Busy agenda for last Tynwald sitting of 2025

Tuesday, 9 December 2025 06:55

Tynwald gathers for its last sitting of 2025 later today, with plenty on the agenda.

Members will debate a petition calling for supermarkets to be forced to stock Manx produce, updated departmental plans from Treasury and Department of Infrastructure and a possible referendum on scrapping the Island's net zero policies.

Also on the order paper is more support for small businesses, and putting former Garff MHK Jean Thornton-Duesbery on the Manx Patriots' Roll of Honour.

There are also 26 questions covering issues such as the end of MiCards, redeveloping castle Rushen High School, and unpaid parking tickets.

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