Bill Henderson (Douglas North) made the comment after Health Minister Eddie Teare didn't have the extra funds of nearly £500,000 needed to open the unit in the grounds of Noble's Hospital, Braddan, 24/7.

Mr Teare said proposals were being worked on to see what could be done but it wasn't an easy conundrum to solve.

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REMEDIAL work at the new Jurby prison will not impact on the transfer of prisoners, Home Affairs Minister Martyn Quayle insisted.

He said it was unclear if the work was needed because of any shortcomings of the main contractor but any defects were being dealt with in line with good practice during the 12 month warranty period.

Mr Quayle said there was an ongoing issue regarding staff training but with basic training due to be complete by August 1 prisoners ought to be transferred sometime next month.

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A MOMENT'S silence was held in memory of the late Betty Hanson at the start of the July Tynwald sitting.

Mrs Hanson was MHK for Douglas West from 1974 to 1982 when she was the first woman elected to the Legislative Council. She retired from politics in 1988 having served on numerous committees.

Tynwald President Noel Cringle said he could equally have commended on her service to the community during the war years or her drive to forge and keep alive the Manx societies around the world as he could on her political career.

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HAZARDOUS materials from the Energy from Waste Plant will be stored at a hangar in Jurby before being shipped to Norway for recycling, it has been revealed.

Chief Minister Tony Brown admitted it was unfortunate neither Jurby Commissioners nor David Cannan (Michael) weren't informed of the plans to store the Air Pollution Control Residues (APCRs) or fly ash at Jurby.

He said the fly ash has a high lime content and is therefore classed as hazardous. The residuals are currently shipped to the UK and made into blocks and landfilled but recycling the waste in Norway was an environmentally better option than landfill and is also cheaper than exporting the waste to the UK.

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DISABILITY discrimination laws could be at least another three years from being implemented, Mr Brown confirmed.

He told Tynwald specialist advice is required to develop the regulations, which will have significant financial and practical implications for all providers of goods and services to the public. Subject to funding it is intended that the new laws will be introduced three years after the appointment of specialist advisors.

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A TOTAL of 89,364 people arrived in the Island from Liverpool between January 1 and June 30, Mr Brown confirmed.

A poster campaign is running in Liverpool Lime Street Station, Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street railway stations complimented by Granada roadside and rail campaigns and adverts in Cheshire Life and Lancashire Life, which cover the area.

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TALKS are continuing over plans for Lord Street and North Quay residents to use Shaw's Brow car park at evenings and weekends.

The Department of Transport is negotiating the cost of the move with Douglas Corporation. Provision of residents parking was a condition of planning approval given to the DoT to redesign the North Quay road layout