CI Lottery: allocation of 2019 proceeds (P.141/2020) – amendment [P.141-2020 Amd.]

STATES OF JERSEY

CI LOTTERY: ALLOCATION OF 2019 PROCEEDS (P.141/2020) – AMENDMENT

Lodged au Greffe on 2nd November 2020 by Deputy G.C.U. Guida of St. Lawrence

STATES GREFFE

2020  P.141 Amd.

CI LOTTERY: ALLOCATION OF 2019 PROCEEDS (P.141/2020) – AMENDMENT

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Designate the existing paragraph as paragraph (a) and insert the following new paragraph –

"(b) to agree that the proceeds allocated to the Association of Jersey

Charities should be distributed solely to registered charities and that the  allocation  to  the  Jersey  Community  Foundation  should  be distributed on the following basis –

40% of the allocation to arts, culture and heritage; 40% of the allocation to sports and active lifestyle; and

20% of the allocation to applied science or applied research in the fields  of  engineering,  biology,  ecology,  physics,  chemistry  or mathematics, provided that the funds are either to be used locally or for the direct benefit of Jersey, including any education from which local residents may benefit.".

DEPUTY G.C.U GUIDA OF ST. LAWRENCE

Note:  After this amendment, the proposition would read as follows –

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion

1. to agree, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 4(5) of the Gambling (Channel Islands  Lottery) (Jersey) Regulations  1975, to allocate £1,388,268, to the Jersey Community Foundation and the Association of Jersey Charities, divided equally between them, for onward distribution in support of the Island community; and
2. to  agree  that  the  proceeds  allocated  to  the  Association  of  JerseyCharities should be distributed solely to registered charities and that theallocation to the Jersey Community Foundation should be distributedon the following basis –

 40% of the allocation to arts, culture and heritage; 40% of the allocation to sports and active lifestyle; and

  20% of the allocation to applied science or applied research in the fields

of engineering, biology, ecology, physics, chemistry or mathematics, provided that the funds are either to be used locally or for the direct benefit of Jersey, including any education from which local residents may benefit.

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REPORT

Part of the money raised by the U.K. National Lottery is distributed to good causes' by 12 distributors including the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the National Lottery Community Fund, both of which fund environmental projects, including research.

In the year ending 31st March 2020, £1.8 billion of U.K. National Lottery funds were shared as follows:

• Health, education, environment and charitable causes – 40%

• Sport – 20%

• Arts – 20%

• Heritage – 20%

In addition, the U.K., which put forward that "science and research are vital to our country's prosperity, security and wellbeing", provides £4.7 billion annually to science resources and funding via the various research councils, including the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (B.B.S.R.C.) and the Natural Environment Research Council (N.E.R.C.). In parallel, Higher Education funding bodies provide block grant funding' to support research infrastructure and enable research by private and public institutions.

The U.K. Government also provides grants via the Darwin Plus initiative (also known as The Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund) for:

• environmental projects in U.K. Overseas Territories

• fellowships for U.K. Overseas Territories (O.T.) nationals to increase their knowledge and ability to meet long-term strategic outcomes for the natural environment in U.K. Overseas Territories.

None of these resources are available for use by Jersey-based organisations or for research within Jersey as Jersey is not part of the U.K. and is a Crown Dependency rather than an Overseas Territory.

Currently there is little or no defined Government support for applied science or research within Jersey and almost no funding available outside of the support of a few local charities.

This amendment, proposing that 10% of the total Jersey Lottery funds be dedicated to science, is an essential first step in a longer-term project to promote and develop sciences and research in Jersey. As a first step, it is voluntarily limited to disciplines not already supported otherwise and projects of immediate benefit to the Island and its residents.

Financial and manpower implications

There  are  no  additional  financial  and  manpower  implications  arising  from  this amendment.

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