Living wage, animal welfare to be discussed in House of Keys today

Tue, 31 Oct 2017

Ramsey MHK Lawrie Hooper will ask a series of questions about the living wage.

The living wage, unemployment in the north of the Island and the Animal Welfare Bill are among the topics to be discussed in the House of Keys this morning.

Ramsey MHK Lawrie Hooper will put a series of queries about the living wage to Policy and Reform Minister Chris Thomas.

Economic Development Minister Laurence Skelly will be asked to explain the higher unemployment rate in the north, while Environment, Food and Agriculture Minister Geoffrey Boot is being asked for an update on the Animal Welfare Bill.

Vehicle tests, means testing for public sector housing and organ donation are also subjects on today's order paper.

The sitting gets underway at 10am.