The Chief Minister and Health Minister will face difficult questions in Tynwald next week over the imminent ending of the reciprocal health agreement with the United Kingdom - due to finish in two and a half months time.

Speaker of the House of Keys Steve Rodan, the former Health Minister who's criticised the Manx government's handling of the situation so far, leads the way with three of them.

Among other things he'll ask the current minister, Eddie Teare, when meetings about the agreement were requested by the Manx government with their British counterparts, who was asked and what action was taken following their refusal.

Mr Teare publicly stated last month that the British government had made it very clear they weren't willing to negotiate the agreement's ending under any circumstances.

Just days later, news came through the UK Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham would meet Island politicians, after strong campaigning from English politician Andrew MacKinlay MP.

Meanwhile, other MHKs are raising similar questions.

David Cannan will ask Mr Teare if he's been dealing with the negotiations since the British government first announced its intentions in March last year and, if not, who has.

And Peter Karran wants to know, among other things, why the UK seems happy to have agreements with much further-flung places, in particular Uzbekistan, which it's also imposed sanctions against.