Next week's States Meeting: Tuesday 25 June
21 June 2024
On Tuesday 25 June, 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 6 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:
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Minister for Infrastructure, Connétable Andy Jehan
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Minister for International Development, Deputy Carolyn Labey
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Chief Minister, Deputy Lyndon Farnham
Public Business
The States Assembly will then begin debating the following topics, PLEASE NOTE that at the time of writing this, the Amendment to the Bank Holiday Act has not yet been lodged in relation to the Royal visit on 15 July. However, we are expecting this to be debated, probably second in the order, assuming that Members agree to the late notice:
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Amendment to the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016 (please note that due to the late lodging time, this is dependent on the States Assemblyagreeing to debate this) |
The Minister for Justice and Home Affairs’ proposition
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Appointment of Members to the Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal |
The Minister for Social Security’s proposition |
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Decriminalisation of the Personal Possession and Recreational Use of Cannabis |
Deputy Tom Coles’ proposition Deputy Inna Gardiner’s amendment Minister for Health and Social Services’ amendment to the amendment The Council of Ministers’ second amendment Deputy Tom Coles’ third amendment Deputy Alex Curtis’ fourth amendment |
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Transfer of 2024 Departmental Underspend into the Stabilisation Fund |
Deputy Max Andrews’ proposition |
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Affordable and Right-Size Housing Provision on the Waterfront |
Deputy Helen Miles’ proposition The Council of Ministers’ amendment |
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Develop a long-term funding plan to increase the value of the Strategic Reserve Fund |
Deputy Max Andrews’ proposition Deputy Max Andrews’ amendment |
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.
