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HANSARD

Douglas, Thursday, 15th April 2021

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Volume 138, No. 18

ISSN 1742-2256

Published by the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald, Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3PW. © High Court of Tynwald, 2021 TYNWALD COURT, THURSDAY, 15th APRIL 2021

Present:

The President of Tynwald (Hon. S C Rodan OBE)

In the Council: The Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man (The Rt Rev. P A Eagles), The Attorney General (Mr J L M Quinn QC), Miss T M August-Hanson, Mr P Greenhill, Mr R W Henderson, Mrs K A Lord-Brennan, Mrs M M Maska, Mr R J Mercer, Mrs J P Poole-Wilson and Mrs K Sharpe with Mr J D C King, Deputy Clerk of Tynwald.

In the Keys: The Speaker (Hon. J P Watterson) (Rushen); The Chief Minister (Hon. R H Quayle) (Middle); Mr J R Moorhouse and Hon. G D Cregeen (Arbory, Castletown and Malew); Hon. A L Cannan and Hon. T S Baker (Ayre and Michael); Mr C C Thomas and Mrs C A Corlett (Douglas Central); Mrs C L Barber and Mr C R Robertshaw (Douglas East); Hon. D J Ashford MBE and Mr G R Peake (Douglas North); Mrs C S B Christian and Mr S P Quine (Douglas South); Mr M J Perkins and Mrs D H P Caine (Garff); Hon. R K Harmer and Hon. G G Boot (Glenfaba and Peel); Mr W C Shimmins (Middle); Mr R E Callister and Ms J M Edge (Onchan); Hon. A J Allinson and Mr L L Hooper (Ramsey); Hon. L D Skelly (Rushen); with Mr R I S Phillips, Clerk of Tynwald.

Business transacted

Order of the Day ...... 1741 1. Standing Orders suspended to take the sitting virtually ...... 1741 2. His Late Royal Highness, the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM GCVO GBE etc. – Tribute by the President of Tynwald ...... 1742 House of Keys ...... 1743 The House adjourned at 10.09 a.m...... 1743

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Tynwald

The Court met virtually at 10 a.m. Proceedings were conducted and broadcast live from the Legislative Council Chamber.

[MR PRESIDENT in the Chair]

The Clerk: The Speaker is in the Chamber.

The Speaker: Moghrey mie, good morning, Hon. Members.

5 The Clerk: The President is in the Chamber.

The President: Moghrey mie, good morning, Hon. Members. I call on the Lord Bishop to lead us in prayer.

PRAYERS

The Lord Bishop: Hear, O Lord, the prayers of Thy people as we remember before Thee His 10 Royal Highness Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and grant that we who confess Thy Name upon Earth may with him be made perfect in the Kingdom of Thy Glory. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Order of the Day

1. Standing Orders suspended to take the sitting virtually

Mr Speaker to move:

That Standing Orders be suspended to the extent necessary to take this sitting virtually.

The President: Hon. Members, I welcome you to this virtual sitting of Tynwald Court. Item 1 is the suspension of Standing Orders. Mr Speaker.

15 The Speaker: Thank you, Mr President. I beg leave to move that Standing Orders be suspended to the extent necessary to allow this sitting to be taken virtually.

The President: May I ask Mr Robertshaw to second, please. 20 The Deputy Speaker: Thank you, Mr President. I beg to second.

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2. His Late Royal Highness, the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM GCVO GBE etc. – Tribute by the President of Tynwald

The President: Hon. Members, it was with great sadness that less than one week ago we learnt 25 of the passing of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. In recent days, we have been reminded of the commitment to duty and public service to which his long life was devoted, through the many sincere worldwide tributes which have been paid to His Royal Highness. The Duke of Edinburgh visited the Isle of Man on a number of occasions. The first was during the TT of 1949, when he flagged off the riders; then, with Her Majesty the Queen, on their first 30 official visit to the Isle of Man on 9th August 1955, when there was a special sitting of Tynwald Court in Douglas at which the Lord of Mann presided, following which a motorcade toured the length and breadth of the Island, when the Manx people turned out in their thousands to greet their new Queen with her Consort. Evidently on that particular day, after five weeks of unbroken sunshine, Manannan’s Cloak descended as The Royal Yacht Britannia entered Douglas Bay. This 35 duly lifted the following day as they left! His Royal Highness was to experience further aspects of Manx life with another visit in 1969, again for the TT; and a trip on the Douglas horse trams, with the Queen and other members of the Royal Family during their visit of 1972. This was something he would often recount in the years to come whenever he met someone from the Isle of Man. 40 In August 1989, Her Majesty opened the new extension of the Manx Museum; His Royal Highness, the new generator at Pulrose Power Station; and together attended the Royal Manx Agricultural Show at King George V Park – especially memorable, being the last year the Show was held there before moving to Sulby. But it is possibly the two Royal Tynwald Days when the Duke of Edinburgh was alongside the 45 Lord of Mann, as she presided on Tynwald Hill, St John’s, that we recall as being landmark events in the Island’s recent history: the Millennium Year of 1979, when we celebrated 1,000 years of unbroken parliamentary tradition, clearly was a landmark occasion; but also in 2003. On that last occasion, I recall Tynwald Members hosted the Royal visitors for lunch in the dining room of the newly opened St John’s Primary School, catered for very ably by the catering students of the Isle 50 of Man College, after which they met many members of the Island’s youth organisations on the St John’s Fairfield, and also, very memorably, Mr Norman Wisdom. The Duke after that again went to Pulrose, this time to officially open the new MEA power station. In all these visits over the years, generations of Manx people have had the opportunity of giving the Duke of Edinburgh a true Manx welcome. Those of us who had the privilege of meeting him 55 in person will recall his lively informality, a unique humour designed to break the ice, his interest in the Island and recollection of his various visits here. With these happy memories of His Royal Highness’s times visiting these shores in mind, at this time of sorrow for the Royal Family, our thoughts and prayers are today with them. On behalf of Tynwald Court, I extend to Her Majesty our deepest condolences and would ask Hon. Members 60 that we now bow our heads for one minute of silent tribute to His Late Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.

Members held a silent tribute.

The President: Thank you, Hon. Members. That concludes the business of the Tynwald sitting for today. The Council will now withdraw to allow Mr Speaker to transact such business as he may place before the House of Keys. 65 Thank you.

The Council withdrew.

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House of Keys

The Speaker: Thank you, Mr President. The House will stand adjourned briefly to allow for a changeover of the sitting. Please do remain on this call. The House is adjourned.

The House adjourned at 10.09 a.m.

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