The minister for economic development was grilled on his plans and policies at the first sitting of Tynwald since he took on the important new role.
Moving from the Treasury, Allan Bell has had to put the new department together from scratch and
Onchan MHK Peter Karran, an outspoken critic of the Manx government's economic strategies, was keen to find out how he intended to create growth.
Mr Bell gave this update to Mr Karran and the rest of the court:
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