AUDIO LINKS TO PROCEEDINGS FOR MAY 2015
HOUSE OF KEYS 26th MAY 2015
SITTING IN FULL:
PROCEEDURE:
1. SWEARING IN OF THE NEW MEMBERS FOR DOUGLAS NORTH AND DOUGLAS SOUTH
1. Swearing in of the new members for Douglas North and Douglas South
2 ORAL QUESTIONS:
1. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What impact the consumption of plant food and other legal substances has had on the use of the Mental Health Service?
2.1. Mental Health Service - Impact of use of legal highs
2. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What efforts Government made to find another use for the Glenside Building?
2.2. Glenside - Attempts to find alternative use
3.The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – Whether he has a copy of the business case for the Douglas Promenade Scheme; and what related agreement his Department has with Douglas Corporation?
2.3. Douglas Promenade Scheme - Business case; agreement with Douglas Corporation
4. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne)– How many Local Authorities are delivering local services at local level; what the formal agreements contain; and how value for money is monitored?
2.4. Local authorities - Delivery of services
5. The Hon. Member for Malew and Santon (Mr Cregeen) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – What the total cost is of each Promenade Design Schemes over the last five years; and whether any materials for the horse tram replacement have been ordered or purchased?
2.5. Promenade design schemes - Cost; horse tram replacement materials
6. The Hon. Member for Malew and Santon (Mr Cregeen) to ask the Minister for Environment Food and Agriculture (Mr Ronan) – Whether all Members of the Department support the increase in fees for the Meat Plant?
2.6. Meat Plant - increase in fees - deferred
7. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chairman of the Office of Fair Trading (Mr Quirk) – What his policy is on the removal of gas consumers’ discount for those who do not pay by direct debit; and if he will make a statement?
2.7. Gas consumers’ discount - Removal for non-direct debit payments
4. Bills for First Reading
Audit (Amendment) Bill 2015 Mr Teare
& War Memorials Bill 2015 Mr Watterson
4.1 Audit (Amendment) Bill 2015 and 4.2 War Memorials Bill 2015 - First Reading
5. Bill for Third Reading Public Health (Tobacco)
(Amendment) Bill 2015 Mr Quayle
5. Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Third Reading
TYNWALD COURT 19th MAY 2015
PROCEEDURE:
Welcome to Katherine Hallgarten and family to the chamber
1. ORAL QUESTIONS:
1. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – What amendments were made to the Casino Licence issued to the Palace Hotel and Casino Limited following the implementation of Machine Gaming Duty on 1st February 2013?
Q1. Implementation of Machine Gaming Duty - Amendments to Palace Hotel licence
2. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – Further to his recent Oral Answer in the House of Keys on financing the Financial Crimes Unit, what reports and representations he has received about the adequacy of monitoring financial crime on the Island?
Q2. Financial Crime Unit - Reports and representations regarding adequacy
3. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Hall) to ask the Minister for Education and Children (Mr Crookall) – Whether he intends to introduce formal baseline assessments for four and fiveyear-olds when they enter school; and if he will make a statement?
Q3.Children entering school - Plans to introduce formal baseline assessments
4. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture (Mr Ronan) – Whether he postponed the reference under section 64(3) of the Public Health Act 1990 in order to invoke emergency powers concerning the dumping of the silt from Peel Marina?
Q4. Peel Marina - Emergency powers concerning dumping of silt
5. 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 eHealth; whether he has a published National eHealth Strategy for the Isle of Man; and if he will make a statement?
Q5. eHealth - Assessment and National Strategy
6. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – Pursuant to the answer provided in the House of Keys on 10th February 2015 – (a) when the contract for the provision of in-house Home Care Services was signed; and (b) when the new provider will commence delivery of the service?
Q6. Home Care Services - Commencement of delay by new provider
7. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – Pursuant to his Answer on 3rd February, what progress has been made regarding the Department’s funding requirements in order to implement the West Midlands Quality Review Services recommendations?
8. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Home Affairs (Mr Watterson) – What effects the cutback on policing has had on drug enforcement on the Island?
Q8. Drug enforcement - Effect of policing cutbacks
9. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – If he will make a statement on progress following the Expressions of Interest for ferry services to the Island?
Q9. Expressions of interest for ferry services - Statement on progress
10. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – What risk assessments have been taken into account in locating the horse tram lines in the new promenade highway improvement scheme?
Q10. Promenade highway improvement scheme - Risk assessments in relation to location of horse trams
11. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chairman of the Office of Fair Trading (Mr Quirk) – What his policy is on the removal of direct debit payments by gas consumers; and if he will make a statement?
QUESTION WITHDRAWN
12. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – Which organizations that use an integrated health and care model the Department contacted before the trip to New Zealand to investigate the Canterbury model?
PROCEEDURE:
Use of electronic equipment in the chamber
REPORTS, STATEMENTS, ORDERS & MOTIONS:
3. Financial Management Strategy 2015-2020 - Statement by the Minister for the Treasury
4. Supplementary Capital Authorities for 2014-2015
5. Acute Adult Psychiatric In-Patient Facility
Reminder to Members to address other Members using the recognised convention
8. Environment and Infrastructure Policy Review Committee - Withdrawn
23. Financial Services Act 2008 - Financial Services (Fees) Order 2015 [SD No 2015/0165]
26. Education Act 2001 - Education (Student Awards) Regulations 2015 [SD No 2015/0135]
27. Public Services Commission Joint Negotiating Committee
28. Environment and Infrastructure Policy Review Committee - To elect one member
29. Economic Policy Review Committee - To elect one member
30. Social Affairs Policy Review Committee - To elect one member
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 12th MAY 2015
ORDERS, ETC.
1. Distribution of written answer
2. Income Tax Bill 2015 - Third Reading
3. Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Third Reading
HOUSE OF KEYS 12th MAY 2015
PROCEEDURE:
1 ORAL QUESTIONS:
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 Summerland site?
1.1. Summerland site - Statement
2. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Chief Minister (Mr Bell) – What progress the Government has made with negotiations over the Liverpool Landing Stage?
1.2. Liverpool landing stage - Negotiations
3. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – If he will make it his policy not to introduce changes to the regulation of the finance sector until such changes have been introduced in the United Kingdom?
1.3. Finance sector - Regulation
4. 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 current position regarding the investment of the Media Development Fund?
1.4. Media Development Fund - Investment
5. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)– Why there has been an increase in the use of the Food Bank on the Isle of Man; and what the cause is of this need?
1.5. Food bank - Increase in use
6. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Singer) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne)– How much it cost to remove silt from Peel Harbour recently; and why the contract did not go out to tender?
1.6. Peel harbour silt removal - Cost; contract
7. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Singer) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – What the normal procedure is for allocating (a) haulage and (b) digging work to contractors; and whether that procedure was followed in relation to the recent work required at Peel Harbour?
1.7. Peel harbour silt removal - Allocation of work to contractors
8. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly)– Why the facilities at the TT Grandstand were refused to the Returning Officer for use as a Polling Station for the House of Keys By-election on 21st May?
1.8. TT Grandstand - Non-use as polling station
Suspension of Standing orders to allow remaining questions for oral answer
FAILED
9. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What impact the consumption of plant food and other legal substances has had on the use of the Mental Health Service?
TO BE ANSWERED AT THE SITTING ON THE 26th MAY 2015
10. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What efforts Government made to find another use for the Glenside Building?
TO BE ANSWERED AT THE SITTING ON THE 26th MAY 2015
3. Consideration of Clauses Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2015 Mr Quayle
Tabled Amendments
New Clause 26 Mr Quirk
3. Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Consideration of Clauses
TYNWALD ECONOMIC POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE 8th MAY 2015
Hon Eddie Teare MHK, Treasury Minister and Dr Malcolm Couch, Chief Financial Officer
HOUSE OF KEYS 6th MAY 2015
1. ELECTION OF TWO PERSONS TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR A PERIOD EXPIRING ON 29TH FEBRUARY 2020
Nominees Proposers Mr David Anderson MHK nominated by Mr Leonard Singer MHK
Mr Phil Braidwood MLC nominated by Hon. Eddie Teare MHK
Mr Tim Crookall MHK nominated by Hon. Juan Watterson MHK
FULL SITTING:
1. Legislative Council Elections
HOUSE OF KEYS 5th MAY 2015
SITTING IN FULL:
PROCEEDURE:
URGENT QUESTION:
URGENT QUESTION - Resignation of Steve Christian from Pinewood Group and Pinewood Film Advisers
1. ORAL QUESTIONS:
1. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – What safeguards are in place to control expenditure on additions to contracted work on capital projects under Government control?
1.1 Government capital projects - Controlling expenditure on contracted work
2. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – What plans he has to ensure the effective operation of the Financial Crimes Unit by ring-fencing its funding and providing resources for succession planning in order to maintain the expertise of the unit?
1.2. Financial Crimes Unit - Ensuring effective operation
3. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – Whether high net worth individuals who enter into tax capping agreements qualify for Child Benefit for three years out of four; and how many receive Child Benefits?
1.3. Child Benefit - Eligibility of high net worth individuals
4. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What the criteria are for access to respite care for carers in the community?
1.4. Respite care for carers - Access criteria
5. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Hall) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – What effort he is making to ensure that the Meningitis B vaccine is included in the Routine Immunisation Schedule of the NHS; and if he will make a statement?
1.5. Meningitis B vaccine - NHS Routine Immunisation Schedule
6. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care (Mr Quayle) – When the agreed pathways of care for patients with colorectal cancer are going to be implemented?
1.6. Colorectal cancer - Implementation of care pathways for patients
7. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform (Mr Shimmin)– If he will make a statement regarding the wholesale deletion of names from the New Voters lists?
1.7. Voters lists - Deletion of names
8. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly)– If he will make a statement about Villa Gaiety Complex use identifying implemented and planned changes?
1.8. Villa Gaiety Complex - Statement on implemented and planned changes
9. The Hon. Member for Douglas West (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Economic Development (Mr Skelly) – If he will make a statement about seating and ticketing arrangements for the Villa Gaiety Complex to enable reasonable access for everyone?
1.9. Villa Gaiety Complex - Statement on accessibility of seating and ticketing
10. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure (Mr Gawne) – What the cost is for his Department to remove the deposits on the highway in Peel; and what action his Department is taking under the Highways Act?
1.10. Deposits on Peel highway - Action taken and costd to Department
11. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Quirk) to ask the Minister for Home Affairs (Mr Watterson)– What specialist advice he has received about the spillage in Peel on the roads?
1.11. Splliage on Peel roads - Specialist advice
12. The Hon. Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare) – Why the Isle of Man has not followed the United Kingdom in introducing new pension freedoms, specifically the ability to withdraw lump sums in retirement?
1.12. Pension freedoms - Reasons for not following United Kingdom introduction
13. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for the Treasury (Mr Teare)– How water rate income is ring fenced for provision of the water by the Manx Utility Authority?
1.13. Manx Utility Authority - Ring fencing of water rate income
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 5th MAY 2015
FULL SITTING:
PROCEEDURE
BUSINESS:
1. Audit (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Third Reading
2. Income Tax Bill 2015 - Second Reading and Consideration of Clauses
3. Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Second Reading and Consideration of Clauses
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