The government’s apparent clampdown on some traders using the TT brand is set to dominate headlines arising from today (Tuesday’s) sitting of the House of Keys.

After a Tynwald sitting that kept members in their seats until teatime last week, a much shorter House of Keys agenda is unlikely to leave indentations in chairs.

But there may be some uncomfortable shifting in one of two of those seats, when the Department of Economic Development’s handling of its protection of the TT brand is raised by Tim Baker (Ayre and Michael).

It is fair to say the way that charities, local crafters and the most popular TT venue in the Isle of Man have been targeted has not gone down particularly well with the wider public, and Economic Development Minister Laurence Skelly can expect - in keeping with the theme of understatement in this sentence - a bit of a grilling.

That is one of just five questions for oral answer. Another is about is about fixed penalty notices, while Julie Edge (LibVannin, Onchan) wants to know what the outcome was of the Have Your Say surveys by the government.

After discontent was aired two weeks ago about the lack of consultation with businesses by the Department of Infrastructure over the impact of roadworks, it is the turn of Manx Utilities Authority chairman Dr Alex Allinson to account for any of the work it carries out.

There may only be five oral questions but there are 11 tabled for written answer. If this was the Grandstand teleprinter, we’d have to write that as 11 (eleven), to ensure you didn’t think it was a mistake.

The subjects covered range from Council of Ministers subcommittees, IT systems, grievance cases, all the way through to drug-related deaths.

The ratio of questions for written answer to the oral versions may not help assuage the feeling that, while MHKs are quite good at forensic questioning, they’ve haven’t understood or mastered the dynamism required to hit home with follow-ups.

The Customs and Excise Bill is due to have its principle debated at the second reading stage and the Casino (Amendment) Bill, dealing with money rules and licensing, is at the clauses stage.

Legislative Council starts half an hour early today, at 9.30am, to swear-in new member Jane Poole-Wilson and elect an acting president.

After that MLCs will consider House of Keys amendments to the Statute Law Revision Bill, which include a new clause on medical compensation payments.