States Assembly 25th April 1995

STATES MINUTES 2 5 t h A  p ri l 1995   P ri c e : £ 3 . 0 0

T HE STATES assembled on Tuesday,  2 5th April 1995 at 9.30 a.m. under

t h e Presidency of the Bailiff ,

P hilip Martin Bailhache , Esquire

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All Members were present with the exception of -

S enator Richard Joseph Shenton - out of the

 I sland

S enator Pierre François Horsfall - out of

 t he Island

 R obert Lester Le Brocq, Connétable of St.

H elier - out of the Island.

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

M ichael Adam Wavell, Deputy of St. Helier -

o ut of the Island

M argaret Anne Le Geyt, Deputy of St.

S aviour - out of the Island.

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P r a y e rs

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Bishop of Basingstoke - welcome

The Bailiff welcomed to the States the Bishop of Basingstoke, the Right Reverend Geoffrey Rowell.

M.V. St. Malo'' catamaran - rescue

The Bailiff , on behalf of the States, referred

to the rescue at sea of over 300 people from the Channiland catamaran M.V. St. Malo'' and paid tribute to everyone involved at the scene declaring that it had been a magnificent collective effort'', special mention being made of the Harbourmaster, Captain Roy Bullen, for his calm and professional response to the crisis.

Channel Television - States Meeting 8th May 1995

THE STATES acceded to the request of Channel Television to film the States Meeting to be held

on Monday, 8th May 1995, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the Island from enemy forces.

Interception of Communications (Jersey)

Law 1993: First Report of the Commissioner - R.C.11/95

The Bailiff presented to the States the first

report of the Commissioner, Robert Harman, Esq., Q.C., made under the Interception of Communications (Jersey) Law 1993.

THE STATES ordered that the said report be printed and distributed.

Subordinate legislation tabled

The following enactments were laid before the States, namely -

 1 .  Residential Homes (General

P r o visions) (Jersey) Order 1995. R & O 8812.

 2 .  Nursing Homes and Mental Nursing H  o mes (General Provisions) (Jersey) O  rd er 1995. R & O 8813.

 3 .  Collective Investment Funds

( U n classified Funds) (Prospectuses) ( J er sey) Order 1995. R & O 8815.

 4 .  Road Traffic (Saint Helier)

( A m endment No. 25) (Jersey) Order 1995. R & 0 8816.

 5 .  Road Traffic (Saint Saviour)

( A m endment No. 2) (Jersey) Order 1995. R & O 8817.

 6 .  Road Traffic (Pedestrian Roads) ( S a int Helier) (Amendment No. 3) ( J er sey) Order 1995. R & O 8818. Sport, Leisure and Recreation Committee - appointment of member

THE STATES appointed Kenneth Priaulx Vibert , Connétable of St. Ouen, as a member of the Sport, Leisure and Recreation Committee.

Matters presented

The following matters were presented to the States -

 1 .  Manpower returns: report for the

p e r iod 1st July to 31st December 1994 -

R .C  .9/95.

P r e sented by the Finance and

E c o nomics Committee.

T H  E STATES ordered that the said report b e p rinted and distributed.

 2 .  Springfield, St. Helier :

r e d evelopment (P.42/95): comments of t h e Establishment Committee -

P . 4 9/95.

 3 .  Telecommunications Board: report

a n d accounts for 1994.

T H  E STATES ordered that the said report a n d accounts be printed and

d i st ributed.

 4 .  States of Jersey financial

r e p ort and accounts for 1994.

P r e sented by the Finance and

E c o nomics Committee.

T H  E STATES ordered that the said report a n d accounts be printed and

d i st ributed.

 5 .  Côte du Nord Hotel, Trinity :

p e ti tion (P.56/94) - report - P.51/95.

P r e sented by the Planning and

E n v ironment Committee.

T H  E STATES ordered that the said report b e p rinted and distributed.

 6 .  Draft Island Planning (Use

C l a sses) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) R e g ulations 199 . (P.39/95): report - P . 5 2/95.

P r e sented by the Planning and

E n v ironment Committee.

T H  E STATES ordered that the said report b e p rinted and distributed.

 7 .  International Covenant on Civil

a n d Political Rights - report for

J e rs ey - R.C.10/95.

P r e sented by the Policy and

R e s ources Committee.

T H  E STATES ordered that the said report b e p rinted and distributed.

 8 .  States of Jersey Police Force:

r e p ort for 1994.

P r e sented by the Defence

C o m mittee.

    T H  E STATES ordered that the said report b e p rinted and distributed.

The States noted that the following matter had been presented on 11th April 1995 -

P rison Board report for 1994 -

R .C.8/95.

T HE STATES ordered that the said report be p rinted and distributed.

Matters noted - land transactions

THE STATES noted Acts of the Finance and Economics Committee dated 27th March and 10th April 1995, showing that in pursuance of Standing Orders relating to certain transactions

in land, the Committee had approved -

 ( a) as recommended by the Housing

C o m mittee, a Deed of Arrangement with J u r at, The Honourable John Alexander

G  o re Coutanche, to ratify that the new

f e n ce erected between the Clos du Fort

P h a se II housing development, Pier

R o a d, and the south of No. 6 Hill

S t re et, St. Helier, should constitute

a n e w boundary and would remain in

p u b lic ownership, on the basis that the

p u b lic would also retain access rights

o n t o No. 6 Hill Street, for the

m  ai ntenance and upkeep of the fence in t h e future, and with all reasonable

l e ga l expenses incurred in passing

t h is Deed of Arrangement being met by t h e public;

 ( b) as recommended by the Housing

C o m mittee, the sale to the Parish of S t . Helier of an area of land

( m e asuring 1,140 square feet) to the e a s tern boundary of Le Douet de Ste. C r o ix (Field No. 1517), Bellozanne R o a d, St. Helier , for the sum of £10, w it h each party being responsible for i ts o wn legal fees;

 ( c) as recommended by the Sport, Leisure a n d Recreation Committee, the grant of w  ay leave to Jersey Cable Limited to

f a ci litate the laying of a cable

a c c ommodating a trunk network to the S t . Clement's Gardens area, free of

c h a rge, subject to the preparation of

t h e appropriate contract by the

C o nveyancing Section of the Law

O  ff icers' Department, and Jersey Cable L i m ited being responsible for the full

c o s ts of all reinstatement works at the

s it e and the payment of all legal fees

a r is ing from the transaction;

( d) as recommended by the Public Services C o m mittee, a Deed of Arrangement with M r . Peter Edgar Deffains and Mrs.

J a c queline Mary Deffains, née Griffin,

o w  ners of L'Arc en Ciel, Rue des

A  rb res, Mont-à-l'Abbé, St. Helier , in

f o rm al recognition that the southern

h a lf of the southern boundary wall of

t h ei r property had been erected on a

s m a ll strip of land belonging to the

p u b lic and to allow for it to remain as

e s ta blished, with the granting of the

n e c essary rights of access from the

r o a dway in order to maintain and upkeep t h e wall in future, on the basis that

t h e previous owner of the property, Mr. J a son John Mucklow, would be

r e sp onsible for the payment of all

l e ga l expenses incurred by the public

i n r elation to this matter;

( e) as recommended by the Public Services C o m mittee, the grant of a right of way

t o M r. Steven Charles Philip Pallot

o v e r land adjacent to the eastern

b o u ndary of the property Seabright, St.

M a rtin, for a consideration of £1,500,

s u b ject to Mr. Pallot being responsible

f o r fully reinstating the premises, for

t h e payment of all necessary

a c c ommodation works and for both

p a r ties' legal fees involved in the

t ra n saction;

 ( f) as recommended by the Housing

C o m mittee, the grant of a wayleave to

t h e Jersey Electricity Company Limited i n r espect of the laying of a cable

t h ro ugh Le Clos de la Petit Felard,

W  a terworks Valley, St. Lawrence, free

o f c harge, subject to the company being

r e sp onsible for all associated legal

a n d accommodation costs;

 ( g) as recommended by the Housing

C o m mittee, the entering into of a Deed

o f A rrangement with Mrs. Doreen Mary

U  n derwood (née Kingswell) in order to

c l ar ify the boundary between

2 4 Hautbois Gardens, Bellozanne Road,

S t . Helier and part of the southern

b o u ndary of the Le Douet de Ste. Croix

h o u sing development, subject to the

H o using Committee being responsible for [ 6 ~e recting a boundary wall on the

n o r thern and eastern boundaries of

2 4 Hautbois Gardens, and for the cost

o f a ll reasonable fees incurred in this

t ra n saction;

( h) as recommended by the Housing C o m mittee -

( i) the purchase from Merlin House L im  it e d of all rights in the party

w a ll ru nning north and south

b et w e e n Clos du Fort and 20/24

P ie r R  oad, St. Helier, for the

su m o f £10, with each party being re s p o n sible for its own legal

fe e s ; a nd

( ii ) the sale to Merlin House Limited

o f a ll r ights in the party walls

ru n n i n g east and west between Bas d u M  o nt Flats and Clos du Fort and 2 0 /2 4 Pier Road, St. Helier, for a

co n s i d eration of £10, with each

p ar t y b eing responsible for its

o w n le gal fees.

Matter noted - acceptance of tender

THE STATES noted an Act of the Finance and Economics Committee dated 10th April 1995, showing that, in pursuance of Rule 5 of the

Public Finances (General) (Jersey) Rules 1967,

as amended, the Committee had noted that the Planning and Environment Committee had accepted the lowest of five tenders, namely that submitted by A. Cameron Limited in the sum of £161,562, for the extension of offices at South Hill, St. Helier .

Matters lodged

The following subjects were lodged au Greffe'' -

 1 .  Draft Limited Liability

C o m panies (Registration Fees) (No. 3) ( J er sey) Regulations 199 - P.50/95.

P r e sented by the Finance and

E c o nomics Committee.

 2 .  Racism and Racial

D is crimination: Working Party -

P . 5 3/95.

P r e sented by Deputy G. Matthews

o f S t. Brelade.

The States noted that the following subjects had been lodged au Greffe'' on 11th April 1995 -

 2 .  Bellozanne Treatment Works, St.

H el ier: lease of office accommodation - P . 4 3/95.

P r e sented by the Public Services

C o m mittee.

 3 .  Articulated vehicles: transport

o f J ersey Royal new potatoes - P.44/95.

P r e sented by the Agriculture and

F i s heries Committee.

 4 .  Caroldene, Rue de la Hauteur, S t . Helier: transfer of

a d m inistration - P.45/95.

P r e sented by the Housing

C o m mittee.

 5 .  Draft Policing of Beaches

( A m endment No. 9) (Jersey) Regulations 1 9 9 - P.46/95.

P r e sented by the Tourism

C o m mittee.

 6 .  Draft Policing of Roads

( A m endment No. 6) (Jersey) Regulations 1 9 9 - P.47/95.

P r e sented by the Defence

C o m mittee.

7 .  Draft Policing of Parks

( A m endment No. 10) (Jersey) Regulations 1 9 9 - P.48/95.

P r e sented by the Public Services

C o m mittee.

Arrangement of public business for the present meeting

THE STATES confirmed that the following subjects lodged au Greffe'' would be considered at the present meeting -

B ellozanne Treatment Works, St. Helier : l ease of office accommodation - P.43/95. L odged: 11th April 1995.

P ublic Services Commmittee.

A rticulated vehicles: transport of

J ersey Royal new potatoes - P.44/95. L odged: 11th April 1995.

A griculture and Fisheries Committee.

C aroldene, Rue de la Hauteur, St. H elier: transfer of administration - P .45/95.

L odged: 11th April 1995.

H ousing Committee.

D raft Policing of Beaches (Amendment

N o. 9) (Jersey) Regulations 199  - P.46/95. L odged: 11th April 1995.

T ourism Committee.

D raft Policing of Roads (Amendment

N o. 6) (Jersey) Regulations 199  - P.47/95. L odged: 11th April 1995.

D efence Committee.

D raft Policing of Parks (Amendment N o. 10) (Jersey) Regulations 199  - P .48/95.

L odged: 11th April 1995.

P ublic Services Committee.

Arrangement of public business for the next meeting on 23rd May 1995

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

next meeting on 23rd May 1995 -

D raft Firearms (Jersey) Law 199  -

P .172/94.

L odged: 20th December 1994. D efence Committee.

D raft Firearms (Jersey) Law 199 ( P.172/94): amendment - P.26/95. L odged: 28th February 1995.

C onnétable of St. Mary.

D raft Limited Liability Companies ( Registration Fees) (No. 3) (Jersey) R egulations 199  - P.50/95.

L odged: 25th April 1995.

F inance and Economics

C ommittee.

Childcare provision and cost in the Island - questions and answers (Tape No. 278)

Deputy Gary Matthews of St. Brelade asked Senator Reginald Robert Jeune , President of the Policy and Resources Committee, the following questions -

1.  F ollowing my recent meeting with

th e P o licy and Resources Committee to d is c uss the Social Charter for

Je r s e y , would the President agree

th a t a review body or working

p ar t y s hould be urgently

es t a b li shed to look at the

q u es t io n of childcare provision

an d c o st in the Island, such a

b o d y t o have representation from

th e v ar ious States departments,

em  p l o yers and parents, and its

p o li c y recommendations to be

p re s e n ted to the States as soon as

p o ss i b le for debate?

 2 .  Would the President agree that the

q u e stion of childcare provision and

c o s t is extremely important and that

t h e issue has been highlighted in

s u b sequent Annual Reports of the Chief A  d viser over the last few years and now r e q uires action?''

The President of the Policy and Resources Committee replied as follows -

1.  A t the meeting of the Policy and

R e s o u rces Committee on 7th March 1 9 9 5 t o which the Deputy is

re f e rr i ng it was agreed that with

th e p as sage of time it might be n ec e s s ary for the Deputy to amend h is p r o position P.100/94 in which

h e p r o posed amendments to the

p ro p o s ition entitled Social

C h a rt e r' lodged by Senator Shenton

o n 1 4 t h June 1994 (P.81/94), to

re f le c t his current views on

ch i l d ca re provision. The Committee h as y e t to hear from the Deputy on th i s p o int. However, since that

m e e ti n g, the matter of a working

p ar t y t o consider childcare

p ro v i s ion has been raised by

D e p u ty Dorey, and I understand

th a t m  eetings are being arranged

to p ro g ress this matter. I assume

th a t D  eputy Dorey will be inviting th e D e puty and other members of th e H o use who have expressed an in t e re s t in this matter to join

h im i n discussions on what form a w o r k in g party should take and what it s t er m s of reference should be.

A  t my request the Chief Adviser,

t h ro ugh the support he is prepared to g i v e to such a working party, if asked, w  il l also represent the declared

i n te rest of my Committee in childcare p r o vision.

 2 .  The answer to the Deputy 's question is

y e s , I do agree that the question of

c h il dcare provision is an important

i ss u e to address. The Deputy will be

a w a re that one of the issues' being

a d d ressed in the Strategic Policy

R e v iew consultation exercise is whether

m  o re should be done to encourage women w  it h young children to remain in

e m p loyment or take up employment and, i f s o, how this should be done.

C h i ldcare provision therefore is one of

t h e matters that will be addressed in

t h is year's Strategic Policy Report.''

Investigations into costs of childcare - questions and answers (Tape No. 278)

Deputy Gary Matthews of St. Brelade asked Deputy Derek Ryder Maltwood of St. Mary, Vice-President of the Finance and Economics Committee the following questions -

1.  D uring last year's budget debate

th e is s ue of costs of childcare

w a s r a ised and the President of

th e F in ance and Economics

C o m m  ittee undertook to investigate th i s m  atter. Would the Vice-

P re s i d ent inform the House what

p ro g r e ss there has been on this?

 2 .  Will the Vice-President ensure that the F i n ance and Economics Committee

i n v estigates the possibility of

i n tr oducing childcare costs in the

f o rt hcoming debate on the 1996 budget?

 3 .  Has the Finance and Economics Committee i n v estigated the possibility of

i n tr oducing -

( a ) a voucher scheme for childcare;

( b ) tax relief for employers who p ro v i d e childcare services;

( c ) any other financial or fiscal in c e n ti ves in this area?''

The Vice-President of the Finance and Economics Committee replied as follows -

1.  I refer the Deputy to the answer

g iv e n a moment ago by the

P re s i d ent of the Policy and

R e s o u rces Committee when he stated th a t t h e matter of setting up a

w o r k in g party to consider

ch i l d ca re provision has been

ra i se d by Deputy J.L. Dorey, and I

u n d er s tand that meetings are being

ar r a n g ed to progress the matter.

 2 .  If the working party is set up and

r e co mmends funding for childcare costs, t h is issue will be considered alongside

a l l other budget requests for future

y e a rs.

 3 .  Members will note that in the report

e n ti tled Equity in the Income Tax

S y s tem' which was submitted to the

S t a tes on 27th September 1994, the

F i n ance and Economics Committee had c o n sidered the issue of childcare

p a y ments. The report stated that the

i n co me tax system already helps parents w  h o pay tax; non-taxpayers could be

g i v en assistance via the family a l lo wance system and employers should p e r haps be encouraged to do more to

h e lp '. These issues could be considered

i n m ore detail by the working party who c o u ld make specific recommendations in d u e course to the Finance and Economics C o m mittee.''

International conventions - questions and answers (Tape No. 278)

Deputy Gary Matthews of St. Brelade asked Senator Reginald Robert Jeune , President of the Policy and Resources Committee, the following questions -

1.  W ill the President inform the

H o u s e whether the United Kingdom h as ra t ified the UNESCO Convention co n c e r ning the Protection of the

W o r l d Cultural and Natural

H e r it a ge ( the UNESCO Cultural

C o n v e ntion'') on Jersey's behalf?

 2 .  Is the President aware that at a recent

A  rt s and Heritage Conference both the

M  u seums Director and the Arts Centre

D  ir ector called for Jersey to accede to

t h e UNESCO Cultural Convention? Will t h e President ensure that this matter

i s p rioritised and that the appropriate

s te p s are taken without delay?

 3 .  Can the President explain to the States w  h y Jersey has not yet acceded to the

C o u ncil of Europe's European Social

C h a rter?

 4 .  Can the President explain why Jersey h a s agreed to the ratification on its

b e h alf of the United Nations

I n te rnational Covenant on Economic, S o c ial and Cultural Rights, which

c o n tains similar provisions, and yet

a p p ears not to want to sign up to the

E u r opean Social Charter? Is there

c o n tradiction in this position?

 5 .  Would the President agree that a modern d e m ocracy and international finance

c e n tre such as ours should seek to

c o m ply with international standards and t h at the best way of determining best

p r a ctice internationally is by Jersey

b e in g proactive in reviewing, acceding t o a nd implementing international c o n ventions?''

The President of the Policy and Resources Committee replied as follows -

1.  T he present position is that the

U n i te d Kingdom ratified the UNESCO (U  n it e d Nations Educational,

S c ie n t ific and Cultural

O r g a n isation) Cultural Convention

in 1 9 8 3 but at that time the then

Is l an d Development Committee could se e n o benefit in the Convention

b ei n g extended to Jersey and

th e r e fo re the Island was not

in c l u d ed in the ratification of

th e C o nvention by Her Majesty's

G o v e r nment.

T h e Policy and Resources Committee

r e v iewed the Island's position with

r e g ard to this Convention in August

1 9 9 4 and decided that there could be

a d v antages to be gained from Jersey

b e in g associated with the Convention. F o r example, membership would entitle t h e Island to apply for the

c l as sification of cultural and natural

h e r itage sites under the World

H  er itage List'. It would also

d e m onstrate the Island's commitment to p r e serving its heritage. However, a

n u m ber of questions arose from the

C o m mittee's consideration of the

C o n vention, concerning eligibility,

c o s ts and listing and reporting

r e q uirements, which H.M. Government w er e asked to answer. The response of H .M . Government was received earlier t h is month and the matter is now being f u rt her considered by the Policy and

R e s ources Committee.

 2 .  Members will be informed of the outcome

o f m y Committee's further consideration

o f t he Convention which will be

u n d ertaken without delay. Her Majesty's

G  o vernment has expressed the view that,

p r o vided Jersey has the necessary

l e gi slation in place to enable it to

f u lf ill all of the obligations which

a r is e under the Convention, which is

u n d erstood to be the case, the United

K  in gdom's ratification can be extended

t o J ersey.

 3 .  The Policy and Resources Committee is

o f t he view that the Island should

p u r sue those social policy objectives

t h at best meet the needs of the Island.

C u r rent States policies satisfy the

u n d ertakings required for the Island to

a c c ede to the Social Charter, but the

C o m mittee is not yet convinced of the

n e e d for the Island authorities

f o rm ally to accede to the Charter. The

C o m mittee is of the opinion that the

S t a tes should be in a position to

p u r sue policies that are in accord with

t h e principles of international

C o n ventions without necessarily being

c o m mitted to the legislation which may b e a condition of being a party to a

C o n vention.

T h e States have recently agreed to give

o v e rall strategic responsibility for

s o c ial services to the Public Health

C o m mittee, to be renamed the Health and S o c ial Services Committee. If that

C o m mittee should make representations

t o t he Policy and Resources Committee

t h at social policies are being

f ru s trated because the States is not a

p a r ty to the European Social Charter, I

c a n assure the Deputy that my Committee w  o uld be quick to make representations

t o H er Majesty's Government through

o f fi cial channels for the Social

C h a rter to be extended to the Island.

4 . The reason why the Policy and Resources C o m mittee has not yet recommended that J e rs ey accede to the European Social

C h a rter has been given in the answer to

t h e previous question. The Island is

c u r rently as able to comply with the

p r o visions of the Social Charter as it

i s a ble to honour similar obligations

u n d er the United Nations International

C o v enant on Economic, Social and

C u l tural Rights, which was extended to

J e rs ey in 1976. My Committee is not

a w a re that the decision to date not to

a c c ede to the European Social Charter

h a s limited, or will limit in the

f u tu re, the States ability to pursue

t h e social policy aims to which the

S o c ial Charter refers. My Committee is

o f t he view that, whatever the status

o f t he Island in respect of the

C h a rter, such policies should continue t o b e advanced in accordance with the n e e ds of the Island and with the

a p p roval of the States, subject to

w h atever resource restraints may apply f ro m time to time.

 5 .  I agree that the Island should seek to

c o m ply with international standards.

H  o wever, the best way of measuring the I s la nd's success in this respect is to

c o m pare the current standards in the

I s la nd with those in Europe and

e l se where. There are many countries

t h at have acceded to, and are said to

b e i mplementing, international

c o n ventions such as the United Nations I n te rnational Covenant on Economic,

S o c ial and Cultural Rights with which

i t is believed the Island compares

e x tr emely favourably. This does not

a r is e because the Island has been

l o o king over its shoulder at its

o b l igations under this or other

i n te rnational Conventions. It arises

b e c ause of the Island's own policies

    a n d in particular the success in

c r ea ting a strong economy and a

p o s itive budgetary situation upon

w  h ich, at the end of the day, the range

a n d quality of social services must

u l ti mately depend.''

16+ education - question and answer (Tape No. 278)

Deputy Leonard Norman of St. Clement asked the Connétable of St. Lawrence, President of the Education Committee, the following question -

  Will the President confirm, as she

 i ndicated at the last meeting of the States

o n 28th March 1995, that the Education

 C ommittee will be considering the report of  t he working party charged to investigate

 t he future of 16+ education at the

 C ommittee's meeting on 26th April 1995?''

The President of the Education Committee replied as follows -

  The working party has nearly completed

 i ts work but due to the complexity of the

 t ask and the intervening Easter holiday, it

 h as proved impossible to meet the demanding d eadline set by the Education Committee. T he Committee will now receive the report

o n 5th May 1995.''

Strategic Policy Review - statement

The President of the Policy and Resources Committee made a statement in the following terms -

  I should like to inform the House of the  p resent position regarding the Policy and  R esources Committee's Strategic Policy  R eview consultation exercise.

M eetings have been held to-date with 55

o rganisations or groups of individuals

d rawn from a cross section of the Island

c ommunity. The Committee also has been in r eceipt of written submissions from 25

o rganisations. A general questionnaire, to

w hich all residents of the Island are being

e ncouraged to respond, will be distributed

t hroughout the Island at the beginning of

n ext week.

T he consultation process has been responded t o with great enthusiasm. The many who have t aken part have welcomed the opportunity to p articipate for the first time in

d iscussions on the future of the Island for

t he year 2000 and beyond.

B ecause of the enthusiastic response to the c onsultation process it has taken longer to c omplete than the Committee had initially e xpected. Given the interest shown the

C ommittee also would wish to give the

r elevant organisations, the general public

a nd States' members a sufficient period

b etween the publication of the Strategic

P olicy Review report and the States debate t o allow for the conclusions and

r ecommendations in that report to be fully d iscussed. The Committee intends to hold a n umber of briefing meetings to assist in

t his process.

W ith this in mind the Committee would seek t he agreement of the House to the

p ostponement of the debate on the Strategic P olicy Review from 20th/21st June to

1 2th/13th September. The Committee is sure t he House will agree that this year's

S trategic Policy Debate will be one of m ajor importance for the Island, and that f or this reason the report both in its

p reparation, and in its consideration prior t o a States' debate, should not be unduly r ushed.

I have agreed with the President of the

F inance and Economics Committee that this d elay will not present his Committee with

a ny problems in preparing the budget for

1 996. The delay also will provide my

C ommittee with more time to discuss with P residents of Committees the prioritisation

o f the Law Drafting programme, and to this e nd I am proposing to hold a meeting of

P residents to discuss my Committee's

r ecommendations in the second half of

M ay.''

Trade and Industry Sub-Committee - statement

The Vice-President of the Finance and Economics Committee made a statement in the following terms -

  I would wish to inform the House that at

 t he meeting of the Finance and Economics

 C ommittee on 10th April 1995, the Committee  a ccepted with regret the resignations of

M r. Bob Henkhuzens and Mr. Noel Sayers from t he Trade and Industry Sub-Committee.

T he Finance and Economics Committee is most g rateful to them for their considerable

c ontribution to the work of the Sub-

C ommittee since its inception. Mr.

H enkhuzens is shortly to become the next

P resident of the Chamber of Commerce and

M r. Sayers has now retired from active

b usiness.

I n their stead the Finance and Economics

C ommittee were delighted to approve the

n ominations of Mr. Conrad Coutanche and Mr. M artin Bralsford, both of whom I am sure

a re well known to members.''

Supplementary and additional votes of credit

THE STATES considered an Act of the Finance and Economics Committee dated 27th March 1995 presenting Acts of the undermentioned Committees and, acceding to the requests contained therein,

granted to the said Committees supplementary votes of credit out of the general reserve as follows -

£    Overseas Aid Committee

6 006  Overseas aid 1 3 0 , 6 0 0

CAPITAL VOTE OF CREDIT Defence Committee

 Fire Service

C 0170 Training facilities 1 4 6 , 0 0 0  

The total requests granted for the April

Supply Day amounted to £276,600. The deferred Supply items amounted to £6,688,100.

Jersey College for Girls Preparatory School temporary car park: supplementary vote of credit. P.54/95

THE STATES agreed to defer consideration of the request of the Education Committee for a supplementary vote of credit in the sum of £1,674,000 for a car park at the new Jersey College for Girls Preparatory School (C2467).

The proposition relative thereto was lodged au Greffe'' by the Education Committee.

Harbours - commercial vehicle park and associated wall in marina: supplementary vote of credit. P.55/95

THE STATES agreed to defer consideration of the request of the Harbours and Airport Committee for a supplementary vote of credit in the sum of £4,998,100 for a commercial vehicle park and associated wall in the Marina, West of Albert Pier, St. Helier (C.0202).

The proposition relative thereto was lodged au Greffe'' by the Harbours and Airport Committee.

Industrial Relations Committee: supplementary vote of credit. P.56/95

THE STATES agreed to defer consideration of the request of the Industrial Relations Committee

for a supplementary vote of credit in the sum of £16,000 for the appointment of a temporary, part-time Projects Officer.

The proposition relative thereto was lodged au Greffe'' by the Industrial Relations Committee.

Postal Headquarters, Rue des Prés, St. Saviour - approval of drawings

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Committee for Postal Administration -

 ( a) approved drawings

N  o s. 2951/04/06/07/08/09/ 10/11/12,

2 9 5 1/13 (revision A) and 2951/14 with

s h e et Nos. PS005A/9A/10A/22/27/28/62/ 6 3 A /64/65/70/71/72/73/74A/78/79 and

P S 0 80 showing the proposed construction

o f t he new Postal Headquarters on a

s it e within the Rue des Prés Trading

E s t ate at 8-10 La Rue Grellier, St.

S a v iour;

 ( b) authorised the Greffier of the States t o s ign the said drawings on behalf of t h e States.

Abbotsmount and Abbotsmount Court, St. Helier : loans to householders affected by landslip

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Finance and Economics Committee -

 1 .  approved the granting of financial

a s s istance by way of loan to those

p r o perty owners in Abbotsmount and

A  b botsmount Court, St. Helier, who

n e e ded urgently to construct a

r e ta ining wall to protect from damage

t h ei r properties and passing members of t h e public as a result, since 1st

J a n uary 1995, of landslips of a bank

f o rm ing part of those properties and

f ro n ting on to Queen's Road, St.

H  el ier;

2 . agreed -

( a ) to make, on application by the p ro p e r ty owner to the States

T re a s u ry, a loan at a rate of four

p er c en t a year of such sum and

se c u r e d in such a manner as the

F in a n c e and Economics Committee co n s i d ers reasonable in relation

to th e owner's costs, repayable on

o r b e fo re the expiry of ten years

fr o m t he date upon which the loan is m  a d e or on the sale or transfer

o f th e property from the owner to

a t h ir d party, whether by inter

v iv o s t ransaction, by will or on

in t e st a cy, whichever is the

ea r l ie r ;

( b ) that work shall be carried out to th e sa t isfaction of the Planning

an d E n vironment Committee;

( c ) that the public by contract passed b ef o r e the Royal Court would

tr a n sf e r to the respective

p ro p e r ty owners as much of the

w a ll (i f any) adjoining their

re s p e c tive properties as may be

co n s t ru cted over the public

p av e m  ent in consideration of each p ro p e r ty owner acknowledging that as m u c h of the wall as has been

co n s t ru cted along his boundary

w i th Q ueen's Road, including any

p ar t w  hich may be constructed over th e p u blic pavement, is his

p ro p e r ty, that its maintenance,

re p a i r, etc. is his

r e sp o n sibility, and that it will

b e k e p t faced with granite.

3 . agreed that the Finance and Economics C o m mittee be empowered to vary the

p r o visions of sub-paragraph 2(a) of

t h is proposition in any case where it

i s s atisfied that genuine hardship

w  o uld arise;

 4 .  authorised the Finance and Economics

C o m mittee, the Planning and Environment C o m mittee and the Treasurer of the

S t a tes to take the necessary action;

 5 .  authorised the Attorney General and the G  re ffier of the States to pass on

b e h alf of the public such contracts as

i t w as necessary to pass to give effect

t o t hese arrangements.

Jersey Consumer Council: appointment - P.37/95 revised

THE STATES, having rejected an amendment of Senator Corrie Stein that after the words a chairman, who shall be a member of the States appointed by the States,' there should be

inserted the words another member of the States appointed by the States', adopted a proposition

of the Policy and Resources Committee and approved the establishment of a Jersey Consumer Council consisting of a chairman, who shall be a member of the States appointed by the States, and eight other members appointed by the Policy and Resources Committee, as provided in a report of that Committee dated 23rd February 1995 and with the functions set out in that report.

Computer Misuse (Jersey) Law 1995 (Appointed Day) Act 1995 - P.40/95

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 14 of the Computer Misuse (Jersey) Law 1995, made an Act entitled the Computer Misuse (Jersey) Law 1995 (Appointed Day) Act 1995.

Ecology Fund: chairman and trustees - P.41/95

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Planning and Environment Committee -

 ( a) referred to their Act dated 26th March 1 9 9 1, approving the establishment of an E c o logy Fund, and their Act dated 23rd A  p ril 1991, appointing the five

t ru s tees of the Fund, and agreed that

t h e chairman of the trustees should be

a m  ember of the States, appointed by

t h e States on the recommendation of the P l a nning and Environment Committee;

 ( b) in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)

a p p ointed Deputy James Thomas Johns of S t . Helier as chairman of the trustees

o f t he Fund, in place of Deputy Robin

E r n est Richard Rumboll of St. Helier ;

 ( c) appointed Mr. Robert Burrow and Mr. H  u gh Forshaw as trustees of the Fund, i n p lace of Mr. Michael Stentiford and A  d vocate Anthony J. Olsen. Springfield, St. Helier : redevelopment - P.42/95

THE STATES commenced consideration of a propostion of the Sport, Leisure and Recreation Committee and rejected a proposition of Senator Stuart Syvret that the proposition be referred back to the Committee.

Members present voted as follows -

P o u r'' (19) Senators

 S tein, Chinn, Bailhache , Syvret. Connétable s