AUDIO LINKS TO PROCEEDINGS FOR JANUARY 2015

 

 

HOUSE OF KEYS 27th JANUARY 2015

 

PROCEEDURE

Leaves of Absence and changes to how Questions are tabled and answered

 

 

1. Questions for Oral Answer
 

 

1. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) –
How many languages are used in Government Departments when communicating with the public; and what his policy is on using languages other than English?

1.1 Government communications with the public - Languages used

 

2. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the
Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) –
Whether his Department intends to extend the T.T. access corridor through Kirk Michael to include the Orrisdale Junction?

1.2. Kirk Michael TT access corridor - Extension to include Orrisdale junction

 

3. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) –
Whether a 20mph speed limit will be imposed through Michael Village centre?

1.3. Kirk Michael - Speed limit through village centre

 

4. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister of Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) –
What Infrastructure services are being handed to Local Authorities; and when?

1.4. Infrastructure services - Transfer to local authorities


5. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) –
What steps he has taken over the problem of ineffective cavity wall insulation in public sector housing in Willaston; and who has been held to account for costs involved in remedying the problem?

1.5. Willaston public sector housing - Ineffective cavity wall insulation

 

6. 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 decisions taken regarding health and social care are made on fully informed information supplied by health professionals?

1.6. DHSC ministerial decisions - Input by health professionals

 

7. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) –
What the current focus is of the leadership and management structure within the health services?

1.7. Health Services - Current focus of leadership and management

 

8. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform ( Mr Robertshaw)–
What the average household (a) cost of living and (b) disposable income in each of the household income quartiles is?

1.8. Household Income Quartiles - Cost of living and disposable income

 

Motion to suspend Standing Orders to complete questions for oral answer and provision for answering of questions not reached

 

 

9. 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?
 

 

10. 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?
 

 

11. 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?

 


12. 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?
 

 

13. 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?
 

 

14 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?
 

 

15. 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?
 

 

16. 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?
 

 

17. 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 19 – December 2007; and when the Suicide Prevention Strategy will come into place?

 

ORDERS, MOTIONS ETC .

 

3.1 Income Tax Bill and 3.2 Payment Services Bill - First Reading

​4.1 Freedom of Information Bill 2014 - Third Reading

5.1 Designated Businesses (Registration and Oversight) Bill 2014 - Consideration of Clauses

 

 

TYNWALD COURT 20th JANUARY 2015

 

PROCEEDURE

Leaves of Absence, permission sought to lay Central Douglas Masterplan electronically and Ramsey Gelling Johnson Exibition in the Tynwald Library - Island of Culture legacy

1. Papers Laid

2. Announcement of Royal Assent - Law Officers Act 2014 and Bills for Signature - Public Services Commission Bill 2014 and the Sewerage (Amendment) Bill 2014

 

ORAL QUESTIONS

 

1. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)–
What the basis is for the calculation of the cost of less than £2m for the Domestic Rating Revaluation Project; and by what means the tenders for the project will be advertised and assessed?

Q1. Domestic Rating Revaluation Project - Cost calculation and Tenders

 

2. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mr Cretney) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) –
Who is politically responsible for (a) internal oversight and scrutiny within Treasury; and (b) parliamentary oversight and scrutiny of the Treasury procurement division and process?

Q2. Treasury Procurment Division - Responsibility for oversight and scrutiny


3. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mr Cretney) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) –
Since the establishment of the Treasury procurement division how many successful tenderers have gone into receivership or been taken over; and as a result what changes, if any have been made to the due diligence process?

Q3. Treasury Procurement Division - Due dilligence process

 


4. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mr Cretney) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) –
What reference is made in the paperwork for tenders to undertake work on behalf of Government to (a) the importance of retention and investment of funds on Island; (b) any social wellbeing aspects; and (c) any protection of staff
affected; and how each aspect is measured and enforced?

Q4. Tenders - Measurement and enforcement of aspects referenced in paperwork

 

5. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mr Cretney) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) –
With regards to the withdrawn tender lot for Children’s services:
(a) whether it was withdrawn before interview, at interview, or afterwards; and whether
(b) the point of declaration and withdrawal of one of the panel members was before or during the interview process

Q5. Children's Services - Withdrawn tender

 

6. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) –
How many expressions of interest have been received in respect of providing passenger and freight ferry services; and how these will be assessed?

Q6. Freight ferry services - Expressions of interest

 

7. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Hall) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) –
Whether a retail impact assessment was required for application no 14/00836/B in respect of European House, Peel Road Douglas; and if not, why not?

Q7. European House application - Retail impact assessment


8. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne)–
Whether planning permission is required for telecommunications aerials and masts?

Q8. Telecommunications aerials and masts - Planning permission

 

9. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) –
If he will make a statement on the timescale for the Eastern Plan?

Q9. Eastern Plan timescale - Statement

 

10. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) –
If he will make a statement on the strategic plan for the Isle of Man?

Q10. Isle of Man Strategic Plan - Statement


11. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask HM Acting Attorney General (Mr Quinn)–
Whether the process used by the Department of Health and Social Care to  award further or new service contracts to St. Christopher’s over the Isle of Man Children’s Centre bid for various items of service supply is lawful and procedurally correct; if he will make a statement on the legality of such a
tendering process; and whether the process should be re-run in the interests of public transparency and credibility?

Q11. Awarding of contracts to St Christopher's - Tendering process legality

 

12. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask HM Acting Attorney General (Mr Quinn) –
Whether the process involved in the tendering of contracts in which St Christopher’s participated was fair, honest, transparent and in the spirit of government procedure, with special reference to any conflict of interest; and whether any flaws in the process render it null and void?

Q12. St Christopher's contracts - Tendering process

 

13. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly) –
What the remit is of the planning team in his Department?

Q13. Department's planning team - Remit

 

 

14. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Ronan) –
If he will publish the payments made under the Countryside Care Scheme?

Q14. Countryside Care Scheme - Publication of payments

 

15. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Ronan)–
How many live animal exports there were in each of the last five years; and what proportion of these came from farms which were within the Countryside Care Scheme?

Q15. Live animal exports - Number in last five years

 

16. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Ronan) –
What steps he is taking to protect the future of agriculture in the Island by enabling young people to enter farming?

Q16. Enabling young people to enter farming - Steps taken

 

17. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Ronan) –
What his plans are for the future use of Knockaloe Farm; and if he will consider turning it into starter units for young farmers?

Q17. Knockaloe Farm - Plans for future

 


18. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Ronan) –
What conditions the Countryside Care Scheme imposes on the live export of animals?

Q18. Live export of animals - Conditions imposed by Countryside Care Scheme

 

 

 

19. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Ronan) –
How his Food Matters Strategy will contribute to safeguarding the future of the Meat Plant?

Q19. Food Matters Strategy - Contribution to future of Meat Plant

 

 

20. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Ronan)–
Why policy cannot be challenged in the course of the current Countryside Care Scheme Consultation?

Q20. Countryside Care Scheme - Challenging of policy

 

Suspension of Standing Orders to take the remaining questions for Oral Answer

 

REMAINING QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN WRITING

 

21. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Ronan) –
Why the Countryside Care Scheme Consultation paragraph 6.1 states that the Government will not seek to use financial or legislative means to encourage the supply of animals to the Isle of Man Meat Plant when the EU allows coupled payments?
 

 

 

22. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) –
What the cost was of the David Tolson Report; and what action has been taken as a result of it?
 

 

23. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) –
What the reasons are for not introducing a programme of rent increase linked to income thresholds?
 

 

24. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Henderson) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) –
If he will make a statement on the contract arrangements with the Isle of Man Children’s Centre which his Department had before March 2014; and what consequent reduction in service levels there will be as a result of the new contracts?
 

 


25. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Henderson) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) –
Whether there are to be reductions in services as provided before March 2014 by the Isle of Man Children’s Centre; and what effect this will have on the Isle of Man Children’s Centre, and the staff employed by that organisation?
 

 

26. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) –
What (i) pre-qualification and (ii) selection criteria in relation to assessment tools influenced by attachment approaches were used to award the contracts for residential care, aftercare and an emotional wellbeing service for looked
after children; and how a tenderer could demonstrate compliance with, and achievement against, these criteria?
 

 

27. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) –
Whether the department used a social value approach in the recent Children and Families Services procurement; and if so, how this influenced (i) the specification for those services and (ii) the criteria adopted for determining the winning tender?
 

 

28. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) –
What information was available to an unsuccessful tenderer in the recent Children and Families Services procurement for it clearly and unequivocally to demonstrate that it had been harmed as the tender was not equitable, fair or reasonable?
 

 

29. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mr Cretney) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) –
Why two divisions of his Department have different policies regarding the inclusion of social value in contracts recently tendered?

 

ORDERS, STATEMENTS ETC.