon. Member for Douglas East (Mrs Cannell) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) -

When a fairer system will be introduced for the rating system of domestic properties?

 

3. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) -

In view of the provisions of the Control of Employment Act, under which an EEA worker can undertake no more than 10 days employment per year without a work permit, what safeguards are in place to ensure that

maintenance staff employed by airlines serving the island do not contravene this provision?

 

4. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the

    Treasury ( Mr Teare)-

 When he will complete the review of rateable values?

 

5. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) -

 What action the Treasury has taken or plans to take to recover the consultant fees and additional cost to Manx taxpayers of the redesign and adjustments to the IRIS project?

 

 

6. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Shimmin)-

Whether the Sefton Group has complied with all creditor payment

requirements under the terms of the loan deal?

 

 

7. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister of

 Education and Children (Mr Crookall)-

Pursuant to his answer in the House of Keys on 6th November 2012, what the department’s policy is on special educational needs; and how it has changed in recent years?

 

8. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chairman of the Water and Sewerage Authority (Mr Houghton) -

What timing and cost options for the phased introduction of a sewerage

charge were considered between his statements in Tynwald on future funding of the authority in June 2013 and the introduction of sewerage charges in January 2014; and when and by whom the decision was taken to include sewerage charges in the 2014/15 Manx Utilities Authority budget?

 

ORDERS, MOTIONS  & BILLS :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Third Reading

 

 

 



LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 4TH FEBRUARY 2014 LISTINGS FOR AUDIO

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           1. Foreign Companies Bill 2013 - For Third Reading

 

 

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