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THE STATES assembled on Tuesday 27th June 2006, at 9.30 a.m. under
the Presidency of the Greffier of the States,
Mr. Michael Nelson de la Haye.
All members were present at roll call with the exception of –
S enat or Wendy Kinnard – en défaut (défaut raised at 09.46 a.m.)
S enat or Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf – en défaut (défaut raised at 09.46 a.m.) S enat or Frederick Ellyer Cohen – en défaut (défaut raised at 09.46 a.m.)
Connétable Kenneth Priaulx Vibert of St. Ouen – absent on States business (arrived in the Chamber at
11.39 a.m.)
C o nnétable Thomas John du Feu of St. Peter – absent due to illness
C o nnétable Alan Simon Crowcroft of St. Helier – en défaut (défaut raised at 11.08 a.m.)
D e puty Judith Ann Martin of St. Helier – absent on States business
D e puty Shona Pitman of St. Helier – absent on States business
D e puty Alan John Henry Maclean of St. Helier – en défaut (défaut raised at 09.46 a.m.)
D e puty Kevin Charles Lewis of St. Saviour – absent on States business.
Prayers.
Subordinate enactments tabled
The following enactments were tabled, namely –
Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2006. R&O 56/2006. Minister for Health and Social Services.
Misuse of Drugs (General Provisions) (Amendment No. 9) (Jersey) Order 2006. R&O 57/2006. Minister for Health and Social Services.
Health Care (Registration) (Prescribed Qualifications) (Amendment No. 2) R&O 58/2006. (Jersey) Order 2006.
Minister for Health and Social Services.
Royal Court (Remuneration of Commissioners) (Jersey) Order 2006. R&O 59/2006. Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Court of Appeal (Remuneration of Ordinary Judges) (Jersey) Order 2006. R&O 60/2006. Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Bankruptcy (Désastre) Rules 2006. R&O 61/2006. Superior Number of the Royal Court.
Mental Health (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2006. R&O 62/2006. Superior Number of the Royal Court.
Royal Court (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2006. R&O 63/2006. Superior Number of the Royal Court.
Documents presented or laid
Jersey's Goods and Services Tax (GST): an explanation and summary of the R.56/2006. proposed GST Regulations for public consultation.
Presented: 3rd July 2006.
Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Draft Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 200- (P.63/2006): comments. P.63/2006. Com. Presented: 27th June 2006. (3) Social Affairs Scrutiny Panel.
Notification of lodged propositions
Draft Electronic Communications (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 200-. P.79/2006. Lodged: 27th June 2006.
Minister for Economic Development.
Rent Control Tribunal: appointment of members. P.80/2006 Lodged: 27th June 2006.
Minister for Housing.
Urgent Oral Question by the Deputy of St. Ouen to the Chief Minister – revised financial forecast (see Official Report)
In accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 15 relating to urgent oral questions, the Deputy of St. Ouen asked the following question of the Chief Minister, which had been approved by the Bailiff –
( a ) When was the Chief Minister first made aware of the revised financial forecast that was circulated to
members late on Tuesday 20th June 2006?
( b ) When was the Council of Ministers first made aware of the revised forecast?
( c ) Why was the revised forecast not released to all members prior to the start of the debate on the
Strategic Plan?
Jersey Employment Tribunal: membership – statement by the Minister for Social Security (see Official Report)
The Minister for Social Security made a statement regarding membership of the Jersey Employment Tribunal.
Strategic Plan 2006 to 2011 – P.40/2006 Addendum and Amendments
THE STATES resumed consideration of a proposition of the Council of Ministers, as amended, concerning the Strategic Plan 2006 to 2011 and, following further discussion, rejected a proposition of the Connétable of Grouville that, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 84, the debate be closed.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 22 CONTRE: 23 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator B.E. Shenton Senator F.E. Cohen Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Lawrence
Senator S. Syvret Senator L. Norman Senator F.H. Walker Senator W. Kinnard Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator M.E. Vibert Senator T.J. Le Main Senator J.L. Perchard Connétable of St. Ouen
Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Helier
Connétable of St. John Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)
Connétable of St. Brelade Deputy A. Breckon (S)
Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.J. Huet (H)
Deputy J.B. Fox (H) Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy P.J.D. Ryan (H) Deputy P.N. Troy (B)
Deputy C.J. Scott Warr en
Deputy of St. Peter (S)
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H)
Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy S.C. Ferguson (B)
Deputy of Trinity Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy of Grouville
Deputy A.J.H. Maclean (H) Deputy G.W.J. de Faye (H)
Deputy D.W. Mezbourian
Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) (L)
Deputy of St. Mary
THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Council of Ministers, as amended, –
( a ) in accordance with Article 18(2)(e) of the States of Jersey Law 2005, approved, in principle, the
statement of the common strategic policy of the Council of Ministers as set out in the Vision on page 5, the Council's Top Priorities on pages 14 and 15 and the six Commitments and associated outcomes and initiatives on pages 21 to 54, of the Strategic Plan 2006 to 2011 attached as an Appendix; and,
( b ) charged the Council of Ministers to prepare and present to the States, as part of the Annual Business
Plan for each of the years covered by the Plan, the projected financial and manpower consequences of the initiatives for each of the years covered by the Strategic Plan 2006 to 2011.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 40 CONTRE: 5 ABSTAIN: 1
Senator S. Syvret Senator L. Norman Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Senator F.H. Walker Deputy A. Breckon (S)
Senator W. Kinnard Deputy G.P. Southern (H)
Senator T.A. Le Sueur Deputy of St. Ouen
Senator P.F. Routier Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B)
Senator M.E. Vibert
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Senator T.J. Le Main
Senator B.E. Shenton
Senator F.E. Cohen
Senator J.L. Perchard
Connétable of St. Martin
Connétable of St. Ouen
Connétable of St. Mary
Connétable of St. Clement
Connétable of St. Helier
Connétable of Trinity
Connétable of St. Lawrence
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. John
Connétable of St. Brelade
Deputy J.J. Huet (H)
Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy P.N. Troy (B)
Deputy C.J. Scott Warr en (S)
Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)
Deputy J.B. Fox (H) Deputy S.C. Ferguson (B) Deputy P.J.D. Ryan (H) Deputy of Grouville
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)
Deputy G.W.J. de Faye (H) Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy D.W. Mezbourian (L)
Deputy of Trinity
Deputy A.J.H. Maclean (H) Deputy of St. John
Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)
Deputy of St. Mary
Change in Presidency
The Deputy Bailiff assumed the presidency prior to members voting on the proposition, as amended, of the Council of Ministers concerning the Strategic Plan 2006 to 2011, (P.40/2006 lodged "au Greffe" on 10th April 2006), and the meeting continued under his presidency.
Solid Waste Strategy: locations for proposed facilities – P.45/2006 – withdrawal of paragraph (b)
THE STATES noted that, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 34(1), the Minister for Transport and Technical Services had withdrawn paragraph (b) of the proposition concerning Solid Waste Strategy: locations for proposed facilities, (P.45/2006 lodged "au Greffe" on 11th April 2006).
Solid Waste Strategy: locations for proposed facilities – P.45/2006 Amendments
THE STATES commenced consideration of paragraph (a) of a proposition of the Minister for Transport and Technical Services concerning a Solid Waste Strategy, having noted that paragraph (b) had been withdrawn by the Minister, and adopted an amendment of Deputy Robert Charles Duhamel of St. Saviour that in paragraph (a), for the words"to agree that the proposed Energy from Waste Plant", there be substituted the words "to refer to their Act dated 13th July 2005 in which they agreed that the then Environment and Public Services Committee be charged to investigate fully alternative and conventional technologies to provide the final disposal route for the residual waste remaining following the implementation of the systems and facilities agreed for the recycling and composting of waste, and charged the then Committee to recommend a preferred solution for a replacement of the Bellozanne incinerator to the States with an accompanying cost/benefit analysis, environmental and health impact assessment no later than December 2008; and to agree that any such technologies for the final disposal route for the residual waste".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 42 CONTRE: 2 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator L. Norman Senator F.H. Walker Senator P.F. Routier Senator M.E. Vibert Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator T.J. Le Main Senator B.E. Shenton Senator F.E. Cohen Senator J.L. Perchard Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. Ouen
Senator S. Syvret Senator W. Kinnard
Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Brelade Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy J.J. Huet (H)
Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy C.J. Scott Warr en (S) Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy S.C. Ferguson (B) Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy P.J.D. Ryan (H) Deputy of Grouville
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)
Deputy G.W.J. de Faye (H) Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy D.W. Mezbourian (L)
Deputy of Trinity
Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy A.J.H. Maclean (H) Deputy of St. John
Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)
Deputy of St. Mary
THE STATES rejected an amendment of Deputy Robert Charles Duhamel of St. Saviour that in paragraph (a), for the words "Environmental Impact Assessment", there be substituted the words "a favourable Strategic Environmental Assessment, to be received and endorsed by the States,".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 16 CONTRE: 28 ABSTAIN: 1 Senator B.E. Shenton Senator S. Syvret Senator F.H. Walker
Connétable of St. Mary Senator L. Norman
Connétable of St. Clement Senator W. Kinnard
Connétable of St. Helier Senator T.A. Le Sueur
Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Senator P.F. Routier
Deputy A. Breckon (S) Senator M.E. Vibert
Deputy of St. Martin Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Deputy C.J. Scott Warr en (S) Senator T.J. Le Main
Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Senator J.L. Perchard
Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Connétable of St. Ouen
Deputy P.J.D. Ryan (H) Connétable of St. Saviour
Deputy of St. Peter Connétable of Trinity
Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Connétable of St. Lawrence
Deputy D.W. Mezbourian
(L) Connétable of Grouville Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Connétable of St. John
Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Connétable of St. Brelade
Deputy J.J. Huet (H)
Deputy J.B. Fox (H) Deputy S.C. Ferguson (B) Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy of Grouville
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)
Deputy G.W.J. de Faye (H) Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy of Trinity
Deputy A.J.H. Maclean (H) Deputy of St. John
Deputy of St. Mary
Change in Presidency
The Deputy Bailiff retired from the Chair during consideration of the amendment of Deputy Robert Charles Duhamel of St. Saviour to the proposition of the Minister for Transport and Technical Services concerning Solid Waste Strategy: locations for proposed facilities, (P.45/2006 lodged "au Greffe" on 11th April 2006), that in paragraph (a), for the words"Environmental Impact Assessment", there be substituted the words "a favourable Strategic Environmental Assessment, to be received and endorsed by the States,", and the meeting continued under the presidency of Mr. Michael Nelson de la Haye, Greffier of the States.
Adjournment
THE STATES then adjourned, having agreed to reconvene the next day, Wednesday 28th June 2006, in order to continue consideration of the proposition of the Minister for Transport and Technical Services, as amended, (P.45/2006 lodged "au Greffe" on 11th April 2006), together with outstanding matters of public business.
THE STATES rose at 5.47 p.m.
A.H. HARRIS Deputy Greffier of the States