States Minutes 1st July 1998

THE STATES assembled on Tuesday, 1st July 1998 at 9.30 a.m. under

the Presidency of the Bailiff ,

Sir Philip Bailhache ____________

All members were present with the exception of –

S e n at or Jean Amy Le Maistre – excused

S e n at or Patricia Ann Bailhache –

S e n at or Frank Harris on Walker – out of the Island

E d w i n Le Gresley Godel, Connétable of St.  Mary – out of the Island C a rl y le John Le Hérissier Hinault, Connétable of St.  John – ill

H a r ry Hall ewell Baudains, Deputy of St.  Clement – out of the Island H e n r y George Coutanche, Deputy of St.  Lawrence – out of the Island K e n n eth William Syvret, Deputy of St.  Ouen – out of the Island

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Prayers ____________

Establishment Committee – resignation of member

THE STATES noted that Deputy Shirley Margaret Baudains of St.  Helier had resigned from the Establishment Committee.

States Resource Plan 1998 – P.112/98, P.142/98, P.143/98, P.144/98, P.145/98, P.147/98 and seventh and eighth amendments

THE STATES resumed consideration of the States Resource Plan 1998 and the amended sub-paragraph  (b) as follows –

(b ) t o approve –

( i) t h e r ecommended priority order of capital projects for 1999, as set out in Appendix 5.2, with the

addition of the sum of £110,000, to enable the Housing Committee to undertake certain major adaptations to its housing stock to provide suitably adapted accommodation to meet the needs of those persons with special housing needs; and the addition of the sum of £7,648,000 for the Phase  1 redevelopment of Hautlieu School;

a n d to r e q u es t the Finance and Economics Committee to make sufficient sums available for the

projects in the 1999 Budget.

After further discussion the amended paragraph  (b)(i) was referred to the Finance and Economics Committee for consideration and report to the States.

THE STATES, having accepted an amendment of the Policy and Resources Committee that sub-paragraph  (b)(ii) would read –

(b ) t o approve –

(i i) t h e recommended priority order of capital projects for 2000, 2001 and 2002 as set out in

Appendix  5.4.;

then considered and adopted an amendment of Deputy Jeremy Laurence Dorey of St.  Helier, as further amended, that sub-paragraph  (ii) of paragraph (b) be deleted.

Members present voted as follows –

"Pour" (39)

Senators

S h e n ton, Horsfall, Rothwell, Stein, Quérée, Syvret, Kinnard.

Connétable s

S t. C lement, St. Lawrence, St.  Brelade, Grouville , St.  Helier, St.  Martin, St.  Ouen, Trinity , St.  Saviour. Deputies

L e S ueur(H), St.  Mary, S.  Baudains(H), Le  Geyt(S), Trinity , Pullin(S), Johns(H), Duhamel(S), Routier(H

Dorey(H), Breckon(S), Grouville , Huet(H), St.  Martin,Le  Main(H), Blampied(H), Rabet(H), Crowcroft (H), Vibert (B), de  la  Haye(B), Le  Cornu(C), St.  Peter, Dubras(L).

"Contre" (2)

Senator

N o r m an.

Deputy

S t. J o hn.

THE STATES adopted sub-paragraph (c) and –

(c ) approved the recommended Legislation Programme for 1999, 2000 and 2001 as set out in Appendix

6.5.

Company Securities (Insider Dealing) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 199 – P.69/98

THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Company Securities (Insider Dealing) (Amendment No.  2) (Jersey) Law 199  .

Adjournment

THE STATES then adjourned, having agreed that the outstanding items of public business should be taken as the first items of public business on Tuesday, 14th July 1998.

THE STATES rose at 4 p.m.

G.H.C. COPPOCK Greffier of the States.