Cabinet Office Minister David Ashford says any requests for strategic land reserves to be released would be made public.
This week in the House of Keys he faced a question from Onchan MHK Julie Edge about how strategic development sites are made available.
Mr Ashford said the Council of Ministers would be asked to release land, which would still need planning permission before development went ahead.
But he was also asked if the public would find out about requests from developers:
Weather cancels two ferries today
The Steam Packet has announced it's cancelled two ferries because of bad weather today.
Douglas Harbour bridge to temporarily close overnight
The Douglas Harbour lift bridge will be temporarily closing overnight next month.
New weekly lunch club to combat loneliness
The Salvation Army's about to launch a weekly lunch club to fight loneliness and isolation around the Island.
New laws to regulate gas suppliers to be debated
Laws dealing with the economic regulation of Island gas suppliers will be discussed in the House of Keys this coming week.
MHK wants update on solar panels for public buildings
What progress has be made on plans to install solar panels on public buildings and infrastructure?
Council to cut down 39 dangerous trees
Douglas Council says it's going to cut down 39 trees on safety grounds.
Government allocating nearly £1m to AI initiative
The government's allocated nearly one million pounds to an artificial intelligence initiative.
Toffee found after intense search
Toffee the dachshund has now been found, following a public search which involved drones and many volunteers.
