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PP 2021/0019 HOUSE OF KEYS Y Chiare as Feed ORDER PAPER Claare Obbyr DOUGLAS Tuesday 9th February 2021 10.00 am 1. Prayers 2. Questions for Oral Answer 1. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs – If he will make a statement in respect of the law and practice of conciliation in the case of proceedings before the Employment and Equality Tribunal in connection with a provision of the Equality Act 2017 or any of the relevant enactments? 2. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure – What criteria were set out for airlines participating in the expression of interest process for government support during the pandemic; and what process was followed to award the contracts? 3. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure – Pursuant to his answer to Question 62 in January Tynwald, at the date the quick quote process was launched which disposal sites had appropriate licences that would have enabled them to serve as an alternative to Wrights Pit North should they have been willing and able to do so? 4. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform – Why the total number of registered voters has fallen from 63,832 on 1st April 2020 to 62,463 on 1st January 2021; and what he estimates the population will be on Census Day April 2021 based on this dataset and other data sources? 5. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform – By how much the cost of television licences has increased since 2016? 6. The Hon. Member for Douglas East (Mrs Barber) to ask the Minister for Enterprise – What action his Department has taken to monitor the civil legal action undertaken by the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority concerning business insurance interruption cover for small business; what interaction his Department has had with affected local businesses; and what support he is able to offer affected Isle of Man businesses who have been refused payment from their insurers on claims made under business insurance interruption clauses in their insurance policies? 7. The Hon. Member for Douglas East (Mrs Barber) to ask the Minister for Enterprise – What discussions his Department has had with the Isle of Man Financial Planners and Insurance Brokers Association, and other professional bodies, to understand the extent of the impact for Island businesses and to assist where possible in the achievement of timely financial settlements from insurers to small businesses on the Island following the recent verdict by the Supreme Court in the UK Business Interruption (BI) appeal? 8. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Chairman of the Post Office – When the position of sub postmaster for Ballasalla was advertised in the last five years? 9. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care – What procedural matters were the cause of the patient transfer lot 1 appeal; and why he decided to re-procure the patient transfer contract following this appeal? 2 PP 2021/0019 10. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mr Quine) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care – Whether people who suffer from learning disabilities form part of the Priority Groups for vaccination? 11. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Chief Minister – Whether the Isle of Man will be part of the new Global Health Insurance card initiative? 12. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Chief Minister – How many exemptions were issued since September 2020 after (a) one application b) two applications c) three applications d) four applications and c) over four applications? 13. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Chief Minister (Minister for Cabinet Office) – If he will make a statement on the inclusion of sea and air fares in inflation figures? 14. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture – What powers there are to highlight the changes on amended plans in planning applications? 15. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister of Environment Food and Agriculture – If he will make a statement on how mast sharing by telecommunications operators has been encouraged since 1st April 2016? 16. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture – What plans he has to roll out renewable energy generation on the Island and potential to export such energy to the UK? 3 PP 2021/0019 17. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care – What plans he has to publish documents relating to GTS and HR shared services and Manx Care and the strategic policy decision? 18. The Hon. Member for Garff (Mr Perkins) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care – If he will make a statement on the provision of Libre glucose monitors for Type one diabetics? 19. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care – What plans he has to review the prescription charges regime; and when any review would be completed? 20. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs – When the Department last considered the possibility of introducing a 101 non- emergency line on the Island? 21. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister of Infrastructure – Whether the manufacturer has tested right-hand drive Citaro buses as to their suitability and safety for transporting mobility scooters? 22. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform – How many people are waiting for their pension statements; what target the Department has for responses; and how far the Department achieves this? 23. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Chairman of the Manx Utilities Authority – How much scaffolding cost, broken down by a) contractor b) contract value c) date tendered and d) location, in each of the last five years? 4 PP 2021/0019 24. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chairman of the Manx Utilities Authority – When the responses to the Wayleaves Bill consultation will be published; and what recommendations the Board has made in respect of wayleaves policy and law? 3. Questions for Written Answer 1. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister – If he will make a statement on the extension to the Island of the Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Repeater) (Exemption) Regulations 2019 and the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2020 and their impact on a) operators providing mobile telecommunications services b) public revenue c) planning policy and d) public health risks? 2. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister – If he will a) publish the terms of reference of the Communication Masts and Infrastructure Committee b) list meeting dates and summaries of proceedings since 1st April 2016, and c) make a statement about this Committee’s policy and proposals to co-ordinate the use and development of communication masts and infrastructure? 3. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister (Minister of the Cabinet Office) – What the timetable is for actions to establish the Major Capital Projects Unit within the Cabinet Office; and if he will make a statement about this unit’s arrangements for planning, governance, financing, management and investment in strategic infrastructure assets? 4. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform – What the legal basis is for the Communications and Utilities Regulatory Authority to receive information from and to impose conditions on Manx Gas as a public gas supplier; and what financial and operational information about Manx Gas the regulator can be given by Isle of Man Government parties to the 2015 Gas Agreement? 5 PP 2021/0019 5. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Enterprise – What his policy is on the use of Huawei technology for telecommunications in the Isle of Man; and how this policy relates to the UK Government decision regarding Huawei technology in UK 5G networks announced in July 2020? 6. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture – What the pupil to teacher ratio was in each (a) primary and (b) secondary school at the start of each of the last five school years? 7. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture – How much additional funding has been invested in IT equipment for students in each of the last 5 years? 8. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister of Environment Food and Agriculture – How planning decisions take into account the following approved planning proposals in the Area Plan for the East 2020 as they apply to telecommunications: a) Utilities Proposal 2; b) Utilities Proposal 3; c) Utilities Proposal 4; and d) Telecommunications Proposal 1? 9. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister of Environment Food and Agriculture – How Strategic Plan 2016 Infrastructure Policy 3 has been applied; and which exceptions to this policy have been made since 1st April 2016 given strategic national need which cannot be otherwise secured by mast sharing or alternative locations? 10.