States Meeting Summary 8-10 June
10 June 2021
To begin this week's States Meeting, the Bailiff read tributes for the late former Senator Freddie Cohen and Constable Len Norman. This was followed by a one-minute's silence.
Question time
Oral questions with notice
Non-executive States Members asked Ministers oral questions with notice for two hours and 20 minutes.
See what questions were asked by skipping to page nine of the Order Paper.
Listen to Ministers' answers to questions by skipping to twenty minutes into Tuesday morning's meeting, a recording of which will be uploaded here within the next few days.
Oral questions without notice
After questions with notice, non-executive States Members asked the following Ministers questions without notice for 45 minutes (15 minutes each):
The Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture, Senator Lyndon Farnham
The Minister for Infrastructure, Deputy Kevin Lewis
The Chief Minister, Senator John Le Fondré
Catch up on questions without notice by skipping to two hours and 45 minutes into Tuesday afternoon's meeting.
Statement
The Minister for Treasury and Resources, Deputy Susie Pinel, made a statement regarding the findings of the States of Jersey Complaints Board in relation to a complaint against the Treasury and Exchequer Department
Public business
Request for landlord licensing scheme
Deputy Robert Ward asked that the Minister for the Environment, Deputy John Young, re-lodge his request to introduce a new landlord licensing scheme. Deputy Ward's proposition included amendments that would require landlords to renew the licence every five years and remove the fee structure of the Minister's original proposition – which was rejected by the Assembly last year.
The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the proposition.
See how States Members voted here.
To watch the full debate, skip to 40 minutes into Tuesday afternoon's meeting.
Permanent headquarters for Jersey Sea Cadets
The Assistant Minister for Home Affairs, Deputy Gregory Guida, asked that a permanent headquarters for the Jersey Sea Cadets is identified and funded by Government of Jersey, and that the current base at Fort Regent is not released for development until the Cadets have a new home.
The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the proposition.
See how States Members voted here.
To watch the full debate, skip to two hours and 45 minutes into Tuesday afternoon's meeting.
Housing Affordability Crisis: Actions for the Government
Senator Sam Mézec proposed a declaration of a 'Housing Affordability Crisis' and actions for the Government of Jersey to address this.
He asked for the Government to introduce legislation to enhance the security of tenure and tenants' rights, introduce rent stabilisation legislation, reduce social housing rent setting to charge up to 80% rather than 90% of the market rate, and amendments to the Andium Homes rents policy.
The States Assembly voted to REJECT the proposition.
See how States Members voted on parts a, b, c, d and e.
To watch the full debate, skip to five minutes into Wednesday morning's meeting, which will be uploaded here within the next few days.
Penalty charges for parking offences
The Minister for Infrastructure, Deputy Kevin Lewis, proposed regulations to decriminalise parking enforcement and introduce penalty charges for parking offences instead of criminal proceedings.
The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the proposition.
See how States Members voted here.
To watch the full debate, skip to one hour into Wednesday afternoon's meeting.
Additional protection for cats in road accidents
The Minister for Infrastructure, Deputy Kevin Lewis, proposed regulations to implement the States Assembly's prior decision to provide cats with additional protection in road accidents.
The debate on this proposition will resume at a later date following the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Panel's request to scrutinise the regulations.
To watch the debate so far, skip to two hours into Wednesday afternoon's meeting.
States Members' pay
The Privileges and Procedures Committee (PPC) asked States Members to approve a new independent system for reviewing and setting Members' pay and to disband the current States Members' Remuneration Review Body.
The States Assembly voted to APPROVE all parts of the proposition EXCEPT part b (vii), which Members voted to REJECT.
This means that a new independent system for setting States Members' pay will be established, but the requirement for all States Members to be paid the same amount remains in place.
States Members' votes will be available to view here shortly.
To watch the remainder of the debate, skip to five minutes into Thursday morning's meeting, which will be uploaded here within the next few days.
The States Assembly has adjourned until Tuesday 29 June, at 9:30am.
