Today (Tuesday) sees the final sitting of Tynwald this year.

Not that there should be an end of term atmosphere. There is serious work to be done.

David Cretney MLC, chairman of the Social Affairs Policy Review Committee, is due to give a statement on child abuse at today’s sitting.

In fact, it is one of a number of statements due to be made. Others include one from Post Office chairman Julie Edge.

Whether she will be in a position to project a clear path for the future of the Post Office remains to be seen - the issue of corporatisation never seems far away.

Environment Minister Geoffrey Boot is also due to give a statement on emergency efficiency.

Pensions are also on the agenda, with Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan due to move the 2017 Pension Schemes Order, enabling the abolition of contracting out for salary-related occupational pension schemes to be applied here.

This will be consequential on the introduction of the unified Manx state pension in 2019.

Some of the remaining subject matter this month is decidedly dry. Members will discuss the findings of a feasibility study into the practicality of creating a single resident record.

It is more about the principles that should be employed in setting up such a system, but recent concerns about the legal protection of people’s rights and the ability of the civil service to ensure they are observed are likely to be raised.

Parliamentary reform, naturally, appears on the agenda.

Tynwald will have another vote on items it voted on last month.

Because last month’s vote did not procure the result everyone wanted, specifically because the different branches came out on different sides, it is possible to bring back a motion, so parliament can vote as one. The issue is whether MHKs who stand for Legislative Council should be involved in all parliamentary proceedings as normal in the in the interim.

In question time, Chief Minister Howard Quayle will be called on to give an update on the latest in Brexit negotiations.

Other issues to be raised include the lease on Ramsey shipyard, educating young people on the dangers of social media, teacher pay scales, air pollution, the drug and alcohol support services, work on improving support in mental health, and whether Health Minister Kate Beecroft has any plans to permit the purchase of Viagra from pharmacists without a prescription.

There are a number of questions tabled for written answer, including how much it has cost to relocate teachers to the Isle of Man, data protection and how many times the Treasury’s value for money committee has met in the past 12 months.