§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps have been taken by the United 99W Kingdom Government to ensure the rights of citizens of the Isle of Man to have access to the European Court of Human Rights.
§ Mr. MayhewIt has been the practice for the United Kingdom Government to ask the Isle of Man Government whether they wish declarations under articles 25 and 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights to be made, giving citizens of the Isle of Man the right of individual petition to the European Commission of Human Rights, and accepting on its behalf the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights. At present such declarations are not in force in relation to the Isle of Man. The Island Government have under consideration the passage through Tynwald of human rights legislation and have asked the United Kingdom Government not to make further declarations on their behalf.