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Ministers face questions about impact of dry weather

Thu, 16 Aug 2018

Government Ministers will face questions about the impact of the recent prolonged spell of dry weather on the Isle of Man.

A number of questions relating to the recent weather have been included on this month's Tynwald question paper.

Speaker of the House of Keys Juan Watterson will ask the Chairman of Manx Utilities about the Island's reservoir capacities after a hosepipe ban was brought in earlier this month.

The Rushen MHK is also seeking details from the Home Affairs Minister about the number of additional fires attended by the Island's firefighters compared to 2017.

Environment, Food and Agriculture Minister Geoffrey Boot will face a query about the additional cost of support to farmers as a result of the dry conditions.

Tynwald doesn't sit this month, but the written answers will be provided to the questions next week.

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