AUDIO LINKS TO PROCEEDINGS FOR JULY 2015

1. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) – What his policy is on the constitutional and political decisions about which the Isle of Man Government might hold a referendum; and what estimate he has made of the direct and any indirect costs of holding a referendum?

Q1. Referendum - Policy and estimated costs

2. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Hall) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)– Whether he plans to hold a national referendum on same-sex marriage before the end of the current administration; and if he will make a statement?

Q2. Same sex marriage - Plans for national referendum

3. The Hon. Member for Malew & Santon (Mr Cregeen) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)– Whether residents of the Isle of Man who are over the age of 75 will be entitled to a free TV licence paid for by the BBC similar to residents in the UK?

Q3. TV Licence Fees - Arrangements for those over 75 compared to in the UK

4. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Treasury Minister (Mr Teare)– Whether he will press the BBC to include Isle of Man residents who are over 75 to have free licences at the same time as those over 75 in the UK?

Q4. Free TV Licences for those over 75 - Discussions with the BBC

5. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Peake) to ask the Treasury Minister (Mr Teare)– Whether finding a sustainable solution to the public sector pensions is a priority for the economic future of the Isle of Man?

Q5.public Sector Pensions - Sustainable Solution

6. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Treasury Minister (Mr Teare) – What information Treasury (a) holds and (b) collects to verify housing costs payable by a person claiming a housing allowance in their income-related benefit; and how the department intends to enhance this information process in the light of the Digital Strategy, the proposed New Manx Benefit and joinedup government?

Q6. Housing costs payable by those claiming housing allowance - Information held by Treasury

7. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – What plans he has for the houses owned by his Department at Cronkbourne Village Braddan?

Q7. House at Cronkbourne Village Braddan - Plans

8. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – What action he plans to take to improve the law relating to dangerous driving by young people?

Q8. Dangerous driving by young people - Improvements in the law

9. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Acting Attorney General (Mr Quinn)– What action he intends to take to reform the governance of the Law Society?

Q9. Reformation of the governance of the Law Society - Intended action

10. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly)– Whether the Minimum Wage Committee has the vires and capacity to recommend an Isle of Man living wage; and if so, what the process and timetable might be?

Q10. Minimum Wage Committee - Powers to recommend a living wage

11. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly) – When the amounts available for grants and loans under the Business Start-up Scheme were last increased; and when he plans to devote extra funding to this?

Q11. Business Start-Up Scheme - Funding available

12. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for Education and Children (Mr Crookall)– What the formal process is for investigating serious complaints against teachers; and whether such complaints are time limited from the date of the alleged incident?

Q12. Complaints against teachers - Process for investigation

13. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Ronan) – What impact the increase in charges for disposal of animal waste has had on butchers’ business; and what safeguards are in place to prevent illegal dumping of such waste?

Q13. Animal waste disposal charges - impact of imcrease

14. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – Why his previous Chief Executive resigned?

Q14. Chief Executive - Reasons for resignation

15. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Hall) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What steps he is taking to reduce the number of patients not turning up for medical appointments; what importance is attached to dealing with such matters; and if he will make a statement?

Q15. Medical appointments - Steps to reduce number missed

16. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Hall) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What recent assessment he has made of the prescribed use of Xylitol to reduce the risk of tooth decay and maintain healthier teeth including for children in schools to protect teeth after meals; and if he will make a statement?

Q16. Use of Xylitol in reduction of tooth decay - Recent assessments

17. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Home Affairs (Mr Watterson) – What recent requests his department has made to Treasury for extra funding to cope with drug use?

Q17. Drug use - Requests for extra funding from Treasury

18. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Hall) to ask the Chairman of the Post Office (Mr Cregeen) – What his policy is on corporatisation of the Isle of Man Post Office; what progress he has made with regard to corporatisation of the service; and if he will make a statement?

Q18. Isl eof Man Post Office - Corporatisation

19. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chair of the Tynwald Advisory Council for Disabilities (Mr Corkish) – What report the Council has received from the Multi-Agency Forum and others involved in respect of preparedness for bringing all provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 2006 into operation; and what advice and recommendations in respect of this legislation, and public policy surrounding it, has been sought from the Council and has been provided?

Q19. Tynwald Advisory Council for Disabilities - Advice and recommendations provided in relation to the Disability Discrimmination Act

20. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)– Whether it is still his policy that Ministers should be Members of the House of Keys, rather than of the Council?

Q20. Ministers from Membership of the House of Keys - Policy

21. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) – How the pension rights of civil partners differ from those of married couples; and what plans he has to equalise them?

Q21. Civil partners pension rights - Plans to equalise with married couples

22. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)– If he will introduce a campaign to support Manx agriculture by encouraging purchase of Manx produce?

Q22. Encouraging purchase of Manx produce - Plans to imtroduce a campaign

23. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Treasury Minister (Mr Teare) – Why Dr Alan Louis and the Louis Group Isle of Man were permitted by the FSC to sell unregulated investment products on the Island?

Q23. Louis Group - Sale of unregulated products

24. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – Who the Registered Manager for Adult Services Home Care is?

Q24. Adults Services Home Care - Registered Manager

25. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – How many consultants have stopped working in the last year; and how many are due to leave in the next three months?

Q25. Consultants - Number left employment

26. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle)– Which Department has responsibility for invoicing private patients; and whether his Department receives any benefit from these patients?

Q26. Private patients - Invoicing responsibility and benfit to Department

27. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) – What safeguards he has put in place to protect gas consumers on the Island and to ensure that they are not overcharged?

Q27. Gas consumers - Safeguards against overcharging

Suspension of Standing Orders for remaining Question for Oral Answer to be considered

FAILED

3. Population - Statement by the Minister for Policy and Reform

4. Future Sea Services - Statement by the Minister for Infrastructure

Welcome to Canon Gillespie to the Chamber

5. Scottish Inspectorate Post Inspection Review of Children’s Services - Statement by the Minister for Education and Children

Royal Assent - Legislation Act, Interpretation Act, Income Tax Act, Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, Bishops and Priests Consecration and Ordination of Women Measure Isle of Man and the Patronage (Amendment)Measure Isle of Man

6. Public Service Employees Pension Reserve - hat Tynwald approves an additional transfer of £5,200,000 in 2014/15 from the Public Service Employees Pension Reserve to revenue expenditure

7. Securing a Sustainable Future for our Island - Council of Ministers report: "Securing a sustainable future for our Island - An update to the Agenda for Change" and notes the Government priorities listed within it [GD No 2015/0034]

TYNWALD COMMITTEE ENVIRONMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE 13th JULY 2015

Mr Richard Ronan MHK, Minister and Mr Richard Lole, Chief Executive, Department of the Environment, Food and Agriculture