Question follow-through · 109481

Tynwald: Voting Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will recommend the Isle of Man Constitution Bill 2023 for Royal Assent.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body: Ministry of Justice
Tabled: 28 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 2 Feb 2026
Answer: 2 Feb 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

28 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will recommend the Isle of Man Constitution Bill 2023 for Royal Assent.
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Feb 2026
Answer published
The UK Government has yet to receive the Isle of Man Constitution Bill 2023 from Tynwald. The time required to scrutinise Crown Dependency legislation prior to Royal Assent varies depending on its complexity and any legal or constitutional questions that...

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