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From VIP suite at Gatwick to deposit guarantee scheme
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Shadow Minister for Financial Services Fabian Picardo will ask the Chief Minister why he uses the VIP suite at Gatwick airport each time he travels now that it is not made available free of charge and costs ?1586.26 on top of the cost of travel. Mr Picardo has tabled over 60 questions for the Government to answer at the meeting of Parliament which starts next week.
Mr Picardo will ask the Government what involvement they have had in developing the full terms of reference of the independent review of British offshore financial centres announced in the UK Pre-Budget Report 2008. Given the Government?s silence on the issue he will also want to know whether the Government have had any involvement after the review was announced.
Also on Financial Services issues, Mr Picardo will ask why the Government has not yet published legislation to increase the deposit guarantee scheme to ?50,000. The Opposition spokesman will also press the Government on whether they have considered the possibility of assisting TEP Plan holders further in respect of their collective continuing costs of action against the banks involved in providing leverage for those who bought traded endowment policies. He will also ask whether the Government will now agree to reconsider the creation of a post of financial services ombudsman.
In his capacity as Shadow Minister for the Environment, Mr Picardo has tabled a question to establish what the exact terms are of the infraction proceedings being brought against the United Kingdom by the European Commission in part as a result of the excess of PM10s in the air in Gibraltar. He will also ask what action the Government has taken in order to reduce the PM10s in the air. Mr Picardo will probe whether the works for the sound attenuation to the building presently housing the OESCO power station have now been completed. He will also want to know whether the project for a wind turbine bed has now been considered by Ministers.
On other matters, Mr Picardo will ask whether Government is now in a position to state if it will publish the report into the future of GBC commissioned from Mr Alan King or at least publish its conclusions. He will also want to know whether the Government, as shareholder, is aware of the terms of engagement, retirement and pension agreed with the Chief Executive of Gibtelecom, and whether as shareholders they have agreed to details of the package. Mr Picardo will also ask the Government whether it will take action on the concerns of the residents of Both Worlds about the state of Government services in the area.
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