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THE STATES assembled on Tuesday, 8th December, 1987 at 10.15 a.m. under the Presidency of the Bailiff ,
Sir Peter Crill, C.B.E. ____________
His Excellency The Lieutenant Governor, Admiral Sir William Pillar, G.B.E., K.C.B., was present.
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All members were present with the exception of –
Senator Terence John Le Main – out of the Island.
Charles Alan Le Maistre, Connétable of Grouville – out of the Island.
Enid Clare Quenault, Connétable of St. Brelade – ill.
David John de la Haye, Deputy of St. Ouen – out of the Island.
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Prayers ____________
Welcome to newly elected Connétable of St. Martin .
The Bailiff , on behalf of the Members of the States, welcomed the newly elected Connétable of St. Martin , Mr. Stanley John de la Haye.
Mr. Alistair Burt, M.P. for Bury North – welcome.
The Bailiff welcomed to the House Mr. Alistair Burt, Member of Parliament for Bury North.
429 Price : £1.50
Subordinate legislation tabled.
The following enactments were laid before the States, namely –
- Road Racing (Motor Vehicle Sprints) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Order, 1987. R & O 7697.
- Income Tax (Small Maintenance Payments) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Order, 1987. R & O 7698.
- Depositors and Investors (Prevention of Fraud) (List of Registered Persons) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order, 1987. R & O 7699.
Jersey Council for Safety and Health at Work: report and accounts 1986/87. R.C.19.
The Social Security Committee by Act dated 26th November, 1987, presented to the States the Report and accounts of the Jersey Council for Safety and Health at Work for the year 1986–1987.
THE STATES ordered that the said Report be printed and distributed.
Broadcasting Committee: report for 1987. R.C.20.
The Broadcasting Committee by Act dated 1st December, 1987, presented to the States its Report for 1987.
THE STATES ordered that the said Report be printed and distributed.
Resources Recovery Board: report for 1986. R.C.21.
The Resources Recovery Board by Act dated 10th September, 1987, presented to the States a Report on the operation of the services administered by the Board for 1986.
THE STATES ordered that the said Report be printed and distributed.
States of Jersey: a review of the machinery of Government.
The Finance and Economics Committee by Act dated 23rd November, 1987, presented to the States a Report entitled the States of Jersey: a review of the machinery of Government.
THE STATES ordered that the said Report be printed and distributed.
Matters lodged.
The following subjects were lodged "au Greffe" –
- Racecourse grandstand at Les Landes, St. Ouen . P.192/87.
Presented by the Island Development Committee.
- Oakfield Industries: operation and extension of job support scheme. P.193/87.
Presented by the Social Security Committee.
Aid in small Commonwealth countries. Statement.
The President of the Overseas Aid Committee made a statement in the following terms –
"The Overseas Aid Committee has been aware for some time that is has only been able to fund relatively few projects in small Commonwealth countries. The reason being that most, if not all of the Aid Agencies within the United Kingdom on whom we depend for finding and monitoring projects do not have representatives in these small states.
In order to fund suitable projects with which Jersey could be identified, we needed someone to assist us who has extensive knowledge of those countries and also of people such as British High Commissioners, British Council representatives or others who might be willing to act as our agents to identify suitable projects and supervise their funding.
It is with real pleasure that I am able to announce today that Sir Robin Vanderfelt, K.B.E. who retired last year as Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, has agreed to assist the Overseas Aid Committee in this task, in an entirely honorary capacity.
Sir Robin, who lives in Salisbury, will be working from his home and having easy access to London, is well placed to meet key people who return to England during the course of their duties.
We shall look forward to working closely with Sir Robin and to becoming more effective in assisting smaller countries within the Commonwealth."
Supplementary and Additional Votes of Credit.
THE STATES considered an Act of the Finance and Economics Committee dated 23rd November, 1987, presenting Acts of the undermentioned Committees and, acceding to the requests contained therein, granted to the said Committees Supplementary (S) and Additional (A) votes of credit out of the General Reserve as follows –
S A
£ £
Finance and Economics Committee
Bailiff 's Chambers
0301 Staff 40,800 0305 Establishment 500
Carried forward 41,300
£ £
Finance and Economics Committee cont'd.
Brought forward 41,300
Crown Officers Department
0311 Staff 42,400
Judicial Greffe
0321 Staff 21,300
0328 Capital Servicing 400
Viscount's Department
0331 Staff 17,500 0332 Premises 1,200 0333 Supplies and Services 1,000 0334 Transport 500 0335 Establishment 1,000 0337 Désastres – Investigation
Expenses 30,000 Police Court
0341 Staff 7,400
Probation Service
0351 Staff 12,000 0352 Premises 200
Impôts
0361 Staff 32,400
Income Tax
0371 Staff 0372 Premises
Carried forward
36,800
400
245,400 400
£ £
Finance and Economics Committee cont'd.
Brought forward 245,400 400 Official Analyst's Department
0381 Staff 5,000
States' Greffe
0396 States' Publications and
Binding 7,600
States' Greffe Printing Section
0401 Staff 3,300 0403 Supplies and Services 5,000 0408 Capital Servicing 500
States' Treasury
0411 Staff 34,900
Economic Adviser's Office
0421 Staff 7,300 0422 Premises 100 0423 Supplies and Services 1,100
Commercial Relations Department
0433 Supplies and Services 30,000 Welfare Service
0500A Payments 8,000
Non-departmental Expenditure
0613 Public Transport – Refund
of Fuel Tax 1,000
0614 States' Members – Income
Supplement 7,000 Carried forward 356,200 400
£ £
Finance and Economics Committee cont'd.
Brought forward 356,200 400
Establishment of H.E. the Lieutenant-
Governor
0701 Staff 6,600 Total request £363,200 362,800 400
Defence Committee
Miscellaneous
1017 Bomb Disposal 12,400
Civil Emergency Office
1058 Capital Servicing 100
School Crossing Patrol
1151 Staff 400
Police
1201 Staff 167,400 1205 Establishment 25,000
Fire Service
1301 Staff
1303 Supplies and Services
Total request £405,500
198,900
1,300
405,400 100
£ £
Public Works Committee
Administration
2001 Staff 53,400 2002 Supplies and Services 1,000 2005 Establishment 1,800 2019 Emergency Employment
Scheme 14,000
Coast Protection
2021 Staff 7,800 2023 Supplies and Services 3,500
Car Parks
2031 Staff 24,600 2032 Premises 5,500 2033 Supplies and Services 2,900 2034 Transport 3,500
Highways and Public Land –
Maintenance and Minor Improvements
2051 Staff 8,700 2053 Supplies and Services 75,300
Highways, Public Land, Beaches and
Toilets – Cleaning
2061 Staff 74,200 2063 Supplies and Services 100,200
Public Buildings
2081 Staff 22,000 2082 Premises 52,000
£ £
Public Works Committee cont'd.
Brought forward 450,400
Public Parks and Gardens
2091 Staff 72,600 2092 Premises 4,700 2093 Supplies and Services 11,700
Trading Standards Department –
Public Markets
2101 Staff 3,500 Trading Standards Department –
Consumer Advice and Protection
2201 Staff 700
Trading Standards Department –
Weights and Measures
2301 Staff 2,600 Total request 546,200
Education Committee
Pre-School Education
2400 Teaching Staff 3,300
Primary Schools Non-Fee Paying
2502 Non-Teaching Staff 40,900 2503 Premises 5,000
£ £
Education Committee cont'd.
Brought forward 49,200
Secondary Schools Non-Fee Paying
2602 Non-Teaching Staff 71,500 2608 Establishment 5,500
Victoria College
2611 Teaching Staff 14,000 2612 Non-Teaching Staff 11,500 2613 Premises 3,700
Victoria College Boarding House
2622 Non-Teaching Staff 4,900 Jersey College for Girls
2632 Non-Teaching Staff 11,200
Technical and Vocational Education
2701 Teaching Staff 154,600 2702 Non-Teaching Staff 36,900
Adult Education
2711 Teaching Staff 7,400 2712 Non-Teaching Staff 1,300
Handicapped Children
2810 Handicapped Children 16,400
Residential School
2832 Staff 8,700
£ £
Education Committee cont'd.
Brought forward 396,800
Scholarships, Grants and Cost of
Advanced Education
2857 Annual Payments to
DES 34,700 Child Welfare – Children's Homes
2912 Staff 36,100
Child Welfare – Group Homes
2922 Staff 23,400 2923 Premises 1,000 2928 Establishment 800
Pension Increases
3070 Teachers' Pension
Increases and Pensions
for Recognised Service 14,000 General Educational Services
3107 Housing and Recruitment
of Staff 12,400
Administration
3152 Staff 7,300 3153 Premises 1,400
Advisory Services
3171 Staff 14,900
£ £
Education Committee cont'd.
Brought forward 542,800 Youth Service
3182 Staff 6,800 Total request 549,600
Public Health Committee
Administration
3201 Staff 7,000 3202 Premises 2,000 3205 Establishment 1,000
School Dental
3221 Staff 4,000 3223 Supplies and Services 1,000
Crematorium
3231 Staff 2,000 3232 Premises 1,000 3233 Supplies and Services 500
Grants
3252 Family Nursing Services 3253 Jersey Home Helps
3254 Little Sisters of the Poor 3255 Alcohol Advice Centre 3256 Sundry Grants
3259 British Diabetic Association
Jersey Branch
Carried forward
50,000 11,000 1,000 2,000 1,000
30,000 83,500 30,000
£ £
Public Health Committee cont'd.
Brought forward 83,500 30,000
Health and Social Services
3261 Env. Health 9,500 3262 M.M.R., T.B., etc. 1,000 3263 Immun. & Health
Education 2,500 3264 Cerv./Cyt. & Family
Planning 1,500 3265 Welfare Aged/Infirm 106,000 3266 Sch. Med. & Speech
Therapy 2,500
Le Geyt Centre
3271 Staff 6,000 3272 Premises 2,000 3273 Supplies and Services 500 3276 Incent. Pmts. – Trainees 2,000
General Hospital
3401 Staff 586,000 3402 Premises 89,000 3403 Supplies and Services 171,500 3404 Transport 1,000 3405 Establishment 19,000
Pathological Laboratory
3411 Staff
3412 Premises
3413 Supplies and Services 3415 Establishment
Carried forward
24,500
1,500
13,000
1,000
1,123,500 30,000
£ £
Public Health Committee cont'd.
Brought forward 1,123,500 30,000
Maternity Hospital
3421 Staff 62,000 3422 Premises 5,500 3423 Supplies and Services 2,500 3425 Establishment 1,000
St. Saviour 's Hospital
3431 Staff 179,000 3432 Premises 25,500 3433 Supplies and Services 13,500 3434 Transport 500 3435 Establishment 2,000
Overdale Hospital
3441 Staff 90,000 3442 Premises 19,500 3443 Supplies and Services 8,500
Day Care Centre and Day Hospital
3441A Staff 10,000 3442A Premises 500 3443A Supplies and Services 2,000 3445A Establishment 500
Sandybrook, Grouville and The Limes 3451 Staff
3452 Premises
3453 Supplies and Services
Carried forward
48,000
10,000
5,000
1,609,000 30,000
£ £
Public Health Committee cont'd.
Brought forward 1,609,000 30,000
Ambulance Station
3461 Staff 27,000 3462 Premises 1,000 3463 Supplies and Services 2,400 3464 Transport 4,000 3465 Establishment 500
Transport
3461A Staff 9,000 3464A Transport 4,000
Maison Le Pape
3471 Staff 7,000 3472 Premises 1,500 3473 Supplies and Services 1,000
The Willows
3481 Staff 1,000 3482 Premises 500
Laundry Trading Account 3491 Staff
3493 Supplies and Services
Total request £1,713,400
15,000
500
1,683,400 30,000
£ £
Resources Recovery Board
Administration
4001 Staff 24,100 4005 Establishment 300
Drainage and Waste Disposal
4016 Waste Treatment and
Disposal 17,100 4017 Refuse Tips 1,100 4021 Exceptional Repairs and
improvements to sewers
and water courses 400 Total request 43,000
Agriculture and Fisheries Committee
Administration
4101 Staff 33,000 4102 Premises 7,000
Howard Davis Farm
4111 Staff 6,900 4112 Premises 8,000
Slaughterhouse
4121 Staff 2,400
Artificial Insemination and Semen
Bank Scheme
4151 Staff 1,500 Total request 58,800
£ £
Tourism Committee
Administration
4601 Staff 16,600 4602 Premises 500 4603 Supplies and Services 2,500 4605 Establishment 7,500
Advertising, Publicity and Promotional
Expenses
4614 Paris Office 7,200 4615 Jersey Conference
Bureau 1,000
Local Attractions
4626 Illuminations and
Floodlighting 26,000 Total request 61,300
Etat Civil Committee
4701 Staff 900
Cottage Home Committee
4901 Staff 3,100 4902 Premises 1,400
Total request 4,500
£ £
Establishment Committee
States Personnel Department: Personnel and Organisation Divisions
5101 Staff 13,300 5106 States Training Schemes 200
States Personnel Department: Computer Services Division
5121 Staff 18,000 Total request 31,500
Island Development Committee
Administration
5201 Staff 10,800 5205 Establishment 4,000 5208 Expenses, including
Rates on Properties
Purchased 3,000
Miscellaneous
5215 Les Mielles Maintenance 900 Total request 18,700
£ £
Elizabeth House Committee
5302 Premises 100 5305 Establishment 500
Total request 600
Housing Committee
Administration
5401 Staff 11,700 5402 Premises 900
States Houses
5411 Staff 1,300 5412 Maintenance of
dwellings 104,900 Total request 118,800
Fort Regent Development Committee
General Overheads
5711 Staff 42,000 Swimming Pool and Gloucester Hall
5721 Staff 15,500
Administration
5731 Staff 7,600 Carried forward 65,100
£ £
Fort Regent Development Committee cont'd.
Brought forward 65,100
Cable Cars
5761 Staff 3,900 Total request 69,000
Harbours and Airport Committee
Airport
1706 Airport Operating
Expenses 151,000
CAPITAL VOTES OF CREDIT Defence Committee
C0134 Crabbé Range
Improvements 10,000
Public Works Committee
C0371 27 Hill Street – Lease
Purchase and Repairs 300,000
£ £
Public Health Committee
C0660 General Hospital
Redevelopment 350,000 C0654 General Hospital Phase 1B 10,000 C0694 Limes Hospital
Redevelopment 50,000 Total request 410,000
Housing Committee
C1103 Building, Purchase and
Rehabilitation of Dwellings
Hansom Court 567,900 Brighton Close,
Phases I & II 355,600 Total request 923,500
Fort Regent Development Committee
C1223 Swimming Pool – Repairs
and Improvements 5,000
Harbours and Airport Committee
C0242 Modification to Port
Control Tower 20,000
£ £
Postal Committee
C1302 Replacement of letter
facing and stamp
cancelling equipment 92,000
The total requests granted for the December Supply Day amounted to £5,896,500.
Territorial Army Royal Engineer Field Squadron.
THE STATES, adopting a Proposition of the Defence Committee, agreed –
- to implement their decision of 24th February, 1987by agreeing to the establishment in the Island of a Territorial Army Royal Engineer Field Squadron;
- to authorise the Finance and Economics Committee to make available the necessary funds in 1988;
- to instruct the Committee to report back to the States as soon as possible on the site for the T.A. Centre.
New Port Control Tower, Victoria Pier, St. Helier : approval of drawing.
THE STATES, adopting a Proposition of the Harbours and Airport Committee –
- approved Drawing Nos. 2840/2, 3C, 4B,5B,6B, and 7C showing the construction of a new Port Control Tower on the Victoria Pier, St. Helier ;
- authorised the Greffier of the States to sign the said Drawings on behalf of the States.
Road Traffic (No. 31) (Jersey) Regulations, 1987. P.175/87.
THE STATES, in pursuance of the powers conferred on them by the Order in Council of the twenty-sixth day of December, 1851, and Article 49 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law, 1956, as amended, made Regulations entitled the Road Traffic (No. 31) (Jersey) Regulations, 1987.
Data Protection (Subject Access Modification) (Health) (Jersey) Regulations, 1987. P.177/87.
THE STATES, in pursuance of paragraph (1) of Article 28 and Article 40 of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law, 1987, made Regulations entitled the Data Protection (Subject Access Modification) (Health) (Jersey) Regulations, 1987.
Data Protection (Subject Access Modification) (Social Work) (Jersey) Regulations, 1987. P.178/87.
THE STATES, in pursuance of paragraph (2) of Article 28 and Article 40 of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law, 1987, made Regulations entitled the Data Protection (Subject Access Modification) (Social Work) (Jersey) Regulations, 1987.
Data Protection (Regulation of Financial Services, etc.) (Subject Access Exemption) (Jersey) Regulations, 1987. P.179/87.
THE STATES, in pursuance of Articles 29 and 40 of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law, 1987, made Regulations entitled the Data Protection (Regulation of Financial Services, etc.) (Subject Access Exemption) (Jersey) Regulations, 1987.
12 Duhamel Place, St. Helier : approval of drawings. P.181/87. THE STATES, adopting a Proposition of the Housing Committee –
- approved Drawings Nos. 278/2 and 3 in respect of the redevelopment of No. 12 Duhamel Place, St. Helier , into two one-bedroomed flats and one three- bedroomed maisonette;
- authorised the Greffier of the States to sign the said Drawings on behalf of the States.
27 Hill Street, St. Helier : purchase of lease. P.182/87.
THE STATES, adopting a Proposition of the Public Works Committee –
- approved the purchase of the unexpired portion, expiring in 1998,of the Head Lease of27 Hill Street and 16 Queen Street from LYS Limited for the purpose of providing temporary office accommodation for a consideration of £250,000 and an annual rent of £40,042, payable quarterly in advance and subject to review in line with the rise in the cost of living index at the end of every fourth year;
- authorised the Attorney General and the Greffier of the States to pass the necessary contract in the matter; and
- authorised the Treasurer of the States to pay the consideration and the rent as it becomes due.
Health Insurance (Medical Benefit) (Amendment No. 31) (Jersey) Regulations, 1987. P.185/87.
THE STATES, in pursuance of Articles 18 and 46 of the Health Insurance (Jersey) Law, 1967, as amended, made Regulations entitled the Health Insurance (Medical Benefit) (Amendment No. 31) (Jersey) Regulations, 1987.
Collective Investment Funds (Jersey) Law, 1987. P.187/87.
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, made a Law entitled the Collective Investment Funds (Jersey) Law, 1987.
Refuge for battered wives. P.145/87.
THE STATES commenced consideration of a Proposition of Deputy Corrie Stein of Grouville regarding a refuge for battered wives and, after discussion, rejected the proposition of Deputy Sir Martin Le Quesne of St. Saviour that the States move to the consideration of the next item on the Order Paper. The States, having accepted an amendment that after the word "property" the words "administered by the Housing Committee" be deleted, adopted the Proposition and agreed that a property should be made available for use as a refuge for battered wives, on a trial basis for a period of two years initially, and that the Housing Committee should give effect to this decision as soon as possible.
Members present voted for the proposition "to move to the next item" as follows –
"Pour" (22)
Senator
Vibert .
Connétable s
St. John , St. Peter , St. Helier , St. Mary , St. Saviour , Trinity .
Deputies
Morel (S), Roche(S), Le Quesne(S), Trinity , Filleul(H), Vandervliet(L), Farley(H), Rumboll(H), St. Mary , Blampied(H), Billot(S), Norman(C), St. John , Mahoney(H), St. Martin .
"Contre" (24)
Senators
Le Marquand, Shenton, Jeune , Binnington, Horsfall, Ellis, Baal, Rothwell, Manton, Brooke.
Connétable s
St. Clement , St. Lawrence , St. Ouen , St. Martin .
Deputies
Morel (H), Le Gallais(S), Le Brocq(H), Le Fondré(L), Grouville , Beadle(B), Wavell(H), St. Peter , Carter(H), Baudains(C).
Passenger terminal building, west of Albert Pier, Port of St. Helier : approval of drawings. P.170/87.
THE STATES, having accepted an amendment of Senator John Le Marquand that the building should have granite facing, adopted a Proposition of the Harbours and Airport Committee and –
- approved Drawings Nos. 2848/00, 01C, 03E, 05, 06A, 11E, 12E and 14 showing the construction of a passenger terminal building at the roll-on/roll-off ferry berth on land west of the Albert Pier, St. Helier , subject to the substitution of granite facing for brick;
- authorised the Greffier of the States to sign the said Drawings on behalf of the States.
Loi (1987) (Amendement No. 5) réglant la Procédure Criminelle. P.188/87.
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the "Loi (1987) (Amendement No. 5) réglant la Procédure Criminelle."
Retiring Members.
The Bailiff conveyed the best wishes of the House to the nine Members who would not be returning in the new Session and, on behalf of the Island, thanked them for their service.
Senator R. Vibert , O.B.E. and Senator J. Le Marquand, O.B.E.
The Bailiff referred to the 30 years' service to the States of Senator Ralph Vibert and the 39 years' service of Senator John Le Marquand and informed the House that he had received a letter from Dr. The Honourable David Tonkin, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in the following terms –
"On behalf of the President, Chairman and Members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association I would like to extend our heartiest congratulations and best wishes to the Fathers of the House, Senator Ralph Vibert and Senator John Le Marquand who are now retiring after remarkable and distinguished terms of service in the States of Jersey. Our most grateful thanks are due to them for the enormous contribution they have made to the cause of parliamentary democracy. We wish them a long and happy retirement."
THE STATES rose at 6.15 p.m.
R.S. GRAY, Deputy Greffier of the States.