Anyone looking at the itinerary for our politicians in the branches of Tynwald today will be forgiven for feeling a sense of déjà  vu.

Firstly, the Legislative Council agenda features upon it the clauses stage of the Charities Registration and Regulation Bill. Now you will all no doubt recall that the clauses stage was also on the agenda for last week’s LegCo sitting.

It turns out one MLC wanted to table some amendments but did not quite get round to preparing them in time, so it was held over. See page 21.

You might also notice a very familiar ring to some of the questions on the House of Keys order paper. More than half of them in fact.

That’s because it’s not the first time they’ve been tabled. Last week’s House of Keys had problems ranging from traffic issues preventing MHKs arriving in time to an education minister who had lost the power to speak.

So questions on the EU resettlement scheme, improvements on Ramsey bus and tram station and government initiatives to help students achieve their full potential, were all held over to this week.

On top of that, a couple of questions that Julie Edge (Onchan) was due to ask in Tynwald earlier this month, only for her to be absent due to illness, also make an appearance. So we can all breathe a sigh of relief that the big issue of who has got the contract for this year’s Christmas panto will be, finally, raised on the floor of our national parliament.

Maybe, just maybe, we’ll show more interest in the other one she has, however. She wants to know when the long-awaited Education Bill will be introduced into the branches. Certainly not before Graham Cregeen gets his voice back, we’ll wager, and most likely a long time after.

The good news is there are some new questions, too. They include what is being done to help people return to employment after sickness and an update on physiotherapy services.

The drink drive figures over the Christmas period will also come under scrutiny, and an explanation sought on why information for the electoral register needs to be sent to London.

There is also a question about what measures are in place to ensure drones do not cause disruptions at Ronaldsway Airport. A cupcake to any MHK who comes up with a suitably witty remark to the effect that we need to find something to cause delays if they’re sorting out the security queues. There are two bills due to make an appearance, although the Highways (Amendment) Bill is only a formality as it is down for a first reading and there will be no debate.

The Income Tax Legislation (Amendment) Bill will have its principles debated, as it is at the second reading stage. The legislation confirms some temporary taxation orders and deals with new types of flexible pension schemes, as well as updating some definitions to keep the island up to date with international regulations.

It also addresses companies that are tax resident in the island but are incorporated in another country.