Tynwald Day, Isle Of Man

EDM number 384 in 2010-12, proposed by Andrew Rosindell on 01/07/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Parliament.

That this House joins the people of the Isle of Man in their celebration of Tynwald Day on 5 July 2010, upholding centuries of proud tradition; notes that the Manx annual Tynwald ceremony dates back over 1,000 years as the oldest continuous Parliament in the world, dating back to 800 AD; and looks forward to the people of this unique British Crown Dependency enjoying a further 1,000 years of self-government and home rule, whilst retaining the cherished and unbreakable link between Britain and The Crown as demonstrated by the Royal Salute on Tynwald Day to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen and Lord of Mann.

This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.