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Questions for parliament
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Questions from Selwyn Figueras:
Will the Minister with responsibility for Planning confirm whether the Government is committed to a specific timescale in respect of the submission of Government projects to the full planning process?
Will the Minister with responsibility for Planning confirm the nature or definition of projects which will be submitted to the Development and Planning Commission (‘DPC’) for its opinion and guidance, whether it will publish the guidance obtained from the DPC and, if so, whether the Government is committed to following such guidance as may be received from it?
Further to the first public meeting of the DPC at which a number of applications which had been approved by sub-committee in private were passed, can the Minister with responsibility for planning confirm whether the Government is willing to commit to further improving accessibility to these meetings by way of provision of a live stream of the meetings as well as opening up meetings of planning sub-committees to the public or, at the very least, publishing minutes of said sub-committee meetings?
Will the Minister with responsibility for Planning provide details about the on-going review of planning legislation and the provision of access to all planning applications and other information online?
Environment
Can the Minister with responsibility for the Environment confirm whether the Government is committed to green tax measures and, if so, is the Minister able to provide a list of those measures currently identified by Government for implementation in addition to those already in existence?
Can the Minister for the Environment confirm whether the Government is committed, in line with the commitment to ban smoking in public places, to provide ‘generous tax and rates advantages to amortise any potential loss’ arising from the imposition of the ban and, if so, the anticipated cost to the taxpayer of such an initiative?
Will the Minister with responsibility for the Environment confirm whether the Government is committed, within this term of office, to deliver a sewage treatment plant as per their manifesto commitment, if so by when and can he provide details of progress in its delivery, if any?
Can the Minister with responsibility for the Environment confirm whether the Government is committed to small-scale culling for the management of numbers of the Barbary Macaque?
Can the Minister for the Environment confirm whether the Government is committed to building the Commonwealth Park as set out in its manifesto and, if so, can it confirm the estimated cost of this project?
Can the Minister for the Environment confirm whether, further to last month’s confirmation that legal advice was being sought, there has been any progress with the resolution of the Western Beach sewage issue?
Questions from Edwin Reyes:
Can the Minister for Sport and Leisure provide details of the occurrences which led to the temporary closure of the 25 metre swimming pool on Saturday 4th February, with details of the remedial works required to be carried out and estimated timescales for completion?
Can the Minister for Housing state how many applicants are on the Government’s Housing Waiting Lists, as up to date as possible, giving a breakdown of their housing allocation requirements?
Can the Minister for Housing state how many applications for housing from homeless persons are currently being dealt with by his Ministry?
Can the Minister for Housing state how many times the Housing Allocations Committee has met since the answer provided to Questions No. 64/2012?
Can the Minister for Housing state how many homes have been allocated since his answer to Question No. 65/2012, indicating whether these homes have been allocated by the Housing Allocation Committee or by any other authority – and if so by which authority?
Can the Minister for Housing state how many tenants are currently listed as requiring works to be done in their homes?
Can the Minister for Housing state how many jobs are currently listed as still requiring the attention of the Housing Agency?
Can the Minister for Housing state how many jobs have been contracted out, and to which companies, by the Housing Agency since 9th December 2012?
Can the Minister for Housing indicate when the separate housing list for applicants currently living in Spain wishing to return home will be introduced and what the eligibility criteria for these applicants will be?
Can the Minister for Housing state if he has now held discussions with Management Companies of co-ownership housing estates in order to address the issue of increasing service charges?
Can Government state how many persons are currently employed by the Culture and Heritage Agency, giving a breakdown by grade, sex, nationality and department?
09-02-12
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