Radical Police reforms are due to be discussed for the first time by Senators today. The Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) has been tabled for a first reading in the Upper House. MPs in the House of Assembly spent most of Monday discussing the 109-page document, set to radically overhaul arrest and detection methods.

Also listed for first readings are the Interpretation Amendment Act and the Criminal Law Act. Bills on the agenda for a second round of debate are the Clean Air Amendment Act, the Miscellaneous Taxes (Rates) Amendment Act and the Bermuda Hospitals Board Amendment Act.

The clean air act aims to clampdown on polluters by tightening controls on plant equipment at building sites.

Government hopes the taxes amendment will make short stays by cruise liners more attractive by introducing a reduced charge per passenger on a more flexible daily basis.

Changes to the hospitals legislation will increase the number of people allowed to sit on the board.

Senate President Alf Oughton yesterday confirmed that one question had been received. United Bermuda Party Senate leader Sen. Kim Swan will ask Housing Minister Sen. David Burch how much Government paid project manager John Gaston in consultancy fees for work on the troubled Bermuda Homes for People scheme at Southside.

Slated to provide nearly 200 homes ? including nearly 100 cut-price properties for lottery winners ? the public/private scheme was hampered by delays and ran into problems.