Damon Bossino Questions for October Parliament Session

Parliament is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 19th October 2022 @ 3.00pm.

Further to the answers provided to Q46/2022, please provide an update as to the progress of construction in respect of the Bob Peliza Mews and Chatham Views developments.

Please provide details of the private entity or individual/s which/who provide services to the beaches to include equipment for the disabled, lifeguards and beach attendants to include their names, financial arrangements and duration of their contracts.

Please state when the scaffolding structure by Charles V wall was set up; how long it expects it to remain there; the nature of the works which are being carried out; which entity is carrying out those works; and what the cost is?

Please state whether the Government has considered listing privately owned buildings such as Fortress House under the Heritage and Antiquities Act and if the conclusion was that they should not be listed why not?

Please state, specifically, how the Government expects the private sector to invest in developing tourism in Gibraltar and what policy measures, if any, will it introduce to encourage that investment to take effect?

Please provide the following details relating to the Minister for Tourism’s recently launched Gibraltar Maritime Day:

  1. (i)  How many events have been held to date;
  2. (ii)  Who comprised the Government’s delegation at each event;
  3. (iii)  The total cost of each trip broken down into air travel costs,lodgings and entertainment;
  4. (iv)  Who the Minister met at each event;
  5. (v)  What new business has been secured as a result of each trip;

and

(vi) The duration of each trip?

Further to the answer given to Q254/2022, please state when Gibraltar’s entry points, particularly by sea and land will be refurbished from their current deplorable state.

Please state when the Government now expects to be in a position to publish the Development Plan.

Please state how many units are available from the housing rental stock for allocation, categorising the units into size by the number of rooms.

Please provide details of the refuse collection times in respect of each collection point.

Please state when the construction of the car park at the Chilton Court estate is expected to commence and complete.

Please state to whom the parking spaces at Chilton Court will be made available.

Please state whether the Government has any immediate plans to attend to the general refurbishment and upkeep of the communal areas, including the external façade of the blocks and external areas at the Chilton Court estate.

Please provide an update as to the human resources issues impacting on flight arrivals at the Gibraltar airport.

Is the Government in a position to state when the Hotel Indigo is expected to open?

Is the Government in a position to provide an update as to the opening of a further hotel by the end of this year?

Please state whether any progress has been made to regulate Airbnbs in Gibraltar

Please state how many units from the Government housing rental stock have been earmarked for allocation, but cannot be alloacted as they are currently being refurbished for that purpose, categorising the units into size by the number of rooms.

Please state whether the Government has any immediate plans to refurbish the footpath and surrounding area leading to the northern main entrance to the Botanic Gardens

Please confirm that the Government has the required financing in place to ensure that the Bob Peliza Mews and Chatham Counterguard developments can be completed

Please provide an update with regard to the redevelopment of the Upper Town and Road to the Lines, more specifically.