HC Deb 20 January 1986 vol 90 c9W
Mr. Ashby

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether Her Majesty's Government intend to restore the right of individual petition by people resident in the Isle of Man to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

Mr. Giles Shaw

Her Majesty's Government have asked the Isle of Man Government whether they wish Her Majesty's Government to make a declaration on the Island's behalf recognising the right of individual petition to the European Commission of Human Rights. Their reply is awaited.