Sittings Sep 2021-Sep 2022

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<span>2021/11/30</span>30 Nov 2021 Legislative Council Sitting in full <span>2021/11/30</span>30 Nov 2021 House of Keys Sitting in full <span>2021/11/23</span>23 Nov 2021 House of Keys Morning sitting - part 1 Morning sitting - part 2 Leave of absence and leave to attend the sitting virtually granted 1. Papers laid before the House 2. Election of two Members of the Legislative Council Procedural - Qs3.1, 3.5-6, 3.8-9 and 3.11 held over to following week's Keys; Q3.4 held over to December Tynwald; Qs3.3 and 3.7 converted to Written Answer 3.2. Port entry channels – Aesthetic assessments 3.10. netzero.im/cop26 – Traffic pre- and post-Courier advert <span>2021/11/16</span>16 Nov 2021 Tynwald Morning sitting in full Afternoon sitting in full Leave of absence 1. Papers laid 2.1. Douglas Promenade roundels – Constabulary advice issued 2.2. Negative impact of DoI drainage works – Procedure to minimise on private property 2.3. Vehicle Excise and fuel duties – Revenue versus road maintenance expenditure in last three years 2.4. Highway maintenance and railway bridge replacement – Cost-benefit analysis 2.5. Castletown Housing Land Review – Progress assessed 2.6. Free TV licences for over-75s – Support for 2.7. Southern Swimming Pool – Plan to meet board 2.8. Planned 20-mph restrictions – Implementation progress 3. Public Accounts Committee – Annual Report Covering Activity During the Session 2020-21 – Report and recommendations 4. Political Appointments 5. Deputy President – Election 6. Public Accounts Committee – Election of Chair 7. Economic Policy Review Committee – Election of Chair 8. Environment and Infrastructure Policy Review Committee – Election of Chair 9. Social Affairs Policy Review Committee – Election of Chair 10. Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs and Justice – Election of Chair 11. Public Accounts Committee – Election of Vice-Chair 12. Economic Policy Review Committee – Election of two Members 13. Environment and Infrastructure Policy Review Committee – Election of two Members 14. Social Affairs Policy Review Committee – Election of two Members 15. Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs and Justice – Election of two Members 16. Ecclesiastical Committee – Election of three Members 17. Tynwald Management Committee: Keys Members – Election of two Members 18. Tynwald Management Committee: Council Member – Election of one Member 19. British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly – Election of two Members 20. Poverty – Appointing a Select Committee – Debate commenced 20. Poverty – Appointing a Select Committee – Debate concluded 21. Protection of marine nature reserves – Ramsey Bay development; Harbours Strategy – Not moved 22. Government Programme – Publishing; reviewing and revising – Not moved 23. Petition of David Buttery – Select Committee on responsibility for public rights of way – Election of three Members SuppOP1 – 1. Standing Orders suspended to take the business on the Supplementary Order Paper No. 1 SuppOP1 – 2. Paper laid SuppOP1 – 3. Our Island Plan – Motion Procedural – House of Keys <span>2021/11/09</span>09 Nov 2021 House of Keys Sitting in full 1.1. UK air passenger duty cut – Impact on flights and visitor numbers 1.2. UK air passenger duty cut – Benefiting Island tourism 1.3. Airport technology gateway project – Plans; Statement 1.4. Food and Drink Festival – Success of; Marketing Partnership report 1.5. Red line outside Arbory Parish Hall – Plan to review <span>2021/11/02</span>02 Nov 2021 House of Keys Sitting in full 1.1. Gas price increase – Consumer support before January 1.2. New Castle Rushen High School – When plans to be submitted 1.3. Castletown Golf Links Hotel – Development plans and the Planning Committee 1.4. Castletown Golf Links Hotel – Demolition order applications 1.5. Manx Care’s Local Area Co-ordinators – Arbory’s non-inclusion in plan 1.6. People with diabetes – Three-year driving licence holders 1.7. First-time buyer housing – Consulting on increasing access <span>2021/10/26</span>26 Oct 2021 Legislative Council Sitting in full Message from the President Message from Mr Henderson 1. Standing Orders Committee of the Legislative Council – Election of one Member 2. Standing Committee of Tynwald on Emoluments – Election of three Members 3. Tynwald Standards and Members’ Interests Committee – Election of two Members <span>2021/10/26</span>26 Oct 2021 House of Keys Sitting in full Leave of absence 1.1. Testing protocol – Reviewing for PCRs; LFD positives 1.2. COVID-19 – Winter mitigation 1.3.&8. Douglas South all-constituency voting – School Vallajeelt and Ballaughton Park Lheannag entrance – To be answered in writingconstituency voting – School Vallajeelt and Ballaughton Park Lheannag entrance – To be answered in writing 1.4. COVID dashboard – Including the 14-day case notification rate 1.5. COVID-19 in schools – Challenges faced and half term advice and updates 1.6. The mid-rent pilot – Results 1.7. Douglas Promenade works – Finishing date and standards <span>2021/10/19</span>19 Oct 2021 Tynwald Morning sitting in full Afternoon sitting in full Welcome to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor 1. & 15. Papers laid & Value Added Tax Act 1996 2.1. & 2.3.-5. Oral Questions to be answered in writing 2.2. Domestic Abuse, Sexual Offences and Obscene Publications, and Justice Reform Acts – Appointed Day Orders to bring into effect 3. Chief Executive Officers of public bodies – Introducing performance-related targets and payment – Motion 4.-5. Library provision – Registration of Unoccupied Urban Sites – Not moved 6. Tynwald Members’ enquiries – Guidance and recommendations for Departments, Boards and Offices – Motion 7. Appointment of a Children’s Commissioner – General Debate Announcement of Royal Assent 8. Accessibility to Bus Services – Statement from the Department of Infrastructure 9. Government Programme – To publish before the end of 2021 – Motion 10. Gas Regulation Act 1995 – Gas (Tariff Fixing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 – Debate commenced 10. Gas Regulation Act 1995 – Gas (Tariff Fixing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 – Debate concluded 11. Customs and Excise Management Act 1986 – Customs and Excise Management Act 1986 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021 12. Customs and Excise Acts 1993 – Customs and Excise (Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes) (Application) Order 2021 13. Customs and Excise Acts 1993 – Customs and Excise Acts (Application) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021 14. Value Added Tax Act 1996 – Value Added Tax Act 1996 (Amendment) Order 2021 15. Value Added Tax Act 1996 – Not moved 16. European Union and Trade Act 2019 – Customs Safety and Security Procedures Regulations 2021 17. European Union and Trade Act 2019 – Burma and Misappropriation Sanctions (Revocation) (No.2) Regulations 2021 18. Social Security Act 2000 – Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (Application) (Amendment) (No. 8) Order 2021 Procedural – House of Keys <span>2021/10/19</span>19 Oct 2021 Legislative Council Sitting in full – 1. Swearing in of the newly appointed Clerk to the Legislative Council <span>2021/10/12</span>12 Oct 2021 House of Keys Sitting in full Leave of absence 1. Papers laid Urgent Motion – Motion lost 2. Nomination of Chief Minister 3. Election of the Deputy Speaker 4.4.-5. Government and ministerial code cases – Ronaldsway runway works – Withdrawn 4.1. Occupational pension arrangements – Reforming in the coming five years 4.2. Rate modernisation – Plans to progress in the coming five years 4.3. Minimum wage and living wage – Transitioning within five years 5. Management and Members’ Standards Committee – Election under Standing Order 6.4 <span>2021/09/30</span>30 Sep 2021 Tynwald Sitting in full Leave of absence granted 1. Introduction of the Speaker to Tynwald Message from the President to the Members of the House of Keys Welcome to the new Lieutenant Governor from Mr President; address of the Lieutenant Governor to the Court Tribute by the President to Mr Noel Cringle OBE, former Speaker of the House of Keys and President of Tynwald 2. Papers laid before the Court 3. Public Health Act 1990 – Public Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No.18) Regulations 2021 Congratulations to the new Clerk and Deputy Clerk; best wishes to the Chief Minister <span>2021/09/28</span>28 Sep 2021 House of Keys Swearing-in of the newly elected Members of the House of Keys First sitting in full 1. Election of an Acting Speaker under Standing Order 9.1.1(1) 2. Election of the Speaker under Standing Order 9.1.1(5)–(8) Message from the newly elected Speaker 3-4. Signing of the Standing Orders of the House pursuant to Standing Order 11.2; Signing of the Members of Tynwald Required Standards of Conduct and the Code of Conduct for Tynwald Members 5. Election under Standing Order 6.6 of five Members to the Standing Orders Committee Tribute to Noel Cringle OBE, former President of Tynwald and Speaker of the House of Keys Procedural - Nominations for Chief Minister

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