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WQ.131/2023
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES BY DEPUTY R.S. KOVACS OF ST. SAVIOUR
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 27th MARCH 2023
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 3rd APRIL 2023
Question
Regarding the Jersey Homes Trust (JHT), will the Minister confirm that –
- further to P.87/2000, Cannon Street - Lemprière Street Housing Development: Sale to JHT, £10 was paid for the freehold area of land;
- further to P.166/2000, Le Champ Des Fleurs, La Rue à Don, Grouville : Sale to JHT, a nominal sumof £10 was paid for the former La Motte Ford garagesite;
- furtherto P.27/2004, Le Coin Flats, Ann Street: Sale to JHT, a nominal sum of £10 was paid for the site for the redevelopment of 7 one bedroom, 14 two bedroom, 2 three-bedroom flats, with parking and amenity space; and
- JHT received over £8 million from the Housing Development Fund in2005 for a development subsidy required for the development ofthe former Le Coie Hotel site?
Answer
In respect of questions a to c, I can confirm that the propositions correctly outline the sums of money paid for the sites.
In respect of d, I have consulted with the Minister for Treasury and Resources, who has confirmed that there was an effective capital subsidy of £8.3m incurred by the Housing Development Fund in relation to the transfer of the Le Coie flats to Jersey Home Trust in 2006.