A NEW House of Keys and a new-style of politics, but it’s back onto one of the longest running controversies in politics - the buses.
Two MHKs have tabled questions about the Island’s buses for tomorrow’s second sitting of the House of Keys since the General Election.
Bill Henderson (North Douglas), who has asked questions about the buses on numerous previous occasions, will firstly ask Tim Crookall, the Minister for Community Culture and Leisure, if it’s a possibility that the free bus passes for over 60s will be withdrawn or amended - a move which would surely bring widespread public criticism.
Meanwhile, newly elected Ramsey MHK Leonard Singer is asking the Minister questions about the new winter bus timetable. He wants to know when it will be published and what was the process of consultation?
In addition, Mr Henderson has tabled a further question about the bus timetables. He claims the new timetable creates a disadvantage to people living in his constituency in Governor’s Hill and Willaston.
Mr Singer is also asking an additional question with regard to the buses and will ask Mr Crookall to list the experience of the Director of Public Transport, Ian Longworth, in “the running of fare paying passenger public service transport routes other than school services prior to his present employment.”
The personnel in the House of Keys may have changed, but the same old questions are still here.
