Work already done on scrapped bills 'not lost', says minister

Reasons for dropping bills range from resourcing to timing

Money already spent and work already done on dropped bills 'is valuable and can be picked up in the future'.

That's according to the justice and home affairs minister who has been speaking to Manx Radio after it was revealed 15 bills have been removed from government's legislative programme over the past year.

The latest 'Our Island Plan' update has been published on the Tynwald Register of Business ahead of debate in March.

You can find out more here.

Jane Poole-Wilson says legislation can be dropped from the government agenda for number of different reasons.

But she says sometimes it's only when you start digging that you find out there are already 'sufficient powers' in place to enact change:

You can hear the full interview with Mrs Poole-Wilson in our latest Newscast.