States Meeting summary: 4 February
States Assembly
4 February 2025
Question TimeQuestions with notice
This week’s States Meeting began with Ministers answering States Members’ questions with notice.
Skip to page 4 of the Order Paper to find out which questions were asked and watch from 9 minutes into this morning’s recording to hear questions with notice in full.
Questions without notice
States Members then asked the Minister for Sustainable Economic Development, Deputy Kirsten Morel; the Minister for Treasury and Resources, Deputy Elaine Millar; and the Chief Minister, Deputy Lyndon Farnham, questions without notice for 15 minutes each.
Skip to 2 hours and 30 minutes into this morning’s recording to watch questions without notice in full.
Appointment
The Minister for Justice and Home Affairs, Deputy Mary Le Hegarat requested that States Members appoint a Member to the Jersey Police Authority. The Minister proposed Deputy Helen Miles, who was appointed to the position unopposed.
Skip to 2 minutes into this afternoon’s recording to watch the debate in full.
Public Business
P.71 Reporting on Ministerial Affairs
Deputy Kristina Moore withdrew her proposition that details of external meetings attended by Ministers and Assistant Ministers, regarding Government matters, be published monthly in arrears on the Government website, and details of all off-Island travel including the costs incurred be published within 30 days of their return.
Skip to 3 minutes into this afternoon’s recording to watch the debate in full.
P.74 Modern Languages in Schools
Deputy Montfort Tadier proposed that all primary and secondary school students receive support from their school to access and develop their home language skills; that all mainstream provided secondary schools should continue to offer a choice of at least two modern languages, one of which must be French; and that from September 2026, students are required to study at least one modern language until Key Stage 4. This was proposed as amended.
Skip to 8 minutes into this afternoon’s recording to watch the debate in full.
P.74 Modern Languages in Schools – amendment
The Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, Deputy Rob Ward proposed an amendment to the proposition to ensure the Jersey Curriculum Council leads on any reviews and that any reviews include details of the costings of any staff and non-staff resources and the effect on option choices in schools.
Skip to 39 minutes into this afternoon’s recording to watch the debate on the amendment in full.
Adjourned
The States Assembly then adjourned and will continue with the debate into Deputy Ward’s amendment at 9:30am on Wednesday 5 February.
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