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Alderney States Member, Alex Snowdon has posed a number of questions for his political colleagues to answer this week - ranging in topic from asking the German government to compensate the island for damage caused during the Occupation, to whether there are any new plans for a public swimming pool.
One of his oral questions requiring an answer during this week's States meeting covers Press regulation.
That follows a complaint made against him by a journalist who writes for the Alderney Journal.
While the details of that complaint are not known, Mr Snowdon will ask the Chairman of the Policy and Finance Committee to "outline the agreed resolution regarding press regulations for on-island print media sold to the public currently unregulated".
The Alderney Journal is available to purchase for £1.70 or by subscription over the course of the year for £26 or £54 for 11 or 23 issues over 6 or 12 months respectively.
Pictured: The Alderney Journal is a printed and online news outlet for Alderney.
Mr Snowdon's other questions to the Chairman of P&F include pertinent queries over the future of the project to redevelop Alderney's airport and runway.
In light of last week's news that the lowest tender price came in at £13million over the agreed budget, he's asked Nigel Vooght if there is anything he would like to add about the current position and any thoughts about the future of the Public Service Obligation involving Aurigny serving the island's life line air routes, which expires in December 2025.
Mr Snowdon has also asked the P&F Chairman if he would agree to a referendum on the matter of Alderney's airport and runway if there are now different options for the project's future.
Pictured: The Alderney Airport project was derailed when the tenders came in over budget.
Housing and energy dominate the rest of Mr Snowdon's questions, with queries lodged over when the Connaught care home extension is due to open and what else is being done about the island's housing crisis.
Regarding energy, Mr Snowdon wants to know whether a regulator would need to be set up to sell seabed licenses on Alderney's behalf to further investigations into offshore wind farms.
He's also asked if the island has received any of the money that was agreed to be paid out at the culmination of the court case between the Alderney Commission for Renewable Energy and Alderney Renewable Energy Ltd.
Mr Snowdon's final question to Mr Vooght relates to the money earned from selling coins and stamps.
He wants to know if the States of Alderney "are 'getting a good deal' or not?".
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