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WQ.415/2023
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS
BY DEPUTY M. TADIER OF ST. BRELADE
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2023 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 30th OCTOBER 2023
Question
“Will the Minister –
- provide a current listof Consuls that are present in Jersey;
- statethe estimated number of nationals resident inthe Island that each Consuls represents; and
- explain how it is determined that a Consul is required and how a Consul is then appointed?”
Answer
- the current list of Honorary Consuls in Jersey are as follows: Country: Honorary Consul:
Belgium Yes
Estonia Yes
France Yes
Germany Yes
Italy Yes
Netherlands Yes
Poland Yes (n.b soon to be vacant)
Portugal Yes
Romania N/A (vacant, soon to be filled)
Rwanda Yes (non-resident Honorary Consul for Jersey) Spain Yes
Sweden Yes
- the estimated number of foreign nationals’ resident in Jersey, broken down by nationality, is provided below in alphabetical order. Please note that this data was taken from the Jersey Census 2021. All places of birth cited in the 2021 census had 10 ormore respondents.
Country: Number of nationals in Jersey:
Belgium 48
Estonia 13
France 733
Germany 371
Italy 219
Netherlands 108
Poland 2,808
Portugal 8,280
Romania 1338
Rwanda <10
Spain 183
Sweden 97
- the decision of whether a country wants/needs to appoint an Honorary Consul is taken by that country, and not by the host jurisdiction (in this case Jersey). If a country decidesan Honorary Consul iswantedorneeded, that country will then find a suitable candidate, according to its own criteria and process, and inform the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office through an official letter. This letter is then shared with the Government of Jersey, specifically the Ministry for External Relations, to see if there are any objections with the suggested candidate for Honorary Consul. At this point, the Government of Jersey will also consult with the offices of the Bailiff and ofthe Lieutenant Governor as a matterof course. After this processhasbeen completed, and assuming there are no objections, the candidate then takes up the position.
The Common Policy on External Relations references the importance of the work that External Relations undertakes to engage with diaspora communities residing on the Island, and the network of Honorary Consuls is extremely helpful in this regard.