Today is the day for Chief Minister Howard Quayle to stand and deliver.

He will seek Tynwald approval for the Delivering the Programme for Government document.

You should have already heard of the Programme for Government. It gets a mention in every other statement about government aims. It’s basically the policy blueprint for Mr Quayle’s administration and has already been approved by Tynwald.

Delivering the Programme for Government is about just that: how the government is going to achieve those aims.

What is particularly interesting is that numerous objectives are allocated to specific government members - and not just the ministers - and have a deadline by which they should be achieved.

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This report will almost certainly be approved; although, a year or so down the line, as they struggle to meet a deadline, one or two members may wish it had not been.

There are a number of interesting reports listed on the Tynwald agenda. Unfortunately, most of them - including the select committee inquiry into concerns about the organisation of last year’s general election - are not tabled for debate at this sitting.

Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan is due to give a statement about discount rates for personal injury compensation payments and there is a selection of items of secondary legislation - orders implemented under the provisions of Acts of Tynwald - to be moved, including road tax, regulations on child employment and several amendments to regulations already in place.

As Speaker of the House of Keys, Juan Watterson does not get to table questions when the elected chamber sits on its own. He’s obviously been bottling up a few issues, though, as he has a baker’s dozen tabled for today (Tuesday).

There are all down for written answer. Subjects covered include what, if any, contribution government departments and local authorities make in return for benefits they enjoy as a result of the Mobile and Family Library services, changes to the prescription charges regime, the state of the island’s roads, spending on Douglas promenade and the role of the Financial Services Authority.

It feels like it would not be Tynwald question time without someone raising Ramsey courthouse and Lawrie Hooper (LibVan, Ramsey) wants to know when Home Affairs Minister Bill Malarkey will put us out of our misery and announce the decision on its sale.

Other issues due for consideration include the changes to the patient transfer service, licensing of guns, gender pay inequality, work permits and differences in the minimum wage based on your age.