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T Y N W A L D C O U R T O F F I C I A L R E P O R T R E C O R T Y S O I K O I L Q U A I Y L T I N V A A L P R O C E E D I N G S D A A L T Y N HANSARD Douglas, Tuesday, 18th August 2015 All published Official Reports can be found on the Tynwald website: www.tynwald.org.im/business/hansard Supplementary material provided subsequent to a sitting is also published to the website as a Hansard Appendix. Reports, maps and other documents referred to in the course of debates may be consulted on application to the Tynwald Library or the Clerk of Tynwald’s Office. Volume 132, No. 18 ISSN 1742-2256 Published by the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald, Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3PW. © High Court of Tynwald, 2015 TYNWALD COURT, TUESDAY, 18th AUGUST 2015 Business transacted Questions for Written Answer .......................................................................................... 2339 1. Kensington Road Art School – Government ownership ................................................. 2339 2. Government committees – Details ................................................................................. 2339 3. Longest-serving monarch as Lord of Man – Plans to mark the occasion ....................... 2347 4. Lower Douglas redevelopment – Development partner; details ................................... 2347 5. Children with disabilities – Provision of services; assessment of means ....................... 2348 6. Local government borrowing – Publication of new arrangement ................................. 2349 7. Government Technology Services – Cost of maintenance, support and development . 2351 8. Isle of Man Government shared services – Scope of current review; details ................ 2351 9. Modernising Ministerial Government – Review of regulatory and enforcement functions ............................................................................................................................. 2352 10. Callow’s Yard, Castletown – Petition of Doleance; preparation time and cost ............ 2352 11. Virtual Development Team – Provision of service; charge to users ............................. 2353 12. Minimum Wage Committee – Cost of living assessment; economic impact of living wage .......................................................................................................................... 2353 13. Minimum Wage Committee – Publication of reports .................................................. 2354 14. Drill Hall, Peel Road – Protected building registration ................................................. 2354 15. Nunnery Estate – Assessment of buildings and grounds.............................................. 2355 16. Bride radar bunkers – Details of assessment carried out ............................................. 2356 17. Douglas Promenade Scheme – Public planning inquiry; date of sitting ....................... 2357 18. Callow’s Yard, Castletown – Petition of Doleance; legal costs ..................................... 2357 19. Noble’s Hospital – Number of permanent and locum consultants employed ............. 2357 20. Newly-created positions in DHSC – Compliance with financial directions ................... 2358 21. Noble’s Hospital – Closure of Ward 20 ......................................................................... 2358 22. Hospital waiting lists – Numbers on each list; reasons for changes ............................. 2359 23. Liverpool Care Pathway – Replacement care plans ...................................................... 2361 24. Children’s orthodontic service – Service provided ....................................................... 2362 25. Memoranda of Understanding – Agreements signed by Department and local authorities .................................................................................................................. 2363 26. Douglas Promenade Scheme – Cost of steel rail; details of supplier ........................... 2363 27. Douglas Promenade Scheme – Business case to be placed in Library ......................... 2363 28. Callow’s Yard, Castletown – Legal costs for defence of Petition of Doleance .............. 2364 29. Island’s uplands – Ownership and use of land ............................................................. 2364 30. Construction of Druidale pond – Retrospective planning application ......................... 2366 ________________________________________________________________________ 2338 T132 TYNWALD COURT, TUESDAY, 18th AUGUST 2015 Tynwald Questions for Written Answer CHIEF MINISTER 1. Kensington Road Art School – Government ownership The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Chief Minister: Whether the former Art School on Kensington Road is in Government ownership; and, if so, who is responsible for decisions regarding its use? The Chief Minister (Mr Bell): The Isle of Man Government owns the building and the Department of Education and Children (DEC) are responsible for decisions regarding its use. 5 In accordance with Government policy the Department is undertaking a strategic review of all its properties within its portfolio and Richard Collister, the Department’s Estates Manager, has been asked to report back on this when he returns from his summer leave. The Youth Arts Charity Trustees have been raising funds to invest in the Youth Arts Centre and the Lottery Trust have indicated that they would look to funding improvements to the 10 facilities within the building, but security of tenure would be a significant factor if an award is to be made. The DEC would support the opportunity to develop Youth Arts in this way. 2. Government committees – Details The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Beecroft) to ask the Chief Minister: How many Government committees there are; which make payment to committee members; what the committees are called; what their purpose is; and who their members are? [Permission was received for Question 2 to be answered the following week.] The Chief Minister (Mr Bell): For the purposes of this Answer we have used the following interpretation to determine the meaning of Government committee: ‘A group of people appointed either by statute or by delegation to perform a specific function in relation to the operation of Government. It excludes Crown appointments (i.e. appointments by the Governor, including Governor in Council functions), judicial appointments or Tynwald appointments. It also excludes statutory boards, commissions or offices.’ 15 Tribunals have also been excluded from this response. There are approximately 30 bodies supported by the Tribunals administration section of the Courts and Tribunals Division of the General Registry. The great majority of these bodies are appellate tribunals whose members are appointed by the independent Appointments Commission to a panel from which the tribunal ________________________________________________________________________ 2339 T132 TYNWALD COURT, TUESDAY, 18th AUGUST 2015 20 membership is selected to determine particular matters in a quasi-judicial determination and are remunerated in line with the provisions of the Payment of Members’ Expenses Order. In order to collate this information, we have sought information directly from Departments and other Government bodies. While we have attempted to compile as comprehensive a list as possible, it should be noted that there may be omissions due to the broad nature of the 25 definition. The list of Government committees is shown below as Appendix A. APPENDIX A Name of Brief Description Names of Appointed Statutory Number of Line of Do you Body of Role Committee By Basis Appointees Sight make Members payment to Committee members? Advisory Council Advice on illegal Dr K Wafer, DHSC, after Section 1 and Not less than 8 DHSC No on the Misuse of drugs controls Mr G Higgins, consultation Schedule 2, Drugs Mr S Jacques, with Misuse of Mr P Curphey, appropriate Drugs Act Mr Plenartowicz, persons 1976 Mr G Roberts, Mr C Coue, Mr J Lalor-Smith Agricultural Represents Minister Ronan. DEFA and Agricultural Chairman from DEFA No Marketing producers and John Harrison OFT, with Marketing DEFA, Committee consumers (DEFA), other approval by (No.2) Act 3 consumers, members subject to Tynwald 1948 (nominated by appointment and OFT), availability 3 producers (nominated by DEFA) Agricultural Marketing advice Frank Cain (Chair) Elections by Section 3, 15 DEFA Yes Marketing and consultation Frank Rush producers Agricultural Society (Secretary), Marketing Act Allan Skillicorn, 1934 Carl Huxham, Heather Blackley, Jane Cain, Anthony Allen, an IOMC Director, an IOMM Director, Peter McEvoy (DEFA), Ian England, Geoff Taggart Agricultural Sets the wages and Mr M.J.S. Gaffney; DEFA Section 1, 9 DEFA Yes Wages Board benefits for Mr C. H. Faragher; Agricultural (3 independent, agricultural and Mr P.M. Williamson; Wages 3 employers horticultural Mr A D Radcliffe; Act 1952 representatives workers in the Isle Mr W. A. Skillicorn; and 3 employee of Man Mr R.G.Taggart; representatives) Mr Alan D.Radcliffe; Mr T.P.Gilmore; Mr M.Osborne Appointments Appointments to Ms J Yates, Council of Section 1, 5 appointed by Council No , CO just Commission various tribunals Mr T R Craig, Ministers Tribunals Council of of appoint. They etc Ms H Booth, Act 2006 Ministers Ministers are Mr R P Corkhill, remunerated Ms J Watson under POME act but this would be by Treasury or Gen Reg Chief Minister's The Committee is Chief Minister Council of The Town and 4 Chief No Regeneration responsible for (Chair), Treasury