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States Minutes 19th September 2007

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THE STATES assembled on Wednesday 19th September 2007, at 09.30 a.m. under the Presidency of the Bailiff ,

Sir Philip Bailhache .

All members were present at roll call with the exception of –

S enat or Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf – excused attendance

C o nnétable Alan Simon Crowcroft of St. Helier – en défaut (défaut raised at 11.12 a.m.) C o nnétable John Le Sueur Gallichan of Trinity – en défaut

C o nnétable Geoffrey William Fisher of St. Lawrence – en défaut

C o nnétable Graeme Frank Butcher of St. John – ill

D e puty Shona Pitman of St. Helier – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.37 a.m.)

Prayers read by the Deputy Greffier of the States

Appointment of the Minister for Health and Social Services

In accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 117(4), the following nominations were made –

S enat or Paul Francis Routier was nominated by the Chief Minister.

S enat or Ben Edward Shenton was nominated by Senator James Leslie Perchard.

T he D eputy of St. Ouen was nominated by Deputy Sarah Craig Ferguson of St. Brelade.

In accordance with Standing Order 117(6), each candidate made a speech and was questioned prior to a ballot being held.

THE STATES, having proceeded to a secret ballot, were informed of the following results by the Bailiff

S enat or Paul Francis Routier 16 vot es

S enat or Ben Edward Shenton 22 vot es

T he D eputy of St. Ouen 11 vo t es .

THE STATES, in accordance with Standing Order 117(11) proceeded to a second secret ballot, and were informed of the following results by the Bailiff

S enat or Ben Edward Shenton 27 vot es S enat or Paul Francis Routier 22 vot e s .

The Bailiff declared that Senator Ben Edward Shenton had been duly appointed as the Minister for Health and Social Services.

Annual Business Plan 2008 P.93/2007

THE STATES resumed consideration of the draft Annual Business Plan 2008 and, adopting paragraph (a)(vii) of the proposition, approved the summary key objectives and performance criteria of the Planning and Environment Department, as detailed in page 86 to 87 of the Annex to the draft Annual Business Plan 2008.

THE STATES commenced consideration of the summary key objectives and performance criteria for the Social Security Department and rejected an amendment of Senator Ben Edward Shenton that in paragraph (a) (viii) after the words pages 95 and 96 of the Annex' there should be inserted the words –

e xcept that in Objective 1, on page 95 of the Annex, after the existing performance/success criteria should be inserted the following new item –

( ix) free television licence scheme extended to all households containing at least one person over the age of 75 from January 2008'.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 11 CONTRE: 28 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator B.E. Shenton

Deputy A. Breckon (S)

Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy C.J. Scott Warr en (S) Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)

Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy S. Pitman (H)

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)

Deputy of St. John


Senator L. Norman

Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier Senator T.J. Le Main Senator J.L. Perchard Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy J.J. Huet (H) Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy P.N. Troy (B) Deputy J.B. Fox (H)

Deputy S.C. Ferguson (B) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy P.J.D. Ryan (H) Deputy of Grouville

Deputy of St. Peter

Deputy G.W.J. de Faye (H) Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L)

Deputy D.W. Mezbourian (L)

Deputy of Trinity

Deputy A.J.D. Maclean (H) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Deputy of St. Mary

Change of Presidency

THE STATES re-assembled after the lunch adjournment under the Presidency of the Deputy Bailiff .

Annual Business Plan 2008 P.93/2007

THE STATES, adopting paragraph (a)(viii), approved the summary key objectives and performance criteria for the Social Security Department, as detailed in pages 95 and 96 of the Annex to the draft Annual Business Plan 2008.

THE STATES commenced consideration of the summary key objectives and performance criteria for the Transport and Technical Services Department and adopted the amendment of the Deputy of St. Ouen that in paragraph (a)(ix) after the words"pages 104 and 105 of the Annex" there should be inserted the words –

" e xcept that in Objective 2, in Performance/success criteria (iii), after the wordsSustainable Liquid Waste Policy' there should be inserted the words to include proposals to provide mains drains for areas highlighted in the five year programme proposed by the then Public Services Committee in the 2004 – 2008 Resource Plan."

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 24 CONTRE: 21 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator L. Norman Senator T.J. Le Main Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy A. Breckon (S) Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy S.C. Ferguson (B) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy P.J.D. Ryan (H) Deputy of St. Peter

Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy S. Pitman (H)

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)

Deputy of St. John


Senator S. Syvret

Senator F.H. Walker Senator W. Kinnard

Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier Senator M.E. Vibert

Senator B.E. Shenton Senator J.L. Perchard Connétable of St. Helier Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy J.J. Huet (H) Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy C.J. Scott Warr en (S)

Deputy J.B. Fox (H) Deputy of Grouville

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy G.W.J. de Faye (H) Deputy D.W. Mezbourian (L)

Deputy A.J.D. Maclean (H) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Deputy of St. Mary

THE STATES, adopting paragraph (ix), as amended, approved the summary key objectives and performance criteria for the Transport and Technical Services Department as detailed in pages 104 and 105 of the Annex, except that in Objective 2, in Performance/success criteria (iii), after the wordsSustainable Liquid Waste Policy' there should be inserted the words to include proposals to provide mains drains for areas highlighted in the five year programme proposed by the then Public Services Committee in the 2004 – 2008 Resource Plan.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 36 CONTRE: 4 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator L. Norman Senator F.H. Walker Senator W. Kinnard Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier Senator T.J. Le Main Senator J.L. Perchard Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy A. Breckon (S) Deputy J.J. Huet (H) Deputy of St. Martin


Connétable of St. Mary Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy S. Pitman (H)

Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy C.J. Scott Warr en (S) Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.B. Fox (H)

Deputy S.C. Ferguson (B) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy P.J.D. Ryan (H) Deputy of St. Peter

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)

Deputy G.W.J. de Faye (H) Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy D.W. Mezbourian

(L)

Deputy of Trinity

Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)

Deputy of St. John

Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)

Deputy of St. Mary

THE STATES, adopting paragraph (a)(x), approved the summary key objectives and performance criteria for the Treasury and Resources Department, as detailed in pages 118 and 119 of the Annex to the draft Annual Business Plan 2008.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 39 CONTRE: 8 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator S. Syvret

Senator L. Norman

Senator F.H. Walker

Senator W. Kinnard

Senator T.A. Le Sueur

Senator P.F. Routier

Senator M.E. Vibert

Senator T.J. Le Main

Senator B.E. Shenton

Senator J.L. Perchard Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) 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 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)


Connétable of St. Helier Deputy A. Breckon (S)

Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy S. Pitman (H)

Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy D.W. Mezbourian

(L)

Deputy of Trinity

Deputy A.J.D. Maclean (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)

Deputy of St. John

Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)

Deputy of St. Mary

Arrangement of Public Business

THE STATES adopted a proposition of the Chairman of the Privileges and Procedures Committee that the Assembly should adjourn at 1 p.m. on Thursday 20th September 2007 and reassemble at 9.30 a.m. on Friday 21st September 2007, in order to enable those Members who wished to do so to attend the funeral of Mr. Philip Francis Ozouf , former Connétable of St. Saviour.

Withdrawal of lodged proposition

THE STATES noted that the Chief Minister had, in accordance with Standing Order 34(1), informed the Greffier that the following amendments to the draft Annual Business Plan 2008 had been withdrawn.

Annual Business Plan 2008 (P.93/2007): amendment (P.93/2007 Amd.) – second P.93/2007. amendment. Amd.Amd.(2) Lodged: 13th September 2007.

Chief Minister.

Annual Business Plan 2008 (P.93/2007): twelfth amendment. P.93/2007. Amd. Lodged: 14th September 2007. (12) Chief Minister.

THE STATES rose at 5.32 p.m.

M.N. DE LA HAYE Greffier of the States