Tynwald Annual Report

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Contents

Foreword by the Presiding Officers 4

1867 Celebrations 6

Changes in Political Membership 8

The Work of the Legislature 10

Tynwald Day 18

Interparliamentary Engagement 26

Education and Outreach 34

The Clerk of Tynwald’s Office 42

Appendix 48

3 The Hon Stephen Charles Rodan BSc (Hons) MRPharmS MLC

SPEAKER OF THE The Hon Juan Paul Watterson BA FCA CMgr FCMI SHK

foreword

4 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Welcome to the Tynwald Annual Report 2016/7 2016 saw the 150th anniversary of the House of Keys Elections Act 1866. In 2017 we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first elections which took place under that Act, with polling taking place in the first week of April 1867. The old story of the advance of democracy was given a new twist as we celebrated not only with a return visit to former premises in Castletown, but with musical entertainment in the Tynwald Chamber itself, something which would scarcely have been contemplated when the Keys moved to Douglas in the 1880s. In 1979 the Island celebrated the Millennium of Tynwald. Since then we have been accustomed to saying that the Tynwald Ceremony is about a thousand years old, having been described in an account written in 1417 as the “constitution of old time”. This year, as we celebrated the 600th anniversary of that text, we learned from Harvard academic Mr Joe Wolf that the tradition of assembling at St John’s could be 500 years older than we had previously thought. As for the present, 2016/17 has been a year of renewal on many fronts. We reported a year ago that the Keys election of September 2016 was the first under new constituency boundaries. The balance of youth and experience is vastly different from that in the previous House. Of the 24 Members elected, 12 entered the Keys for the first time and a further three had first been elected in bye-elections in 2015. The two MHKs with the longest continuous service were first elected in 2006. The election in 2016 of a record five women to the Keys was followed in May by another “first” with the election to the Legislative Council of Jane Poole-Wilson, the first woman to be so elected without having first served as an MHK. June saw the election of a first all-female Select Committee. We were also delighted in November 2016 to host for the first time a “Women’s Institute Tynwald”, made up of W.I. Members of branches on the Island. A year of renewal within the membership has also been a year of re-imagining our external profile. International co-operation is now a commonplace; visitors from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have seen – and have been seen at – all manner of public proceedings, from the election of the Speaker in September to the Tynwald Ceremony in July. Off-Island travel has shown practical benefits, building members’ own capacity through study of parliamentary practice at home and abroad, and helping other jurisdictions through election monitoring and capacity-building. And what of the future? It is still too early to say how the Isle of Man will be affected by the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, although it is clear that significant legislative change will be needed in the Island as in the UK. Tynwald is ready for any challenge arising from Brexit or from the ’s own domestic agenda. Meanwhile at the time of writing a Select Committee on the functioning of Tynwald itself is working through various recommendations made by Lord Lisvane following debates in June and July.

5 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 1867 Celebrations In 2017 the Isle of Man marked the 150th anniversary of the first popular election to the House of Keys, previously a self-appointed body. A number of events took place to celebrate this anniversary in Manx political history.

Special Sitting in Castletown Symposium On 14th March 2017 the House of Keys held a special On Saturday 1st April Legislative Buildings opened sitting in the Old House of Keys in Castletown to mark its doors to host a one day symposium with the 150th anniversary of the first popular elections. presentations from invited guest speakers. Tynwald The sitting was attended by previous Speakers Noel and University College Isle of Man worked together Cringle OBE and . to create a free public event examining the social and economic context of Manx democratic reform After a formal in the 18th and 19th centuries and the Island’s welcome by the legislative and constitutional history. Entitled Speaker, ‘House of Keys: Power, Parliament and the People’ historian Dr the day brought together eminent Manx history Kit Gawne gave experts Dr Kit Gawne, Dr Robert Fyson, Dr Mike evidence on the Hoy MBE, Mike J Southall MBE, CBE introduction of TH and Professor Peter Edge to share their a popularly perspectives on the Island’s past and present. elected House of Keys in 1867. Dr Kit Gawne The Chief Minister moved 'that this House notes the 150th Anniversary of the introduction of direct elections for the House of Keys; notes the social and economic progress which has flowed from the introduction and extension of democratic elections in the Isle of Man; and welcomes the enhanced role for Tynwald and its branches which this reform brought about'. The motion was seconded by the Deputy Speaker, MHK and was duly carried.

The sitting concluded with a statement and thanks by the Speaker.

Guest speakers with the President of Tynwald and the Speaker of the House of Keys

The moderator for the event was Dr Catriona Mackie. Dr Mackie is a Lecturer in History at University College Isle of Man and is Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) History & Heritage. University College Isle of Man students filmed the talks and these are available online at: http://www.tynwald.org.im/education/ history/1867/

The current House of Keys Members outside the Old House of Keys in Castletown

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Commissioned stamp and coin set As part of the celebrations of democracy, the was commissioned to produce a 50 pence coin that would be presented to all Island school children. The coin design is taken from a famous print published in the Illustrated London News in 1867 showing the crowds waiting to hear the election results outside the Old Courthouse on Atholl Street. Members of the House of Keys visited every school on the Island to talk to pupils and present the anniversary coin packs. The coin presented to students was packaged in a commemorative presentation pack with one of the four bespoke stamps provided by Isle of Man Stamps and Coins. The first class stamp selected is one of four panoramic stamps released by in 2017 that illustrate the journey to popular elections in the House of Keys.

MHKs shared the story of democratic reform, and students were introduced to some of the key issues and figures of the time, including Governor Henry Loch, reformer James Brown, and Speaker John Senhouse Goldie-Taubman.

The Hon. , Speaker of the House of Keys, said:

“Democracy, the right to vote, has only existed for 150 years out of Tynwald’s 1000 year existence. It was hard won. People have petitioned, fought, been put in prison and even died for the right to vote. In the Isle of Man this year we are celebrating 150 years since the first public elections to the House of Keys.”

Pictured The Hon. Juan Watterson at school

Tynwald Concert: a Celebration of Democracy Manx democracy was celebrated in musical form with a Tynwald Concert entitled “A celebration of democracy”. The event was devised by historian, broadcaster and author, Charles Guard on behalf of Isle of Architecture. Member’s seats, the public gallery and the press benches in the Tynwald Chamber were packed full to listen to music performed by Caarjyn Cooidjagh, Greg Joughin and Jonathan King. Charles was an excellent host for the event, providing a potted history of the building, re-enactments of extracts from speeches and debates, and personal anecdotes. Speaking before the event, Charles Guard said:

‘We couldn’t have a celebration of the Island’s built environment without including Tynwald. The iconic ‘wedding cake’ building is as much part of Douglas as the Tower of Refuge, and is in daily use as the centre of our government. I hope this concert combines the history of the building with the history of 150 years of Manx democracy, in a light hearted, entertaining way with wide appeal.’

Pictured participants in the Tynwald Concert 7 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 . Photo by John Benjamin Stone John by Photo , 1900. Day, Tynwald

Changes in political Membership

8 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Arrivals and Departures Since the General Election there have been changes in the membership of Legislative Council and to the offices connected to the House of Keys as detailed below. Legislative Council

Tony Peter WILD Esq Rt Rev Robert Mar ACIB, Member of the Erskine Paterson, Lord Legislative Council Bishop of Sodor and (2011-2017) Man (2008-2016) was first elected first as a Member of the entered the legislature as Legislative Council on 12th Lord Bishop of Sodor and December 2011, following a Man in June 2008, serving distinguished career in the in the role for eight years. finance sector. He was re-elected to the At the Lord Bishop’s final Legislative Council on 18th March 2013. sitting of Tynwald on 18th The President of Tynwald gave notice of Mr October 2016, Mr President thanked him for his Wild’s resignation in Tynwald on 21st February wise and worthwhile contributions. 2017, thanking him for his public service to the Court. Rt Rev Peter Andrew Eagles, Lord (2017 - ) Jane Poole-Wilson, On 4th May 2017, Downing Member of the Street announced that the Legislative Council next Bishop of Sodor and (2017 - ) Man would be The Venerable Peter Andrew On 18th May 2017 the Eagles. House of Keys elected Mrs Jane Poole-Wilson to Rt Rev Peter Eagles has been serve on the Legislative ordained for 27 years. He Council until 28th February 2018. The election has been Archdeacon to the was decided on a single round of voting. This was Army since 2011 and Deputy the first Legislative Council election run under since 2014. He trained at St the system adopted by the House of Keys on 4th Stephen’s House, Oxford after completing a April 2017. degree at King’s College, London. Tynwald and the Church The first bishop of the Island was named German about 447 but the Diocese was created by Godred Crovan about 1079 when he separated Man and the Isles from Norway to become an independent kingdom. In 1134 Olaf I granted permission for the foundation of Rushen Abbey at Ballasalla, a daughter of Furness Abbey; in 1147 it was placed in the control of the Cistercians. Its abbot, a baron in his own right, quickly became a powerful force on the Island, controlling extensive farming, mining and fishing interests. It was subject to the Archbishop of Trondheim until the 16th Century. At the dissolution of the monasteries Rushen Abbey was the last such house to hold out against Henry VIII; the abbot and the remaining six brothers were finally ejected on St John the Baptist’s Day in 1540, and on the same day the Prioress and three sisters were removed from the nunnery of St Bridget. After the Reformation the parochial clergy, headed by the Bishop, became more influential. 9 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Promulgation of the laws on Tynwald Hill Tynwald on laws the of Promulgation

The work of the legislature

10 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Primary legislation

Following the General Election in September and the appointment of Ministers and Members of Departments in October, the legislative business of the Keys began in November with the introduction of the Equality Bill. This very large and far-reaching Bill had been passed before the Election by Legislative Council. In January 2017 the House of Keys adopted a new Standing Order providing for a new “Committee of the Whole House” procedure allowing for the taking of oral evidence, but not the moving of amendments. This procedure was used several times during the Clauses Stage of the Equality Bill, with oral evidence being taken from a Departmental officer and from a legislative drafter. The Equality Bill completed its Keys stages in March; Royal Assent was given and announced in July. Two other Bills had been introduced into the Legislative Council in advance of the General Election. The Treasure Bill was passed by the Council before the Election. It was transmitted to the Keys immediately thereafter and completed its Keys stages in January, early enough to be given Royal Assent in April and promulgated in July of the same year 2017. The Road Traffic Legislation (Amendment) Bill, by contrast, was referred to a Committee of the Legislative Council whose work took place both before and after the Election and which reported in June. The Legislative Council Elections Bill was one of only two items to pass through both Branches and be promulgated on Tynwald Hill within the same year. The other was the Beneficial Ownership Act 2017, which fulfils international commitments. Fast-track procedures were used for a Police (Detention and Bail) Bill which went through all stages in the Legislative Council on 13th June and all stages in the House of Keys on 27th June. It received Royal Assent on 18th July, just five weeks after it had been introduced into the Branches. No private Members’ Bill was introduced in this first year of a new House of Keys. The House did, however, give Dr Allinson leave to introduce a Bill to restate, with amendments, the law relating to abortion.

In addition to the Equality Bill and the Treasure Bill, a further 14 Bills were introduced into the Keys during the course of the year. They are listed elsewhere in this Report. All but one were Government Bills. The exception was the Bill to reform the procedure for electing Members to the Legislative Council; this was introduced as a recommendation of the Keys Standing Orders Committee.

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Bills introduced in 2016/2017

Beneficial Ownership –to make provision about the beneficial ownership of certain legal entities; and for connected purposes. (Promulgated) Bills of Exchange (Amendment) –to amend the Bills of Exchange Act 1883; and for connected purposes. (Royal Assent announced) Casino (Amendment) - to permit the revocation of a casino license in cases of non-compliance with money laundering and financing of terrorism legislation; to permit the premises in which casinos are located and the facilities and amenities provided under casino licenses to be varied; to permit the Council of Ministers additional discretion in relation to deposits for concessions; and for connected matters. (Before the Legislative Council ) Customs and Excise –to provide for the application in the Island of legislation concerned with customs and excise, value added tax and import, export and trade controls; to require the maintenance of records in relation to seizures of cash and enforcement of Part VA of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1986; to amend that Act to provide for disclosure of information by the Treasury in further cases; to amend the Terrorism and Other Crime (Financial Restrictions) Act 2014 in order to allow delegation of Treasury functions in additional cases; and for connected purposes. (Before the House of Keys) Dogs (Amendment) - to amend the Dogs Act 1990 to impose a requirement for every dog on the Island to have implanted in it a microchip; to require the keeper of every dog on the Island to ensure that the dog is microchipped; to abolish the licensing and duty regime for dogs on the Island; and for connected purposes. (Before the Legislative Council) Fraud – to make provision for, and in connection with, criminal liability for fraud and obtaining services dishonestly; and for connected purposes. (Royal Assent 12 announced) Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017

Freedom of Information (Amendment) – to amend the Freedom of Information Act 2015; and for connected purposes. (Before the House of Keys) Gambling (Anti –Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism) – to provide the necessary powers to conduct regulatory oversight of the gambling sector's compliance with Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism legislation; to provide sanctions for non-compliance; and for connected purposes. (Before the House of Keys) Income Tax Legislation (Amendment) –to confirm certain temporary taxation orders; to amend various enactments relating to income tax; and for connected purposes. (Royal Assent announced) Insurance (Amendment) – to amend the Insurance Act 2008; and for connected purposes. (Royal Assent announced) Legislative Council Elections – to make further provisions about elections to the Legislative Council; and for connected purposes. (Promulgated) Police Detention and Bail – to make provision about the calculation of certain periods of time for the purposes of Part IV of the Police Powers and Procedures Act 1998. (Royal Assent announced) Road Transport, Licensing and Registration (Amendment) – to amend the Road Transport Act 2001, and the Licensing and Registration of Vehicles Act 1985. (Before the House of Keys) Statute Law Revision – to make minor amendments to the Legislation Act 2015, the Interpretation Act 2015 and other enactments; to repeal spent and redundant enactments; and for connected purposes. (Completed its passage through the Branches; awaiting signature in Tynwald Court)

In brackets denotes the stage each item had reached by 30th September 2017

13 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Committee work

During the year the important work of the Committees of Tynwald and its Branches has continued at pace with members new and old. Following the September 2016 General Election, new members were elected to the standing committees, with all of the select committees having concluded their investigations and reported prior to the dissolution of the House of Keys in July 2016. A full list of all active committees of Tynwald and the Branches and reports made during the 2016/17 parliamentary year is provided. The Clerk of Tynwald, Deputy Clerk and Third Clerk share responsibility for supporting the 14 standing committees, various select committees of Tynwald and any Bill committees. Following the General Election, some resources in the Tynwald Chamber and Information Service were freed up and reallocated to committee work. This has more than doubled the number of individuals able to operate in a committee clerking role, which has improved the resilience and flexibility of services to committees. From September 2016 we moved to the electronic circulation of papers for all committees using BoardPad, an iPad application selected by the Isle of Man Government. This has streamlined the committee administration procedure and delivered an efficient way to circulate committee papers and share documents with committee members. Four new select committees of Tynwald were established during the parliamentary year. The first to report was the Select Committee of Tynwald on Free Train and Tram Travel; all three members of the committee had been newly elected to the House of Keys in 2016 and this was the only select committee this year to be formed from a Petition for Redress. The petition had been presented at St John’s on 7th July 2016 and the Committee reported to Tynwald in March 2017. The Select Committee of Tynwald on the Organisation and Operation of the General Election reported in April 2017, with a supplementary report being issued in June 2017. The Select Committees on the Functioning of Tynwald and on Library Provision remain active. This year one Bill committee was in operation. The Select Committee of the Legislative Council on the Road Traffic Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2016, which had been established before the General Election, reported in June 2017. The standing committees have published 13 reports this year including the four volume Social Affairs Policy Review Committee report on the Operation of Personal Capability Assessments. In the 2016/17 parliamentary year a total of 28 committee oral evidence hearings were held.

Members and officers of the Social Affairs Policy Review Committee pictured left to right: Committee Clerk Jonathan King, Martyn Perkins MHK, Clerk of Tynwald, Roger Phillips with Speaker of parliamentary intern Alex McQuarrie, and David the House of Keys, Juan Watterson SHK Ashford MHK 14 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017

Standing Committees in the year ending september 2017 Committee Chair Members Ecclesiastical committee David Anderson MLC Hon. MHK Feb 2017 – First Report 2016-2017 – PP No 2017/0027 MBE MLC Economic Policy Review Tim Baker MHK Committee Michael Coleman MLC Jason Moorhouse MHK

David Anderson MLC

David Ashford MHK

David Cretney MLC Emoluments Committee The Hon. Juan Watterson SHK MHK

Chris Robertshaw MHK

Juan Turner MLC Environment and Clare Bettison MHK Infrastructure Policy Review Rob Callister MHK Committee Chris Robertshaw MHK Rob Callister MHK

Michael Coleman MLC Public Accounts Committee The Hon. Juan Watterson SHK MLC

Tim Crookall MLC Social Affairs Policy Review MHK David Cretney MLC Committee Martyn Perkins MHK July 2017- First Report (Volume 1) - PP No 2017/0113(1)

July 2017- First Report (Volume 2) - PP No 2017/0113(2)

July 2017- First Report (Volume 3) - PP No 2017/0113(3)

July 2017- First Report (Volume 4) - PP No 2017/0113(4)

Tynwald Standing Orders The Hon. Juan Watterson SHK David Ashford MHK Committee Geoff Corkish MBE MLC Dec 2016 – First Report 2016-2017 – PP No 2016/0169 Hon. MHK Feb 2017 – Second Report 2016-2017 –PP No 2017/0038 Juan Turner MLC July 2017 – Third Report 2016-2017 – PP No 2017/0100 Hon. Ray Harmer MHK Tynwald Ceremony The Hon. Stephen Rodan MLC Hon. MHK Arrangements Committee The Hon. Juan Watterson SHK MHK

Geoff Corkish MBE MLC Tynwald Honours Committee The Hon. Stephen Rodan MLC Ann Corlett MHK

The Hon. Juan Watterson SHK May 2017 – First Report 2016-2017 – PP No 2017/0097 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017

Committee Chair Members

Tim Baker MHK

Tynwald Management Ann Corlett MHK The Hon. Juan Watterson SHK Committee David Cretney MLC

The Hon. Steve Rodan MLC David Ashford MHK

Tynwald Standards and Michael Coleman MLC The Hon. Juan Watterson SHK Members' Interests Committee David Cretney MLC

Julie Edge MHK

Chris Robertshaw MHK

June 2017 – First Report 2016-2017 – PP No 2017/0104

David Ashford MHK House of Keys Management and Members' Standards The Hon. Juan Watterson SHK Julie Edge MHK Committee Chris Robertshaw MHK Nov 2016 – First Report 2016-2017 – PP No 2016/0159 David Ashford MHK

Hon. MHK House of Keys Standing Orders The Hon. Juan Watterson SHK Hon. Ray Harmer MHK Committee MHK

Hon. Chris Thomas MHK Jan 2017 – First Report 2016-2017 – PP No 2017/0003

Feb 2017 – Second Report 2016-2017 – PP No 2017/0028

Feb 2017 – Third Report 2016-2017 – PP No 2017/0035

March 2017 – Fourth Report 2016-2017 – PP No 2017/0063

Standing Orders of the Geoff Corkish MBE MLC QC HMAG Legislative Council Committee The Hon. Steve Rodan MLC Bill Committees in the year ending September 2017

Committee Chair Members

Bill: Michael Coleman MLC Select Committee of the Legislative Juan Turner MLC Council on the Road Traffic Bill Henderson MLC Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2016

June 2017 – Report of the Committee - PP No 2017/0105 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017

Select committees in the year ending September 2017

Committee Chair Members

Free Train and Tram Travel Rob Callister MHK MHK (Petition for Redress) Julie Edge MHK

March 2017 – First Report 2016-2017 – PP No 2017/0042

Alex Allinson MHK

Tim Baker MHK Functioning of Tynwald The Hon. Juan Watterson SHK Hon. MHK

David Cretney MLC

July 2017 – Interim Report – PP No 2017/0120

Ann Corlett MHK Library Provision Clare Bettison MHK Jane Poole-Wilson MLC

David Ashford MHK

Organization and Operation of Clare Bettison MHK David Cretney MLC the General Election Daphne Caine MHK

Martyn Perkins MHK April 2017 –Report 2016-2017 (Volume 1) – PP No 2017/0066(1)

April 2017 –Report 2016-2017 (Volume 2) – PP No 2017/0066(2)

April 2017 –Report 2016-2017 (Volume 3) – PP No 2017/0066(3)

June 2017 – Supplementary Report 2016-2017 –PP No 2017/0108

CPA Committees in the year ending September 2017

Committee Chair Members

Geoff Corkish MBE MLC

Ann Corlett MHK

Tim Crookall MLC

CPA Executive Committee The Hon. Juan Watterson SHK Hon. Bill Malarkey MHK

Hon. Howard Quayle MHK

Bill Shimmins MHK

The Hon. Steve Rodan MLC 17 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Tynwald Day 2017 Day Tynwald Tynwald Day

18 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Special guests

Each year Tynwald welcomes a number of honoured guests to the Ceremony from other jurisdictions as well as returning distinguished Manx. Prior to the Ceremony our invited guests gathered together with Mr President at Cooil y Ree Gardens adjacent to Tynwald Hill. Since 2004 guests have brought stones from their own countries to lay on a cairn within the gardens. The idea is that this cairn will grow over time as visitors to the gardens continue to add stones to commemorate their visits.

Honoured Guests Ann Jones AM - Deputy Presiding Officer of Richard Arkless the Welsh Assembly Sir William Bailhache QC - Bailiff of Jersey Eamon O Cuiv TD Lord Chidgey Sean O Fearghail TD - Ceann Comhairle of Dail Eireann, House of the Oireachtas Dr Gareth Davies - Medical Director, London’s Air Ambulance Hon. Asad Qaiser - Speaker of the Kyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Professor Peter Edge - Oxford Brookes University Gavin Robinson MP Linda Fabiani MSP - Deputy Presiding Officer Dr Jane Roskams - University of British of the Scottish Parliament Columbia Zachary Harkenrider - Political Counselor, The Rt Hon The Earl of Derby DL (Edward US Embassy Stanley) 19 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017

5th July 2017

The day’s entertainment began at 9am on the 5th July with High School Big Band playing for the crowds on the front green followed by Manx dancing by the Manx Folk Dance Society before the formal ceremony. His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, Sir Richard Gozney KCMG CVO, presided over the ceremony. Sir Richard is the Queen’s Personal Representative on the Isle of Man. The first formal record of the meetings of Tynwald taking place at St John’s is within the Customary Law Act 1417. 600 years later, Tynwald Members, Island residents and visitors congregated at Tynwald Hill on the Isle of Man’s national day to hear the laws of the land promulgated. The current Earl of Derby was invited as an honoured guest to mark the anniversary. This year thirteen Acts that had received Royal Assent were promulgated in English by the first and then in Manx by the second Deemster. The four Coroners who were sworn in this year were: Gordon Leece for Glenfaba and Michael; Gareth Leece for Ayre and ; Kelly Sloane for ; and Mark Wrigley for Rushen. The Armed Forces were represented this year by officers and airmen of the RAF Regiment, which this year celebrates its 75th anniversary. The Queen’s Colour Squadron formed the Guard of Honour. The Squadron is the RAF’s only permanent ceremonial unit, but also has an operational role as 63 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment. Joining the Squadron was the Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment which, in additional to its ceremonial duties, undertakes operational support roles around the world. Seven Petitions for Redress of Grievance were presented to His Excellency, who passed them to the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald. Four were found by the Committee to be in order and three out of order. Three choirs participated in the ceremony this year. The singing inside the Royal Chapel was led by the St John’s Church Choir together with the choristers from the choir of Cathedral Isle of Man, which also gave a short performance before the service. The singing on the grandstand outside was led by the Manx festival Chorus. Ministers of the Free Churches, the Chairman of the Isle of Man District of the Methodist Church, the Roman Catholic Dean, the Beneficed Clergy, the Dean of Cathedral Isle of Man and the Vicar-General attended in the Chapel. During the chapel service the winner of the highest award at the Manx Music Festival, the Cleveland Medal, performs a solo. This year Ruth Tickle sang “The Holy City”, words by Frederick Weatherly and the music by Stephen Adams. She was accompanied by Gareth Moore.

Members’ Official photograph outside the Royal Chapel at St John’s 20 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017

Best Turned Out Award The award for the Best Turned Out Unit was presented to the Isle of Man Sea Cadet Corps and the award for the Best Turned Out Individual presented to Sgt Rebecca Stokes of the Air Training Corps. They are pictured with Mr President, having received their awards.

Tribute to Ian Cannell As broadcaster and commentator, the late Ian Cannell’s was the fine speaking voice which was heard at the ceremony in St John’s and beyond every year for 52 years. Ian’s long service to Tynwald as a Manxman who was proud of the Island’s long parliamentary tradition is deeply appreciated and will be long remembered.

Photo taken on Tynwald Day 2014 courtesy of Mark Cleator, Manx Sound 21 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017

600th Anniversary of Customary law

In 1417 Sir John Stanley II, Lord of Man, had some of the laws of the Isle of Man written down for the first time. First among them was the procedure for Tynwald Day, much of which is followed to this day. Referred to as the ‘Constitution of Old Time’, this customary law describes a practice originally established by the Vikings. The name of Tynwald comes from the Old Norse Thingvöllr, meaning meeting place or assembly field, the place where the Vikings met to uphold the law, settle disputes, and make decisions affecting the community. Over the centuries Tynwald has met at various locations around the Island; today, it continues to meet in the open air once a year, at Tynwald Hill in St John’s, as per the customary law. At the same time as the 1417 customary law describes an ancient ceremony, it also asserts the authority of the Stanleys as the newly established Lords of Man. The Island had been granted to Sir John Stanley II’s father, who never visited the Island, only twelve years earlier. When Sir John Stanley II visited in 1417 and later in 1422, he had to contend with rebellions against his Governor and the competing power and influence of the Church in the Island. The procedure for Tynwald Day, along with the other customary laws that accompany it, vividly represents the relationship between the Lord of Man and his subjects, and in particular asserts his primacy over the Church Barons. Arms of the first Sir John Stanley

The Rt Hon The Earl of Derby DL (Edward Stanley) The Stanley family, the Earls of Derby, ruled as Lords of Man for over 300 years. Their long rule is considered to represent a period of relative stability for the Isle of Man. Apart from some notable exceptions, they did not routinely visit the Island, instead appointing a Governor to look after their affairs. The Isle of Man was granted to Sir John in 1405, having been confiscated from Henry Percy after his failed rebellion against Henry IV. In 1406, the grant was extended to Sir John’s heirs in perpetuity on a feudatory basis. Their fee for possession of the Island was to render homage and send two falcons to all future Kings of England on their coronations. Sir John Stanley, Lord of Man, ordered the 1417 Law to be set down. His descendant, Edward Stanley, the 19th Earl of Derby (pictured), attended Tynwald Day 2017 at the invitation of the President of Tynwald.

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Visiting lecturer - Joe Wolf As part of the celebrations for the 600th anniversary of Customary Law, Joe Wolf, a third year graduate student in the Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University, presented a free public lecture in St John’s Chapel on Tynwald day. He took as his topic, ‘Legal Hybridity and the Birth of Manx Customary Law: The 1417 and 1422 Proceedings of the Court.’ This lecture covered the unique nature of Manx law, being a hybrid of three separate legal traditions (Scandinavian, English and Celtic) merging together. Joe also discussed the social and legal value of recording customary law. The introduction was given by the current Earl of Derby. As a thank you for their involvement with Tynwald Day and the 600th anniversary, The Hon. Steve Rodan presented the Earl of Derby and Joe Wolf a copy of the indenture from 1417. Our guests are pictured after receiving these gifts and a framed set of the Tynwald 600 stamp set from Maxine Cannon, General Manager Stamps & Coins at the Isle of Man Post Office.

Indenture of 1417 An indenture is a medieval style of legal contract that was written in duplicate on the same sheet. The two copies were then separated by cutting along a jagged line, so that the ‘teeth’ of the two parts could later be put back together to confirm authenticity—hence the term ‘indenture’. On 18th January 1417, a contract of this type was made between representatives of Sir John Stanley and the 24 Members of the House of Keys. The contract binds both parties to an agreement that there can be no sanctuary in baronial lands in the Isle of Man, meaning that the barons must produce any offenders on their land to the King. At this time, all the baronial lands in the Island were owned by the Church which, partly owing to the uncertainty that had prevailed in the centuries prior to the Stanleys’ lordship, had become very powerful. The indenture therefore reflects certain provisions made in the Customary Law Act to assert the primacy of the Lord of Man over the barons, which are later put to use at the meeting of Tynwald in 1422. The indenture is also significant because it provides the earliest extant record of members of the Keys, whose names are listed in the document. The Keys are referred to in Latin, the language of the document, as the Claves Mann and the Claves Legis, the Keys of Man and the Keys of the Law. This suggests that either the English name of the Keys was already well established or that the clerk, mishearing the Manx kiare-as-feed, unwittingly introduced the term with this document. One half of the original indenture has been preserved and is kept in the Manx Museum. A facsimile of the indenture was made in the 19th century and reproduced in William MacKenzie’s Legislation by three Stanley Kings of Man (1860) . William MacKenzie considered the indenture to be a very important document for the Isle of Man, likening it to other well-known legal documents: ‘It is to Man what Magna Charta [sic] is to England, and what the Covenant and Solemn League was to , what the Scottish veto was intended to be to its Church and (in a restricted sense) what the Book of the Covenant was to Judea. The original of this covenant or indenture of King Stanley has been preserved in Castle Rushen, as the Palladium was in Troy, or the tables of the law in the ark, and after 443 years the parchment displays the beautiful legal calligraphy and remnant of the seals of the and Twenty-four keys, and of the two Regal Commissioners’. 23 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 cultural

Family entertainment has long been a focus of the People flocked to see the new permanent Tynwald events at St John’s surrounding the formal exhibition, which includes a model of the ceremony. Part of this is the stalls on the Fairfield. Tynwald Ceremony built entirely of Lego. Stallholders arrive from 9am when stalls and gazebos are set up selling local food and drink, The Viking Village in Cooil y Ree gardens art and craft products, or activities for children. continued to be a popular attraction with families. Local charities are well represented as are Manx This year the village was in place on the days groups and societies. leading up to the 5th which allowed over 300 school children to visit and learn more about the Activities once again took place at the Bunscoill Viking period of history. Ghaelgagh, the only Manx Gaelic medium primary school. The Bunscoill offered traditional Music was the focus of the entertainment Manx cake such as Bonnag and a crochet provided in the Royal Chapel with performances workshop was run by Yarny Grainne. The by local singers and bands: Accordionist, Jamie Arboretum was the venue for the One World Smith; Singer and instrumentalist, Ruth Keggin Village where entertainment and cuisine from and Malcolm Stitt; the Castletown Metropolitan around the world was showcased. Silver Band; and the Regal Singers. The music paused mid-afternoon for a free public lecture During the day the new home of Culture Vannin from a guest lecturer from Harvard, Joe Wolf. Joe in St John’s was opened by Mr President and one discussed the uniqueness of Manx law as a hybrid of our Guests, Mr Eamon O Cuiv TD. Mr O Cuiv of three distinct legal traditions (Scandinavian, has a significant connection to the Isle of Man Celtic, and English), as well as the social and legal and the revival of the Manx language. His value of recording customary law. (See previous grandfather, Eamon de Valera, visited the Isle of page). Man in 1947. After the visit the Irish Folklore Commission sent audio recording equipment to The TynwaldFest Tent was a new feature at this the Island to record the last native speakers of year’s event. During the day it was the venue for Manx. family friendly arts and crafts sessions and a performance by pupils from Gena’s Dance Academy. As the afternoon events concluded, the TynwaldFest tent was the focus of events, with three live bands on stage and local artisan producers Noa Bakehouse, the Manx Cider Company and Ballakarran Lamb selling Manx food and drink. The evening entertainment started with Anglo-Manx folk group Birlinn Jiarg, featuring Manx whistle virtuoso Becky Hurst. Next in line were local group Retrospect who had the TynwaldFest tent packed and people dancing around their deck chairs! The culmination of all the dancing was at the Ceili where the Chief Minister and the Clerk of Tynwald were seen to be stepping right and left as instructed by the Kipper Ceili band. The Ellan Vannin Pipe Band brought the day to a close with a performance on Tynwald Hill with a moving rendition of the Manx National Anthem.

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Interparliamentary Engagement

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Delegations from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly

Throughout 2016-17 Tynwald has been supporting a After enjoying a tour of the Island’s three Chambers, capacity-building training programme for the he said: Members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly (KPA) in Pakistan. ’We have seen the building and are very By the end of the 16-month schedule in December impressed. In KP, 1901 was the year that 2017, all of KPA’s 124 Members, in groups of approximately 10, will have had the opportunity to parliament was established… We have one attend a two-day study visit in the Isle of Man. old hall and then the new hall was only built in 2006, so it is quite unique for us to The project, which has been organised and financed see your building.’ by the British Council in Pakistan, also includes visits to Edinburgh. Its aim is to expose KPA Members to I am deeply touched by your hospitality. I the workings of Tynwald and the Scottish Parliament came by ferry and once we entered into the in order to equip them with the skills to ensure good territory of the Isle of Man I said a big governance, improve parliamentary proceedings, “Wow!” and I thought this was some kind strengthen the legislative process and employ IT more effectively. of paradise on earth!’

The programme includes briefing sessions on the Manx parliamentary system, good governance The President of Tynwald added: practices, accountability processes, legal drafting procedures, Hansard and the Chamber and Information Service. ‘In pursuit of strengthening parliamentary During his own visit to the Isle of Man in November democracy, we are always pleased to share 2016, the KPA Speaker, the Hon. Asad Qaiser, signed experience and information as well as devise a Memorandum of and deliver bespoke programmes for visiting Understanding with parliamentarians.’ the President of Tynwald, The Hon. Steve Rodan MLC, and the Speaker of the House of Keys, The Hon. Juan Watterson SHK (pitured).

Mr Qaiser explained,

’I am keen to build the capacity of our MPs. Most of them… are in the Assembly for the first time, so I put the idea onto the table to bring them all together to the rest of the world, to the developed democracy, so they can practically see what the developed economies and democracies are doing.’

‘The groups have learned a lot here so far, so I wanted to come myself and particularly to sign the Memorandum of Understanding. We have so many similarities on so many aspects. We are traditional people, we are history rich people, as you are.’

27 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Working with small parliaments around the world

Sierra Leone The Gambia The Hansard team was invited by the Westminster Following the success of the joint Hansard project Foundation for Democracy (WFD) to work with the carried out with the Westminster Foundation for Parliament of Sierra Leone (PoSL) Department of Democracy (WFD) in Sierra Leone, and as part of a Official Reports with a view to clearing the Hansard wider joint project between the WFD and CPA UK backlog and developing production systems to enable with the recently elected National Assembly of the them to proceed with reporting without external Republic of The Gambia, Tynwald Head of Hansard, support. The WFD works with parliaments around Ellen Callister travelled in July to The Gambia to the world to bring together parliamentary expertise support their Hansard department. to help developing It had first been identified in early May 2017 that countries and among the important and urgent considerations countries following The Gambia’s transition of power to the transitioning to new President and Government was a need to ‘bring democracy. parliament to the people’. Hansard reporting was identified as one method to strengthen the National Two staff from the Assembly’s ability to communicate its work, in light PoSL Hansard of high public expectations. department – Musa Foullah, Ellen spent one week setting up the Hansard Editor of Debates, and Patience Brown-Dawson, department with digital equipment and providing Stenographer – completed a two-week secondment training and guidance to staff. She was welcomed to Tynwald in September 2016 during which they warmly by parliamentary staff, and had the honour followed a bespoke programme of practical, on-the- of meeting with the Hon. Mariam Jack Denton, job training and discussion devised by the Tynwald recently elected Speaker of the National Assembly. Hansard team and funded by the Westminster Ellen was also privileged to be in attendance at the Foundation for Democracy. State Address given to the National Assembly by His Excellency Mr Adama Barrow, the new President of WFD Programme Officer for Africa, Charlotte Egan, The Gambia. said: ‘The support Tynwald is providing as part of our programme is about strengthening parliamentary This initial support is to be followed in September democracy, accountability and raising public 2017 by a one-week follow-up visit and training from awareness by providing timely and accurate records the Editor of Debates, Musa Foullah, from the of proceedings.’ Parliament of Sierra Leone’s Hansard department. Mr Foullah built on the knowledge gained during Mr Foullah commented: ‘Everyone we have met has his time in Tynwald on a study visit and had co- been very helpful and eager to share their knowledge ordinated the with us. We have learned much from our secondment application of and are looking forward to applying our new-found lessons learnt knowledge and building on our relationship with and other Tynwald.’ assistance given by Deborah Pilkington, Hansard Executive, travelled to Tynwald and Freetown in January 2017 on a reciprocal visit, WFD to his conducting a comprehensive follow-up workshop and own team in providing further on-the-ground support. Sierra Leone. She was accompanied by Ruth Donnelly, Head of Chamber and Information Service, who conducted a workshop and practical session on research for committee clerks and PoSL directors. Ruth also delivered a presentation on public outreach.

Pictured left: Musa Foullah, Editor of Debates from the Parliament of Sierra Leone with Head of Hansard Ellen Callister from Tynwald. Pictured right: Ellen Callister in the 28 Chamber in the Parliament of the Gambia. Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017

The Hansard team in the Parliament of the Gambia with Head of Hansard Ellen Callister from Tynwald

of Jersey. Hansard Editor, Louise Trimble attended as Tynwald’s delegate. The theme was technological developments, principally in the field of automated speech transcription, with a keynote presentation by Mr José Gonzalez Holguera, Head of the Plenary Records Unit in the European Parliament, where automated systems are now used regularly. Tynwald has been a participating member of the British-Irish Parliamentary Reporting Association Continuing the international outreach and (BIPRA) since its establishment in November research into technology, Tynwald was 2001. BIPRA’s main purpose is to support the represented again, for the first time in several Hansard production teams across the British Isles years, at the annual conference of the Hansard and Ireland through the regular exchange of ideas, Association of Canada (HAC) in Ottawa, 14th- direct meetings and annual conferences, hosted in 18th August 2017. Ellen Callister strengthened turn by the member jurisdictions. invaluable connections with fellow ‘Hansardians’ and IT specialists from the central Parliament Over recent years, Tynwald has become and provincial/territorial legislatures, over increasingly active in its diplomatic outreach detailed discussions of advances in production towards other parliaments around the world. of their official reports, as well as with several Therefore when a vacancy arose for the role of other British-Irish attendees. It was a BIPRA Secretary, Ellen Callister, Head of Hansard particularly memorable time to visit the capital, in the Isle of Man, put herself forward for with a dramatic sound and light show being consideration. After discussion by the executive projected every evening on to the Parliament committee at its spring meeting, hosted by the building in proud celebration of the nation’s Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin on 8th May 150th anniversary. 2017, Ellen was appointed for a three-year term. Within this new role, Ellen looks forward to co- Tynwald is scheduled to host the next BIPRA ordinating one of BIPRA’s flagship executive committee meeting in autumn 2017. responsibilities: to provide a cross-jurisdictional July 2018 will see members of BIPRA and HAC Hansard team to report the biannual British-Irish come together in London, when the Westminster Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA) Plenary sessions, Houses of Parliament host the three-yearly at which Tynwald is represented by The Hon. Juan Commonwealth Hansard Editors’ Association Watterson SHK, with Mr Tim Crookall, MLC as (CHEA) conference. This will be another Associate Member. opportunity for Tynwald to share its knowledge and experience of international co-operation in The annual BIPRA conference took place 6th-9th the field of Hansard and to keep the Isle of Man August 2017 and was hosted this year by the States on the parliamentary map. 29 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 External visits The 2016/17 parliamentary year has been a busy one with many external visits taking place and opportunities arising to represent Tynwald both nationally and internationally. British-Irish Parliamentary CPA British Islands and Assembly Meditteranean Region In November 2016 Mr Tim Crookall MLC Conference attended the British-Irish Parliamentary In May 2017 a delegation of Tynwald Members Assembly in Cardiff. attended the CPA’s 47th British Islands and Mediterranean Region Conference in Gibraltar. Commonwealth Hon. Geoffrey Boot MHK, Mr Jason Moorhouse Parliamentary Conference MHK and Mr Bill Shimmins MHK, with Hon. The 62nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Bill Malarkey MHK leading the delegation, Conference was held in London in December 2016 attended the conference which had the theme of and was attended by Ms Julie Edge MHK and Mr ‘Strengthening the role of the BIMR region and Tim Crookall MLC. The main conference theme considering the role of small branches post was ‘A Collaborative Commonwealth: Unity, Brexit’. Mr Shimmins gave a talk in the session Diversity and Common Challenges’. ‘Strengthening of the Region in the CPC’ and Mr Boot in the session ‘The Role of Small Branches’. CPA International Executive Committee CPA Women Parliamentarians Conference Mr Tim Crookall MLC visited Darwin, Australia as the BIMR regional representative for the CPA’s Mrs Ann Corlett MHK and Ms Julie Edge MHK International Executive Committee meeting in attended the CPA British Islands and April in place of Sir Alan Haselhurst. Mediterranean Region Women Parliamentarians Conference in Cardiff in April 2017.

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Election Observer Mission In May 2017 the President of Tynwald led a CPA British Islands and Mediterranean Region Election Observer Mission to the Cayman Islands for their 2017 General Election. As Head of the six-member team, Mr President said that the election went well but that the mission would be highlighting a number of concerns and recommending areas for improvement in its report. As the Head of the Mission, The Hon Steve Rodan was a guest on Cayman TV to report the preliminary findings. Following one of the recommendations in the final report by the Mission, the Rules of Period of Residency for Candidates, have been loosened since the Mission completed. The Hon. Steve Rodan being interviewed on Cayman TV Professional Development Visit to Westminster A second delegation to Westminster is planned in the next parliamentary year, to allow other new From 29th to 31st March 2017 a delegation of seven MHKs to benefit from a similar professional MHKs and the President of Tynwald visited the development programme. Houses of Parliament in Westminster, hosted by CPA UK. CPA Fundamentals Programme The delegates were Mr President, Mr Ashford, Miss Five new Members of Tynwald enrolled on the Bettison, Mrs Daphne Caine MHK, Mr Rob Callister CPA Fundamentals Programme on Parliamentary MHK, Mrs Ann Corlett MHK, Mr Ray Harmer Practice and Procedure for Small Branches run by MHK and Mr Bill Shimmins MHK. They were McGill University. Miss Clare Bettison MHK, Mrs accompanied by Third Clerk of Tynwald, Mrs Jo Ann Corlett MHK, Ms Julie Edge MHK, Mr Rob Corkish. Callister MHK and Mr Martyn Perkins MHK visited Montreal, Canada in April 2017 as one of The aim of the visit was to familiarise new MHKs four modules. The delegates completed the with the UK political landscape and to build remaining modules back on-Island. knowledge and understanding of the Westminster political system through exchanges with parliamentary counterparts and officials, focusing on key areas of importance for Tynwald. The three-day programme included tours of the Houses of Parliament and the Education Centre, observing Prime Minister’s Question Time and a Committee hearing, plus attending various seminars on key issues facing the UK Parliament, daily procedure in the House of Commons, scrutiny and oversight, particularly financial scrutiny and the role of the Public Accounts Committee. Tynwald delegates met Akbar Khan, Secretary General of the CPA, as well as several MPs from across the political spectrum. The final day saw Back row: Mrs Ann Corlett MHK, Ms Julie Edge them accompanying Andrew Rosindell, MHK, Miss Clare Bettison MHK Conservative MP for Romford on a visit to his constituency to discuss the challenges of balancing Front row: Mr Rob Callister MHK, Mr Martyn parliamentary and constituency responsibilities. Perkins MHK 31 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Visitors to tynwald This year Tynwald has welcomed visitors from all around the world, including politicians, parliamentarians and interest groups.

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Clockwise from top left:

Cheltenham Civic Society with Mr President

Republic of Laos delegation with Mr President, Geoff Corkish MLC and Bill Henderson MLC

The Governor of the Isle of Man, Sir Richard Gozney, Mr President, and the Queen’s then private secretary, Sir Christopher Geidt

Members of the House of Commons Justice Committee with Mr President

Police Cadets with Mr Speaker

Ramsey PROBUS club with Dr Alex Allinson MHK and Mr Lawrie Hooper MHK

Dr Hilary Lindsay, President of the Institute of chartered Accountants with Mr Speaker and Mr Lawrie Hooper MHK

Governor of Bermuda, John Rankin with Mr President

33 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Representation of Tynwald Hill in the tapestry gifted to Tynwald in1979 Tynwald tapestry inthe Hill gifted to Tynwald of Representation

Education and outreach

34 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Younger Visitors

Educational outreach has continued to form an important element of Tynwald’s mission in the parliamentary year. School Visits Fairtrade Conference Twelve different primary schools visited the The Fourth Annual Fairtrade Conference, Legislative Buildings for tours, and others organized by One World Centre IOM was held in attended for events such as the Annual Fairtrade the Legislative Buildings in January 2017. The day Conference. The President of Tynwald also visited included various activities that sought to educate various schools including Peel Clothworkers, students on the benefits of Fairtrade. Delegates Ballacottier, and . from 16 different primary schools were welcomed to the fifth Primary Fairtrade Conference held in Visiting primary schools undertook the scripted the Legislative Buildings. They enjoyed a keynote tour that we offer. This provides an active learning speaker from the Co-op’s Fairtrade Department experience for pupils as they learn the conventions and four workshops. of the House of Keys, the process of asking questions, debating, and the importance of voting. Aside from the scripted tours, schools are welcome to observe any of the sittings of the three Chambers. A group from Dhoon School attending the House of Keys saw one of their constituency MHKs, Mrs Daphne Caine, asking the Minister for Education and Children about bullying in schools. Students from St Ninian’s Sixth Form observed an entire Question Time in the Tynwald Chamber.

A Rich Man/Poor Man snack that randomly allocated children a dry cream cracker or biscuits helped pupils think about the whole question of fairness as well as those in the world who struggle. This was explored further in a Philosophy for Children workshop. The highlight for many was a formal debate in the Tynwald Chamber, with prepared speeches and thoughtful debate on the topic, “Fairtrade is the best way to make a difference in farmers’ lives.” They also planned activities to take place in their own schools during Two workshops were held on the 5th floor of Fairtrade Fortnight in February, including Anagh Legislative Buildings arranged by the Isle of Coar School’s five Thoughts for the Day which Architecture initiative, open to school children in were broadcast on Manx Radio. key-stage 2. Director of One World Centre Isle of Man, Children used view finders to sketch the rooftops Rosemary Clark said: and view from the balcony while local architects worked with children, discussing their drawing ‘The conference is a highlight of the year for techniques. Children also had the opportunity to many, and a great opportunity to introduce view old images of Douglas and see how the young people to decision making. We hope the landscape has changed and also complete a pupils will carry on buying Fairtrade goods and drawing of their favourite building on the Island. influence others to do so.’ 35 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Junior tynwald

Junior Tynwald is a yearly sitting of a youth Question Time topics: parliament in Tynwald Court. The event is organized by the Clerk of Tynwald’s Office with ● Brexit the support of the IOM Branch of the ● Legislative Council Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, and in association with the Department of Education ● Elections and Children. ● The Aging Population Students from the Island’s five state secondary ● Abortion schools were joined by Members of Tynwald who ● The Island’s mental health service represented different Government Departments. During Question Time, students had the ● The Steam Packet Company opportunity to probe Tynwald Members on a ● Local and international business on the island number of pertinent political, constitutional, and social issues. The topics chosen by the young Junior Tynwald then voted on two motions, both people highlighted the awareness that young of which were carried: people have on contemporary issues affecting the 1. That Junior Tynwald is of the opinion that the Isle of Man. Providing students with a platform Isle of Man should follow the example of Wales to engage with these issues is one of the key and introduce a compulsory organ-donor scheme objectives that Junior Tynwald helps to achieve. with the ability of residents to opt out if they wish The winner of the Outstanding Participant Award to. was Mr Cameron Byrne, pictured. 2. That Junior Tynwald is of the opinion that the Isle of Man should be taking in Syrian refugees.

36 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 William Kennish Memorial In March 2017 President of Tynwald, the Hon. Steve Rodan MLC, visited Brooklyn, New York to attend the memorial of Mr William Kennish, giving the eulogy on the 155th anniversary of Mr Kennish’s death where a memorial stone was laid on his unmarked grave. ‘Manninagh Dooie, True Manxman’

On Tynwald Day, the Tynwald Honours Committee accepted the addition of Manx inventor, writer and Royal Navy Veteran William Kennish to the Manx Patriots Roll of Honour. The Tynwald Honours Commuttee is a standing committee created in 1998 to propose names for inclusion in this roll for deceased persons who have ‘disinterestedly or self-sacrificially exerted himself or herself to promote the well-being of the Isle of Man’. William Kennish invented (among other things) ‘‘a method for Concentrating the Fire of a Broadside’, a device to improve the accuracy of naval artillery. He also published several collections of poety and prose on the topic of the Isle of Man. He is buried in Brooklyn, New York, where he had emigrated with his family in 1849.

Commonwealth Youth Parliament Nicholas Hawkes, an International Relations and Politics student, was selected as the Manx representative for the 8th Commonwealth Youth Parliament. The event was co-hosted by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Nicholas joined over 60 other young people from the Commonwealth in Victoria on the Canadian west coast. The four day event provides an opportunity for young people around the world to connect and develop an intimate understanding of a working parliament including sittings and a mock press conference. Nicholas attended educational sessions on key procedures in a parliament, the role of a Member, the media, and campaign planning and the electoral process.

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CPA School Roadshows

In February we welcomed a visit from the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Mr Akbar Khan, as part of the CPA’s Reflecting on his visit Mr Khan said roadshow initiative which he launched in March 2016. 'I was very pleased to be able to The aim of the roadshows is to increase young people’s visit one of the CPA's most active awareness of parliament and democracy and to Branches and to engage in a very strengthen parliamentarians engagement with young productive dialogue about the people across the Commonwealth. excellent work Tynwald is doing to During his two day visit, Mr Khan delivered roadshows showcase and share some of the to over 100 pupils across four schools where he was excellent work it has delivered as a accompanied on each occasion by a Member of Tynwald. legislature. The Isle of Man Branch is one of the CPA's smaller Mr Khan talked of the importance of engaging with jurisdictions, but it stands proud as young people given that 60 per cent of the collective part of the CPA alongside some of population of the 52 Commonwealth Countries is under the biggest parliaments in the the age of 30. During his presentation he focused on world, such as India, able to three core values – diversity, development and demonstrate some remarkable democracy. innovations that many other jurisdictions are learning from. During my visit I was fortunate enough to visit many schools on the Island to engage with local students on the values that unite the Commonwealth such as diversity, development and democracy. It was a pleasure to have shared a platform in many schools with local parliamentarians. Engaging young people in discussions on politics and issues that are directly relevant to them has been a very rewarding opportunity for me as Secretary-General.' Pictured Mr Khan visiting the Dhoon school with President of Tynwald, The Hon. Steve Rodan

CPA Youth Observance of Commonwealth Day

Ben Newsham from Foxdale and Joshua Radcliffe from Kirk Michael joined around 1000 other young people attended the Commonwealth Day celebrations in March 2017. Joshua said about the event;

‘Commonwealth Day was a fantastic experience and a wonderful way to experience so many different people from different cultures and backgrounds who ultimately had the same goals….I am very grateful for the opportunity to attend such an awe-inspiring event, I now feel inspired to spread both the values and importance of the Commonwealth as well as promote and increase the levels of youth engagement in politics itself.’

38 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Visit from Dr Helen Pankhurst

Dr Helen Pankhurst, the women’s rights activist and great-granddaughter of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst, visited Tynwald in April 2017. Dr Pankhurst was in the Island at the invitation of the Friends of Sophia Goulden to offer support to the charity’s campaign to erect a statue in recognition of Sophia Goulden, the Manx-born campaigner and mother of Emmeline Pankhurst. As a campaigner for change Dr Pankhurst said that she applauded Tynwald for becoming, in 1881, the first national parliament to give some women the right to vote in a general election. While acknowledging that advances had been achieved in women’s rights she said there was still much to be done to redress the ‘power dynamics’ imbalance Pictured Deputy Speaker Mr Chris Robertshaw between men and women; MHK with Dr Helen Pankhurst ‘My message is that we’re all in this together. Everyone can benefit from gender equality; it’s all about creating a better society. I’m looking at women’s rights from the perspective of continuity and change, so let’s be enthused by the links to the past and erect statues to women such as Sophia and Emmeline but let’s also take inspiration from them to achieve more.’

Sophia Goulden Sophia Goulden (née Craine) was a Manx liberal thinker and campaigner for women’s rights, and mother to Emmeline Pankhurst, the noted suffragette. Born in Lonan in 1833, Sophia took her daughters to rallies and the first meetings of the Votes for Women movement. As a family, they were instrumental in the formation of the ‘National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies’, commonly known as ‘Suffragists’. Sophia is buried in Braddan Churchyard. This image is from the Millennium Tapestry gifted to Tynwald in 1979. The panel depicts Emmeline Pankhurst, (the daughter of Sophia Goulden) rally on Ramsey Beach. Although there is no evidence to show Emmeline ever organised such a rally, the town Hall at Ramsey did hold various rallies to further the Suffragette cause. 39 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Women and Tynwald The Isle of Man led the way championing women in politics, since Tynwald became the first national legislature in the world to give women the right to vote in 1881. In 1919 women became eligible to stand for election, and in 1933 Marion Shimmin, representing the constituency of Peel, became the first woman MHK. Overall, however, between 1417 and 2015 just 13 women had served as MHKs, compared to more than 800 men. Despite its ground-breaking initiative of 1881, Tynwald subsequently fell drastically behind the curve, according to the June 2016 ‘Review of the Functioning of Tynwald’ Report which said:

‘Tynwald is almost entirely male; out of 35 Members, only two are women. This means that the representation of women in Tynwald stands at 5.7%. Putting the Isle of Man into the Inter- Parliamentary Union’s table of female representation by country, this would put Tynwald in 178th place, below, for example, Iran, Bahrain and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.’

In the 2016 General Election 13 women stood for election. Of those, five were elected, of whom four were new to the role – Kate Beecroft had initially been elected in 2011 and is now Minister of Health and Social Care. This brought the total number of women MHKs up to the highest ever level, representing 21% of the 24 Members. It has pushed the Keys up to 88th in the table used by Lord Lisvane, beating the USA by 2 percentage points. The first woman elected to the Legislative Council was Betty Hanson, in 1982. Since then just two other women had served as Members of the Legislative Council – and – up until May 2017 when Jane Poole-Wilson was elected, and became the first woman MLC who has not previously been an MHK. from Peel was Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys from 2004 to 2006; and in 2011, Clare Christian became the first ‘Madam President’ of Tynwald. For full historical details see http://www.tynwald.org.im/education/history/Pages/Women.aspx For a full list of previous Members of the House of Keys see http://www.tynwald.org.im/memoff/former/Pages/HoKNewOld.aspx

40 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Women’s Institute Tynwald Sitting

Thursday 24th November 2016 saw the largest number of women ever occupying the seats at any one time in a debate in the Tynwald Chamber, when we were joined for the morning by members of the Women’s Institute from all around the Isle of Man. A special sitting was held in the Chamber in which 19 WI representatives took on the roles of Tynwald Members. Assisted by nine newly elected MHKs – who were rehearsing potential future roles as Ministers or departmental Members – the women asked and answered questions on a range of current topics, including Brexit, Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Systems and the Island’s Dark Skies Discovery Status. Two motions were put forward for debate: the ‘Hon. Member for Ayre and Michael’ Mrs Moira Chrystal moved that the process of open public consultation policy be reviewed and restricted; and the ‘Hon. Member for Rushen’, Mrs Rita Steele, moved that the Department of Education and Children only assist with payment of university tuition fees for students undertaking to contribute to the Manx economy for five years following graduation. Both motions were debated vigorously, but failed to carry. The Chairman of the Isle of Man WI Public Affairs Sub-Committee, Mrs Kath Wilson, gave a vote of thanks on behalf of the WI, thanking Mr President and the Tynwald Members and team for allowing the WI to experience at firsthand what it was like to be a politician. She also thanked her colleague WI members who had been brave enough to put their names forward for the hot seats and who had helped to make it an amazing experience. The President confirmed what a pleasure it had been to preside over an enjoyable and interesting sitting of Tynwald. He congratulated the WI members on the high quality of debate and contributions and thanked them for fully taking part in the proceedings.

For full details and photographs see here: http://www.tynwald.org.im/education/outreach/WI/Pages/2016.aspx For the full Hansard of the proceedings see here: http://www.tynwald.org.im/education/outreach/WI/Documents/2016H.pdf http://www.tynwald.org.im/education/history/Pages/Women.aspx 41 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Photograph of Tynwald Day, 1860 Day, Tynwald Photograph of

The clerk of tynwald’s office

42 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Parliamentary intern

The Clerk of Tynwald’s Office Parliamentary MHKs, and they debate pressing issues such as Intern programme provides an opportunity to the abolition of homework and the immediate work in a challenging and vibrant environment, ending of the school term. When it comes to a and an introduction to the wide range of vote on the latter, the pupils perhaps activities undertaken within a small parliament. unsurprisingly vote strongly in favour of school Alex McQuarrie, a history graduate and to end! The tour ends at around 11.30am, so I prospective secondary school teacher was in the head back to my desk. role from January to July 2017. Below, he takes you through a day in the life of a parliamentary One of my current projects is to develop the way intern… information about Bills is presented on the Tynwald website. The current phase of this It is Thursday 15th June and I arrive in the project involves making sure that we have office at around 8.40am. I check my emails and certain consultation documents, and I have respond to one member of the public who had been busy recording the details on a requested some scanned statutory documents. spreadsheet. This task keeps me busy until lunch At 9.00am I attend an all staff meeting, which time. gives all employees the opportunity to raise any issues and to discuss any upcoming events or My afternoon is taken up primarily by my role changes in strategy. The Lord Lisvane report is as Assistant Clerk to the Social Affairs Policy particularly topical as it is up for debate in Review Committee, which has a meeting at Tynwald Court next week, and there is an 2.00pm. The Committee has plenty of issues on obvious interest in what decisions may be made. the agenda including mental ill health and nursery place provision. The Committee also As the clock ticks closer to 10.00am, my mind agrees to invite the DHSC Minister to appear steadily changes focus to the arrival of a group before the Committee to discuss the actions of from St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School the Department in moving endoscopy who are having a scripted tour of the equipment and services from Ramsey Cottage Legislative Buildings. I take the pupils through Hospital to Noble’s Hospital. As Assistant Clerk, the House of Keys, the Legislative Council, and I go back to my desk to type up the minutes of the Tynwald Chambers, before leading them this meeting. The day draws to a close as I deal back down to the House of Keys for their with some correspondence and general scripted sitting. Here, students play the role of administration. Alex McQuarrie completed 7 months in the role and is currently working towards his teaching qualification. He has been followed in the role by Samantha Kenny, Tynwald’s fifth parliamentary intern.

Alex McQuarrie in the role of Deputy Clerk at Samantha Kenny was Junior Tynwald. successful in applying for the parliamentary intern role in 2017/18 43 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Celebrating History Portrait of the Former Vicar- General Mr Peter Farrant donated a portrait of himself by Svetlana Cameron which depicts him wearing his robe of office as Vicar General of the Isle of Man, a position he held from 1974 to 1995. Mr Farrant presented the portrait to the President of Tynwald the Hon Steve Rodan MLC. It is now on public display in the Tynwald Library. Mr Farrant has previously donated portraits of his grandfather and great-great-grandfather, both of whom were called William Farrant and both of whom were MHKs. Mr Farrant said that he was delighted with his portrait, From left to right: The Hon Juan referring to Mrs Cameron as ‘a complete professional’. Watterson, Mr Peter Farrant, Svetlana Cameron and The Hon Steve Rodan The Struggle for Democracy In November last year the Tynwald Library hosted the launch of Dr Robert Fyson’s book, ‘The struggle for Manx Democracy’. Published in 2016, it comes 150 years after the 1866 Election Act which rendered the House of Keys elective. Three years in the making, the book details the experiences and struggles of campaigners for democracy in the Isle of Man, and includes details taken from diaries, newspapers and courtroom records. The book was praised by Charles Guard, a former leading figure in the Manx Heritage Foundation (now Culture Vannin) for the ‘impeccable quality of academic research of an eminently readable book.’ Welcoming Dr Fyson to the library, Mr President said it was Dr Robert Fyson and The Hon Steve an honour to have the book launched in the precincts of the Rodan legislature, and in his reply Dr Fyson thanked the Brown family, Culture Vannin and the Tynwald Library. Closing, Mr Speaker said that the book shone light on the journey towards democratic reform in the Isle of Man.

Commemorative Stampsets To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the first elected House of Keys, Isle of Man Post Office deigned a stamp set with four panoramic stamps illustrating the journey to the start of true democratic representation in the Isle of Man. Each stamp features a key year in the journey to 1867 and the most significant events and individuals in that journey. To mark the 600th anniversary of Customary Law, the Isle of Man Post Office produced a limited edition commemorative sheet and folder. The commemorative sheet features reprints of the two stamps featured on the 2006 'Happy Birthday ' miniature sheet, showing HM Queen in attendance at the Tynwald ceremonies in 1972 and 2003. In addition to the colourful stamps there are 15 labels which depict the ceremony through the ages. 44 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Manx Coins Decimal set The new Manx 2017 decimal set launched in the Tynwald library on 10th April includes a new version of the Manx five-pound coin, which has not been seen in common circulation since the 1980s. The set features the following denominations: Five Pence, Ten Pence, Twenty Pence, Fifty Pence, One Pound, Two Pounds and Five Pounds. The designs offer a modern presentation of traditional Manx landmarks, themes and traditions, including the Manx Shearwater, Manx cat, Viking longship, Loaghtan sheep, Raven and Falcon, Tower of Refuge and the Three Legs symbol. Mike Southall has released a new edition of his book, ‘Coins of the Isle of Man’ to coincide with the release. First published in 2010, the book ‘Coins of the Isle of Man’ is a comprehensive history of coins used in the Island and a definitive study of Manx decimal coins that have been in circulation since 1971. Mike Southall MBE is pictured with Treasury Member Mr William Henderson, MLC, Tower Mint Chairman Raphael Maklouf, and Isle of Man Treasury Minister Mr Alfred Cannan TT £5 Coin The Tynwald Library was the setting of the launch of the new £5 coin, commissioned by the Isle of Man Government to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the Isle of Man TT races. The Isle of Man has had £5 coins in circulation for years, they are legal tender but they are rarely seen. 30,000 coins were minted, 10,000 of which were issued in the presentation pack shown right, and 20,000 of which were released into circulation. The commemorative pack was created by Tower Mint. The coin depicts the famous Senior TT Trophy. The image and the photograph on the presentation pack was taken by motor sport photographer Daniel Lo.

The unique constitutional relationship the Isle of Man has with the enables the issue of our own currency. It is a positive statement of independence and the power of self determination; as well as a source of income. As Head of State, an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Lord of Mann appears on all Isle of Man Coins.

Since 1961 the Isle of Man Government has issued Manx banknotes; ten years later with the changeover to decimal currency, and under the provision of the Manx Decimal Coins Act 1970, Manx metallic coins were released in October 1971.

Manx decimal coins are the same size and weight as UK coins but are not legal tender in the UK. Conversely, UK notes and coins are legal tender in the Isle of Man. 45 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017

 Audio Visual

Public Service Broadcasting Audio in Tynwald Manx Radio is the Island’s national broadcaster The audio system in Tynwald was installed in with funding through Tynwald and supporting conjunction with the refurbishment of the public service broadcasting. All Tynwald Chambers in 2006 and required around 2.5 miles broadcasts and House of Keys Question Time are of cabling. Manx Radio was successful in its bid to scheduled live each week (excluding recess) and put the new system in place; the audio system supported through the Manx Radio website and continues in use today. digital apps. The audio system in the three Chambers uses the The stream from the Chambers is used on the same audio equipment, but is sized and wired Tynwald website for the listen live service and the differently according to the number of microphones recorded audio for the edited listen again service. needed, and due to the varied uses of the Legislative Council Chamber and the need for mute buttons in the Keys and Tynwald Chambers. In the Tynwald Chamber, the audio system is an American designed and built sophisticated automatic audio mixer. The system has a range of sophisticated audio filters, compressors and limiters available for use to enhance audio quality. Most are not used, but limiters are used to stop any Filming in Chambers sudden coughs, or occasional laughter from overloading the destination devices. In January 2017 the House of Keys voted unanimously for a change in its Standing Orders A master mixer is used to control 12 audio outputs. which would allow filming in the Chambers. Outputs feed to Hansard, to the voice recognition Previously, those who wished to film proceedings PC, to the digital back up recorder, to Manx Radio, were subject to a vote of the House each time. and elsewhere. The hearing aid system and audio Accredited journalists may now apply for a connections for the web streaming audio outputs permit to film in all three Chambers; the House also connect to this mixer. of Keys, the Legislative Council and Tynwald itself. Those with permits may also film If a Member wishes to have a conversation with parliamentary committees with the permission their neighbour, each seat has a mute button to of the Chair. hand so that the whole Chamber doesn’t hear this individual’s conversation. The button is wired back to the mixer and the mixer is configured so the press of the switch mutes the appropriate microphone while it is pressed.

Each microphone input is adjustable to allow for varying levels as some Members speak louder than others. The mixers are all controllable by one computer in the apparatus room used for the Tynwald Chamber equipment. This central control is useful for managing short notice change or other settings which may need amending during a sitting.

Wording from Bob Allison, Manx Radio broadcast Photograph taken from the public gallery of engineer, 2004 -2016. the Tynwald Chamber 46 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 The role of the Tynwald seneschal

The Tynwald Seneschal looks after all matters relating to the security of Legislative Buildings and the upkeep of the fabric of the building and its artefacts. The current Seneschal is Paul Dougherty, who was appointed in 2009. “Seneschal” is a historic title meaning governor or other administrative or judicial officer. In the event of a Member being disciplined by the President or Speaker, the Seneschal would escort the Member from the chamber. The Seneschal is responsible for managing a team of Security staff and Messengers who look after all welfare matters regarding parliamentary Members within the Chambers and precincts on sitting days. Health and safety training and awareness advice is available from the Seneschal, and is part of the induction process within the organisation. He also writes and maintains the Business Continuity plan for Legislative Buildings. The Seneschal regularly liaises with the property manager from the Department of Infrastructure, together with any other contractors involved in the maintenance and upkeep of the building to a high standard. He also maintains teams of Fire Marshals and First Aiders. Day to day duties of the Seneschal have evolved over the years. They now include logging and itemising all artworks, photographs and artefacts within the building, together with the majority of parliamentary related public relations photography, and photographs for publications . The Tynwald Seneschal has a ceremonial role to be carried out on Tynwald Day. This involves accompanying the President in the procession onto the hill, receiving the petitions after they have been presented to the Lord Pictures from Tynwald Day 2017 of Man or her representative and presenting the Top - Tynwald Seneschal, Paul Dougherty. President with the relevant Acts for captioning in the Royal Chapel during the short Tynwald sitting which Bottom, - Tynwald Messengers and Tynwald follows the proceedings on the Hill. Seneschal.

Tribute to Derek and Joy Brown In the first Tynwald Sitting of the 2017 Parliamentary year, Members stood for a moment of silence in tribute to former Messengers Derek and Joy Brown. Chief Messenger for many years, Derek and his wife Joy, also a part-time Messenger, are remembered with fondness, and appreciation for their long and faithful service.

47 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 The Manx flag flying on Tynwald Hill Tynwald on flying Manxflag The appendix 48 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017 Office of the Clerk of Tynwald On 05/10/2017

Changes in Personnel Julie Wild, Head of the Members’ Secretaries, left the Office in March. The function of Members’ Secretaries has been replaced by the Tynwald Administration Team. Kirree Ronan resigned from the Clerk of Tynwald’s Office in September to go travelling in Australia. Kirree had worked in the Office for eight years with different teams covering many roles across the organisation. Louise Trimble was appointed Acting Head of the Tynwald Administration Office. Louise had previously been working in the Hansard team as a Hansard Executive.

49 Membership of the House of Keys as of September 2017

Arbory, Castletown & Malew Ayre & Michael

Hon. Graham Derek Jason Robert Timothy Simon Hon. Alfred Louis Cregeen MHK Moorhouse, MHK Baker MHK Cannan MHK

Douglas North

David John George Ralph Ashford MHK Peake MHK Roger Phillips

Clerk of Tynwald and Secretary of the House of Garff Keys

Daphne Hilary Martyn John Penelope Caine MHK Perkins MHK

Middle

Hon. Robert Howard William Catto Rob Edward Julie Marie Edge Quayle MHK Shimmins MHK Callister MHK MHK 50 Membership of the House of Keys as of September 2017

Douglas Central

Catherine Ann Hon. Christopher Clare Louise Christopher Roy Corlett MHK Charles Thomas Bettison MHK Robertshaw MHK MHK

Douglas South

Hon. William Mackay Hon. Kathleen Malarkey MHK Joan Beecroft MHK

Glenfaba & Peel

Hon. Geoffrey George Hon. Ray Karl Boot MHK Harmer MHK

Ramsey Rushen

Dr. Alexander John Lawrie Lee Hon. Laurence The Hon. Juan Paul Allinson MHK Hooper MHK David Skelly MHK Watterson SHK 51 Tynwald Annual Report 2016/2017

Ex Officio Members There are two Ex-Officio members of the Membership of the legislative council Legislative Council. The Lord Bishop and the Attorney General sit on the Legislative Council by virtue of their positions. The Lord Bishop has a vote on the Council. HM Attorney General does not.

Elected Members

While the Members of the The Hon. Steve Charles Rodan House of Keys are popularly The Rt. Rev Peter Andrew Eagles MLC - President of Tynwald elected from their The Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man constituencies, eight Members of the Legislative Council are elected by the House of Keys. Charles Geoffrey Corkish MBE MLC

Robert William Henderson MLC

Timothy Mark Crookall MLC

Jane Pearl Poole-Wilson MLC

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Membership of the legislative council

Clerk of the Council Dr. Jonathan King The Hon. Steve Charles Rodan MLC - President of Tynwald John Louie Marie Quinn QC HM Attorney General

Juan Richard Turner MLC

Michael Ronald Coleman MLC

David Clifford Cretney MLC

David Moore Anderson MLC

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The High Court of Tynwald is the parliament of the Isle of Man and has an unlimited, but not necessarily exclusive, legislative competence. Published by: Clerk of Tynwald’s Office Printed by: Bridson & Horrox Date: December 2017 All visitor photographs: Paul Dougherty, Tynwald Seneschal Published by: Clerk of Tynwald’s Office Date: December 2017