States Meeting Summary: 03-04 October
4 October 2023
States Meeting Summary 03 October
Appointments and Resignations
This week's States Meeting began with a request from Deputy Lyndon Farnham to reduce the lodging period for his proposition about funding for the Jersey Reds. The States Assembly voted to accept this request, allowing for the proposition to be debated in this States Meeting.
Skip to 16 minutes into this morning's recording to watch this discussion.
Question Time
Questions with notice
Ministers then answered States Members' questions with notice.
Skip to page 8 of the Order Paper to find out which questions were asked and watch from 21 minutes into this morning's recording to hear questions with notice in full.
Questions without notice
States Members then asked the Chief Minister on behalf of the Minister for External Relations, the Minister for Health and Social Services Deputy Karen Wilson, and the Chief Minister, Deputy Kristina Moore, questions without notice for 15 minutes each.
Skip to 1 hour and 54 minutes into this morning's recording to watch the questions without notice.
Urgent Question
Deputy Lyndsay Feltham asked an Urgent Oral Question to the Minister for Infrastructure, Deputy Tom Binet, on the reported presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in the Jersey Hospital.
Skip to 2 hours and 37 minutes into this morning's recording to watch the urgent oral question.
Statement
The Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture, Deputy Kirsten Morel, then gave a statement on the Jersey Reds.
Skip 2 hours and 46 minutes of this morning's recording and the beginning of this afternoon's recording to watch the statement and subsequent questions in full.
Public Business
Draft Register of Names and Addresses (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 202
Deputy Elaine Millar, as Rapporteur for the Chief Minister, Deputy Kristina Moore, proposed to amend the Register of Names and Addresses Law 2012 to permit the Minister to supply certain information about Jersey residents to credit reference agencies.
The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Chief Minister's proposition, with 44 votes for, 0 votes against and 0 abstentions.
Skip to 27 minutes into this afternoon's recording to watch the debate.
Draft Employment (Amendment No.14) (Jersey) Law 202
The Minister for Social Security, Deputy Elaine Millar, proposed change to primary legislation (Employment (Jersey) Law 2003) to provide for statutory leave entitlement in the event of parents who experience the death of a child.
The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Minister for Social Security's proposition, with 45 votes for, 0 votes against and 0 abstentions.
Skip to 37 minutes into this afternoon's recording to watch the debate.
Extension of Cold Weather Bonus
Deputy Beatriz Porée proposed to extend the Cold Weather Bonus to those who are in receipt of 100% Long-Term Incapacity Allowance, and that this should be implemented by January 2024.
The proposition was debated as amended by Deputy Porée's own amendment, calling for it to be extended to those below pensionable age, a Jersey resident for 5 years and qualify under certain criteria in the Schedule to the Social Security (Bonus) (Jersey) Law 2014.
The States Assembly voted to APPROVE Deputy Porée's proposition, with 42 votes for, 0 votes against and 0 abstentions.
Skip to 52 minutes into this afternoon's recording to watch the debate.
Law Revision Board: Appointment of Members
The Chief Minister proposed to appoint Deputy P.M. Bailhache of St. Clement and Connétable R.D. Johnson of St. Mary as members of the Law Revision Board.
The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Chief Minister's proposition in a standing vote.
Skip to 58 minutes into this afternoon's recording to watch the debate.
Funding for the Jersey Reds
Deputy Lyndon Farnham proposed that the Minister for Treasury & Resources, Deputy Ian Gorst, should take steps to ensure that the Jersey Reds are provided additional States funding to allow them to complete the 2023-2024 rugby season.
The proposition was debated as amended by two amendments. The first amendment, brought by Deputy Lyndsay Feltham, was for funding to be made available subject to the provision of a business case quantifying the benefits of the Club to the Island & demonstrating that the organisation will stay operational for the 23-24 season. The second amendment, brought forward by Deputy Moz Scott, was to make funding subject to the inclusion of a senior representative from the Treasury & Exchequer Department and an independent representative from the business community, on the Board of Jersey Reds in an advisory capacity.
Skip to 1 hour and 8 minutes into this afternoon's recording to watch the start of the debate.
Adjournment
The States Meeting then adjourned. The debate will continue on the funding for the Jersey Reds tomorrow morning at 09:30am.
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Wednesday 04 October morning session: 09:30am
Wednesday 04 October afternoon session: 14:15pm
States Meeting Summary 04 October
Public Business
Funding for the Jersey Reds
The States Assembly continued to debate Deputy Lyndon Farnham's proposition, that the Minister for Treasury & Resources, Deputy Ian Gorst, should take steps to ensure that the Jersey Reds are provided additional States funding to allow them to complete the 2023-2024 rugby season.
The proposition was debated as amended by two amendments. The first amendment, brought by Deputy Lyndsay Feltham, was for funding to be made available subject to the provision of a business case quantifying the benefits of the Club to the Island & demonstrating that the organisation will stay operational for the 23-24 season. The second amendment, brought forward by Deputy Moz Scott, was to make funding subject to the inclusion of a senior representative from the Treasury & Exchequer Department and an independent representative from the business community, on the Board of Jersey Reds in an advisory capacity.
The States Assembly voted to REJECT Deputy Lyndon Farnham's proposition as amended by Deputy Feltham and Deputy Scott, with 13 votes for, 30 votes against and 1 abstention.
Watch from the beginning of this morning's recording to watch the debate in full.
The States Meeting then adjourned and will recommence on Tuesday 17 October.
