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THE STATES assembled on Wednesday 21st November 2007, at 09.30 a.m. under the Presidency of
Mr. Michael Nelson de la Haye,
Greffier of the States.
All members were present at roll call with the exception of –
S enat or Frank Harris on Walker – ill (present in the Chamber from 2.15 p.m.)
C o nnétable Geoffrey William Fisher of St. Lawrence – en défaut (défaut raised at 10.26 a.m.) C o nnétable Graeme Frank Butcher of St. John – en défaut (défaut raised at 11.19 a.m.)
D e puty Jacqueline Jeannette Huet of St. Helier – ill
D e puty Paul Francis Vincent Le Claire of St. Helier– en défaut (défaut raised at 9.40 a.m.) D e puty Shona Pitman of St. Helier – en défaut (défaut raised at 10.19 a.m.)
Prayers
Notification of lodged propositions
Draft Employment (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 200-. P.178/2007. Lodged: 21st November 2007.
Minister for Social Security.
Draft Criminal Justice Policy – P.118/2007
THE STATES resumed consideration of the Draft Criminal Justice Policy as set out in the report of the Minister for Home Affairs dated 30th August 2007 and, adopting paragraph (a) and in order to give effect to the recommendations made in the Policy, agreed the action plans, as set out in the report, with regard to –
(i ) cr iminal justice values on page 26;
(i i) cr iminal justice statistics on page 35; (i ii ) l ooking after victims on page 44;
(i v ) j oint working on page 47;
(v ) ear ly intervention on page 57;
(vi ) en forcement on page 70;
(vi i) deal ing with offenders on page 87;
(vi ii ) rehabilitation on page 101; Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 46 CONTRE: 4 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator L. Norman Deputy P.N. Troy (B) Senator W. Kinnard Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Senator T.A. Le Sueur Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Senator P.F. Routier Deputy S. Pitman (H) 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. Ouen Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy A. Breckon (S)
Deputy of St. Martin
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 J.A. Martin (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 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.D. Maclean (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)
Deputy of St. John
Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)
Deputy of St. Mary
THE STATES, adopting paragraph (b), agreed the policy statement in the section entitledProsecution' on page 73.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 47 CONTRE: 3 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator L. Norman Senator W. Kinnard Senator T.A. Le Sueur 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. Ouen
Deputy of St. Martin Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy S. Pitman (H)
Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy A. Breckon (S)
Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy P.N. Troy (B)
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.D. Maclean (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)
Deputy of St. John
Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)
Deputy of St. Mary
Statements on a matter of official responsibility (see Official Report)
The Minister for Economic Development made a statement regarding the introduction of easyJet services to Jersey on the Luton and Liverpool routes.
Change of Presidency
THE STATES re-assembled after the lunch adjournment under the Presidency of the Bailiff .
Goods and Services Tax: Zero-Rating for Foodstuffs, Books, Newspapers and Magazines – P.169/2007
THE STATES commenced consideration of a proposition of Senator Ben Edward Shenton concerning the zero-rating of foodstuffs, books, newspapers and magazines and rejected an amendment of Deputy Kevin Charles Lewis of St. Saviourthat in paragraph (a) of the proposition, after sub-paragraph (ii) there should be inserted the following new sub-paragraph –
" ( iii) clothing for children up to the age of 14.".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 17 CONTRE: 33 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator S. Syvret
Senator B.E. Shenton Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. John
Deputy A. Breckon (S)
Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy C.J. Scott Warr en (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H)
Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of Grouville
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)
Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy D.W. Mezbourian
(L)
Deputy S. Pitman (H)
Deputy A.J.D. Maclean (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)
Senator L. Norman Senator F.H. Walker Senator W. Kinnard Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier Senator M.E. Vibert Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator T.J. Le Main Senator F.E. Cohen Senator J.L. Perchard Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of Trinity
Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy P.N. Troy (B)
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 G.W.J. de Faye (H) Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy of Trinity
Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy of St. John
Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)
Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy Paul Vincent Francis Le Claire of St. Helier, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 106 (b), declared an interest not being of a direct financial nature, but remained in the Chamber for the duration of the debate on the amendment.
THE STATES resumed consideration of the proposition of Senator Ben Edward Shenton concerning the zero- rating of foodstuffs, books, newspapers and magazines.
Senator Ben Edward Shenton, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 106(b), declared an interest not being of a direct financial nature, but remained in the Chamber for the duration of the debate.
Adjournment
THE STATES adjourned, having agreed to reconvene on Thursday 22nd November 2007 to continue the consideration of the proposition of Senator Ben Edward Shenton concerning the zero-rating of foodstuffs, books, newspapers and magazines (P.169/2007) and the outstanding items of public business.
THE STATES rose at 5.30 p.m.
A.H. HARRIS Deputy Greffier of the States