Ministers pressed on Covid review progress, strategic reserve rules, and offshore wind returns in House of Keys

Costs, conditions, and waiting lists are also under scrutiny as members table new legislative amendments

Members of the House of Keys will question ministers on the pace of pandemic reform, the rules governing strategic land, and the financial outcomes expected from offshore renewables.

In the first starred question, Arbory, Castletown and Malew MHK Tim Glover asks the chief minister how many recommendations from the Independent Covid Review Report have been implemented, and is expected to request a statement on progress.

Douglas Central MHK Chris Thomas is also probing government decision-making around the offshore wind Agreement for Lease, asking when the Energy Policy Board approved the sharing of the lease with the treasury minister, and how the expected economic returns will be assessed and publicly reported.

Onchan MHK Julie Edge seeks clarity on the conditions required before strategic reserve land can be released by the Cabinet Office, focusing on both process safeguards and strategic triggers.

Health waiting times are also on the agenda, with Arbory, Castletown and Malew MHK Jason Moorhouse asking the health minister for current urgent and standard endoscopy timelines, and separately requesting the present wait for both urgent and standard endoscopy procedures.

Further questions from Mr Moorhouse include whether a rent deposit protection scheme has been formally assessed, and when new restrictions on immigration pathways might be introduced. He also asks for updated data on urgent versus standard endoscopy and on environmental impact assessments for onshore wind farms.

Meanwhile, two Bills are listed for first reading: the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2025, tabled by Enterprise Minister Tim Johnston, and the Income Tax (No 2) Bill 2025, tabled by Treasury Minister Alex Allinson.

For second reading, the Education (Amendment) Bill 2025, tabled by Education, Sport and Culture Minister Daphne Caine, returns for further debate.

Third reading includes the Extradition Bill 2025 and the Safeguarding (Amendment) Bill 2025.

Additionally, Mr Thomas has submitted further amendments to amendments related to the commencement powers under the Constitution Bill, including

Mr Thomas has submitted further amendments to amendments relating to commencement powers under the Constitution Bill, proposing the Bishop should lose its vote on the earlier of the day after the end of the current postholder’s tenure, or on the fifth anniversary of the announcement of royal assent.