AUDIO LINKS TO PROCEEDINGS FOR FEBRUARY 2015
HOUSE OF KEYS 24th FEBRUARY 2015
PROCEEDURE.
Questions 1 and 4 to be deferred to next sitting and procedure for putting of questions
QUESTIONS.
1. Questions for Oral Answer 1. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – What action the Government will take to protect those with limited incomes from paying more in rates and fees than in Income Tax?
DEFERRED TO NEXT WEEK
2. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly) – What the Government has contributed towards sustainable growth of the Finance sector?
1.2. Finance sector - Contribution towards sustainable growth
3. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle ) – If he will make a statement on the changes to the salaried Dental Service?
1.3. Salaried Dental Service - Statement on changes
4. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – Why no formal press release was issued to International Press Associations immediately following the verbal attack on the Isle of Man and offshore jurisdictions over the weekend of the 7th February 2015?
DEFERRED TO NEXT WEEK
5. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What the timetable for revised landlords and tenants legislation is; and who will be involved in developing the legislation and policy?
1.5. Landlords and tenants legislation - Timetable
6. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne)– How many planning officers there are; and how many planning enforcement cases are on file?
1.6. Planning Office - Number of officers and number of cases on file
7. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly) – Whether his Department will provide pitches for renting to service providers on the Loch Promenade walkway for T. T. 2015?
1.7. TT 2015 - Pitches on Loch Promenade
LEAVE TO INTRODUCE: Mr Karran
3. Leave to Introduce - a Bill to make new provision for the constitution of the Legislative Council
TYNWALD COURT 17th FEBRUARY 2015
PROCEEDURE
Bill for Signature - Interpretation (Amendment) Bill 2014
BUDGET ORDER
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Teare - Motion moved
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Singer
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Cannan
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mrs Beecroft
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Thomas
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Wild
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Quayle
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Quirk
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Gawne
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Hall
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Skelly
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Karran
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Turner
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Cregeen
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Lord Bishop
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Ronan
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Braidwood
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 2. Budget for the year 2015-16 - Mr Teare - Reply and Motion put
Announcement of Royal Assent - Interpretation (Amendment) Act 2015
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 3. General Revenue and Capital Payments 2015-16
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 4. Investments and Reserves
ORDER PAPER NO 2 - 5. Income Tax Act 1970
Suspension of Standing Orders to continue sitting after 8 o'clock
ORAL QUESTIONS
Provision for answering of questions tabled for the Chief Minister in his absence
1. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)– If he will make a statement on the current situation regarding the Attorney General and his re-instatement?
Q1. Attorney General re-instatement - Statement
2. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) – What his policy is on extending UK Legislation to the Island?
3. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)– What action he has taken to bring proposals to Tynwald in relation to the priority given to banking depositors as unsecured creditors of an Island based bank or mutual building society carrying on business on the Island as a direct subsidiary of a foreign parent?
Q3. Island based banks; direct subsidiaries of foreign parents - Action taken
4. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – Whether (a) single occupancy or (b) income related discounts will be part of the proposed new domestic rates legislation?
Q4. Domestic rates - Discounts included in proposed legislation
5. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – What proportion of total (a) local authority and (b) water rates are levied from domestic properties; and how these proportions will change in the proposed new local authority, water and sewerage rates systems?
Q5. Domestic property rates - Proportion of local authority and water rates in new systems
6. The Hon. Member for Malew and Santon (Mr Cregeen) to ask the Minister for Home Affairs (Mr Watterson) – What actions his Department has taken towards the introduction of Automatic Number Plate Recognition?
Q6. Automatic Number Plate Recognition - Action taken to introduce
7. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Henderson) to ask the Minister for Home Affairs (Mr Watterson) – What action he is taking to support an initiative from members of the special constabulary to introduce patrols in rural areas on horseback?
Q7. Special constabulary horseback patrols - initiative support
8. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Singer) to ask HM Acting Attorney General (Mr Quinn) – What criteria he uses to prioritise decisions on prosecutions?
Q8. Prosecutions decisions - Criteria to prioritise
9. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask HM Acting Attorney General (Mr Quinn)– What his cost limit is for (a) not investigating, and (b) discontinuing work on suspected acts of criminality?
Q9. Ceasing work on suspected acts of criminality 0 Cost limit
10. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask HM Acting Attorney General (Mr Quinn)– What his policy is on prosecuting fraud on the Public Revenue?
Q10. Public Revenue fraud - Policy on prosecution
11. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly) – What progress has been made with attracting new investment banks to the Island?
Q11. Investment banks - Progress with attracting new business
12. The Hon. Member for Malew and Santon (Mr Cregeen) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Ronan) – How many farmers the Department has met to discuss Countryside Care; whether the Minister is complying with the Tynwald Resolution on Countryside Care; and if he will hold a postal ballot of all farmers on recommendations before they are submitted to Tynwald?
Q12. Countryside Care - Department's communications with farmers
13. The Hon. Member for Malew and Santon (Mr Cregeen) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Ronan) – How many farms receive Countryside Care payments and how much; what the total acreage of each farm is, identifying hill land separately; following the change from historic payments to acreage payments, what the estimated change in payments is for each farm?
Q13. Countryside Care - Details of payments made
14. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Hall) to ask the Chairman of the Tynwald Management Committee (Mr Speaker) – When he expects to report on the adequacy and effectiveness of Secretarial Support for Tynwald Members; and if he will make a statement?
Q14. Tynwald Members secretarial support - Statement and reporting
15. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask HM Acting Attorney General (Mr Quinn)– How many times in the last ten years investigations into suspected acts of criminality reported to the Attorney General’s Chambers have been discontinued because of a request from the Council of Ministers?
16. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask HM Acting Attorney General (Mr Quinn)– Whether the Acting Attorney General requires the permission of Tynwald to prosecute a serious act of fraud on the Public Revenue when evidence has been found and reported to his Chambers by a Committee of Tynwald?
Q16. Public Revenue fraud - Permission of Tynwald to prosecute
17. The Hon. Member for Garff (Mr Speaker) to ask HM Acting Attorney General (Mr Quinn) – What legal recourse the Government has against the owners of dilapidated buildings in the Isle of Man, whose owners are resident in the UK or overseas
Q17. Dilapidated buildings - legal recourse against owners
STATEMENTS, REPORTS, ORDERS & MOTIONS.
3. Financial Management Strategy 2015 - 2020 - Statement by the Minister for the Treasury
4. New Residential Unit - Leece Lodge Site, Braddan
9. Appointment of Vice Chairman of the Isle of Man Post Office - Not moved
13. Tribunals Act 2006 - Care Services Tribunal Rules 2015 [SD No 2015/0010]
15. Moneylenders Act 1991 - Moneylenders (Exempt Person) Regulations 2014 [SD No 2014/0403]
22. Value Added Tax Act 1996 - Value Added Tax Act 1996 (Amendment) Order 2015 [SD No 2015/0029]
24. Income Tax Act 1970 - Income Tax (Pensions) Regulations 2015 [SD No 2015/0021]
26. Crown Post Offices - Not moved
Tributes to exiting Legislative Council Members, Mr Butt, Mr Crowe and Mr Downie
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 10th FEBRUARY 2015
1. Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2014 - Third Reading
2. Freedom of Information Bill 2014 - Second Reading and Consideration of Clauses 1-27 - Part 1 of 2
2. Freedom of Information Bill 2014 - Consideration of Clauses 28 - 60 - Part 2 of 2
Interpretation (Amendment) Bill 2015 - First Reading
Interpretation (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Second Reading and Consideration of Clauses
Interpretation (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Third Reading
3. Designated Businesses (Registration and Oversight) Bill 2014 - First Reading
4. Payment Services Bill 2015 - First Reading
HOUSE OF KEYS 10th FEBRUARY 2015
PROCEEDINGS
Leaves of Absence and consequent re-tabling of questions for the Chief Minister
1. Questions for Oral Answer
1. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) – What the Government has contributed towards sustainable growth of the Finance sector?
NOT ANSWERED
2. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) – What action the Government will take to protect those with limited incomes from paying more in rates and fees than in Income Tax?
NOT ANSWERED
3. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – If he will publish average household income data in each four digit postcode area?
1.3 Household income data - Publication by area
4. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – What his policy is on ring fencing areas of taxation for the Health Services?
NOT ANSWERED
5. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly) – What checks are done on workers when a work permit applicant comes from the European Economic area, but is not an Isle of Man worker?
1.5 Work permit applcations from the European Economic Area - Checks carried out
6. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What social value and experience criteria Social Care Adult Services use for procurement; and what weight is applied to their use?
1.6 Socail Care Adult Services procurement - Social value and experience criteria
7. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What criteria his Department will use to decide where to transfer Government’s social housing stock; and when this transfer will take place?
1.7 Transfer of Government's social housing stock - Where and when to take place
8. The Hon. Member for Malew and Santon (Mr Cregeen) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – Whether the Airport Radar is functioning properly; whether it has received CAA accreditation; and how much it has cost to date?
1.8 Airport radar - Accereditation and cost
9. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – What the cost was of the purchase by Department of Community Culture and Leisure of a Diesel Locomotive; what the business plan was for such a purchase; what use has been made of the train; and whether it is fit for the purpose?
NOT ANSWERED
10. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform (Mr Robertshaw) – How the National Strategy Group, Environment & Infrastructure, Social Policy & Children’s and Government Reform Team Council of Ministers’ sub-committee corporate workstreams relate to the Agenda for Change and departmental service delivery and business plans?
1.10 Council of Ministers' sub-committee corporate workstrams - Relation to Agenda for Change
11. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – Whether his Department has awarded a contract for the provision of in house Home Care Services to an off-Island service provider?
1.11 Home Care Services - Awarding of contract
12. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Chief Minister ( Answered by Treasury Minister Mr Teare) – What measures and initiatives have been introduced since September 2011 to protect the vulnerable; to what extent these have succeeded; and how the successes or failures have been measured?
1.12 Protection of the vulnerable - Measures and initiatives introduced
13. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) – If he will make a statement on the cases of staff reductions in the prosecutions Department of H.M. Attorney General’s Chambers?
NOT ANSWERED
14. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – Whether the decision to tax the corporate income of large retail businesses achieved its policy objective?
1.14 Taxation of corporate income of large retail businesses - Policy objectives
15. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – Whether any private social meetings took place between senior officers of the DHSC and St Christopher’s representatives in 2014; if so, which of these meetings were investigated by internal audit; and what the outcome of the investigation was?
1.15 Meetings with St Christopher's representatives - Internal audit investigation
FAILED
16. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What crèche facilities will be available to vulnerable children and parents after 1 st March; and who will be running them? 17. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care – What his policy is on the delivery of family services; and what support functions are included in the term family services?
18. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Home Affairs ( Mr Watterson)– What impact cuts in police resources have had in the ability to investigate serious criminal cases?
19. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform (Mr Robertshaw) – What steps he has taken towards creating effective capability assessment of senior Civil Service staff; and what plans he has for further reduction of the public sector?
20. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – If he will make a statement on the changes to the salaried Dental Service?
ORDERS, STATEMENTS , MOTIONS ETC.
3. Landlord and Tenant (Private Housing) Bill Committee
3.1 The Hon. Member for Douglas East (Mr Robertshaw) to move – That, notwithstanding the terms of the motion to receive and consider the Landlord and Tenant (Private Housing) Bill Report [PP No 2015/0005], the question be put on the recommendations contained in the Report in the following order:
Recommendation 1
Recommendation 2
Recommendation 4
Recommendation 5
Recommendation 3
Recommendation 6
Recommendation 7
3.2 The Chairman of the Landlord and Tenant (Private Housing) Bill (Mr Thomas) to move – That the Landlord and Tenant (Private Housing) Bill Report be received and that the following recommendations be approved –
Recommendation 1 We recommend that landlords should have specific powers in the Bill (in addition to the general right to refuse to deal with a prospective tenant):
to decline to let properties to tenants who are bad risks from the point of view of paying rent on time or looking after the property; and
to demand satisfactory references. The standards which landlords are entitled to expect from tenants should be made clear in the Bill.
Recommendation 2 We recommend that the Bill be amended to allow particular basic standards to be set for the behaviour of tenants, including:
paying rent on time; and
not damaging the property or furnishings. A tenant’s failure to observe basic standards ought to entitle a landlord to obtain summary judgment for possession in a timely and cost effective manner and this should be expressed in the Bill.
Recommendation 3 The Bill is attempting to control the management of lettings. It is a weakness in the Bill that this is separate from more general provisions relating to property management in general, particularly estate agents. The provisions of this Bill should be reincorporated in the planned legislation covering estate agents as originally envisaged.
Amendment The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to move – In recommendation 3, leave out the words “The provisions of this Bill should be reincorporated in the planned legislation covering estate agents as originally envisaged” and insert instead, “This Bill and the Property Agents Bill should be developed in parallel to avoid the risk of overlap and inconsistency.”
Recommendation 4 We recommend that the Bill should apply to all tenancies, including public sector and agricultural tenancies, thereby creating a basic guarantee of standards that all tenants have a right to expect.
Recommendation 5 We recommend that:
standards be defined in a Schedule to the Bill;
all changes be subject to approval of Tynwald, by way of subordinate legislation;
and that communication of changes to the standards should be made direct with all landlords electronically, not just posted on the website.
Amendment The Hon. Member for Douglas East (Mr Robertshaw) to move – In recommendation 5, to leave out the words:” “standards be defined in a Schedule to the Bill”.
Recommendation 6 The drafting errors which we have identified should be corrected before the Bill is allowed to proceed to Third Reading.
Recommendation 7 We think that the Bill should be sent back to the Attorney General’s Chambers for a complete rewrite in order to make it more intelligible.
4. Bills for Second Reading
4.1 Legislation Bill 2014 Mr Watterson 4.2 Interpretation Bill 2014 Mr Watterson
4.1 Legislation Bill 2014 and 4.2 Interpretation Bill 2014 - Second Reading
5. Leave to Introduce
5.1 The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to move – That leave be given to introduce a Bill to make new provision for the constitution of the Legislative Council: to require members of the Legislative Council to be subject to popular election on an all Island basis after the election to the Legislative Council in 2018; to make amendments to the basis of eligibility for election to the Legislative Council; to remove members of the Legislative Council from eligibility for service as Ministers or members of Government Departments; to provide for amended pay and conditions of employment of members of the Legislative Council; to make the necessary amendments to enactments relating to those matters; and for connected purposes.
5. Leave to Introduce - Not Moved
SUPPLEMENTARY
1. Suspension of Standing Orders The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Watterson) to move that Standing Orders be suspended to enable all stages of the Interpretation (Amendment) Bill 2015 to be considered at this sitting; and that any amendments or New Clauses to the Bill may be moved and considered at this sitting notwithstanding any Standing Orders to the contrary
Supplementary Order Paper - 1. Suspension of Standing Orders
2. Interpretation (Amendment) Bill 2015
2.1 First Reading Mr Watterson
Supplementary Order Paper - 2.1 Interpretation (Amendment) Bill 2015 - First Reading
2.2 Second Reading Mr Watterson
Supplementary Order Paper - 2.2 Interpretation (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Second Reading
2.3 Consideration of Clauses Mr Watterson
Supplementary Order Paper - 2.3 Interpretation (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Consideration of Clauses
2.4 Third Reading Mr Watterson
Supplementary Order Paper - 2.4 Interpretation (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Third Reading
HOUSE ADJOURNED
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 3rd FEBRUARY 2015
1. Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2014 - Second Reading and Consideration of Clauses
2. Freedom of Information Bill 2014 - First Reading
HOUSE OF KEYS 3rd FEBRUARY 2015
PROCEEDURE
1. Questions for Oral Answer
1. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform (Mr Robertshaw) – What role he plays in relation to the Post Offices on the Island?
1.1 Isle of Man Post Offices - Minister's role
2. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Home Affairs (Mr Watterson) – What the reasons are for the increase in burglaries?
1.2 Recent burglaries - Reasons
3. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly) – What action he has taken to invite new international Cycle events to the Island, as part of the policy of growing tourism?
1.3 International cycle events - Action taken to invite to the Island
4. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Chairman of the Post Office (Mr Cregeen) – When the share of profits from the Post Office paid to Treasury changed from 50% to a fixed £2,000,000 per annum; who was responsible for this change; and what the rationale for it was?
5. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister of Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – What plans the Government has to ensure the long term use of the Steam Packet Liverpool landing stage?
ANSWERED IN WRITING. (Minister sick)
1.5 Steam Packet Liverpool landing stage - Plans for long term use
6. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Henderson) to ask the Minister of Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – What the changes are to the age requirement for free bus passes; why they have been introduced; what the current age is for a person to receive a bus pass?
* Mrs Beecroft Answered.
1.6 Bus passes - Currant age criteria
7. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – Whether the budgets and resources for health and social care are allocated in a way that takes account of future demands and forecasted pressures?
1.7 Health and Social CAre budgets - Forecasted pressures
8. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What measures he takes to ensure that Treasury receives good quality analysis from the Department on which to base its financial decisions?
1.8 Basis for financial decisions - Ensurance of good quality analysis
9. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What progress has been made with implementing the Recommendations of the Mental Health Services Isle of Man suicide audit January 1996 – December 2007; and when the Suicide Prevention Strategy will come into place?
1.9 Sucide Prevention Strategy - Progress and inplementation
FAILED
10. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) – What the Government has contributed towards sustainable growth of the Finance sector?
TO BE ANSWERED AT THE NEXT SITTING
11. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) – What statutory powers are vested in the Council of Minister Committees to enable them to ratify that a strategy should be implemented?
TO BE ANSWERED IN WRITING
12. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) – What action the Government will take to protect those with limited incomes from paying more in rates and fees than in Income Tax?
TO BE ANSWERED AT THE NEXT MEETING
13. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – If he will publish average household income data in each four digit postcode area?
TO BE ANSWERED AT THE NEXT SITTING
14. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – What measures are being taken to improve the system for tendering used by central procurement to ensure that the process treats all tenderers fairly and that any conflicts of interest are discovered in a timely manner?
TO BE ANSWERED IN WRITING
15. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)– What his policy is on ring fencing areas of taxation for the Health Services?
TO BE ANSWERED AT THE NEXT SITTING
16. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly) – How many work permits were issued in (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 and (d) 2015 to date, broken down by category of permits?
TO BE ANSWERED IN WRITING
17. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly)– What checks are done on workers when a work permit applicant comes from the European Economic area, but is not an Isle of Man worker?
TO BE ANSWERED AT THE NEXT SITTING
18. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What social value and experience criteria Social Care Adult Services use for procurement; and what weight is applied to their use?
TO BE ANSWERED AT THE NEXT SITTING
19. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What criteria his Department will use to decide where to transfer Government’s social housing stock; and when this transfer will take place?
TO BE ANSWERED AT THE NEXT SITTING
20. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What progress has been made in implementing the recommendations made by the West Midlands Quality Review Service; when this is expected to be completed; what the estimated cost of implementation of these recommendations is, and whether the Department has sufficient funds to cover this cost?
TO BE ANSWERED IN WRITING
21. The Hon. Member for Malew and Santon (Mr Cregeen) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – Whether the Airport Radar is functioning properly; whether it has received CAA accreditation; and how much it has cost to date?
TO BE ANSWERED AT THE NEXT SITTING
22. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – What the cost was of the purchase by Department of Community Culture and Leisure of a Diesel Locomotive; what the business plan was for such a purchase; what use has been made of the train; and whether it is fit for the purpose?
TO BE ANSWERED AT THE NEXT SITTING
23. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform (Mr Robertshaw)– How the National Strategy Group, Environment & Infrastructure, Social Policy & Children’s and Government Reform Team Council of Ministers’ sub-committee corporate workstreams relate to the Agenda for Change and departmental service delivery and business plans?
TO BE ANSWERED AT THE NEXT SITTING
24. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform (Mr Robertshaw) – (a) Why the Children’s Strategy 2014 – 2019 is not in the public domain; and (b) When it is intended to hold a public consultation on the strategy?
TO BE ANSWERED IN WRITING
25. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle)– Whether his Department has awarded a contract for the provision of in house Home Care Services to an off-Island service provider?
TO BE ANSWERED AT THE NEXT SITTING
3. Bills For Second Reading
3.1 Legislation Bill 2014 A reprint of the Legislation Bill incorporating the Legislative Council amendments has been circulated. Mr Watterson
3.1 Legislation Bill 2014 and 3.2 Interpretation Bill 2014 - Second Reading not moved
3.2 Interpretation Bill 2014 A reprint of the Interpretation Bill incorporating the Legislative Council amendments has been circulated. Mr Watterson
3.3 Income Tax Bill 2015 Mr Teare
3.3 Income Tax Bill 2015 - Second Reading
3.4 Payment Services Bill 2015 Mr Teare
3.4 Payment Services Bill 2015 - Second Reading
3.5 Suspension of Standing Orders The Hon. Member for Ayre (Mr Teare) to move – That Standing Orders (in particular Standing Orders 2.2 and 4.11) be suspended in relation to the progress of the Payment Services Bill 2015 to the extent necessary to permit Clauses stage and Third Reading to be taken at this sitting. (if the House agrees Mr Teare’s motion to suspend Standing Orders).
3.6 Consideration of Clauses
3.6 Payment Services Bill 2015 - Consideration of Clauses
3.7 Third Reading Mr Teare
3.7 Payment Services Bill 2015 - Third Reading
4. Bill For Third Reading
4.1 Designated Businesses (Registration and Oversight) Bill 2014 Mr Teare
4.1 Designated Businesses (Registration and Oversight) Bill 2014 - Third Reading
5. Leave to Introduce The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Watterson) to move that – Leave be granted to introduce a Bill to amend the Law with respect to assisted dying and for connected purposes
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