27 July 2026
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Coming up in House of Keys

Recommendations of the Independent Isle of Man Covid Review Report, MiCard system and renewable energy will all be covered in today’s House of Keys sitting.

The sitting will start at 10am, with Arbory, Castletown and Malew MHK Tim Glover asking the Chief Minister how many of the recommendations of the Independent Isle of Man Covid Review Report have been implemented and if he will make a statement.

Fellow Arbory, Castletown and Malew MHK Jason Moorhouse will ask the Treasury Minister what the cost will be of implementing the Tynwald resolution of November 20 relating to the MiCard system.

House of Keys

Along with the above, Douglas Central MHK Chris Thomas will be asking a series of questions regarding renewable energy.

Mr Thomas wants to know what reports to Department of Infrastructure has received about the subsurface potential and risks of hydrocarbon resources.

He wants to know if the DoI Minister will publish them; and if not, why not.

Offshore developments are also on Mr Thomas’s mind, he will ask the Chief Minister what the Terms of Reference are for the Energy Policy Board’s work on the economic returns of offshore developments.

He also wants to know when and how that Board decided to share the offshore wind farm Agreement for Lease with the Treasury Minister.

The order paper for today’s sitting can be found here.

Charlie Morrey is a Broadcast & Multi Media Journalist for Manx.News and also is a Presenter on Energy FM. Charlie has previously written for Isle of Man Newspapers, magazines and also started her broadcasting career with Manx Radio.

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