MHK tables Tynwald questions on taxi transfer deal

There'll be more questions about the Island's patient transfer taxi contract in Tynwald next week.

Health and Social Care Minister Kate Beecroft faces three queries on the topic. 

All of the questions come from North Douglas MHK David Ashford - it follows a petition which saw more than 1,900 people express their discontent with the contract being taken away from Bridgewater Cars.

This week it was revealed the new contract has been awarded to ComCab Liverpool.

Mr Ashford has three questions for Mrs Beecroft when the court sits on Tuesday.

In his first, he'll ask how long the new contract lasts, how it'll be monitored and whether the government can end it early if standards aren't maintained.

He'll then ask how the new patient transfer taxi contract differs from the previous one.

And in his final query, he wants to know how the tender was scored - and how much priority was given to price.