House Of Keys - 10th February 2009

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Manx Radio will be broadcasting this tomorrow (Tuesday) from 10:00 on 1368AM, also on their website.

 

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

 

1. The Hon Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Chief Minister -

What the implications are for the Isle of Man of his attendance at a meeting of the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee on Tuesday 3rd February?

 

2. The Hon Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for the Treasury -

Why he did not move item 20 on the January Tynwald Order Paper? *see foot of page for details

 

3. The Hon Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for the Treasury -

Whether all the banks licensed by the Financial Supervision Commission have signed a legal agreement to fund proportionately the Scheme of Arrangement in respect of Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander (IOM) Limited?

 

4. The Hon Member for Douglas North (Mr Henderson) to ask the Minister for the Treasury -

If he will consider with the Minister for Health and Social Security, a new scheme or amendments to current schemes (either or both DHSS and Treasury rebate/credit schemes); to assist savers whose returns are now so poor that they are finding it difficult to live, but who cannot access any state help because of their savings?

 

5. The Hon Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Minister for Tourism and Leisure -

Why buses departing from Banks Circus fail to stop for passengers at the bus stop near Tescos?

 

6. The Hon Member for Rushen (Mr Watterson) to ask the Minister for Home Affairs -

What is the annual staff and cash budget for the Drug and Alcohol Strategy Unit?

 

7. The Hon Member for Rushen (Mr Watterson) to ask the Minister for Education -

What is the remit of the Young People’s Working Group; and what are its staffing and cash budgets?

 

8. The Hon Member for Douglas South (Mr Malarkey) to ask the Minister for Local Government and the Environment -

What progress is being made with regard to the installation of central heating to Hillside Avenue Council Houses?

 

9. The Hon Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry -

What initiatives there are to claw back control over fishing rights in Manx waters?

 

10. The Hon Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Chairman of the Manx Electricity Authority -

What level of accuracy is achieved in electricity bills issued by the Manx Electricity Authority?

 

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

 

1. The Hon Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for the Treasury -

Why is the Financial Supervision Commission permitting Singer and Friedlander Investment Management to continue to carry out business; and who are the current directors of Singer and Friedlander Investment Management?

 

2. The Hon Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to ask the Minister for the Treasury -

What is the amount of Government funding and funding from licensed banks that is required to implement a Scheme of Arrangement in respect of Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander (IOM) Limited in -

a) year one;

b) year two;

c) year three; and

d) thereafter?

 

3. The Hon Member for Onchan (Mr Karran) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Security -

a) What criteria does the Department of Health and Social Security use to classify a person as young chronically sick;

b) how many people are classed as young chronically sick in the Isle of Man;

c) how many people who are so classified are living at home;

d) what accommodation for such people is provided by the Department of Health and Social Security or other agencies, and how many such people are provided for;

e) how many people

(i) off Island; and

(ii) on Island

are in hospital beds at the present time because of a lack of suitable accommodation for such people on the Island;

f) how many young chronically sick are living in elderly residential homes or elderly nursing homes and Elderly Mentally Infirm (EMI) units;

g) what is the funding mechanism for the benefit of this section of the community; and under what statutory basis is this provided;

h) whether such funding is on the same basis as for the elderly section of the community;

i) whether the state support for young chronically sick is sufficient to pay for their care in nursing and whether it leaves sufficient surplus to enable them to cover other living expenses; and

j) what respite and provisions are provided to young chronically sick and their carers and what are the state levels for the service for this section of the community?

 

4. The Hon Member for Rushen (Mr Watterson) to ask the Minister for Transport -

How many untaxed and uninsured vehicles he estimates there are on the Island’s roads; whether he is in favour of using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras on the Island to prevent such offences; what progress has been made on the technical detail of installing ANPR cameras on the Island; and what the expected costs of such a system would be?

 

5. The Hon Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the Chairman of the Manx Electricity Authority -

In view of the recent announcement by Manx Gas of a significant reduction in the cost of gas, whether the MEA will be reducing its electricity bills accordingly; and, if so, when?

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Item 20.

Tynwald January 20th 2009

 

From Hansard:

Payment of Members’ Expenses Act 1989

Statutory Boards (Non-Tynwald Members) (Annual Sums) Order 2008 approved

Motion not made

20. The Minister for the Treasury to move:

That the Statutory Boards (Non-Tynwald Members) (Annual Sums) Order 2008 be approved. [sD No 754/08]

 

The President: Item 20 will not be moved, Hon. Members.

[Slim]

4. The Hon Member for Douglas North (Mr Henderson) to ask the

Minister for the Treasury -

If he will consider with the Minister for Health and Social Security, a

new scheme or amendments to current schemes (either or both DHSS

and Treasury rebate/credit schemes); to assist savers whose returns are

now so poor that they are finding it difficult to live, but who cannot

access any state help because of their savings?

 

If someone has savings that generate enough interest to live off, surely a slump is time to actually use some of those savings? What else are you saving for?

 

5. The Hon Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the

Minister for Tourism and Leisure -

Why buses departing from Banks Circus fail to stop for passengers at

the bus stop near Tescos?

 

The issue isn't isolated to that stop either, my kids been left stranded a few times in the morning with the bus failing to stop.

[ballaughbiker]

If someone has savings that generate enough interest to live off, surely a slump is time to actually use some of those savings? What else are you saving for?

 

Exactly. I was telling my 81 year old dad this only last week but he firmy disagreed. I came to the conclusion he wanted to have his cake and eat it. Fair enough but its not going to happen.

[Amadeus]

5. The Hon Member for Douglas North (Mr Houghton) to ask the

Minister for Tourism and Leisure -

Why buses departing from Banks Circus fail to stop for passengers at

the bus stop near Tescos?

 

The issue isn't isolated to that stop either, my kids been left stranded a few times in the morning with the bus failing to stop.

I've caught a bus from there loads of times - depends on the service, I think. Some are scheduled as starting from lord street instead of banks circus - maybe that's his point. Had Schumacher's lost brother as bus driver the other day - he was flooring it back towards Douglas - close to 60 down richmond hill - that was fun