Next week’s States Meeting: Tuesday 22 October
18 October 2024
On Tuesday 22 October, the next meeting of the States Assembly will commence at 9:30am. The meeting takes place in the States Chamber and is open for the public to attend, as well as being broadcast live via Public-I and on the States Assembly YouTube channel.
Oral Questions
States Members will question Ministers for up to 2 hours and 20 minutes. These oral questions will have been issued to them in advance (i.e. 'with notice'). Details of next week's oral questions with notice can be found on page 8 of the Order Paper.
The following Ministers will then answer oral questions which they have not been given in advance of the meeting (i.e., 'without notice') for 15 minutes each:
- Minister for the Environment, Deputy Steve Luce
- Minister for External Relations, Deputy Ian Gorst
- Chief Minister, Deputy Lyndon Farnham
Public Business
The States Assembly will then begin debating the following topics
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Proposals to introduce a 15% minimum corporate income tax for multinational companies known as the OECD Pillar 2 framework. This involves changes to two pieces of legislation. |
Treasury Minister's proposition Treasury Minister's amendment Treasury Minister's proposition Treasury Minister's amendment
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The approval of the Marine Spatial Plan which outlines how Jersey's marine environment should be managed. |
Minister for the Environment's proposition The Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel's amendment The Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel's second amendment Deputy Jonathan Renouf's amendment |
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The introduction of at least two English-French bilingual schools by the start of the 2026 academic year. |
Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache's proposition Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache's amendment |
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Changes to the law allowing a ship's registration on the Jersey Ships' Registry to be terminated if its owners, or those responsible for it, do not meet their outlined obligations. |
Minister for Sustainable Economic Development's proposition |
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Changes within the Family Division of the Royal Court which would establish a new office, bringing it in line with other jurisdictions. |
Minister for Justice and Home Affairs' proposition |
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Changes to the law that would increase the component rate of Income Support by 4% from the beginning of next year. |
Minister for Social Security's proposition |
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A proposal requesting a consultation into the reporting of the gender pay gap in the private sector. |
Deputy Max Andrews' proposition |
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The future management and maintenance of the Havre des Pas Bathing Pool and Cafe |
Deputy David Warr's proposition Deputy David Warr's amendment |
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A proposal requesting that changes to the way Culture, Arts and Heritage are funded, as outlined in the proposed Budget, are removed and the current model reinstated. |
Deputy Montfort Tadier's proposition |
A notification when each debate begins, a summary of the proposal and the results of each debate will be shared on the States Assembly X page (formerly Twitter) throughout the meeting. A summary of the meeting will be shared at the end of each day on the news section of the States Assembly website.
