Tynwald will have its last sitting of the parliamentary year today (Tuesday).

It will be a lengthy sitting with 52 items on the agenda – more items than the last two sittings combined – plus 40 questions.

During the sitting, Chief Minister Alfred Cannan will be making a number of statements, the first on the island’s economic strategy.

The strategy, developed by accountancy firm KPMG, will lay out the government’s plans for the next 10 years.

He will also make statements on the offshore energy strategy, climate change, and the built environment reform programme.

Among the vast number of questions to be asked, is Rushen MHK Michelle Haywood’s question to Mr Cannan on if he is satisfied that the conditions supporting the endemic approach to living with Covid are still being met.

On the subject of Covid specifically, Speaker of the House of Keys Juan Watterson is down to ask Minister for the Cabinet Office Kate Lord-Brennan how much longer Covid-19 surveillance reports will be produced, how accurately reported positive results reflect numbers of cases in the community, and whether there has been any change in guidance during the ‘current spike’ in cases.

Arbory, Castletown and Malew MHK Jason Moorhouse also wants to know what data is being collected about the number of people contracting Covid-19 more than once.

Meanwhile, staff shortages are also being examined in the sitting as Mr Watterson will be asking Health Minister Lawrie Hooper on how many occasions in 2022 Noble’s Hospital has been unable to fully meet safe staffing levels and what plans he has to improve the situation.

This comes after Manx Care admitted to not having enough anaesthetists or paramedics at the hospital previously in the year.

There are a number of questions for Education Minister Julie Edge at this sitting, with members asking if there’s a sufficient number of laptops and iPads in primary schools, and when the department last considered the importance of school uniform policy and the impact of costs on family budgets.

Members also wish to find out why off-island consultants have been appointed to conduct the review of swimming pools.

It follows the government agreeing to underwrite the costs of the regional swimming pools for a year after the sharp rise in gas prices had caused operating costs at the pools in Castletown, Peel and Ramsey to rocket.

Infrastructure Minister Chris Thomas will be the busiest with 17 questions being put to his department during the sitting.

He will be asked to make a statement on the closure of Ronaldsway Airport on June 16, which police said was due to a suspicious package in the baggage area, and how much revenue has been received each week since May 17 from airport parking charges and penalties for the non-payment of parking charges.

A new app was introduced earlier this year which users can pay on.

Mr Thomas will also be asked for an update on progress made with the re-installation of the Douglas horse tram tracks and when they will start to operate.

Among other topics covered in Tynwald will be the Laxey Wheel restoration, the Green Living Grant Scheme, on-island flour production following the closure of Ramsey Bakery earlier this year, free school meals, and flood defences.