AUDIO LINKS TO PROCEEDINGS FOR MARCH 2015

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 31st MARCH 2015

PROCEEDURE :

1. Audit (Amendment) Bill 2015 First Reading.

1. Audit (Amendment) Bill 2015 - First Reading

HOUSE OF KEYS 31st MARCH 2015

PROCEEDURE :

Leaves of absence, reminder regarding Legislative Council nominations and welcome to the Ambassador of Hungary

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER :

Oral Questions 2 and 3 to be answered in writing

1. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) – Pursuant to his Written Answer at the Keys Sitting on the 27th January 2015, if he will explain the discrepancy between his Answer to Question 1 that the Chief Secretary leads the Cabinet Office and his statement to Tynwald on the 15th July 2014 on Modernising Ministerial Government, that he leads the Cabinet Office?

1.1 Cabinet Office Leadership responsibility

2. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)– When Treasury last asked the Sefton Group if they were paying suppliers and staff when bills became due and payable?

CHANGED TO WRITTEN ANSWER

3. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly) – What efforts have been made to promote the Isle of Man country brand; and what results have been achieved?

CHANGED TO WRITTEN ANSWER

4. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – What policy options have been (a) considered and (b) agreed in respect of means testing?

1.4 Means testing - Policy options

5. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)– Pursuant to his Answer in March Tynwald, why the relative, risk-adjusted and attributed returns of government’s investment managers are subject to commercial confidentiality?

1.5 Government investment managers returns - Commercial confidentiality

6. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Education and Children (Mr Crookall) – Whether the National Arts Development Strategy 2005-2014 has been replaced; and, if so, how?

1.6 National Arts Development Strategy 2005-2014 - Replacement

3. Bill for First Reading

3.1 Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2015 Mr Quayle

3.1 Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2015 - First Reading

4. Bill for Third Reading

4.2 Income Tax Bill 2015 Mr Teare

4.2 Income Tax Bill 2015 - Third Reading

5. Consideration of Clauses

5.1 Representation of the People (Amendment Bill 2015 Mr Shimmin

Tabled Amendments

Amendment to clause 2 Mr Karran

Amendment to clause 5 Mr Karran

Amendment to clause 6 Mr Karran

Amendment to clause 13 Mr Karran

Amendment to Clause 12 Mr Gawne

Amendment to Schedule 2 Mr Gawne

5.1 Representation of the People (Amendment Bill 2015 - Consideration of Clauses

Suspension of Standing Orders to take the Third Reading of the Representation of the People (Amendment Bill 2015 at this sitting

Representation of the People (Amendment Bill 2015 - Third Reading

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 24th MARCH 2015

HOUSE OF KEYS 24th MARCH 2015

PROCEEDURE:

Tribute to former Member Charles Cain

Leaves of Absence and reminder regarding nominations for Legislative Council elections

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER:

1. Questions for Oral Answer

1. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)– How the Department’s collection of rates has been benchmarked for efficiency; and what options for alternative service delivery have been investigated?

1.1 Rates collection - Service delivery

2. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)– Why the transfer to revenue/capital accounts from the National Insurance Fund is expected to rise by over 70% in 2014-15, before returning to a more normal level in 2015-16?

1.2 National Insurance Fund - Rise in transfers to revenue/capital accounts

3. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)– Why the Minister expects an increase in Resident Income Tax receipts next year of £7.5 million?

1.3 Resident Income Tax - Expected increase in receipts

4. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – Whether he will review his intention to withdraw the rebate system which allows free TV Licences to those over 75 following David Cameron’s announcement to restore the same privilege to persons in the same age category?

1.4 TV Licences - Review of rebate system

5. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – What percentage of the Manx Pension Supplement in relation to the basic state Retirement Pension will be paid with effect from April 2015; and what the difference is between the above and the original 50% previously applied?

1.5 Retirement Pension - Application of Manx Pension Supplement

6. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – When Treasury last asked the Sefton Group if they were paying suppliers and staff when bills became due and payable?

QUESTIONER WAS ABSENT ILL.

7. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Shimmin)– What efforts have been made to promote the Isle of Man country brand; and what results have been achieved?

QUESTIONER WAS ABSENT ILL.

8. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform (Mr Shimmin) – What the current life expectancy in the Island is; how the figure is estimated; and how the estimate has changed in recent decades?

1.8 Life expectancy in the Island - How estimated and changes over recent decades

9. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – What criteria will be applied to decide between competing claims on the central contingency fund; and what role (i) Treasury (ii) Council of Ministers and (iii) Tynwald will play in deciding use of money in this fund?

1.9 Central contingency fund - Criteria applied between competing claims

10. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)– What the impact on government is of its guarantee of local authority loans; and whether this is a greater impact than providing a letter of comfort to the lender?

1.10 Local Authority loans - Impact government guarantees

3. Consideration of Council Amendments

3.1 Designated Businesses (Registration and Oversight) Bill 2014 Mr Teare

3.1 Designated Businesses (Registration and Oversight) Bill 2014 - Consideration of Council Amendments

4. Bill for Second Reading

4.1 Legislative Council Reform Bill 2015 Mr Karran

4.1 Legislative Council Reform Bill 2015 - Second Reading

5. Bill for Third Reading

**5.1 Income Tax Bill 2015 and 6.1 Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Not moved

5.1 Income Tax Bill 2015 Mr Teare **

6. Consideration of Clauses

6.1 Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2015 Mr Shimmin **

Tabled Amendments

Amendment to Clause 12 Mr Gawne

Amendment to Schedule 2 Mr Gawne

TYNWALD COURT 17th MARCH 2015

PROCEEDURE :

Leaves of absence

1. Papers Laid

Welcome to the new Members to the Legislaive Council Mr D C Cretney MLC and Mr R W Handerson MLC

Bills for Signature - Trusts (Amendment) Bill 2014, Road Races Temporary Modification Bill 2014 and Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2014

Questions for Oral Answer.

1. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – Whether local authorities are able to retain their existing long term borrowing; and whether they can secure additional financing with a term of longer than 5 years under the new local authority borrowing facility?

Q1. Local authority borrowing facility - Terms

2. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – With regard to column two items of capital expenditure in the budget Pink Book – (a) whether there is a maximum amount allowed to be reflected in this column; and (b) why items of maintenance are permitted to be treated as capital expenditure?

NOT ASKED QUESTIONER SICK

3. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Ronan )– Whether the permit charges on Sulby Claddagh apply to caravans?

Q3. Sulby Claddagh charges - Application to caravans

4. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What aspects of Island demographic change need more detailed examination; and what investigation is planned or being undertaken?

Q4. Island demographic changes - Planned or progressed investigations

5. The Hon. Member of the Council (Mr Corkish) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure ( Mr Gawne) – What progress his Department has made regarding the recommendations agreed by Tynwald arising from the Report of the Select Committee on Towed Caravans?

Q5. Report of the Select Committee on Towed Caravans - Progress regarding recommendations

ORDERS, STATEMENTS, MOTIONS & REPORTS :

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 17th MARCH 2015

SWEARING IN :

Swearing of new Legislative Council Members - Mr D C Cretney and Mr R W Henderson

HOUSE OF KEYS 16th MARCH 2015

ELECTION OF MLCs

1. Legislative Council Elections

ECONOMIC POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE 11th March 2015

Mr Steve Brennan MBA, Chief Executive, and Mr Ron Spencer, Chairman, of the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission

HOUSE OF KEYS 10th MARCH 2015

1.Leave of Absence & Commonwealth Day Message from Her Majesty the Queen

Leave of absence

1. Commonwealth Day Message from Her Majesty the Queen

2. Questions for Oral Answer

1. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform (Mr Shimmin) – 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?

2.1. Civil Service staff - Creation of effective capability assessments

2. 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?

2.2. Cuts in police resources - Impact on investigation of serious criminal cases

3. 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?

2.3. Diesel locomotive purchase - Cost of purchase and business plan

4. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – What his Department’s policy is on registering buildings of historic and architectural importance on the Island; how many buildings have been registered in the past twelve months; how many buildings are to be registered in the next twelve months; and how long the list of buildings waiting to be registered is?

2.4. Registration of buidings of historic and architectural importance - Department's policy

5. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform (Mr Shimmin) – What his top ten Policies for 2015-2016 are; and what his top ten Reforms for 2015-2016 are?

2.5.Policies and Reforms - Top tens for 2015/2016

6. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform (Mr Shimmin) – What the scope is of Technology Services; and what the budget for this directorate includes?

2.6. Technology Services - Scope and budget

7. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – Whether a net £77million of Reserves will be used in the year 2015/16 to meet Government Financial commitments?

2.7. Government Financial commitments - Use of reserves 2015/16

8. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – Why income derived from land was deemed appropriate for an Income Tax increase?

2.8. Income derived from land - Income Tax increase

9. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – If he will make a statement on the new IT system for General Registry shown on page 28 of the budget?

2.9. General Registry new IT system - Statement

Suspension of Standing Orders to take remaining questions for Oral Answer and tabling of unanswered questions FAILED

10. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)– How the Department’s collection of rates has been benchmarked for efficiency; and what options for alternative service delivery have been investigated?

11. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – Why the transfer to revenue/capital accounts from the National Insurance Fund is expected to rise by over 70% in 2014-15, before returning to a more normal level in 2015-16?

12. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)– Why the Minister expects an increase in Resident Income Tax receipts next year of £7.5 million?

13. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Chief Minister ( Mr Bell) – What progress is being made on the Equalities Bill?

14. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell)– Whether polling stations will be accessible to wheelchair users and people with other disabilities in time for the next elections?

15. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) – Pursuant to his Written Answer at the Keys Sitting on the 27th January 2015, if he will explain the discrepancy between his Answer to Question 1 that the Chief Secretary leads the Cabinet Office and his statement to Tynwald on the 15th July 2014 on Modernising Ministerial Government, that he leads the Cabinet Office?

16. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – Whether he will review his intention to withdraw the rebate system which allows free T V Licences to those over 75 following David Cameron’s announcement to restore the same privilege to persons in the same age category?

17. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – What percentage of the Manx Pension Supplement in relation to the basic state Retirement Pension will be paid with effect from April 2015; and what the difference is between the above and the original 50% previously applied?

18. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – When Treasury last asked the Sefton Group if they were paying suppliers and staff when bills became due and payable?

19. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly) – What efforts have been made to promote the Isle of Man country brand; and what results have been achieved?

20. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform (Mr Shimmin) – What the current life expectancy in the Island is; how the figure is estimated; and how the estimate has changed in recent decades?

21. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)– What criteria will be applied to decide between competing claims on the central contingency fund; and what role (i) Treasury (ii) Council of Ministers and (iii) Tynwald will play in deciding use of money in this fund?

22. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)– Whether local authorities able to sustain their existing long term borrowing; and whether they can secure additional financing with a term of longer than 5 years under the new local authority borrowing facility?

23. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – What the impact on government is of its guarantee of local authority loans; and whether this is a greater impact than providing a letter of comfort to the lender?

4. Bills for Second Reading

4.1 Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2015 Mr Shimmin

4.1 Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Second Reading

4.2 Legislative Council Reform Bill 2015 Mr Karran

4.2 Legislative Council Reform Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Not moved

5. Bills for Third Reading

5.1 Interpretation Bill 2014 Mr Watterson

5.1 Interpretation Bill 2014 - Third Reading

5.2 Legislation Bill 2014 Mr Watterson

5.2 Legislation Bill 2014 - Third Reading

6. Consideration of Clauses

6.1 Income Tax Bill 2015 Mr Teare

6.1 Income Tax Bill 2015 - Consideration of Clauses

Tabled Amendments

Clause 4 Mr Henderson

New Clause 13 Mr Karran

TYNWALD PUBLIC ACCOUNT COMMITTEE 4th MARCH 2015

Mr JP Shimmin MHK, Minister for Policy and Reform, and Mr Dan Davies, Director of Change and Reofrm in the Cabinet Office

HOUSE OF KEYS 3rd MARCH 2015

Leaves of absence

1. Questions for Oral Answer

1. 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?

1.1. Attorney General's Chambers prosecutions Department staff reductions - Statement

2 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?

1.2. Rates and fees - Protection for those with limited incomes

3. 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?

1.3. Attack on Isle of Man and offshore jurisdictions - Reasons for no formal press response

4. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – What his Department is doing to initiate an effective policy on debt recovery and enforcement which will assist private creditors and the public sector?

1.4. Debt recovery and enforcement - Initiation of effective Policy

5. The Hon. Member for Douglas East (Mrs Cannell) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What the purpose is of his fact finding trip to New Zealand; who is going; how long for; and at what cost?

1.5. Fact finding trip to NewZealand - Purpose, length and cost

6. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – What criteria are used for approving contractors to supply services to the Department of Infrastructure and Local Authorities?

1.6. Contractors who supply services to the Department of Infrastructure and Local Authorities - Criteria for approval

Suspension of Standing Orders to complete questions for oral answer

FAILED

7. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne)– What his Department’s policy is on registering buildings of historic and architectural importance on the Island; how many buildings have been registered in the past twelve months; how many buildings are to be registered in the next twelve months; and how long the list of buildings waiting to be registered is?