Questions will be asked in Tynwald about exactly how Housing and Communities Minister Rob Callister will do his job.
Callister was appointed to the role last month, but he does not have a specific department to lead.
Douglas North MHK David Ashford has tabled a question, for answer by Chief Minister Chris Thomas, asking: “What statutory or delegated executive authority, if any, has been conferred on the Minister for Housing and Communities in relation to functions exercised by government departments?”
Ashford will also ask, this time of Callister himself, “what arrangements have been agreed to ensure that government departments implement the housing policies developed under his portfolio”.
Timetable for Action
In addition, Ashford wants details on the National Housing Plan that Callister is set to develop as the central purpose of his appointment.
He will ask the minister what the timetable is for the “development, publication and implementation of the housing plan”.
The Tynwald sitting gets underway on November 17.
