PP 2021/0023a TYNWALD Tinvaal

QUESTION PAPER Pabyr Feyshtyn

DOUGLAS Tuesday 16th February 2021 at 10.30 am

For Oral Answer

1. The Hon. Member for (Mrs Christian) to ask the Chief Minister (Minister for the Cabinet Office) –

Who carries the operational clinical responsibility for a) the decisions to create standard operating procedures and to amend and change the assessment criteria used by the 111 testing team; and b) monitoring and evaluating the decisions made by the 111 testing team on who should be tested?

2. The Hon. Member for (Mrs Caine) to ask the Chief Minister –

What plans he has to extend the Paris Agreement to the ?

3. The Hon. Member for Garff (Mr Perkins) to ask the Chief Minister –

Whether the Government has advised insurance companies of the works that have been carried out on the Laxey river catchment area to mitigate the possibility of flooding?

4. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mr Quine) to ask the Minister for the Treasury –

What plans he has to ensure that all crew members on vessels owned and operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company are employed directly by the company?

5. The Hon. Member for (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for the Treasury –

Under what rule a benefit claimant in receipt of disability living allowance must wait six months before being able to claim Attendance Allowance?

6. The Hon. Member for (Ms Edge) to ask the Minister for the Treasury –

How many active C Certificates have been in place for UK contractors in the last twelve months?

7. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture –

Whether the flood protection measures which were introduced following the floods of 2015 have proved adequate?

8. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture –

What plans the Department has to adjust the charges paid by small sports clubs?

9. The Hon. Member for (Mrs Barber) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture –

What plans he has to defer the implementation of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme to allow businesses to recover from the impact of COVID-19?

10. The Hon. Member for Garff (Mrs Caine) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture –

Why his Department is seeking a variation to the waste disposal licence for Wright’s Pit North; what the impact of the variation will be; and if he will make a statement?

11. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Christian) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –

For how many consecutive days the Department would be able to perform 1000 COVID-19 tests per day, with the current on-Island reagents, consumables, and staffing?

2 PP 2021/0023a 12. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –

When the last external inspection of adult social care residential facilities took place?

13. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –

What the medical advice was in respect of requiring returning residents to isolate away from their household; and if he will make a statement?

14. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –

What the Department’s policy is on ensuring the quality of rural footpaths?

15. The Hon. Member for Garff (Mrs Caine) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –

How much hazardous waste classified as EWC 17 05 03* has been deposited at Wright’s Pit North; when that category was added; and what the Department’s plan is for its disposal once this is removed from their licence?

16. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –

What action the Department takes, and within what time, following investigation of the safety of a public walkway consequent on (a) an accident and (b) public concern?

17. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Chairman of the Manx Utilities Authority –

How many air source heat pumps have been installed in each year since 2016?

18. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Chief Minister –

Pursuant to his Answer to Question 6 in the on 2nd February 2021, how many exemption certificates have been issued for compassionate reasons on the basis that the applicant or a family member would otherwise have been alone?

3 PP 2021/0023a 19. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –

When the Council of Ministers will make an order to add the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company to Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; and what information held by this public authority will be specified in this respect?

20. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Chief Minister –

What the travel, testing and isolation rules are for UK key workers who are resident on the Island; and if he will make a statement?

21. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –

If he will make a statement on the planned improvements to the public paths in Silverdale Glen?

22. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –

What checks are carried out to ensure UK-registered and owned vehicles have not been on the Island for over twelve months?

23. The Hon. Member for Garff (Mrs Caine) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –

What his Department’s policy is on compensating for damage caused to people or vehicles as a result of potholes; and how much it has paid out in such compensation each year since 2016?

For Written Answer

24. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Chief Minister –

How many people entered the Island from 1st December 2020 until 31st January 2021, broken down by: a) category of exemption; b) number of checks carried out during isolation period; and c) type of check carried out?

25. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Chief Minister –

What the estimated carbon credit will be arising from the planting of the People’s Wood?

4 PP 2021/0023a 26. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –

Since 2015 what a) additional guidance is provided and b) process adjustments have been made in respect of how planning applications are considered and determined by the Council of Ministers?

27. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –

How alleged breaches of the Government Code and other alleged misconduct of i) Ministers, ii) Departmental Members, iii) backbench members of Chief Minister’s or Council of Ministers’ committees and iv) Champions are investigated, adjudicated and decided; and what sanctions have been imposed since 2016?

28. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –

What changes have been made to the way that conflicts of interest are identified and declared and how the Government Code has been amended, in the light of the conclusions and recommendations in Angela Main Thompson’s report on planning application 15/00124/B?

29. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –

When he received Angela Main Thompson’s report on planning application 15/00124/B, and when he shared it with a) the Ministers responsible for planning matters and b) with Council of Ministers?

30. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister (Minister for the Cabinet Office) –

When secondary legislation for the 2021 Census will be made and laid before Tynwald; and when detailed arrangements will be publicised?

31. The Hon. Member of the Council, Mrs Lord-Brennan, to ask the Chief Minister –

How many (a) permanent and (b) limited term contract staff are resourcing the Travel Notification Service Team; and of these, how many are seconded from other roles?

32. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Chief Minister –

What the purpose is of regulation 12 (2)(b)(iii) of the Public Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 [SD No 2020/0551]; when this would be used; and how this regulation is reflected in guidance?

5 PP 2021/0023a 33. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for the Treasury –

How many Tribunal financial awards were unpaid in each of the last three years; and what plans the Minister has to improve compliance?

34. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury –

When and where reception and counter spaces are available for social security and pensions; what plans are in place to change this availability; and what the outcome was of the Prior Information Notice test of the market and indicative costs for further digitalisation of social security and pensions?

35. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform –

Pursuant to his Answer of 2nd February 2021, if he will publish the New Public Service project recommendations on the development of localised service centres offering customer services to the Chief Minister’s Committee of Community and Public Engagement Committee before it reports on Community Hubs?

36. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform –

How reception and counter spaces are defined for the purpose of the New Public Service project; and how the identification and consideration of these will be taken forward in the public service?

37. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask HM Attorney General –

If he will make a statement on the review of legal aid?

38. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –

How many programmed activities from hospital consultants, broken down by (a) number of consultants involved and (b) cost per activity, were procured in each of the last three financial years (with an estimate to the end of financial year 2021)?

6 PP 2021/0023a 39. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –

What financial and non-financial data Manx Care will be required to report on; at what frequency; and how it will be audited?

40. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –

What external monitoring of Adult Social Care is planned over the next two years?

41. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –

What improvements have been made to the Social Care complaints system since the Niche Report?

42. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –

What improvements have been made to the Adult Social Care safeguarding systems since the Niche Report?

43. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –

How the Department advertises the standards expected of social workers; and what action users of the service can take where service standards fall short?

44. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –

What rules apply to access to next of kin Health and Social Care records?

45. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –

What standards exist around the frequency of hot file reviews of individual social work case files; and to what extent these are being met?

46. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –

How many prescriptions were dispensed on the Island from a) off-Island GP primary care and b) off-Island consultants in the last 12 months? 7 PP 2021/0023a 47. The Hon. Member of the Council, Mrs Lord-Brennan, to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –

How many people are trained in swabbing, broken down by a) doctors, b) nurses, c) allied health professionals, d) other medical professionals, and e) non-medical personnel; how quickly each person could be available to join the swabbing team; and of these how many could move into a swabbing team without needing to be redeployed?

48. The Hon. Member of the Council, Mrs Lord-Brennan, to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –

How many people are trained to administer vaccination, broken down by a) doctors; b) nurses; c) allied health professionals; d) other medical professionals; and e) former or retired health professionals; how quickly each could be available to support the vaccination programme; and of these how many could do so without needing to be redeployed?

49. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –

Whether lamp posts are available for use by the mobile services providers for 5G telecommunications infrastructure in i) Douglas, ii) the towns, iii) the districts, iv) the ports, v) the villages and parishes; and if so, on what terms?

50. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Chairman of the Post Office –

How the stated £47 per head cost to the retail network, that was used at the focus groups, was estimated?

51. The Hon. Member for Garff (Mrs Caine) to ask the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee inquiry into the Media Development Fund (Mrs Barber) –

When the Public Accounts Committee will report on the Media Development Fund?

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