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Foreword by the Presiding Officers ...... 2 Members of the Legislature...... 4 Primary and Secondary Legislation...... 6 Bills introduced in the 2012-13 Legislative Year...... 8 Committee Work...... 9 Tynwald Day 2013...... 10 Tynwald Guests...... 11 Tynwald Day Awards...... 12 Post-Ceremony events...... 12 Reaching Out to Young People and the Wider Community ...... 15 Exhibitions in the Tynwald Library...... 16 Tours of the Chambers...... 17 Junior Tynwald 2013...... 18 Inter-Parliamentary Engagement ...... 19 Activities in the UK and Further Afield ...... 23 Office of the Clerk of Tynwald ...... 25 Internal organisation...... 25 Co-operation with external partners and stakeholders ...... 25 Staff news...... 27 Appendix 1: Members at 30th September 2013 ...... 28 Legislative Council...... 28 ...... 29 Appendix 2: Committees of Tynwald and the Branches at 30th September 2013...... 31 Appendix 3: CoT Officers 2013 ...... 36 Appendix 4: Expenses of the Legislature 2013-2014 budget ...... 37

Photography by Paul Dougherty, Tynwald Seneschal

1 PRESIDENTOF TYNWALD THE HON. CLARE MARGARET CHRISTIAN BSC AND THE SPEAKEROF THE HOUSEOF KEYS THE HON. STEPHEN CHARLES RODAN BSC MR PHARM S SHK

FOREWORDBYTHE PRESIDING OFFICERS

Welcome to the Annual Report for 2012 to 2013. This has been a very busy year for Tynwald and the political background has produced its fair share of challenges. The purpose of this report is not to comment too closely on the political environment but to describe what has happened to Tynwald as an organisation. In the course of the year we have seen the election of Members to the Legislative Council – Mr Michael Coleman, as a new member, and the re-election of Mr Wild and Mr Turner and the election of Mr Corkish, previously a member of the House of Keys. This brought about a by-election in Douglas West, which saw Mr Chris Thomas elected. The first Acting Attorney General was also appointed under legislation passed in this session. We have also seen the departure of Mr David Callister and Mr Eddie Lowey. The report comments on this further in the next section.

2 This year we are very pleased to have strengthened our links with Norfolk Island, with a visit by the , who was a guest of the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly when the territory celebrated its Anniversary Day on June 8th. The invitation was extended under the cultural agreement established between the Isle of Man and Norfolk Island in 2011 which was ‘guided by the desire to develop and strengthen friendly relations and to promote interest in the fields of heritage, culture, research, education and media communications.’ Mr Speaker went to the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) as leader of a two-day parliamentary good governance seminar. The seminar, hosted jointly by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), familiarised TCI elected politicians with parliamentary practices and procedures of the TCI House of Assembly, following the formation of the territory’s new constitution in October 2012 and elections in November 2012 that saw TCI resume local administration after three years of direct British rule. Mr Speaker and the Clerk of Tynwald, who were joined by Gibraltar’s Minister for Enterprise, Training and Employment the Hon. Joe Bossano, met the Speaker of the TCI House of Assembly the Hon. Robert Hall, the territory’s Premier, the Hon. Dr Rufus Ewing as well as the Leader of the Opposition, ministers, politicians, Cabinet members, senior officers and representatives from the Integrity Commission. We are delighted that Mrs Rosemary Sayle, widow of the late Norman Sayle TH (the first ever recipient of the Tynwald Honour) has kindly loaned paintings to the Clerk of Tynwald’s Office. Tynwald now houses the largest collection of Norman Sayle watercolours on public display. Our connections with colleagues in other parliaments continue to be strengthened by practical cooperation through the provision of Hansard to Guernsey, Gibraltar and, a recent addition this year, Alderney. We hope to include further jurisdictions in the scope of this co- operation in the future. We believe that our provision of Hansard is an example of how sharing expertise between small Parliaments can improve service to the public and deliver better value for money.

President of Tynwald Speaker of the House of Keys Hon Clare Margaret Christian BSc Hon Stephen Charles Rodan BSc MR Pharm S SHK

3 MEMBERSOFTHE LEGISLATURE

On 18th March 2013 all four vacant seats on the Legislative Council were filled on the same day. This was the first time this had happened since 7th March 1995. Two of the four seats were taken by sitting Council Members Mr Juan Turner MLC and Mr Tony Wild MLC, who were re-elected. The other two seats had been left vacant by the retirement of Mr Eddie Lowey and Mr David Callister. One of these was taken by Mr Michael Coleman, who was already known to many of us from his service as a lay member of the Manx Electricity Authority and other statutory boards. Mr Coleman has since been appointed a Member of the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Social Care and Vice-Chairman of the Office of Fair Trading, and has been elected by Tynwald to the Economic Policy Review Committee. The other vacant seat was taken by Mr MBE MHK, who ‘went upstairs’ to the Council, necessitating a by-election in the House of Keys constituency of Douglas West. This was held on 23rd May 2013 and the successful candidate was Mr Chris Thomas. In March 2013 Mr John Quinn was appointed Her Majesty’s Acting Attorney General. Mr Quinn was born and raised in the Isle of Man where he attended St Mary’s School, Douglas followed by boarding school at Upholland College, Skelmersdale. He was called to the Manx Bar 1978. He is a past President of the Isle of Man Law Society and a past Chairman of both the Bank of Ireland (Isle of Man) Limited and Hospice Care. In his busy general legal practice he was a founder partner in Quinn Kneale Advocates and prior to his appointment was an in-house corporate lawyer. His interests include farming, gardening and music making.

EDDIE LOWEY

Mr Eddie Lowey was first elected to the House of Keys at a by-election in 1975 and re- elected in 1976 and 1981. He first stood and was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council in 1982 and remained in that Branch continuously until his retirement in February 2013. To mark the occasion of Mr Lowey’s retirement the presiding officers hosted a reception at which former MHK and keen football fan was presented with a clock set in a piece of wood engraved by the Manx Heritage Foundation, with which he had been closely involved for many years, with the final words he spoke in Tynwald borrowed from TE Brown:

4 ‘And the years do come And the years do go And when you look back It’s all like a puff Happy and over and short enough’ Mr Speaker expressed his thanks on behalf of the House of Keys for Mr Lowey’s seven years of service. He said Mr Lowey had made many friends both within Tynwald and, more widely, on the international stage. He added that whenever Members travelled abroad and mentioned they were from the Isle of Man many people would mention Mr Lowey, always in the fondest of terms. Adding to Mr Speaker’s remarks Madam President referred to the three ‘fs’: family, football and ‘philanthropy’, noting the strong support Mr Lowey enjoyed from his family, his love of football, especially his support for the game in the Isle of Man, and his philanthropic activities in his capacity as a trustee of the Lord Cockfield Memorial Trust. In response Mr Lowey expressed his gratitude to his colleagues and the staff of Tynwald and went on to express his thanks to his family for their unstinting support throughout his career before cutting a celebratory cake.

DAVID CALLISTER

Mr David Callister was elected to the Legislative Council in March 2008. As a former radio reporter and political presenter with more than 30 years’ experience of attending Tynwald and following Manx politics, he was able to ‘hit the ground running’. He served first in both the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. In 2009 he moved to the Department of Transport which in 2010 became the Department of Infrastructure. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Office of Fair Trading and the Civil Service Commission and was a member of the MEA Select Committee. He took ten Government Bills through the Legislative Council and made numerous valuable contributions to debate on items such as animal health, constitution, harbours, sewerage, public sector pensions, road races, building control, road traffic and highways. His private Member’s Bill to reform the method of election to the Keys and the Council, however, was lost at the Clauses stage in the Council.

5 PRIMARYAND SECONDARY LEGISLATION

This year ten Government Bills were introduced in the House of Keys. These are listed below together with an indication of the stage each had reached by 30th September 2013. There were no new Private Member’s Bills in either Branch and no Bill began its passage in the Legislative Council. On Tuesday 15th January 2013 the Law Officers Bill went through all its stages in all three Chambers in a day. This Bill was introduced in order to facilitate the appointment of an Acting Attorney General. Having been considered by the Keys in the morning and the Legislative Council over lunchtime, it was signed in Tynwald Court the same afternoon. The Royal Assent was given by the Privy Council on 12th February and the Act came into force on its announcement in Tynwald on Tuesday 19th February. By coming into force within five weeks of its introduction, this Bill broke the record previously held by Lord Raglan’s Highways (Light Locomotives) Bill, the Bill which paved the way for the first closed roads motor races in the Isle of Man. Lord Raglan’s Bill went through both Branches and was signed in Tynwald on Tuesday 15th March 1904. Royal Assent was given by the Privy Council on 28th March 1904 in the presence of King Edward VII and the Act was promulgated in English and Manx at St John’s on Thursday 5th May 1904, seven weeks after its introduction. The only other Bill to have gone through all Keys and Council stages in a day in modern times seems to have been the European Communities (Amendment) (No 2) Bill 1992. It went through both Branches on a single day in May 1992 but was not signed in Tynwald and given Royal Assent until December 1992. Another legislative milestone in January 2013 was the conclusion of the Legislative Council’s consideration of the Electoral Reform Bill 2011. This was a Private Member’s Bill which had been introduced in June 2011 by Mr David Callister MLC. The Bill proposed that the Island be divided into eight constituencies, each returning three MHKs and one MLC. Later in 2011 the second reading in the Council was interrupted by a motion to refer the constitutional principles raised by the Bill to a Joint Committee. In December 2012 the Report of the Joint Committee was debated by both Branches and the second reading in the Council was resumed and carried. In January 2013, however, a substantive clause of the Bill was rejected by the Council and no further progress was made before Mr Callister’s retirement at the end of February 2013. In its report, the Joint Committee included a timeline placing the 2011 Bill in the context of a series of previous Bills on the same subject going back to 1982. The next instalment in this long-running drama may come from Mr MHK. In June 2013 he was given leave to introduce a Private Member’s Bill to make new provision for the constitution of the Legislative Council.

6 Meanwhile work continues under the existing constitutional framework. A conference between the Branches was established in February 2013 to consider the fixed penalty regime proposed by the Sunbeds Bill 2012. The Council had removed the Clauses providing for this regime. After one meeting a compromise was agreed and this was adopted by the Council on 23rd April 2013 and the Keys on 14th May 2013. Tynwald Court continued to consider secondary legislation at its monthly sittings throughout the year. The majority of motions for the approval of statutory documents were carried without lengthy debate but this could not always be assumed. For example the Education (Student Awards) (Amendment) Regulations, which made changes to the arrangements for university tuition fees, were initially tabled in December 2012 but were first deferred and then withdrawn for further work before the Court finally gave its approval in February 2013. This topic also gave rise in January 2013 to the presentation of a public petition in Tynwald under Standing Order 6.2, a relatively rare procedure which had not been used since December 1998. At Tynwald Court on 18th June 2013 the Third Report to Tynwald of the Boundary Review Committee upon the Boundaries of the Constituencies for Elections to the House of Keys was debated and the recommendations contained within were approved. The result will be an amendment to the electoral boundaries resulting in 12 constituencies with approximately 7000 electors, each represented by two Members of the House of Keys. This change will happen in time for the 2016 General Election.

7 BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE 2012-13 LEGISLATIVE YEAR

The wording in brackets at the end of each entry represents the stage the Bill or Act had reached by 30th September 2013 Bribery To make provision about offences relating to bribery; and for connected purposes. (Royal Assent announced.) Criminal Justice, Police Powers and Other Amendments To make new provision relating to criminal law, criminal justice and the police; to amend enactments relating to those matters; and for connected purposes. (Before the Keys.) Fisheries (Amendment) To amend the Fisheries Act 2012; and for connected purposes. (Royal Assent announced.) Flood Risk Management To make provision about flood risk management and land drainage; to repeal certain Acts about those matters; to amend certain Acts about water and sewerage; and for connected purposes. (Completed its passage through the Branches; awaiting signature in Tynwald Court.) Law Officers To make provision about the discharge of the functions of the Attorney General; and for connected purposes. (Promulgated on Tynwald Hill.) Post Office (Amendment) To amend the powers of the ; and for connected purposes. (Before the Keys.) Public Health (Amendment) To make fresh provision about the control of disease; and for connected purposes. (Before the Keys.) Regulation of Care To regulate care services and social care workers; to repeal certain Acts and provisions of certain Acts concerned with those matters; to amend the Children and Young Persons Act 2001 to provide for a Departmental fostering service; and for connected purposes. (Completed its passage through the Branches; awaiting signature in Tynwald Court.) Summary Jurisdiction and Miscellaneous Amendments To amend further the Summary Jurisdiction Act 1989; to make minor amendments to other enactments; and for connected purposes. (Completed its passage through the Branches; awaiting signature in Tynwald Court.) Weeds (Amendment) To amend the Weeds Act 1957. (Royal Assent announced.)

8 COMMITTEE WORK

Committees continued to meet frequently and the structure put in place in October 2011 continued to prove its worth. Specific inquiries as at September 2013 include: Pre-school education for the Social Affairs Policy Review Committee; and the space industry and Sefton Group for the Economic Policy Review Committee. The Environment and Infrastructure Policy Review Committee continued to scrutinise the three areas that fall within its remit. There were 27 Oral Evidence Hearings held during the year by committees on a wide range of topics. The Public Accounts Committee (pictured), produced its Annual Report 2012-13; a Report on the Commercialisation of the TT: Contract Negotiations and Contract Management; a Report on the Handling by the Manx Authorities of the Case of Dr Dirk Hoehmann; and a Report on Bus Ticketing 2012-13.

As at 30th September 2013 there were three select committees: Kirk Michael Land Exchange, Public Service Broadcasting and Civil Legal Proceedings. After eight years the Select Committee investigating the Manx Electricity Authority reported. Following two interim reports, in 2006 and 2010, the Committee, set up on 12th July 2005, produced its final report in February 2013. Other committee reports published during 2012-13 were Tynwald Standing Orders First, Second and Third Reports for 2012-13; Kirk Michael Land Exchange Report; Select Committee on Local Authorities: Members’ Interests; Emoluments Committee Report on Tynwald Pensions and Compulsory Contributions; Economic Policy Review Committee First Report 2012-13 and a Progress of Inquiries Report; Tynwald Honours Committee First Report 2012-13; Social Affairs Policy Review Committee Report First Report 2012-13: Pupil Data and a Supplementary Report on Pupil Data; House of Keys Standing Orders Committee and Legislative Council Standing Orders Committee.

9 TYNWALD DAY 2013

Friday, 5th July, dawned bright and sunny, the first Tynwald Day in several years where umbrellas were not required. Madam President presided over her second open air sitting of Tynwald which saw the return of the Navy as the Military support. The Guard of Honour was drawn from a number of ships from Her Majesty’s Royal Naval fleet and they were overseen by the State Ceremonial Team. The military band was the Band of HM Royal Marines Scotland. This year the Isle of Man Scout and Guide Associations were wearing a new badge, specifically designed to be worn by those selected to take part in the Tynwald Ceremony. The badge was created by Lucy Pendlebury of Garwick Senior Section, Melissa Scale of Ballaugh Guides and Emily Unsworth of 1st Viking Troop Malew. Eighteen Acts were promulgated this year, one of which, the Law Officers’ Act, had been passed through all three Chambers on the same day. Roger Phillips, Clerk of Tynwald took receipt of seven petitions of which all were in order bar one. The one petition that was ruled out of order was because it contravened Standing Order 6.1(4) which says that petitions must be ‘respectful, decorous and temperate’. One stalwart participant of the Annual Tynwald Ceremony reached a major milestone at this year’s ceremony. In the same year that President Kennedy was assassinated, Martin Luther King had a dream and Doctor Who aired for the first time on British television, Mr Ian Cannell CBE commentated on his first Tynwald Ceremony. This year he celebrated 50 years as the voice of Tynwald. Following 12 years in the post Dr Brian Stowell TH RBV stepped down as Yn Lhaihder (The Reader). Mr Robert Corteen Carswell RBV (pictured right) was appointed as his successor. Madam President described both men as ‘scholars with a deep affection for our national heritage who have made lasting contributions in the field of promoting Manx language and culture to a wider audience.’

10 TYNWALD GUESTS

Among the honoured guests this year were fellow parliamentarians from around the British Isles: • Senator Ian Le Marquand - Deputy Chief Minister, States of Jersey; • Jim Wells MLA Deputy Chair of the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety from Northern Ireland; • Joe McHugh TD, Chairperson of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly from the Republic of Ireland; • Dr Alasdair Allan MSP Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Languages from Scotland; • John Scott MSP Ayr, Deputy Presiding Officer from Scotland; • The Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint Minister of State for Trade and Investment from the United Kingdom; • Rosemary Butler AM Presiding Officer, Welsh Assembly from Wales. Also invited to celebrate our National Day with us were: • Rear Admiral Chris Hockley - Royal Navy Flag Officer Regional Forces/Flag Officer Reserves; • Peter Horrell - Chief Executive, Wealth & Investment Management, Barclays Wealth; • Sir David Lewis KStJ, DL - Member Financial Services Commission, Alderman of City of London, Former Lord Mayor of London.

Tynwald Guests throwing stones at the Cairn in Cooil Y Ree - Photograph courtesy of Eye of Mann

11 TYNWALD DAY AWARDS

Mrs Nadene Crowther MBE was awarded the Tynwald Honour this year for her significant contribution to the hospice movement which began in her teenage years and continued throughout her life culminating in her being a key figure in the establishment of the Isle of Man Hospice in 1983. This year, in addition to a best turned out unit chosen by the Local Parade Commander and the Military Liaison Officer, the Tynwald Ceremony Arrangements Committee approved a new award for the best turned out member of a local unit. This was awarded to Gethin Sparks from the Isle of Man Sea Cadets. The Isle of Man Army Cadet Force, won Best Turned Out Unit. Major Dean Johnson collected the award on behalf of the cadets (pictured left with Madam President.)

Answering ten questions in the Tynwald Day Quiz won Miss Kay Hullock £100. She was invited to the Legislative Buildings to receive her prize from the President of Tynwald.

POST-CEREMONY EVENTS

After the Ceremony finished, the celebrations continued in traditional style. Aalish Maddrell, in her second year as Tynwald Day Enhancements Co-ordinator, organised another spectacular array of entertainment. A Manannan mosaic was created as part of the ‘Take Part in Art’ project. Designed and led by Elaine Edge, from Rushen primary school, the workshop continued throughout the day. Children from all over the island were able to contribute to this magnificent piece of community art, which will now be on permanent display outside the Bunscoill.

12 A host of other entertainments were held throughout the day, and included the Côr Meibion Llanrwst a'r Cylch (Llanrwst and District male voice choir) - some 28 choristers with occupations ranging from farmers to firemen - singing in the Royal Chapel.

From even further afield US Manx teenage dance team ‘And Sometimes Y’ from western Massachusetts realised their dream to perform in the Isle of Man, following their successful fundraising campaign to help with travel costs. Local artist Svetlana Cameron, an honoured guest of Tynwald in 2012, who has painted portraits of former Speakers of the House of Keys Mr and Mr Tony Brown OBE, has painted ‘Laa Tinvaal’. It is a colourful work which depicts traditional Manx dancing in front of Tynwald hill. This painting, along with portraits of Canon Brendan Alger and Father Brian Dougherty commissioned by the Church of St Mary on the Isle, was displayed in the Tynwald Library during July 2013. Looking forward to 2014 and the Year of Culture in the Isle of Man, Mrs Cameron is planning to continue her series of Tynwald Day inspired paintings celebrating key moments of the ceremony and focusing on the main participants.

13 Tynwald Day 2013 Enhancements

Photographs by Andi Howland

The Manx Youth Band and Concert Brass performed at the Tynwald banquet for the first time in 2013, playing a fanfare to announce the arrival of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, Mr Adam Wood. Madam President said, ‘I was delighted to have a local group of trumpeters to perform this fanfare and what better place to showcase local talent than at the banquet on our National Day.’ The Manx Camerata, a string quartet also performed during the evening.

14 REACHING OUTTO YOUNG PEOPLEANDTHE WIDER COMMUNITY

Early in the last parliamentary year Mr Speaker and the Clerk of Tynwald, Roger Phillips, paid tribute to St Helena slave Samuel Ally, born into slavery but granted freedom by his master, Kirk Michael-born Colonel , the governor of St Helena at the time of ’s exile there. Colonel Wilks later returned to the Isle of Man, bringing his servant Samuel with him. When Samuel died at the age of 18 he was buried at Old Kirk Braddan Church in a grave with a headstone paid for by his employer. Mr Speaker and the Clerk of Tynwald cleared the grave of weeds while Manx National Heritage conservator Christopher Weeks cleaned the headstone. In November 2012, 69 children from 18 primary schools participated in a Fairtrade Conference held in Legislative Buildings. The schools were Arbory, Ashley Hill, Ballacottier, Ballaquayle, Braddan, Bunscoill, Dhoon, Foxdale, Jurby, Manor Park, Marown, , Peel, St Johns, St Mary’s, St Thomas’, Sulby and Victoria Road. Madam President presided over a mock debate in the Tynwald Chamber that centred on whether Fairtrade chocolate should cost the same as regular chocolate. Four workshops were run throughout the day including a game called Rich Man Poor Man which involved participants drawing lots to see which 20 people would sit at a table to enjoy Fairtrade fruit juice and cookies (rich man), and which 80 would sit on the floor for a cream cracker and water (poor man). In December Tynwald held its annual carol service at Trinity Methodist Church. Music is a passion shared by many Members and staff and the Tynwald choir, made up of politicians past and present, officers of Tynwald and civil servants once again contributed to a successful musical event. 2013 saw the publication of ‘Legislatures of Small States: A Comparative Study’, the latest in the Library of Legislative Studies series of books from academic publisher Routledge. Deputy Clerk of Tynwald, Jonathan King (pictured left, with Mr Speaker and Madam President) contributed a chapter on the Isle of Man, commissioned when the book’s editor, Dean and Director of Operations at Wroxton College, Oxfordshire Dr Nicholas Baldwin sought a contribution to the work from the then President of Tynwald Mr OBE. A copy of the book can be found in the Tynwald Library.

15 In March two students were invited to observe the annual Commonwealth Day proceedings in London. This year Katie Danes, 18, (shown right) from Port St Mary and Faye Devlin, 19, from Onchan attended the day, the theme for which was ‘Opportunity through Enterprise’. The programme included discussions on the Commonwealth and the CPA attended by visiting and UK parliamentarians, followed by attendance at the Observance Day service in Westminster Abbey at which Her Majesty the Queen, as Head of the Commonwealth, was present, together with all Commonwealth High Commissioners in London. The day concluded with a reception, also in the presence of Her Majesty, hosted by the Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma at Marlborough House, headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat. During the day Her Majesty the Queen signed the Commonwealth Charter.

EXHIBITIONS IN THE TYNWALD LIBRARY

The exhibition space in the Tynwald Library continues to attract exhibitors. An exhibition mounted by a local wildlife photographer Adam Peet, aged 14, from St Ninian’s High School was very well received in in the spring. Celebrated wildlife artist Dr Jeremy Paul came to visit the exhibition meeting Adam, with whom he shared some invaluable tips on photographing wildlife.

Local company MannIN Shorts which is a film training and production scheme for new and emerging film-makers in the Isle of Man showcased films made with the support of the Isle of Man Arts Council and many other local sponsors during the first 18 months of the initiative in its exhibition in the library. (Pictured with Madam President are Christy DeHaven and Dave Armstrong.)

16 TOURS OF THE CHAMBERS

Visitors from far and wide have visited the Chambers this year. Madam President hosted a tour of the Chambers for the Chinese Ambassador His Excellency Liu Xiaoming and his wife, Madam Hu Pinghua.

Two MLCs (Mr Geoff Corkish and Mr ) hosted a visit by a group of vintage car enthusiasts.

In July, a basketball team from Canada toured the precincts and treated us to a song in the stairwell in the Legislative Buildings, the open aspect of the stairwell being noted for its excellent acoustics.

Also in July, Chinese students from No 1 School Liuyang and German students from the Markgräfin-Wilhelmine Grammar School, both undertaking exchange programmes with Ballakermeen High School, also came to visit the precincts, with a German quartet playing in the foyer of the Legislative Buildings.

Regular tours take place each Monday and Friday, with other scheduled and impromptu D tours taking place hroughout the week, both during the day and in the evenings. B C 17 JUNIOR TYNWALD 2013

In July the annual sitting of Junior Tynwald took place. Organised by the Isle of Man branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in association with the Department of Education and Children the sitting, held on Monday July 15th, saw Year 12 students from the Island’s five state secondary schools assume the roles of Members of the House of Keys and the Legislative Council to debate matters ranging from the funding of university fees to bus provision for young people, alcohol misuse to sustainable energy sources. The sitting was marked by incisive exchanges during question time, a session during which some ‘Members’ strayed, on occasions, from the topic under discussion. In this they were accorded some latitude by the President of Tynwald, who observed: ‘Question time was most absorbing, generating some well thought out supplementary questions and demonstrating the students’ keen interest in current affairs.’

CPA Isle of Man branch chairman Mr MHK said: ‘Junior Tynwald is always eagerly anticipated by Members. Every year the proceedings not only provide an insight into young people’s political thinking and their take on Manx current affairs but also demonstrate the students’ accomplished debating skills and grasp of parliamentary procedures. Junior Tynwald can help students develop their self-confidence, which will serve them well in later life and, perhaps for some, ignite a passion for a career in politics.’

18 INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ENGAGEMENT

Tynwald welcomed two Shetland Island guests during a two-day information gathering visit. Mr Tavish Scott, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Shetland (centre) and Councillor Malcolm Bell, Convenor – Shetland Islands Council (left) had travelled to the Isle of Man against the background of widespread debate about Scotland’s constitutional future. They had expressed a wish to learn from the Isle of Man’s experience as a Crown Dependency and to study the legislative processes of Tynwald, in particular the practicalities of managing parliamentary business in a system where most elected Members are independent. The visit was prompted by discussions between Mr Scott and Mr Speaker while attending a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) conference in Edinburgh early in 2012. The programme saw the visitors meet with Mr Speaker and Madam President, attend sittings of the House of Keys and the Legislative Council and deliver a presentation to Members on the Shetland Islands that included an account of the region’s successful wind farm project. Their visit also provided opportunities to meet with the Chief Minister Hon. MHK, the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture Hon. MHK, the Minister for Economic Development Hon. MHK, the Treasury Minister Hon. MHK and Mr Mark Shimmin, Chief Financial Officer to the Treasury. The President welcomed the Rt. Hon. Lord McNally to the Legislative Buildings in November. Lord McNally was in the Isle of Man in his role as Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice with special responsibility for the , accompanied by his assistant private secretary Ms Camisha Bridgeman (right) and head of the Crown Dependencies team Ms Cathryn Hannah (left). Madam President, who gave her distinguished guests a tour of the Tynwald Chambers, said: ‘The Isle of Man enjoys a close relationship with the United Kingdom. In this the Ministry of Justice’s Crown Dependencies branch plays an important role, representing the Island’s

19 interests not only in the UK but on the wider international stage. I was therefore delighted that Lord McNally’s programme allowed time to visit Tynwald and discuss matters of mutual interest and I look to welcoming him back in the future.’

Also welcomed to Tynwald in 2013 was the Seneschal of Sark, Jeremy La Trobe-Bateman, brother of Isle of Man Department of Home Affairs Legislation officer Tom La Trobe- Bateman. Mr La Trobe-Bateman explained that the role was created by Charles II upon the Restoration, the Seneschal was head of both the legislature and the judiciary. Under recent constitutional reforms the roles have been separated. He is the first Seneschal to have only a judicial role, the legislative role having passed to a new office holder known as the President. Pictured left to right are Tom La Trobe-Bateman, Madam President, Jeremy La Bateman, Madam President, Trobe Bateman and Colin Kniveton an Chief Officer recently returned from Sark where he undertook the role of Chief Secretary for four months. The Annual Commonwealth Day Dinner was held for the first time in the Barrool Suite, Legislative Buildings with entertainment provided by Otto, a male vocal ensemble from Ballakermeen High School and one of this year’s finalists in Junior Achievement Isle of Man’s Next Big Thing talent contest. The guest speaker for the dinner was Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons and Chairman of Ways and Means, Rt. Hon. Lindsay Hoyle MP for Chorley.

In his address Mr Hoyle said: ‘I am delighted to Otto have been invited, in my capacity of Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, to address the Commonwealth Day dinner held by the CPA Executive Committee of the Isle of Man. The event is an important opportunity to reaffirm the shared democratic values of the Commonwealth and to acknowledge the good work of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, an organisation with which I am proud to have had a long involvement. As a Member of Parliament from the North West of England I have long acknowledged the importance of building links between the North West region and the Isle of Man, and it is therefore a particular pleasure to mark this occasion in Douglas.’

20 Isle of Man CPA branch chairman Hon. Juan Watterson MHK said: ‘The dinner to mark Commonwealth Day is an occasion to reflect on and celebrate the enduring relevance of the Commonwealth and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. The Isle of Man and the North West of England may be separated by an expanse of water but CPA events such as this serve to demonstrate and strengthen the close ties that exist between us and provide a valuable opportunity to deepen those bonds with our UK parliamentary colleagues. It was against this background and ahead of Commonwealth Observance Day in London on March 11th that we were pleased to welcome Mr Hoyle (pictured right) to Tynwald.’ Just in time for the Island’s worst snowfall in 50 years Tynwald welcomed Iris Green, head of the Tristan da Cunha post office and philatelic bureau. For Mrs Green, who also works in the territory’s tourism industry, her two week placement was the first time she had observed the workings of a parliament. She said: ‘It has been most interesting to learn about Tynwald’s legislative and administrative procedures. I have also had the opportunity to work alongside the Information Service and Hansard teams and witness how online access to records streamlines the research process. Our Island Council is, of course, much smaller than Tynwald, but for us to have that ease of access to records would, nevertheless, be of great benefit and this is one of a number of proposals

I would hope to put forward on my Iris Green with Head of Hansard, Ellen Callister return. All islands face many similar learning about voice recognition problems so it has been extremely valuable to share experiences while on this study visit during which everyone has been very welcome and helpful.‘ Also shivering in the cold weather, the Deputy Speaker and Clerk from the Turks and Caicos visited on a study programme following the good governance seminar led by Mr Speaker in the territory earlier in the year. During their visit they observed the swearing-in ceremony of four newly elected Members of the Legislative Council and attended a sitting of Tynwald Court. Opportunities were

21 provided to meet with the Presiding Officers, attend a private meeting of a Select committee, spend time with the Tynwald Information Service team and also to witness Tynwald’s world-class voice recognition technology. Mrs Connolly (right) said: ‘The study visit has been very useful. The insight into the workings of Tynwald and its administrative and legislative procedures will most certainly assist me in carrying out my role as Deputy Speaker. Of particular interest was learning about the Hansard voice recognition system and the electronic voting operation, facilities I would hope we might be able to introduce some time in the future. Mr Phillips and his team have been most helpful and it is comforting to know that if at any time we should have a question about parliamentary procedure an e-mail to the Clerk of Tynwald’s Office will provide the answer.’ Mrs Parker (left) commented: ‘I found the Legislative Council operation, in particular the valuable scrutiny function it performs, and the select committee procedures especially interesting. Additionally the level of detail in briefings provided by the Clerk of Tynwald to the Presiding Officers would be something I would hope to develop for the House of Assembly. We are also in the process of building a website, so the time spent with the Tynwald Information Service was very useful.’ Mrs Parker added that she would not only remember her visit to the Isle of Man for providing her first opportunity, while assisting the Clerk of Tynwald, to wear a clerk’s wig and robe, but also for her first experience of snow as the study visit had coincided with heavy snowfall across the Island. She concluded: ‘Visiting the oldest continuous parliament in the world has been an honour.’

Hon. Josephine Connolly and Tracey Parker outside the chapel, near to Tynwald Hill, in St Johns.

22 ACTIVITIES IN THE UK AND FURTHER AFIELD

The 2012-2013 parliamentary year was another busy 12 months for the Clerk of Tynwald’s office with a variety of engagements attended in the United Kingdom and further afield by Members and officers. Keeping close ties with our immediate neighbour parliaments is a key objective and the Speaker of the House of Keys is a member of the British-Irish Parliamentary Association. In March at the 46th Plenary Conference held in County Donegal Mr Speaker tabled a motion which, on behalf of the people of the Isle of Man, called for all future wind farm proposals to take full account of the potentially adverse effects they may have on shipping services and navigation to and from the Isle of Man and Irish sea ports and the threat such proposals could pose to the Manx economy. Through its membership of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Tynwald is able to develop and strengthen links with other Commonwealth jurisdictions. In February 2013, Hon. Juan Watterson MHK (pictured left with the Hon. Keith Biles JP, Speaker of the Falkland Islands Parliament), Mr Tony Wild MLC and the Clerk of Tynwald attended the 43rd Annual CPA British Isles and Mediterranean Region Conference in the Falkland Islands, the theme of which was ‘Self-determination and its role in self-governance and devolution’. As a small parliament in the British Isles we are fortunate to enjoy excellent working relationships with our neighbours, which can be particularly beneficial for newer Members of Tynwald. In March Mr MHK, Mr Geoff Corkish MLC, Mr MHK, Mr MHK, Mr MHK, Mr MHK together with Mr Speaker went to Edinburgh, for a two day study visit to learn more about the Scottish parliamentary system from Members and officers. Mr Speaker said: ‘We had a terrific reception in Edinburgh. Without doubt we found this a most valuable visit, one which Tynwald Members at Holyrood has won new political friends for the

23 Isle of Man from across all the Scottish parties, as well as cementing existing contacts. With the independence debate well to the fore, it was an especially interesting time to have discussions with our political colleagues as well as various officials at Holyrood. Whatever the outcome of the referendum, continuing good relations with Scotland's parliament will grow in importance.' In May, Madam President and Mr Speaker attended the Jersey Liberation Day service and ceremony at Liberation Square, and Slave Workers’ memorial service at Westmount. Madam President laid a wreath on behalf of Tynwald and the Isle of Man in memory of the slave workers brought to Jersey by the occupying forces during the Second World War, many of whom died there. Links between the Isle of Man and Norfolk Island continue to be strengthened after Madam President was a guest of the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly as the territory celebrated its Anniversary Day on June 8th. The invitation was extended under a cultural agreement established between the two islands in 2011 which was ‘guided by the desire to develop and strengthen friendly relations and to promote interest in the fields of heritage,

L-R: Hon. Robin Adams JP MLA, Minister for Cultural Heritage, Hon. culture, research, education and media David Buffett AM MLA, Speaker and Madam President in Norfolk communications between the Isle of Man Island national costume. and Norfolk Island.’ Every June 8th the self- governing territory of Australia celebrates Bounty Day (also known as Anniversary Day) in memory of the arrival in 1856 of the Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers led by Fletcher Christian. At the end of a very busy year for our parliamentarians the 59th Annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, was held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr Downie OBE MLC and Mr Singer MHK were accompanied by the Clerk of Tynwald. At the Small Branches Conference sessions Mr Downie (right) spoke about ‘Ensuring Technical and Legislative Capacity for Ethical Tax-raising in Small States’ while Mr Singer (left) spoke on ‘Self-determination, self- sufficiency and self-governance’. During their visit both Members took the opportunity to learn as much about the country as possible, to which end they went on a trip to the Cradle of Humankind.

24 OFFICEOFTHE CLERKOF TYNWALD

The Office of the Clerk of Tynwald has continued to support the business of the Chambers, Committees, the Isle of Man branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and individual Members.

INTERNAL ORGANISATION

As part of the Office’s continuing drive to improve efficiency and effectiveness, an internal restructure was put in place in March 2013. Duties related to the three Chambers were transferred from the Tynwald Administration Office to the Tynwald Information Service, the latter being renamed the “Chamber and Information Service”. This is intended to exploit synergies, for example, between producing papers for Tynwald sittings “before the event” and holding them for reference “after the event”. It also allows the Tynwald Administration Office to concentrate on committee work and preparations for Tynwald Day, which continue throughout the year.

CO-OPERATION WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS

The Tynwald Information Service engaged in collaborative work with the Isle of Man Law Society resulting in the Law Society Library collection being relocated to the Tynwald Library. This development, which brings benefits for Tynwald Members, the Isle of Man Law Society and the general public, came to fruition with the arrival, in August 2013, of over 200 boxes of books. The Law Society collection, which retains its separate identity, provides a valuable complement to the Tynwald Library’s existing legal collection. Our Hansard team continued to provide a fast and reliable service to Tynwald Court, its Branches and committees. With its specialist skills in converting diverse audio material into text, the team also continued to provide transcription support to other jurisdictions. including Gibraltar, Guernsey and Alderney. The Clerks have worked with the Learning and Organisational Development Division of the Isle of Man Civil Service and with the Attorney General’s Chambers to produce a day-long course aimed at demystifying Tynwald and improving awareness of parliamentary practice and procedure. The course, entitled ‘Working with the Legislature’, was delivered for the first time in March 2013 and was well received by participants.

25 As a small nation located in the Irish Sea we are always keen to welcome guests from other parliamentary jurisdictions. The Office was pleased in October 2012 to host a meeting of the Committee Secretariat Network, an informal network bringing together committee staff of parliaments and assemblies in the UK, the Crown Dependencies and the Republic of Ireland. Meetings are held once or twice a year and hosted in rotation. The sessions provide an opportunity to discuss matters of mutual interest, share best practice and develop professional networks. It was agreed at this meeting that Tynwald would host a website for the network which has been incorporated into the Tynwald website. Similarly a website for the UK, Irish and Islands’ Clerks’ Seminar, a similar body concentrating, in the main, on Chamber business and management issues has also been developed. Clerk of Tynwald, Roger Phillips said: ‘We were pleased to welcome fellow clerks and officers to the conference, which serves as an invaluable forum in which participants are able to share experiences and best practice and also to identify new opportunities. For example, together we can find ways of better harnessing the benefits that technological advances present for delivering greater efficiency to elected Members, such as we have found with the improved functionality of the upgraded Tynwald website and our world- leading Hansard transcription system. Without conferences such as these we would not be providing Hansard to Guernsey and Gibraltar, with the prospect of rolling it out to other jurisdictions.’ Staff within the Office also maintain close contact with their counterparts throughout the British Isles. Both the Clerk of Tynwald and the Deputy Clerk of Tynwald, Jonathan King attended the annual Clerks Conference in Westminster in September 2013 and the Deputy Clerk of Tynwald and Third Clerk of Tynwald, Marie Lambden attended the Committee Clerks Conference. The Deputy Head of the Information Service, Trudi Thompson attended the IPRIN (Inter-Parliamentary Research and Information Network) in Dublin and Deputy Head of Hansard, Deborah Pilkington attended the BIPRA (British-Irish Parliamentary Reporters’ Association) Symposium held at the House of Lords.

26 STAFF NEWS

There was a considerable degree of change in the Tynwald Administration Office this year. In December 2012 Dominie Smith (pictured right) retired after 10 years’ service, and we welcomed Helen Cain to the team. In March 2013 as part of the restructure mentioned above, Clare McDonough moved from the Administration Office to the Information Service. In August 2013 Heather Paisley (pictured left) moved to a post in the Treasury and at the end of September this year we welcomed Martina Specht.

The Hansard team said farewell in April 2013 to Clive Alford and in July 2013 to Ian Faulds, both of whom retired after many years’ service. Ian, as Senior Hansard Editor, had responsibility for overseeing the implementation of the voice recognition system in use today, making the Manx Parliament a world leader in this field. Ellen Callister was promoted from Deputy Senior Clive receiving his certificate Hansard Editor to Head of Hansard and Deborah Pilkington was appointed from within the team to be Deputy Head of Hansard. In June 2013 the team welcomed Lottie Ray as a new recruit from outside the office. In September 2013 Deborah Smith joined Hansard on her return from maternity leave, having previously worked both in the Tynwald Administration Office and in the Members’ Office.

Ian receiving his certificate In February 2013 we said farewell to Marilyn Cullen, former Deputy Clerk of Tynwald and Clerk of the Legislative Council. Having retired as Deputy Clerk in 2007, Marilyn had continued as a part-time Committee Clerk, an arrangement that came to an end on the publication of the final report of the Select Committee on the Manx Electricity Authority. Adrian John Pilgrim – 10th May 1948 – 22nd March 2013 We pay tribute to former Senior Hansard Clerk, Mr Adrian J Pilgrim, who passed away in March 2013. A civil servant and long-standing staff member of the Clerk of Tynwald’s Office, he worked in Hansard for more than 20 years before taking early retirement in 2003 on health grounds. He was a highly respected scholar of Manx and other languages, a proficient amateur musician with a particular interest in early music, a skilled calligrapher and an enthusiastic astronomer. A humble man of great knowledge and faith, he will be missed by many friends from diverse groups in the Island.

27 APPENDIX 1: MEMBERSAT 30TH SEPTEMBER 2013

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

The Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BSc President of Tynwald Elected 2011

The Rt. Rev Robert Mar Erskine John QUINN Esq MLC PATERSON MA Bishop of Sodor and Man HM Acting Attorney General Ex officio Ex officio

Robert Philip BRAIDWOOD Esq Edward Alan CROWE Esq FCIS BEng MLC ACIB MLC Elected 2010 Elected 2010

Dudley Michael William BUTT Alexander Frank DOWNIE Esq Esq MLC OBE FIMarEST MCMI MLC Elected 2010 Elected 2010

Michael COLEMAN Esq LLB Juan Richard TURNER Esq MLC (Hons) (Open) Elected 2013 CEng FBCS CITP MLC Elected 2013

Charles Geoffrey CORKISH MBE Tony Peter WILD Esq CDir FIoD Esq MLC ACIB MLC Elected 2013 Elected 2013

28 HOUSE OF KEYS

The current House of Keys was elected at a General Election on the 29th September 2011. A by-election was held on 23rd May 2013, following the election of Mr Corkish to the Legislative Council. This by-election was won by Christopher Charles Thomas. The Speaker of the House of Keys is the Hon. Stephen Charles Rodan BSC MR Pharm S SHK and the Deputy Speaker is Leonard Ian Singer Esq MHK.

Ayre Hon. William Edward TEARE Hon. David Clifford CRETNEY ACIB MHK MHK

Castletown Douglas South Richard Alexander RONAN Esq Mrs Kathleen Joan BEECROFT MHK MHK

Douglas East Douglas West Hon. Christopher Roy Hon. John Philip SHIMMIN BEd ROBERTSHAW MHK (Hons) MHK

Douglas East Douglas West Mrs Brenda Josephine Christopher Charles THOMAS CANNELL MHK MA (Oxon) Esq MHK

Douglas North John Ramsey HOUGHTON Esq The Hon. Stephen Charles MHK RODAN BSc MR PharmS SHK Speaker of the House of Keys

Douglas North Glenfaba Robert William HENDERSON Hon. David Moore ANDERSON Esq MHK MHK

29 Malew and Santon Peel Hon. Graham Derek CREGEEN Hon. Timothy Mark CROOKALL MHK MHK

Michael Ramsey Alfred Louis CANNAN Esq MHK Leonard Ian SINGER Esq MHK Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys

Middle Ramsey Robert Howard QUAYLE Esq Hon. Allan Robert BELL MHK MHK

Onchan Rushen David QUIRK Esq MHK Hon. Juan Paul WATTERSON BA (Hons) ACA MHK

Onchan Rushen Peter KARRAN Esq MHK Laurence David SKELLY Esq MHK

Onchan Rushen Esq MHK Hon. Philip Anderson GAWNE Esq BSc MHK

30 APPENDIX 2: COMMITTEESOF TYNWALDANDTHE BRANCHESAT 30TH SEPTEMBER 2013

STANDING COMMITTEES Ecclesiastical Committee Chair Hon. David Moore ANDERSON MHK Members Alfred Louis CANNAN Esq MHK Charles Geoffrey CORKISH Esq MBE MLC Economic Policy Review Chair Committee Leonard Ian SINGER Esq MHK Members Dudley Michael William BUTT Esq MLC Michael COLEMAN Esq LLB (Hons) (Open) CEng FBCS CITP MLC (From 21 May 2013) Robert Howard QUAYLE Esq MHK (To 21 May 2013) Reported 16 Oct 2012: First Report 2012-13 [PP No 0109/12] Reported 21 May 2013: Second Report 2012-13: Progress with Inquiries Report [PP No 0058/13] Emoluments Committee Chair The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Members Robert Philip BRAIDWOOD Esq BEng MLC (From 11 Jun 2013) Hon. David Clifford CRETNEY MHK Hon. Timothy Mark CROOKALL MHK Alexander Frank DOWNIE Esq OBE FIMarEST MCMI MLC Robert Howard QUAYLE Esq MHK Juan Richard TURNER Esq MLC Edmund George LOWEY Esq (To 11 Jun 2013) Reported 16 Oct 2012: First Report 2012-13 [PP No 0106/12] Environment and Chair Infrastructure Committee Dudley Michael William BUTT Esq MLC Members Zac HALL Esq MHK (From 17 Oct 2012) Robert William HENDERSON Esq MHK (From 21 May 2013) Charles Geoffrey CORKISH Esq MBE MLC (To 17 Oct 2012) Alexander Frank DOWNIE Esq OBE FIMarEST MCMI FFB MLC (To 21 May 2013) House of Keys Management Chair and Members' Standards The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Committee Members Hon. David Clifford CRETNEY MHK Hon. Timothy Mark CROOKALL MHK Robert Howard QUAYLE Esq MHK

31 Public Accounts Committee Chair Alfred Louis CANNAN Esq MHK Members Dudley Michael William BUTT Esq MLC Mrs Brenda Josephine CANNELL MHK Charles Geoffrey CORKISH Esq MBE MLC Leonard Ian SINGER Esq MHK Hon. Graham Derek CREGEEN MHK (To 17 Oct 2012) Reported 16 Oct 2012: Public Accounts Committee Report on Bus Ticketing [PP No 108/12] Reported 11 Dec 2012: Public Accounts Committee Annual Report 2012-13 [PP No 0132/12] Reported 18 Jun 2013: Report on the handling by the Manx Authorities of the case of Dr Dirk Hoehmann [PP No 0097/13] Reported 09 Jul 2013: Public Accounts Committee: Commercialisation of the TT: Contract Negotiations and Contract Management [PP No 0078/13] Social Affairs Committee Chair Mrs Brenda Josephine CANNELL MHK Members The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Edward Alan Crowe Esq FCIS ACIB MLC (From 21 May 2013) David Alexander CALLISTER Esq MLC (To 21 May 2013) Reported 16 Apr 2013: First Report 2012-13: The Centralised Pupil Database [PP No 0015/13] Reported 09 Jul 2013: Second Report 2012-13: The Centralised Pupil Database [PP No 0116/13] Standing Orders Committee of Chair the House of Keys The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Members Hon. David Moore ANDERSON MHK Alfred Louis CANNAN Esq MHK Mrs Brenda Josephine CANNELL MHK Peter KARRAN Esq MHK David John QUIRK Esq MHK Reported 27 Nov 2012: First Report of the Standing Orders Committee of the House of Keys 2012-13 [PP No 0137/12] Reported 14 May 2013: Second Report of the Standing Orders Committee of the House of Keys 2012-13 [PP No 0086/13]

32 Standing Orders Committee of Chair Tynwald The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Members Robert Philip BRAIDWOOD Esq BEng MLC Peter KARRAN Esq MHK Robert Howard QUAYLE Esq MHK Juan Richard TURNER Esq MLC (From 21 May 2013) Edmund George LOWEY Esq MLC (To 21 May 2013)

Reported 16 Jan 2013: First Report of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald 2012- 13 [PP No 0162/12] Reported 16 Apr 2013: Second Report of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald 2012-13 [PP No 0057/13] Reported 09 Jul 2013: Third Report of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald 2012- 13 [PP No 0114/13] Standing Orders of the Chair Legislative Council The Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BSc Members Dudley Michael William BUTT Esq MLC Charles Geoffrey CORKISH Esq MBE MLC (From 06 Jun 2013) John QUINN Esq HMAAG Edmund George LOWEY Esq MLC (To 06 Jun 2013) Reported 18 Dec 2012: First Report of the Standing Orders Committee of the Legislative Council 2012-13 [PP No 0155/12] Tynwald Ceremony Chair Arrangements Committee The Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BSc Members The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Hon. Allan Robert BELL MHK Hon. David Clifford CRETNEY MHK Tynwald Ceremony Chair Arrangements Sub-Committee The Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BSc on Procedure Tynwald Ceremony Chair Enhancements Sub-Committee The Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BSc Members The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Hon. David Clifford CRETNEY MHK Hon. Timothy Mark CROOKALL MHK

33 Tynwald Honours Committee Chair The Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BSc Members The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Charles Geoffrey CORKISH Esq MBE MLC Alexander Frank DOWNIE Esq OBE MCMI FIMarEST MLC (From 21 May 2013) Richard Alexander RONAN Esq MHK Edmund George LOWEY Esq MLC (To 21 May 2013) Reported 21 May 2013: First Report of the Tynwald Honours Committee 2012-13 [PP No 0062/13] Tynwald Management Chair Committee The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Members The Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BSc Charles Geoffrey CORKISH Esq MBE MLC Hon. David Clifford CRETNEY MHK Peter KARRAN Esq MHK Tynwald Members’ Pension Members Scheme Management The Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BSc Committee The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Hon. Allan BELL MHK Hon. William Edward TEARE ACIB MHK Tynwald Standards and Chair Members’ Interests Committee The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Members Hon. David Clifford CRETNEY MHK Hon. Timothy Mark CROOKALL MHK Robert Howard QUAYLE Esq MHK Dudley Michael William BUTT Esq MLC Tony Peter WILD Esq CDir FIod ACIB MLC (From 11 Jun 2013) David Alexander CALLISTER Esq MLC (To 11 Jun 2013)

SELECT COMMITTEES Civil Legal Proceedings Chair John Ramsey HOUGHTON Esq MHK Members Mrs Brenda Josephine CANNELL MHK Tony Peter WILD Esq ACIB MLC Kirk Michael School Land Chair Exchange Agreement The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Members Mrs Brenda Josephine CANNELL MHK Juan Richard TURNER Esq MLC Reported 20 Nov 2012: Select Committee on the Kirk Michael School Land Exchange Agreement [PP No 0122/12]

34 Local Authorities: Members’ Chair Interests Richard Alexander RONAN Esq MHK Members Hon. Graham Derek CREGEEN MHK Juan Richard TURNER Esq MLC Reported 16 Oct 2012: Report of the Select Committee on Local Authorities: Members’ Interests (Petition for Redress) [PP 0107/12] Manx Electricity Authority Chair The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Members Mrs Kathleen Joan BEECROFT MHK Dudley Michael William BUTT Esq MLC David Alexander CALLISTER Esq MLC David John QUIRK Esq MHK Reported 20 Feb 2013: Final Report of the Select Committee on the Manx Electricity Authority [PP No 0019/13] Public Service Broadcasting Chair Richard Alexander RONAN Esq MHK Members The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Zac HALL Esq MHK

JOINT COMMITTEES Joint Committee on the Chair Constitutional Principles Mrs Brenda Josephine CANNELL MHK Raised by the Electoral Reform Members Bill 2011 Robert Philip BRAIDWOOD Esq BEng MLC David Alexander CALLISTER Esq MLC Alexander Frank DOWNIE Esq OBE FIMarEST MCMI FFB MLC Hon. Philip Anderson GAWNE BSc MHK Leonard Ian SINGER Esq MHK Reported 04 Dec 2012: Report of the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Principles Raised by the Electoral Reform Bill 2011 [PP 0139/12]

CPA COMMITTEES

CPA Executive Committee Chair Hon. Juan Paul WATTERSON BA ACA MHK Members The Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BSc The Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK Hon. Allan Robert BELL MHK Robert Philip BRAIDWOOD Esq BEng MLC Hon. Timothy Mark CROOKALL MHK Alexander Frank DOWNIE Esq OBE FIMarEST MCMI FFB MLC Richard Alexander RONAN Esq MHK

35 APPENDIX 3: COT OFFICERS 2013

36 APPENDIX 4: EXPENSESOFTHE LEGISLATURE 2013-2014 BUDGET

NET EXPENDITURE - SERVICE ANALYSIS

Actual Estimate Estimate 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 £ £ £ Legislature 3,908,336 4,245,500 4,270,000 Members’ Pensions 770,582 757,000 857,000 TOTAL 4,678,918 5,002,500 5,127,000

EXPENDITURE AND INCOME BY CATEGORY

Actual Estimate Estimate 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 £ £ £ EXPENDITURE Employee Costs 973,661 1,146,833 1,104,262 Members' Emoluments 2,190,739 2,285,624 2,337,124 Members' Pensions 770,582 757,000 857,000 Supplies & Services 454,230 511,043 501,714 Transfer Payments Loan Charges 312,000 317,000 341,900

4, 710,212 5,017,500 5,142,000 INCOME Third party Contributions 980 1,400 1,400 Operating Income 30,314 13,600 13,600 31,294 15,000 15,000 4,678,918 5,002,500 5,127,000

Reconciliation of Revenue Expenditure

£ £ 2012-2013 Budget (Gross Spending) 5,017,500

Changes to Gross Spending by Cost Centre Administration 13,500 Members’ pensions 100,000 Members’ expenses 11,000 124,500 2013-2014 Budget (Gross Spending) 5,142,000

2013-2014 Budget (Income) (15,000)

Changes to Income by Cost centre - (15,000) 2012-2013 Budget Deficiency Vote 5,127,000

PERSONNEL BUDGET Revised Financial Actual Estimate Estimate Provision 30.9.12 31.3.13 31.3.14 2013-2014 (fte) (fte) (fte) £ Administration 23.50 25.75 25.75 1,104,262 Members (see note) 34.00 34.00 34.00 3,194,124 57.50 59.75 59.75 4,298,386 Note-Members’ financial provision includes pensions. FTEs exclude pensioners and the Attorney General

Further details on Tynwald Members’ remuneration and allowances, including figures on expenses claimed, can be found on the Tynwald website, www.tynwald.org.im on the Members and Officers, Remuneration and Allowances page.

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