States Minutes 22nd February 1994

STATES MINUTES 2 2 n d F e bruary 1994   P ri c e : 7 5 p  

T HE STATES assembled on Tuesday,  22nd February 1994 at 9.30 a.m. under t h e Presidency of the Bailiff ,

S i r P eter Crill, C.B.E.

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His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor,  A ir Marshal Sir John Sutton, K.C.B.,

w a s p r e sent.

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All Members were present with the exception of -

R obin Ernest Richard Rumboll, Deputy of St. H elier - out of the Island.

D erek Ryder Maltwood, Deputy of St. Mary -

o ut of the Island.

 F rank Harris on Walker , Deputy of St.

H elier - out of the Island.

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 P rayers were read by the President _ _ _ _ _ _ ______

Connétable of St. Martin - retirement

The Bailiff , on behalf of the States, thanked

Mr. Stanley John de la Haye, Connétable of St. Martin , for his services to the Island over many years and conveyed to him the best wishes of the Assembly on his retirement.

Matters lodged

The following subject was lodged au Greffe'' -

D raft Termination of Employment -

M inimum Periods of Notice (Amendment) ( Jersey) Regulations 199 - P.22/94.

P resented by the Public

H ealth Committee.

Arrangement of Public Business for the next Sitting on 15th March 1994

THE STATES confirmed that the following subjects lodged au Greffe'' should be considered at the

next Sitting on 15th March 1994 -

D raft Health Care (Registration) (Jersey) L aw 199  - P.19/94.

L odged: 15th February 1994.

P ublic Health Committee.

D raft Highways (Road Humps) (Jersey) R egulations 199  - P.18/94.

L odged: 15th February 1994.

P ublic Services Committee.

T elecommunications Services - T ariffs - P.21/94.

L odged: 15th February 1994. T elecommunications

B oard.

A udit Commission: appointment

P .13/94.

L odged: 2nd February 1994.

F inance and Economics Committee.

Committee of Inquiry into circumstances leading to the release from contract of former Chief Executive Officer of Sport, Leisure and Recreation Department - statement

The Connétable of St. John, on behalf of the President of the Committee of Inquiry into circumstances leading to the release from contract of the former Chief Executive Officer of Sport, Leisure and Recreation Department, made a statement in the following terms -

  As there is a possibility that the House

 w ill not sit again until 15th March 1994 I  w ould like to take this opportunity to

 i nform the House of the progress achieved  b y the Committee of Inquiry and of its

 p lans to conclude the Inquiry.

T he House will recall the terms of

r eference of the Committee of Inquiry,

a ppointed under Article 30 of the States of

J ersey Law 1966, which were to inquire into t he circumstances which led to Miss Mary F rances Alexander, Chief Executive Officer

o f the Sport, Leisure and Recreation

D epartment, being released from her

c ontract of employment, and the reasons for a greeing to the settlement reached and to

r eport thereon to the States. This Inquiry

i s therefore an inquiry into fact, and it

is the Committee's rôle to determine the

f acts surrounding the above issues.

T he House will know that the Committee as p reviously constituted obtained a

c onsiderable volume of material relevant to t he inquiry. This included detailed written

s ubmissions from certain States' Members, C ommittees, departmental officers and

o rganisations, and from a number of

i ndividuals, including Miss Alexander. The C ommittee is now well advanced in its

r eview of those submissions and other

r elevant information, and in identifying

t he issues and any conflicts of evidence

t hat the Committee must resolve in order to e stablish the facts of the matter.

I t is the Committee's view that it should

t ake whatever steps are necessary to

e stablish and verify those facts, and that

i t should devote such time as is necessary

t o complete this task in a thorough and

e fficient manner. Part of this process will

i nclude public hearings of certain parties

w ho have already made written submissions t o the Committee, so as to enable the

C ommittee to determine and establish the

t ruth about the circumstances that it is

i nvestigating. Whilst it is not possible to

d etermine dates at this stage, I can assure

t he House that the hearings will be held as s oon as possible in order that the

C ommittee may conclude its inquiries and

r eport thereon to this House.''

Manual Workers' Joint Council Employers' Side Membership

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Establishment Committee, and in accordance with their Act dated 9th November 1961 concerning the membership of the Manual Workers' Joint Council, approved the nomination of the six

representatives of the States to serve as

members of the Employers' Side of the Council,

as follows -

M r. Jack Roche, Connétable of St. Saviour

D eputy Shirley Margaret Baudains of St.

H elier

D eputy Frank Harris on Walker of St. Helier D eputy David Leon Crespel of St. Helier

M r. Michael John Pinel, Chief Executive

O fficer, Housing Department

M r. Christopher John Mulready, Chief

E xecutive Officer, Public Services

D epartment.

Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Scheme Committee of Management: membership

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Establishment Committee, and in accordance with Regulation 3(5) of the Public Employees (Contributory Retirement Scheme) (General) (Jersey) Regulations 1989, as amended, approved the appointment of Deputy Frank Harris on Walker of St. Helier and Deputy Shirley Margaret Baudains of St. Helier as employer representatives on the Committee of Management for the period ending 31st December 1994, in place of Senator Richard Joseph Shenton and Senator Corrie Stein.

Transfer of administration of properties

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Island Development Committee, approved the transfer of administration of the undermentioned properties from the Island Development Committee to the Committees shown below -

 ( a) 13 Lempriere Street, St. Helier, to the H  o using Committee;

 ( b) 7 Springfield Crescent, St. Helier, to t h e Housing Committee;

 ( c) 43 Colomberie, St. Helier, to the P u b lic Services Committee;

 ( d) 9 Francis Street, St. Helier , to the P u b lic Services Committee;

 ( e) 8, 10 and 26 Rue des Pres, St. Saviour , t o t he Committee for Postal

A  d ministration;

 ( f) Alzola'', La Pouquelaye, St. Helier , t o t he Public Health Committee.

La Collette, St. Helier - Phase II

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Public Services Committee -

 ( a) approved drawings Nos. 3197-002, 1-003 a n d 1-004 showing the outline of the

p r o posed Breakwater, which will enclose a l a nd reclamation scheme south and

s o u th-east of La Collette, St. Helier ;

( b) agreed, in principle, to the purchase f ro m the Crown of 81 acres of land,

c o n sisting of both sea-bed and

    f o re shore, to the south and south-east

o f L a Collette, St. Helier, at a fair

a n d proper price to be agreed with the F i n ance and Economics Committee;

 ( c) authorised the Greffier of the States t o s ign the necessary drawings on

b e h alf of the States.

Members present voted on paragraph (a) as follows -

P o u r'' (37) Senators

S henton, Jeune , Horsfall, Le Maistre, S tein, Chinn, Bailhache , Tomes.

Connétable s

S t. John, St. Lawrence, St. Mary, St. Ouen, S t. Brelade, St. Martin , Grouville , St.

H elier, St. Saviour, Trinity .

Deputies

W avell(S), Norman(C), St. John, St. Peter ,

H . Baudains(C), St. Ouen, Coutanche(L),

H uelin(B), S. Baudains(H), Le Fondré(L), Le G eyt(S), Pullin(S), Trinity , Carter(H),

J ohns(H), Duhamel(S), Matthews(B),

L ayzell(B), Huet(H).

C o n tre'' (11) Senators

 L e Main, Quérée, Syvret. Connétable s

 S t. Clement, St. Peter.

Deputies

C respel(H), Routier(H), Dorey(H), B reckon(S), Grouville , St. Martin.

Channel Islands fishing boats in French ports

The Bailiff informed the Assembly that, with regard to the present situation in which Channel Islands fishing boats were being discriminated against in French ports, he had been informed that the United Kingdom Minister of European Affairs would be meeting his counterpart in Paris tomorrow. The question of our Channel Islands fisheries would be on the agenda and the United Kingdom Minister would be registering a strong protest over the activities at Cherbourg yesterday.

THE STATES rose at 1.05 p.m.

C . M . N E W C O M BE D e p u ty Greffier of the States.