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STATES MINUTES 8 t h J u l y 1 9 97 P r ic e c o d e : C
T HE STATES assembled on Tuesday, 8 th July 1997 at 9.30 a.m. under
t h e Presidency of the Bailiff ,
S ir P hilip Bailhache
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His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor,
General Sir Michael Wilkes, K.C.B., C.B.E, w a s p r e sent.
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All members were present with the exception of -
S enator Richard Joseph Shenton - out of the
I sland
D erek Ryder Maltwood, Deputy of St. Mary -
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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Tribute to the late Mr. H.L. Dubras, former Deputy of St. Martin
The Bailiff paid tribute to the late Mr. Henri Leon Dubras, former Deputy of St. Martin.
THE STATES observed one minute's silence as a mark of respect.
Tribute to the late Mrs. I. M. Forster, former Deputy of St. Helier
The Bailiff paid tribute to the late Mrs. Ivy May Forster, former Deputy of St. Helier .
THE STATES observed one minute's silence as a mark of respect.
Jersey Island Games - congratulations and thanks
The Bailiff , on behalf of the States,
congratulated and thanked all those involved in making the 7th Island Games such a success, including the Sport, Leisure and Recreation Committee, the Jersey Island Games Association Organising Committee, under their Chairman, Mr. Peter Pitcher, and the Games Administrator, Mr. Paul du Feu.
Subordinate legislation tabled
The following enactment was laid before the States, namely -
M otor Vehicles (Driving Licences)
( Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Order 1997. R & O - 9095.
Matters presented
The following matters were presented to the States -
1 . The Jersey Law Commission: first a n n ual report - R.C.27/97.
P r e sented by the Legislation
C o m mittee.
2 . Public Employees Contributory
R e t irement Scheme: actuarial review as a t 3 1st December 1995 - R.C.28/97.
P r e sented by the Establishment
C o m mittee.
R e g ulation of Undertakings and
D ev elopment: six-monthly manpower r e tu rns - R.C.29/97.
P r e sented by the Finance and
E c o nomics Committee.
THE STATES ordered that the said reports be printed and distributed.
Matters noted - land transactions
THE STATES noted an Act of the Finance and Economics Committee, dated 30th June 1997, recording the following decisions of the Treasurer of the States under delegated powers, in pursuance of Standing Orders relating to
certain transactions in land -
( a) as recommended by the Housing
C o m mittee, a Deed of Arrangement with M r s. Elizabeth Dean, née Michel, for
t h e sale of an area of land to the
s o u th of La Balleine Close, St.
C l e ment, and adjacent to the property
k n o wn as La Berge, La Rue de la Croix, S t . Clement, in the sum of £25, with
M r s. Dean being responsible for all
l e ga l costs arising from this
t ra n saction;
( b) as recommended by the Housing
C o m mittee, the lease to the Jersey
E l e ctricity Company Limited of the sub- s ta t ion 592 at Westley Court, St.
H el ier, for a period of 99 years at
£1 a year, payable immediately, with
t h e granting of a wayleave free of
c h a rge for cable routes, on the basis
t h at each party would be responsible
f o r its own legal costs arising from
t h e transaction;
( c) as recommended by the Public Services C o m mittee, the purchase from F.B.F.
D ev elopments Limited of an area of land m easuring approximately 745 square feet a t t he junction of Castle Street and
C o m mercial Street, St. Helier, for a
c o n sideration of £745, with the
C o m mittee being responsible for the
c o s t of the necessary accommodation
w o rks, and with each party being
r e sp onsible for its own legal costs
a r is ing from the transaction. (The
C o m mittee accordingly rescinded Act
N o . 2(p) of 13th May 1996 of the
C o m mittee, as previously constituted).
Matters noted - acceptance of tender
THE STATES noted Acts of the Finance and Economics Committee, dated 30th June 1997, showing that, in pursuance of Rule 5 of the Public Finances (General) (Jersey) Rules 1967, as amended, the Committee had noted that -
( a) the Education Committee had accepted t h e lowest of six tenders, namely that
s u b mitted by G. Thornton (Contracts)
L i m ited in the revised sum of
£5 5 0,260.00 in a contract period of 20 w eeks for the development of an all- w ea ther sports facility on Field
N o . 1587, St. Saviour , for the Jersey C o l lege for Girls;
( b) the Health and Social Services
C o m mittee had accepted the revised
l o w est of two tenders, namely that
s u b mitted by Hacquoil and Cook Limited i n t he sum of £761,746.84 in a contact
p e r iod of 35 weeks for the development
o f M aison Le Pape, The Parade, St.
H el ier.
Matters lodged
The following matters were lodged au Greffe'' -
1 . Draft Summer Time (Jersey) Act 1 9 9 - P.90/97.
P r e sented by the Legislation
C o m mittee.
2 . Jersey Dental Scheme: further
a m e ndment - P.91/97.
P r e sented by the Employment and S o c ial Security Committee.
3 . Covenants - Victoria Avenue, St. H el ier: transfer of administration - P . 9 2/97.
P r e sented by the Public Services
C o m mittee.
4 . Channel Islands instant
l o tt ery - P.93/97.
P r e sented by the Gambling C o n trol Committee.
5 . Draft Privileges and Immunities
( D i plomatic, Consular, etc.) (Jersey) L a w 199 - P.94/97.
P r e sented by the Policy and
R e s ources Committee.
6 . Draft Hong Kong Economic and T r a de Office (Privileges and
I m m unities) (Jersey) Law 199 - P . 9 5/97.
P r e sented by the Policy and
R e s ources Committee.
7 . Draft Social Security (Amendment N o . 13) (Jersey) Law 199 - P.96/97.
P r e sented by the Employment and S o c ial Security Committee.
8 . Draft Social Security (No. 3)
( J er sey) Regulations 199 - P.97/97. P r e sented by the Employment and
S o c ial Security Committee.
9 . Fields 571A and 571B, adjacent
l a nd and roadway, La Moye, St. Brelade: p u r chase - P.98/97.
P r e sented by the Planning and
E n v ironment Committee.
10. Bellozanne, St. Helier -
i n ci nerator ash metal separation unit i n G reen Zone: - P.99/97.
P r e sented by the Planning and
E n v ironment Committee.
1 1. Jersey Airport: Committee of
I n q uiry - P.100/97.
P r e sented by Deputy P.J. Rondel
o f S t. John.
1 2. Land at Ville ès Renauds,
G ro uville (P.149/96): amendment - P . 1 01/97.
P r e sented by Deputy A.S.
C r o wcroft of St. Helier .
1 3. Nuclear waste discharges into
t h e marine environment - P.102/97. P r e sented by Senator S. Syvret.
Change in Presidency
The Bailiff retired from the Chamber and Senator Pierre François Horsfall took over the Presidency.
Arrangement of public business for the next meeting on 22nd July 1997
THE STATES confirmed that the following matters lodged au Greffe'' would be considered at the
next meeting on 22nd July 1997 -
L and at Ville ès Renauds, Grouville -
P .149/96.
L odged: 24th September 1996 and referred to t he Planning and Environment Committee.
C onnétable of Grouville .
L and at Ville ès Renauds, Grouville
( P.149/96): report - P.200/96.
P resented: 5th November 1996.
P lanning and Environment Committee.
L and at Ville ès Renauds, Grouville ( P.149/96): amendment - P.101/97. L odged: 8th July 1997.
D eputy A.S. Crowcroft of St. Helier.
S t. Helier Waterfront Plan: west of
A lbert Pier - housing - P.88/97.
L odged: 17th June 1997.
P lanning and Environment Committee.
D raft Summer Time (Jersey) Act 1 99 - P.90/97.
L odged: 8th July 1997.
L egislation Committee.
C ovenants - Victoria Avenue, St. H elier: transfer of administration - P .92/97.
L odged: 8th July 1997.
P ublic Services Committee.
C hannel Islands instant lottery - P .93/97.
L odged: 8th July 1997.
G ambling Control Committee.
D raft Privileges and Immunities
( D i plomatic, Consular, etc.) (Jersey) Law 199 - P.94/97.
L odged: 8th July 1997.
P olicy and Resources Committee.
D raft Hong Kong Economic and Trade
O ffice (Privileges and Immunities) (Jersey) L aw 199 - P.95/97.
L odged; 8th July 1997.
P olicy and Resources Committee.
F ields 571A and 571B, adjacent land
a nd roadway, La Moye, St. Brelade :
p urchase - P.98/97.
L odged: 8th July 1997.
P lanning and Environment Committee.
B ellozanne, St. Helier - incinerator a sh metal separation unit in Green Z one - P.99/97
L odged: 8th July 1997.
P lanning and Environment
C ommittee.
J ersey Airport: Committee of
I nquiry - P.100/97.
L odged: 8th July 1997.
D eputy P.J. Rondel of St. John.
Nuclear waste discharges into the marine environment - P.102/97
THE STATES rejected the request of Senator Stuart Syvret that the proposition regarding nuclear waste discharges into the marine environment (lodged au Greffe' at the present meeting) be considered on 22nd July 1997 and referred the proposition to the Policy and Resources Committee.
Members present voted on referring the proposition to the Policy and Resources Committee as follows -
P o u r'' (42) Senators
H orsfall, Rothwell, Le Maistre, Stein,
Q uérée, Bailhache , Tomes, Norman, Walker .
Connétable s
S t. Clement, St. Lawrence, St. Mary, St. B relade, St. Peter, Grouville , St. Helier , S t. Saviour, St. Martin, St. Ouen, St.
J ohn, Trinity .
Deputies
W avell(S), H. Baudains(C), Le Sueur(H),
C outanche(L), S. Baudains(H), Trinity ,
P ullin(S), Duhamel(S), Routier(H),
D orey(H), Breckon(S), Huet(H), Le Main(H), B lampied(H), Rabet(H), Vibert (B), de la
H aye(B), Le Cornu(C), St. Peter , Dubras(L), S t. Ouen.
C o n tre'' (8) Senators
S yvret, Kinnard. Deputies
J ohns(H), Layzell(B), Grouville , St. M artin, St. John, Crowcroft (H).
Stopford Road/Wellington Road gyratory road scheme: purchase of land - P.86/97
THE STATES acceded to the request of the President of the Public Services Committee that consideration of the proposition regarding the Stopford Road/Wellington Road gyratory road scheme (lodged au Greffe'' on 17th June 1997) be deferred from the present meeting to 22nd July 1997. The States agreed that the matter be taken as the first item of matters lodged under Public Business on that date.
Termination of pregnancies - questions and answers (Tape No. 397)
Deputy Alastair John Layzell of St. Brelade asked the Connétable of St. Saviour , President of the Health and Social Services Committee, the following questions -
1. I s the President aware of the
ar t ic l e published in the latest
ed i t io n of the Jersey Law Review'
o n t h e Termination of Pregnancy
(J e r se y ) Law 1997, and the opinion ex p r e s sed which agues that there
is e f f e ctively abortion on demand
in Je r s ey?
2 . Would the President inform the A s sembly -
( a ) in the years 1995 and 1996, the
n u m b e r and grounds of terminations ca r r ie d out at the General
H o s p it al?
( b ) in the year 1996, the last figures
av a i la b le of the number of
te r m i n ations carried out in the
U n i te d Kingdom on women travelling fr o m J ersey and whether this shows
an i n cr eased trend or otherwise?
( c ) in the year 1997, since February, t h e n u mber of terminations which h av e b een carried out at the
G e n e ra l Hospital, in each case
st a ti n g the statutory ground and
th e ag e of each of the women?
3 . Would the President inform the Assembly
w h en the Order will be made by his
C o m mittee to provide for the
i n fo rmation to be set out in an annual
r e p ort of the Medical Officer of Health i n a ccordance with Article 9 of the
T e r mination of Pregnancy (Jersey) Law 1 9 9 7?''
The President of the Health and Social Services Committee replied as follows -
1. I am aware of the article
p u b li sh ed in the Jersey Law
R e v ie w ' on the Termination of
P re g n a ncy Law and the opinion
ex p r e s sed that there is abortion
o n d e m and in Jersey. At this
st a g e , however, I can only repeat
th e v ie w I expressed in July 1996, d u ri n g the debate on the new Law, w h e n t he question of abortion on
d em a n d was raised, which was as fo l lo w s -
( i) Terminating a pregnancy is a medical
p r o cedure, and as such is subject to
t h e same checks and controls as any
o t h er medical procedure.A doctor will
o n l y carry out a termination if, after
f u ll discussion and appropriate
c o u nselling, he considers it is in the
b e s t interests of his patient. The Law
d o e s not override the professional and
e t hi cal duties of the medical
p r a ctitioner. No doctor is obliged by
t h e Law or by my Committee to carry out a t e rmination of pregnancy.
( ii) T he Law does not require the
H e a lt h and Social Services
C o m m ittee to provide a service for th e te r mination of pregnancy,
al t h o u gh the Committee accepts its re s p o n sibility to do so.
H av ing said that, it seems the crux of
t h e article in the Jersey Law Review is r e la ted to the interpretation of
s ta t ute and that part is largely
w ri tten in French. I am afraid my
F r e nch is not up to subtle distinctions a n d neither am I learned in the rules
o f s tatutory interpretation.Therefore,
I h a ve asked my officers to seek the
o p i nion of the Attorney General on this m at ter.
2 (a) I n 1995, 67 terminations of
p re g n ancy were carried out in the G e n e ra l Hospital and in 1996, 90 te r m i n ations were carried out in
th e G e neral Hospital.
T h e legal grounds for termination of
p r e gnancy at that time were advised to
t h is House, during the initial debate
o n Termination of Pregnancy. If I may,
s ir , I would refer members to the
o p i nion of the then Attorney General
w h ich I quoted at that time. In simple
t e rm s, an abortion was permissible if
c a rr ied out in good faith to save the
l if e of the mother or when the
c o n tinuance of the pregnancy would make t h e woman a physical or mental wreck. I a m advised the terminations that took
p l ac e in 1995 and 1996 were carried out
o n those grounds.
2 (b) T he only information that is
av a i la b le relates to the number of
te r m i n ations carried out in the
U n i te d Kingdom on women who have g iv e n home addresses in Jersey.
M a n y Jersey residents have
co n n e c tions in the United Kingdom
an d s o me might prefer to return
h o m e ' for a termination, or give
a U n i t ed Kingdom address during
th e i r s tay in the United Kingdom
fo r t r e atment. These figures would
n o t b e included in the statistics
m a d e a vailable by the United
K i n g d om Office for Population
C e n s u ses and Surveys.
I n 1 996, 181 women who obtained a
t e rm ination of pregnancy in the United K in gdom gave a home address in Jersey. O n the basis of the figures we have
a v a ilable, the overall trend has been a
d e c rease since 1990, when 323
t e rm inations were reported for Jersey
r e si dents in the United Kingdom.
2 (c) F rom the beginning of February, to th e en d of June this year, 121
te r m i n ations of pregnancy have
b ee n n otified to the Medical
O f fi c e r of Health. All were
ca r r ie d out on the statutory
g ro u n d under Article 2(2)(c) of th e L a w, that is when the woman's co n d i t ion causes her distress' and al l w er e carried out before the
en d o f the twelfth week of
p re g n a ncy.
T h e ages of the women were as follows -
U n d e r 19 years 17 2 0 -2 4 years 3 1 2 5 -2 9 years 3 4 3 0 -3 4 years 2 6 3 5 -3 9 years 1 0 4 0 -4 4 years 3
3 . Article 9 of the Termination of
P r e gnancy (Jersey) Law 1997 requires t h e Medical Officer of Health to lay
b e f ore the States, every calendar year, a r e port on the operation of the Law in t h e preceding calendar year.' The
M e dical Officer of Health shall
t h er efore lay before this House a
r e p ort in 1998 in respect of the
c a le ndar year 1997.
T h e Article permits, but does not
r e q uire, the Committee to prescribe the i n fo rmation that the report should
c o n tain and my Committee does not
b e li eve it to be necessary to make an O rd er at present.''
Composition of the Sea Fisheries Advisory Panel - questions and answers (Tape No. 397)
Deputy Philip Rondel of St. John asked questions of Deputy Jeremy Laurence Dorey, President of the Agriculture and Fisheries Committee, the following question -
Would the President inform the Assembly
o f the composition of the Sea Fisheries
A dvisory Panel, including the organisations t he members represent, how the members are s elected and the term of office for the
n on-States members?''
The President of the Agriculture and Fisheries Committee replied as follows -
The Sea Fisheries Advisory Panel has been i n place since 1976 and includes both
p olitical members and members actively
i nvolved in fishing. Industry membership is
d ecided by the Agriculture and Fisheries
C ommittee on the basis of recommendations
f rom the Chairman of the Panel. The
C hairman is a member of my Committee and he i s joined by a member of the Harbours and
A irport Committee. These political
p ositions are reviewed every three years.
R epresentatives from the north and south
c oast with a special interest in low water
f ishing attend, together with the Chairman
o f the Jersey Federation of Sea Anglers and a representative of the fish farming
i ndustry. The President of the Jersey
F ishermen's Association also attends with e ither two active fishermen or the
s ecretary of his Association and one active f isherman. All these non-political posts
a re reviewed annually and at the end of
e ach three year Committee session. Also in a ttendance at meetings are the Sea
F isheries Adviser, the Senior Fisheries
I nspector and a representative of the
H arbour Office.''
Applications under the Island Planning (Jersey) Law 1964 - questions and answers (Tape No. 397)
Deputy Graeme Ernest Rabet of St. Helier asked Senator Nigel Lewis Quérée, President of the Planning and Environment Committee, the following questions -
1. W ould the President advise members
o f th e number of applications the
C o m m ittee has received under the
Is l an d Planning (Jersey) Law 1964,
as a m e nded, since it took office
in D e c ember 1996, how many of
th e s e a pplications have been
p ro c e s sed, and how many have
re c e iv e d approval?
2 . Would the President advise members how m an y of the applications received are
c o n nected with the tourism industry?''
The President of the Planning and Environment Committee replied as follows -
1. M y Committee took office on 16th D e c e m ber 1996 and up to 24th June 1 9 9 7 , when the questions were
ta b l ed , have received 1,774
ap p l i ca tions to be considered
u n d er the Island Planning (Jersey)
L a w 1 964, as amended, and/or the
P u b li c Health (Control of
B u il d i ng) (Jersey) Law 1956, as
am e n d ed, and the Building Bye-Laws (J e r se y ) 1960 and 1997. 666 of
th e s e a pplications were submitted
u n d er the Planning Law only, 28
w e r e f or Building Bye-Laws only,
3 0 1 w ere for planning and building w o r k s combined and 779 for small
w o r k s which mostly required
p la n n i ng permission but on some
o cc a s i ons bye-law permission only. A s t h e Deputy will see, the
m a j o ri ty of applications were for
si g n if i cant works under the
P la n n i ng Law.
O f the total of 1,774 applications, all
h av e been processed or are in the
p r o cess of determination; 1,409 have
b e e n determined, that is, a decision
m ad e and the applicant informed. This r e p resents very nearly 80 per cent of
t h e total. Of those 1,308 have been
a p p roved, representing over 92 per cent
o f t he applications determined.
2 . The applications are not classified in a c c ordance with an industry code.
H o wever, I can inform the Deputy that d u r ing the period only 85 of the 1,774 t o ta l applications were submitted in
r e sp ect of hotels and guest houses in
t h e Island.''
Land above the high water datum - question and answer (Tape No. 397)
Senator Stuart Syvret asked Senator Nigel Lewis Quérée, President of the Planning and Environment Committee, the following question -
Would the President of the Planning and
E n v ironment Committee inform members of t h e area of land above high water datum
t hat has been designated to the
f o ll owing land use categories -
1 . Agricultural - crops and fallow; grass a n d rough grazing; other agricultural.
2 . Dune.
3 . Gorseland.
4 . Uncultivated meadow and marsh. 5 . Forest and woodland.
6 . Urban and suburban land, and land not e l se where specified.
Would the President also provide members with an annual breakdown showing the area of each of the first five above categories that has been
granted development approval since 1991?''
The President of the Planning and Environment Committee replied as follows -
Apart from the information contained in
C h a pter 2, Volume 1 of the Island Plan,
t h e Planning and Environment Committee d oes not have the detailed and up to date
i nformation available which the Senator
r equests.
1 . The area of land currently worked by t h e agricultural' industry and the
c h a nges in cropping patterns are only
k n o wn to the Agriculture and Fisheries C o m mittee.
2 . The areas of land in the Senator's
c a te gories dune, gorseland,
u n c ultivated meadow and marsh, forest
a n d woodland', are currently under
s tu d y as part of my Committee's work on t h e Island's biodiversity strategy.
3 . The area of urban land' will be re- a s s essed as part of the Island Plan
r e v iew when it is in progress.
4 . The land not specified elsewhere' by
t h e Senator would presumably include
o f fs hore reefs which are also subject
o f v ery detailed survey work which will
b e c arried out as part of preparation
o f S SIs and Ramsar designation.
5 . No only do we not have up to date
i n fo rmation but it would be
u n r ealistically expensive to provide an
a n n ual breakdown of the changes in this i n fo rmation. However during the
p r e paration for the replacement of the p l an ning applications system, which is s c h eduled for the autumn, we will
c o n sider whether it would be possible t o p roduce such information in the
f u tu re and assess whether the potential b e n efits will justify the costs.
6 . The term high water datum is an
i n co rrect one which I can discuss with t h e Senator outside question time.''
Consents given under the Regulation of Undertakings and Development (Jersey) Law 1973, as amended - questions and answers (Tape
No. 397)
Senator Stuart Syvret asked Senator Frank Harris on Walker , President of the Finance and Economics Committee, the following questions -
1. W ould the President of the Finance
an d E c onomics Committee inform
m e m b ers how many new undertakings th e F in ance and Economics
C o m m ittee licensed under the
R e g u la tion of Undertakings and
D e v e lo pment (Jersey) Law 1973, as
am e n d ed, in 1995, 1996 and in 1997
to d a te ?
2 . Would he also inform members how many n e w jobs were created by the granting
o f t hese licences, and in which
i n d ustries these new jobs were created?
3 . Finally, would the President advise m em bers what measures have the
C o m mittee put into effect to ensure t h at the overall level of commercial a c ti vity is regulated in such a way as t o a chieve the States' policy of
l im iting the Island's population to a c e il ing of 85,000 people?''
The President of the Finance and Economics Committee replied as follows -
1. 7 48 new undertakings were licensed
in 1 9 9 5, and 635 in 1996. At the
en d o f June, 1997 309 new
u n d er t akings had been approved.
2 . The Finance and Economics Committee has f o r many years recognised that no
m ea ningful statistics can be produced
m er ely by analysing the licences
g r a nted under the Regulation of
U n dertakings and Development Law. This i s b ecause the Committee has no
k n o wledge of how many licences are
a c tu ally proceeded with, almost all of
t h e licences being granted to local
p e o ple planning to establish
u n d ertaking on their own account.
P r e sently, there is also no need for a
l ic e nce application to take on
a d d itional local staff, and the
C o m mittee has no information on the
n umber of undertakings that are being
d i sc ontinued.
T h e refore, the Committee is of the
o p i nion that the analysis of manpower r e tu rns provides the vital data that is
n e e ded to assess the relative condition
o f t he labour market. This information i s p resently published on a six monthly b a s is.
G iv en the shortage of resources within t h e Office of the Chief Adviser and the s h o rt timescale available to research
th i s matter, I am unable to provide the j o b figures for the full years
r e q uested. However, the Office of the C h i ef Adviser has examined the
a p p lication forms for the first six
m o nths of each year and the following f ig u res emerge -
2 6 1 full time, and 153 part-time jobs w e r e created in 1995; and
5 1 6 full time, and 149 part-time jobs w e r e created in 1996;
F o r the first six months of 1997, the f ig u res are 288 full time and 169
p ar t time.
T h e above figures have been analysed
a c c ording to job category and in order
n o t to take up the time of the States
u n d uly by my reading out a long list,
t h e answer is provided in the paper
w h ich has been placed on Members desks t h is morning. However, I would suggest
f o r the reasons I have given that the
f ig u res should be treated with extreme
c a u tion.
3 . The Strategic Report 2000 and Beyond'
a p p roved by the States in 1995
i d en tified the Regulation of
U n dertakings and Development Law as the m ai n policy instrument to be used to
a c h ieve the States' population policy
o b j ective. The general policy of the
F i n ance and Economics Committee is set
o u t in the Policy Statement included as
a n A ppendix to the 1996 Strategic
P o l icy Review and Action Plan.
A t the present time, when considering
i n d ividual licence applications against
t h e background of evidence of a
t ig h tening of the labour market, the
C o m mittee is adopting a selective
a p p roach which takes the population
p o l icy fully into account. The Finance
a n d Economics Committee however is also m in dful of other States policy
o b j ectives, which include maintaining a
s u c cessful economy and achieving a
b a la nced budget.
T he Finance and Economics Committee is a w a re that the Policy and Resources
C o m mittee is focusing on the States
p o p ulation policy in this year's
S t ra tegic Policy Review and Action Plan r e p ort, and that with this in mind,
t h at Committee is currently considering w h at action is required both in the
s h o rt and medium term to sustain that
p o l icy. In doing so, it is proposing to
c o n sult fully with the Finance and
E c o nomics Committee and other
i n te rested parties. I welcome this and
m y Committee believes that it should
a v o id any short-term changes, which
c o u ld be premature and counter-
p r o ductive, until this exercise is
c o m plete.
R e g u lation of Undertakings and
D ev e lopment
L a w A nalysis of Jobs for Six Month P e r io d
J a n u a ry - J une 1995 to 1996
C a tegory 1 9 9 5 1996 1 997
Retail 6 3 1 4 0 8 2
B u ilding/allied trade 42 130 4 7 H o tels/G. houses, etc. 1 0 0 R e staurants/catering 100 6 0 3 6 B a nks/finance houses 10 4 0 1 8 O f fices 8 4 8 4 9
G a rages/sales 2 5 1 7
T r ansport 0 2 1 1 0
M arine 5 2 1 0
O t her 1 8 3 2 19 1 88
T o tal six months 4 14 665 4 57
P a rt time 1 5 3 149 1 69
F u ll time 2 6 1 516 2 88 ' '
6 Le Feugerel, La Moye, St. Brelade : sale of share
THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Finance and Economics Committee, rescinded their Act of 23rd July 1996 agreeing to the sale of the one quarter share in the immovable estate, consisting
of a dwelling house known as No. 6, Le Feugerel, La Moye, St. Brelade to Mr. Guy Storer Powell and Mrs. Caroline Beverley Elizabeth Powell, née Chambers, and -
( a) agreed the sale to Mr. Trevor Brian
D ag horn and Mrs. Alison Kathleen
D ag horn, née Stevens, of the one quarter s h a re in the immovable estate consisting
o f a dwelling house known as No. 6 Le
F e u gerel, La Moye, St. Brelade,
b e q ueathed to the public by the late
M r s. Irene Elizabeth Alexandra Warne, n é e Bower for the purchase of
e q u ipment for the Cancer Unit at the
G en eral Hospital'';
( b) authorised the Attorney General and the G re ffier of the States to pass the
n e c essary contract;
( c) authorised the Treasurer of the States
t o r eceive the amount connected with the a b o ve transaction.
Advocates and Solicitors (Jersey) Law 1997 (Appointed Day) Act 1997 - P.84/97
THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 13 of, and sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 2 of the Third Schedule to, the Advocates and Solicitors (Jersey) Law 1997, made an Act entitled the Advocates and Solicitors (Jersey) Law 1997 (Appointed Day) Act 1997.
Departments of the Judiciary and the Legislature (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 1997 (Appointed Day) Act 1997 - P.85/97
THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 4 of the Departments of the Judiciary and the Legislature (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 1997, made an Act entitled the Departments of the Judiciary and the Legislature (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 1997 (Appointed Day) Act 1997.
Fire Service Headquarters: relocation - P.87/97
THE STATES commenced consideration of a proposition of the Defence Committee regarding the relocation of the Fire Service Headquarters. After discussion, the President of the Defence Committee agreed to accept the reference back proposed by Senator Leonard Norman.
Orillande, La Rue du Mont Capel, St. Ouen : development in Green Zone - P.89/97
THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Planning and Environment Committee, decided to support the Planning and Environment Committee's intention to grant planning permission for the construction of a farm dwelling and agricultural storage building on land at Orillande, La Rue du Mont Capel, St. Ouen, (as shown on drawing No. 564/1) the land being situated within an area designated as Green Zone on the Island Map, as amended 1-87.
THE STATES rose at 11.47 a.m.
G .H .C . C O P P O C K G re f fi e r o f the States.