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The Clerk of Tynwald

Office of the Clerk of Tynwald

Legislative Buildings

Finch Road

Douglas

Isle of Man

IM1 3PW

Telephone: +44 (0) 1624 685500

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.tynwald.org.im

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CONTENTS

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

House of Keys.......................................................................................................................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

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PRESIDENT OF TYNWALD THE HON. CLARE MARGARET CHRISTIAN BSC

AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF KEYS

THE HON. STEPHEN CHARLES RODAN BSC MR PHARM S SHK

FOREWORD BY THE 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.

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This year we are very pleased to have strengthened our links with Norfolk Island, with a visit

by the President of Tynwald, 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

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MEMBERS OF THE 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 Geoff Corkish 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 Rushen 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:

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‘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.

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PRIMARY AND 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 Peter Karran 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.

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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.

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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 Isle of Man Post Office; 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.)

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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.

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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.’

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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

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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.

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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 David Cannan 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.

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Tynwald Day 2013 Enhancements

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.

Photographs by

Andi Howland

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REACHING OUT TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE 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 Mark Wilks, the governor of St Helena at the

time of Napoleon’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, Onchan, 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 Noel Cringle OBE. A copy of

the book can be found in the Tynwald Library.

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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.)

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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 Alex

Downie) 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

tours taking place hroughout the week, both during the day and in the evenings.D

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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 Juan Watterson 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.’

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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. Allan Bell MHK,

the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture Hon. Phil Gawne MHK, the Minister for

Economic Development Hon. John Shimmin MHK, the Treasury Minister Hon. Eddie Teare

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 Crown Dependencies, 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

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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

Trobe Bateman and Colin Kniveton an Isle of

Man Government 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

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.’

Otto

Bateman, Madam President,

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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

return. All islands face many similar

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

Iris Green with Head of Hansard, Ellen Callister

learning about voice recognition

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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.

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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 Alfred Cannan MHK, Mr Geoff Corkish MLC, Mr Howard Quayle

MHK, Mr Richard Ronan MHK,

Mr Leonard Singer MHK, Mr Laurence

Skelly 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

has won new political friends for theTynwald Members at Holyrood

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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,

culture, research, education and media

communications between the Isle of Man

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.

L-R: Hon. Robin Adams JP MLA, Minister for Cultural Heritage, Hon.

David Buffett AM MLA, Speaker and Madam President in Norfolk

Island national costume.

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OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF 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.

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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.

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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

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.

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.

Clive receiving his certificate

Ian receiving his certificate

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APPENDIX 1: MEMBERS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER 2013

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

The Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BSc

President of Tynwald

Elected 2011

The Rt. Rev Robert Mar ErskinePATERSON MA

Bishop of Sodor and Man

Ex officio

John QUINN Esq MLC

HM Acting Attorney General

Ex officio

Robert Philip BRAIDWOOD EsqBEng MLC

Elected 2010

Edward Alan CROWE Esq FCISACIB MLC

Elected 2010

Dudley Michael William BUTTEsq MLC

Elected 2010

Alexander Frank DOWNIE EsqOBE FIMarEST MCMI MLC

Elected 2010

Michael COLEMAN Esq LLB(Hons) (Open)

CEng FBCS CITP MLC

Elected 2013

Juan Richard TURNER Esq MLC

Elected 2013

Charles Geoffrey CORKISH MBEEsq MLC

Elected 2013

Tony Peter WILD Esq CDir FIoDACIB MLC

Elected 2013

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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 TEAREACIB MHK

Douglas South

Hon. David Clifford CRETNEYMHK

Castletown

Richard Alexander RONAN EsqMHK

Douglas South

Mrs Kathleen Joan BEECROFTMHK

Douglas East

Hon. Christopher RoyROBERTSHAW MHK

Douglas West

Hon. John Philip SHIMMIN BEd(Hons) MHK

Douglas East

Mrs Brenda JosephineCANNELL MHK

Douglas West

Christopher Charles THOMASMA (Oxon) Esq MHK

Douglas North

John Ramsey HOUGHTON EsqMHK

Garff

The Hon. Stephen CharlesRODAN BSc MR PharmS SHK

Speaker of the House of Keys

Douglas North

Robert William HENDERSONEsq MHK

Glenfaba

Hon. David Moore ANDERSONMHK

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Malew and Santon

Hon. Graham Derek CREGEENMHK

Peel

Hon. Timothy Mark CROOKALLMHK

Michael

Alfred Louis CANNAN Esq MHK

Ramsey

Leonard Ian SINGER Esq MHK

Deputy Speaker of the Houseof Keys

Middle

Robert Howard QUAYLE EsqMHK

Ramsey

Hon. Allan Robert BELL MHK

Onchan

David QUIRK Esq MHK

Rushen

Hon. Juan Paul WATTERSONBA (Hons) ACA MHK

Onchan

Peter KARRAN Esq MHK

Rushen

Laurence David SKELLY EsqMHK

Onchan

Zac HALL Esq MHK

Rushen

Hon. Philip Anderson GAWNEEsq BSc MHK

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APPENDIX 2: COMMITTEES OF TYNWALD AND THE BRANCHES AT

30TH SEPTEMBER 2013

STANDING COMMITTEES

Ecclesiastical Committee ChairHon. David Moore ANDERSON MHK

MembersAlfred Louis CANNAN Esq MHKCharles Geoffrey CORKISH Esq MBE MLC

Economic Policy Review

Committee

ChairLeonard Ian SINGER Esq MHK

MembersDudley Michael William BUTT Esq MLCMichael 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:Reported 21 May 2013:

First Report 2012-13 [PP No 0109/12]Second Report 2012-13: Progress with Inquiries Report[PP No 0058/13]

Emoluments Committee ChairThe Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK

MembersRobert Philip BRAIDWOOD Esq BEng MLC (From 11 Jun 2013)Hon. David Clifford CRETNEY MHKHon. Timothy Mark CROOKALL MHKAlexander Frank DOWNIE Esq OBE FIMarEST MCMI MLCRobert Howard QUAYLE Esq MHKJuan Richard TURNER Esq MLCEdmund George LOWEY Esq (To 11 Jun 2013)

Reported 16 Oct 2012: First Report 2012-13 [PP No 0106/12]

Environment and

Infrastructure Committee

ChairDudley Michael William BUTT Esq MLCMembersZac 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

and Members' Standards

Committee

ChairThe Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK

MembersHon. David Clifford CRETNEY MHKHon. Timothy Mark CROOKALL MHKRobert Howard QUAYLE Esq MHK

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Public Accounts Committee ChairAlfred Louis CANNAN Esq MHK

MembersDudley Michael William BUTT Esq MLCMrs Brenda Josephine CANNELL MHKCharles Geoffrey CORKISH Esq MBE MLCLeonard Ian SINGER Esq MHKHon. Graham Derek CREGEEN MHK (To 17 Oct 2012)

Reported 16 Oct 2012:

Reported 11 Dec 2012:

Reported 18 Jun 2013:

Reported 09 Jul 2013:

Public Accounts Committee Report on Bus Ticketing[PP No 108/12]Public Accounts Committee Annual Report 2012-13[PP No 0132/12]Report on the handling by the Manx Authorities of the case of DrDirk Hoehmann [PP No 0097/13]Public Accounts Committee: Commercialisation of the TT:Contract Negotiations and Contract Management[PP No 0078/13]

Social Affairs Committee ChairMrs Brenda Josephine CANNELL MHK

MembersThe Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHKEdward 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]Second Report 2012-13: The Centralised Pupil Database[PP No 0116/13]

Standing Orders Committee of

the House of Keys


MembersHon. David Moore ANDERSON MHKAlfred Louis CANNAN Esq MHKMrs Brenda Josephine CANNELL MHKPeter KARRAN Esq MHKDavid John QUIRK Esq MHK

Reported 27 Nov 2012:

Reported 14 May 2013:

First Report of the Standing Orders Committee of the House ofKeys 2012-13 [PP No 0137/12]Second Report of the Standing Orders Committee of the House ofKeys 2012-13 [PP No 0086/13]

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Standing Orders Committee of

Tynwald


MembersRobert Philip BRAIDWOOD Esq BEng MLCPeter KARRAN Esq MHKRobert Howard QUAYLE Esq MHKJuan Richard TURNER Esq MLC (From 21 May 2013)Edmund George LOWEY Esq MLC (To 21 May 2013)

Reported 16 Jan 2013:

Reported 16 Apr 2013:


First Report of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald 2012-13 [PP No 0162/12]Second Report of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald2012-13 [PP No 0057/13]Third Report of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald 2012-13 [PP No 0114/13]

Standing Orders of the

Legislative Council

ChairThe Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BSc

MembersDudley Michael William BUTT Esq MLCCharles Geoffrey CORKISH Esq MBE MLC (From 06 Jun 2013)John QUINN Esq HMAAGEdmund George LOWEY Esq MLC (To 06 Jun 2013)

Reported 18 Dec 2012: First Report of the Standing Orders Committee of the LegislativeCouncil 2012-13 [PP No 0155/12]

Tynwald Ceremony

Arrangements Committee


MembersThe Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHKHon. Allan Robert BELL MHKHon. David Clifford CRETNEY MHK

Tynwald Ceremony

Arrangements Sub-Committee

on Procedure


Tynwald Ceremony

Enhancements Sub-Committee


MembersThe Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHKHon. David Clifford CRETNEY MHKHon. Timothy Mark CROOKALL MHK

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Tynwald Honours Committee ChairThe Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BSc

MembersThe Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHKCharles Geoffrey CORKISH Esq MBE MLCAlexander Frank DOWNIE Esq OBE MCMI FIMarEST MLC (From 21May 2013)Richard Alexander RONAN Esq MHKEdmund 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

Committee


MembersThe Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BScCharles Geoffrey CORKISH Esq MBE MLCHon. David Clifford CRETNEY MHKPeter KARRAN Esq MHK

Tynwald Members’ Pension

Scheme Management

Committee

MembersThe Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BScThe Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHKHon. Allan BELL MHKHon. William Edward TEARE ACIB MHK

Tynwald Standards and

Members’ Interests Committee


MembersHon. David Clifford CRETNEY MHKHon. Timothy Mark CROOKALL MHKRobert Howard QUAYLE Esq MHKDudley Michael William BUTT Esq MLCTony 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 ChairJohn Ramsey HOUGHTON Esq MHK

MembersMrs Brenda Josephine CANNELL MHKTony Peter WILD Esq ACIB MLC

Kirk Michael School Land

Exchange Agreement


MembersMrs Brenda Josephine CANNELL MHKJuan Richard TURNER Esq MLC

Reported 20 Nov 2012: Select Committee on the Kirk Michael School Land ExchangeAgreement [PP No 0122/12]

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Local Authorities: Members’

Interests

ChairRichard Alexander RONAN Esq MHK

MembersHon. Graham Derek CREGEEN MHKJuan 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 ChairThe Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHK

MembersMrs Kathleen Joan BEECROFT MHKDudley Michael William BUTT Esq MLCDavid Alexander CALLISTER Esq MLCDavid John QUIRK Esq MHK

Reported 20 Feb 2013: Final Report of the Select Committee on the Manx ElectricityAuthority [PP No 0019/13]

Public Service Broadcasting ChairRichard Alexander RONAN Esq MHK

MembersThe Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHKZac HALL Esq MHK

JOINT COMMITTEES

Joint Committee on the

Constitutional Principles

Raised by the Electoral Reform

Bill 2011

ChairMrs Brenda Josephine CANNELL MHK

MembersRobert Philip BRAIDWOOD Esq BEng MLCDavid Alexander CALLISTER Esq MLCAlexander Frank DOWNIE Esq OBE FIMarEST MCMI FFB MLCHon. Philip Anderson GAWNE BSc MHKLeonard Ian SINGER Esq MHK

Reported 04 Dec 2012: Report of the Joint Committee on the Constitutional PrinciplesRaised by the Electoral Reform Bill 2011 [PP 0139/12]

CPA COMMITTEES

CPA Executive Committee ChairHon. Juan Paul WATTERSON BA ACA MHK

MembersThe Hon. Clare Margaret CHRISTIAN BScThe Hon. Stephen Charles RODAN BSc MR Pharm S SHKHon. Allan Robert BELL MHKRobert Philip BRAIDWOOD Esq BEng MLCHon. Timothy Mark CROOKALL MHKAlexander Frank DOWNIE Esq OBE FIMarEST MCMI FFB MLCRichard Alexander RONAN Esq MHK

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APPENDIX 3: COT OFFICERS 2013

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APPENDIX 4: EXPENSES OF THE 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

ActualRevisedEstimate Estimate

FinancialProvision

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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