AUDIO LINKS TO PROCEEDINGS FOR JULY 2014

1. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) –
What rules cover persons in the public sector who have taken retirement and then been re-employed by the public sector; and what the Council of Ministers’ policy is on this?

Q1. Re-Employment of Public Sector employees - Council Ministers' Policy

2. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) –
What the turnover of board members and directors of Manx Radio was for the five years before 2004; and what the turnover of directors has been since?

Q2. Manx Radio - Board members and Directors turnover

3. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister ( Mr Bell)–
What action the Road Traffic Licensing Committee can take in relation to the administration of the public bus service by the Department of Infrastructure to ensure route timetables for buses are workable and safe for passengers and bus drivers?

Q3. Road Traffic Licensing Committee - Administration of public bus service

4. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) –
What the justification was for not putting out the Nunnery site for expressions of interest to all organisations for proposals for redevelopment or use of the site?

Q4. Nunnery site - Expressions of interest

5. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) –
If he will make a statement on progress in respect of

(i) new equality legislation
(ii) the tiered award scheme and access service and

(iii) awareness raising, engagement and consultation on disability and equality issues?

and

6. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) –
If he will make a statement on progress with preparing an Equality Bill?

Q5 and Q6. Equality Legislation progress - Statement

7. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)–
If he will obtain an independent legal opinion on the legal vires of the appointment of Ci65 Limited as consultants for the second phase of the social security and National Insurance review and circulate it to all Tynwald Members prior to the debate on the report issued by the Public Accounts Committee?

Q7. Appointment of Ci65 Limited - Independent legal opinion

8. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)–
As part of the review of the access to Legal Aid Scheme if he will consider a more flexible approach to awarding Legal Aid where there is a public interest in developing the law?

Q8. Legal Aid Scheme - Review of access

9. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) –
Whether it is his policy that Government includes a requirement in Financial Regulations that the identity of the beneficial owners of Companies with which the Government is in a business relationship are both known and recorded within the Departments involved by formally incorporating in any contract a specific requirement that the nominated officer within the Company provides that information to the Department before any business is undertaken or binding contracts signed?

Q9. Identity of beneficial owners of companies - Government policy

10. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) –
Whether the Government has similar flexibility in handling immigration for entrepreneurs as applies under immigration legislation in the United Kingdom?

Q10. Immigration for entrepreneurs - Alignment with UK Legislation

11. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) –
What the terms are of the rent agreement covering Finch Hill House, Bucks Road, since the property was purchased?

Q11. Finch Hill House - Terms of rental agreement

12. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) –
What engagement will take place with Tynwald prior to delivery of the new fiscal plan?

Q12. New fiscal plan - Engagement with Tynwald

13. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) –
Whether the provision of a loan guarantee to a gymnastic club is an appropriate application of the Financial Provisions and Currency Act 2011?

Q13. Application of the Financial Provisions and Currency Act 2011 - Gymnastic club loan guarantee

14. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) –
If he will make a statement on the Department’s policy on enforcing payment of rates demands; and how this will be applied in respect of tardy payment of the 2014/15 sewerage charge?

Q14. Payment of rates demands - Department's policy on enforcement

15. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Houghton (Minister Absent)) –
What plan the Department has (i) to reconstruct or repair the Harris and Loch Promenade sea-wall and (ii) to enhance the coastal defence of Douglas?

Q15. Douglas coastal defence - Department's plans

16. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Houghton, Minister Absent) –
What prior discussion took place with cyclists, pedestrians and other users before (i) changes were made to the permitted use of Douglas Promenade and (ii) a cycle lane was introduced in Peel Road?

Q16. Douglas Promenade and Peel Road cycle lanes - Prior discussions with users

17. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mrs Beecroft, Minister Absent)–
When and by whom a decision was taken regarding consultation on the marine strategic plan; and when and how preliminary publicity relating to it was issued?

Q17. Marine Strategic Plan Consultation - Preliminary publicity

18. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mrs Beecroft, Minister Absent) –
What changes there have been to the rates of accidents involving buses since January 2012?

Q18. Accidents involving buses - Changes in incidents since January 2012

19. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Houghton, Minister Absent)–
What the cost is of the new Manx Highway Code; and whether it was printed locally?

Q19. Manx Highway Code - Cost; locally printed

20. The Hon. Member of Council (Mr Braidwood) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Houghton, Minister Absent)–
What powers the Road Traffic Licensing Committee has to require Taxi Drivers to accept Assistance Dogs in their vehicles?

Q20. Road Traffic Licensing Committee - Powers to require Taxi Drivers to accept Assistance Dogs in their vehicles

21. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform (Mr Robertshaw) –
What his policy is on ensuring sustainability of the system for public sector pensions; and what action can be taken to build confidence?

Q21. Public Sector Pensions system - Policy on ensuring sustainability

22. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Robertshaw)–
How many persons are recorded as being disabled by the Disabled Employment Services; and how many persons were so recorded in 2002?

Q22. Disables Employment Services - Number of persons registered now and in 2002

23. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly) –
Between 2005 and 2014, how many people from the disabled employment register gained employment; and how many of those were employed by the Government?

Q23. Disabled employment register - Number registered who gained emoloyment between 2005 and 2014

24. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly)–
How many disabled people filled Government vacancies for full and part time staff in the years 2005-2014?

Q24. Government Vacancies - Number filled by disables people between 2005 and 2014

25. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly) –
What his policy is on crowd funding; and how the Government proposes to encourage new business on the Island?

Q25. New business - Government policy on crowd funding

26. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly) –
What the strategy is of the department for use of land to provide employment at Ronaldsway?

Q26. Use of land at Ronaldsway - Department's strategy

Suspension of Standing Orders to complete questions for oral answer

ORDERS, STASTEMENTS & MOTIONS.

14. Police Headquarters - Custody Block

Announcement of Royal Assent - European Union (Amendment) Act 2014 and Health Care Professionals Act 2014

3. Sefton Group - Statement by the Chief Minister

4. Collective Responsibility - Statement by the Chief Minister

5. Modernising Ministerial Government - Statement by the Chief Minister

6. The Big Debate - Statement by the Minister for Policy and Reform

7. Supplementary Vote for the Cost of Pay Awards agreed in 2013-14 - Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Care

Matter of Urgent Public Importance - Ci65 Limited Contract

9. Proposed Changes to the 14 - 16 Qualifications - Statement by the Minister for Education and Children