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States Minutes 22nd September 2008

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THE STATES assembled on Monday 22nd September 2008, 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 enator  Stuart Syvret – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.38  a.m.)

S enator  Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf en défaut (défaut raised at 10.24  a.m.)

S enator  Terence John Le Main – en défaut (défaut raised at 10.44  a.m.)

S enator  Frederick Ellyer Cohen – en défaut (défaut raised at 10.24 a.m.)

C onnétable  John Le Sueur Gallichan of Trinity en défaut

C onnétable  Daniel John Murphy of Grouville en défaut

C onnétable  Graeme Frank Butcher of St.  John – en défaut (défaut raised at 10.44 a.m.) Deputy  Peter Nicholas Troy of St. Brelade – ill

Deputy  Sarah Craig Ferguson of St. Brelade – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.50  a.m.) Deputy  James Gordon Reed of St. Ouen – ill

Deputy  Patrick John Dennis Ryan of St.  Helier – ill

Deputy  Deidre Wendy Mezbourian of St.  Lawrence – en défaut

Deputy  Ian Joseph Gorst of St.  Clement – en défaut        

Prayers read by the Deputy Greffier of the States

Notification of lodged propositions

Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008): fourth amendment (P.113/2008 Amd.(4)) – P.113/2008. second amendment. Amd.(4) Lodged: 22nd September 2008. Amd.(2) Chief Minister.

Draft Annual Business Plan 2009 P.113/2008

THE STATES resumed consideration of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2009 and, adopting an amendment of the Council of Ministers, agreed that in paragraph  (b) after the words"withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2009", the following words  should be inserted –

  1. " , except that the net revenue expenditure of the Social Security Department shall be increased by £4.5  million  to  provide  the  necessary  funding  for  the  anticipated  increase  in  the  cost  of supplementation;".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 35 CONTRE: 7 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator F.H. Walker Senator S. Syvret

Senator W. Kinnard Senator L. Norman Senator T.A. Le Sueur Connétable of St.  Helier Senator P.F. Routier Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Senator M.E. Vibert Deputy of St. Martin Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Deputy G.C.L. Baudains

(C)

Senator T.J. Le Main Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Senator B.E. Shenton

Senator F.E. Cohen

Connétable of St.  Ouen Connétable of St.  Mary Connétable of St.  Peter Connétable of St.  Clement Connétable of St.  Lawrence Connétable of St.  Martin Connétable of St.  John Connétable of St.  Saviour Deputy A. Breckon (S) Deputy J.J. Huet (H)

Deputy C.J. Scott Warr en (S)

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.B. Fox (H)

Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy S.C. Ferguson (B) 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 of Trinity

Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy S. Pitman (H) Deputy A.J.D. Maclean (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy of St. Mary

Change of Presidency

Mr.  Michael Nelson de  la Haye, Greffier of the States, retired from the Chair during consideration of the proposition of the Council of Ministers to paragraph (b) concerning supplementation and the meeting continued under the Presidency of the Bailiff .

THE STATES, adopting an amendment of the Council of Ministers, agreed that in paragraph  (b) after the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2009", the following words  should be inserted –

  1. " , except that the net revenue expenditure of the Social Security Department shall be increased by £529,000 for the purposes of providing work and vocational day care service opportunities for people with learning disabilities and people on the autistic spectrum;".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 40 CONTRE: 1 ABSTAIN: 0 Senator S. Syvret Deputy R.C. Duhamel (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 B.E. Shenton

Senator J.L. Perchard

Connétable of St.  Mary

Connétable of St.  Peter

Connétable of St.  Clement Connétable of St.  Helier Connétable of St.  Lawrence Connétable of St.  Brelade Connétable of St.  Martin Connétable of St.  John Connétable of St.  Saviour Deputy A. Breckon (S) Deputy J.J. Huet (H)

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 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 of Trinity

Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy S. Pitman (H) Deputy A.J.D. Maclean (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy of St. Mary

THE STATES, adopting an amendment of the Council of Ministers, agreed that in paragraph  (b) after the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2009", the following words  should be inserted –

  1. " , except that the net revenue expenditure of the Social Security Department shall be increased by £2,320,000 to extend transitional relief to October 2009 for those in receipt of protected benefit payments under the income support scheme and to increase the Winter Fuel Allowance in accordance with recent increases in the cost of fuel;".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 42 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator L. Norman

Senator F.H. Walker Senator W. Kinnard Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator T.J. Le Main Senator B.E. Shenton Connétable of St.  Ouen Connétable of St.  Mary Connétable of St.  Peter Connétable of St.  Clement Connétable of St.  Helier Connétable of St.  Lawrence 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 J.J. Huet (H)

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 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 of Trinity

Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy S. Pitman (H) Deputy A.J.D. Maclean (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy of St. John

Deputy of St. Mary

THE STATES, having adopted paragraph (2) of an amendment of Senator Frederick Ellyer Cohen to an amendment of the Council of Ministers that in paragraph (b) the words", with the approval of this expenditure, in accordance with the provisions of Article 14(9) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005, dependent upon the subsequent approval by the States of the introduction of a Vehicle Emissions Duty which will generate sufficient income to fund this expenditure" should be deleted, adopted an amendment of the Council of Ministers that in paragraph (b) after the words"withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2009", the following words should be inserted –

  1. " , except that the net revenue expenditure of the Transport and Technical Services Department shall be increased by £1.0 million to fund the first phase of a package of recycling and sustainable transport initiatives,".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 25 CONTRE: 17 ABSTAIN: 0

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 B.E. Shenton

Connétable of St.  Ouen

Connétable of St.  Clement Connétable of St.  Lawrence Connétable of St.  Brelade Connétable of St.  Martin

Deputy A. Breckon (S) Deputy J.J. Huet (H) Deputy C.J. Scott Warr en (S)


Senator L. Norman Senator J.L. Perchard Connétable of St.  Mary Connétable of St.  Peter Connétable of St.  Helier Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C)

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)

Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy S.C. Ferguson (B) Deputy of St. Peter Deputy J.A.N. Le  Fondré (L)

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

Deputy J.B. Fox (H)

Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy of Grouville

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy G.W.J. de  Faye (H) Deputy P.V.F. Le  Claire (H) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy of St. John


Deputy of St. Mary

Change of Presidency

The States re-assembled after the lunch adjournment under the Presidency of the Deputy Bailiff .

Following  the  adoption  of  paragraph (2)  of  the  amendment  of  Senator  Frederick  Ellyer  Cohen  (Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008): fourth amendment (P.113/2008  Amd.(4))–  amendment' lodged au Greffe' on 2nd September 2008) the Deputy Bailiff informed the Assembly that paragraph (10) of the amendment of the Council of Ministers to paragraph (b) was deemed to have been withdrawn.

THE STATES, adopting an amendment of the Council of Ministers, agreed that in paragraph  (b) after the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2009", the following words  should be inserted –

(11)   ", except that the net revenue expenditure of the Law Officers' Department for 2009 shall be increased by £520,000 to ensure there are sufficient resources to restructure the Department in order to meet the pressures on the Department and achieve service levels which are to be agreed with the Council of Ministers;".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 35 CONTRE: 2 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator F.H. Walker Deputy of St. Martin Senator W. Kinnard Deputy G.C.L. Baudains

(C)

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

Connétable of St.  Mary

Connétable of St.  Peter

Connétable of St.  Clement

Connétable of St.  Lawrence

Connétable of St.  Brelade

Connétable of St.  Martin

Connétable of St.  John

Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)

Deputy A. Breckon (S)

Deputy J.J. Huet (H)

Deputy C.J. Scott Warr en

(S)

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)

Deputy J.B. Fox (H)

Deputy J.A. Martin (H)

Deputy S.C. Ferguson (B)

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 S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy S. Pitman (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy of St. Mary

THE STATES, adopting paragraph (b) as amended, approved a revised summary set out in Part Three of the report, Summary Table A, page 94, being the gross revenue expenditure of each States funded body and, based on a provision for pay awards of 3.2% for June 2008 and 2.0% for June 2009, totalling £684,200,100 and having taken into account any income due to each of the States funded bodies, the net revenue expenditure of each States funded body totalling £585,942,000 to be withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2009, except that –

th e net revenue expenditure of the Chief Minister's Department should be increased by £570,000 to

ensure the range of functions within the Chief Minister's Department required for a modern and responsible government are strengthened and re organised;

the net revenue expenditure of the Chief Minister's Department should be increased by £200,000 to

enable a new post for a Tax Strategist to be created within the Chief Minister's Department to work closely with the Director of International Finance and International Relations officers;

the net revenue expenditure of the Education, Sport and Culture Department should be increased by

£552,000 to extend opportunities for children who attain the age of 4  years between 1st September and 31st August in the year before commencing statutory education;

the net revenue expenditure of the Home Affairs Department should be increased by £250,000 to

provide the necessary funding for the implementation of the Discrimination (Jersey) Law 200-;

      the   net revenue expenditure of the Planning and Environment Department should be increased by

£1.0  million to fund the first phase of an extensive package of environmental initiatives;

the net revenue expenditure of the Social Security Department should be increased by £4.5 million

to provide the necessary funding for the anticipated increase in the cost of supplementation;

the net revenue expenditure of the Social Security Department should be increased by £529,000 for

the purposes of providing work and vocational day care service opportunities for people with learning disabilities and people on the autistic spectrum;

the net revenue expenditure of the Social Security Department should be increased by £2,320,000

to extend transitional relief to October 2009 for those in receipt of protected benefit payments under the income support scheme and to increase the Winter Fuel Allowance in accordance with recent increases in the cost of fuel;

the net revenue expenditure of the Transport and Technical Services Department should be

increased by £1.0 million to fund the first phase of a package of recycling and sustainable transport initiatives; and,

the net revenue expenditure of the Law Officers' Department for 2009 should be increased by

£520,000 to ensure there are sufficient resources to restructure the Department in order to meet the pressures on the Department and achieve service levels which are to be agreed with the Council of Ministers.

THE STATES, adopting paragraph (c), approved the summary set out in Part Three of the report, Summary Table  B, page  95, being the estimated income and expenditure and estimated minimum contribution, if any, that each States trading operation was to make to the States consolidated fund in 2009.

THE STATES, adopting paragraph (d), approved each of the capital projects in the recommended programme of capital projects for each States funded body for 2009, as set out in Part Three of the report, Summary Table D, page 97, that required£54,851,000 to be withdrawn from the consolidated fund.

THE STATES, adopting paragraph (e), approved each of the capital projects in the recommended programme of capital for each States trading operation, as set out in Part Three of the report, Summary Table E, page 98, that required funds to be drawn from the trading funds in 2009.

THE STATES commenced consideration of an amendment of the Council of Ministers that in paragraph  (f) after the words "Summary Table C, page  96", the following words should be inserted –

  1. " , except that the net revenue expenditure of the Chief Minister's Department shall be increased in 2010 by £584,000, in 2011 by £599,000, in 2012 by £614,000 and in 2013 by £629,000 to ensure the range of functions within the Chief Minister's Department required for a modern and responsible government are strengthened and re organised;"
  2. " , except that the net revenue expenditure of the Chief Minister's Department shall be increased in 2010 by £205,000, in 2011 by £210,000, in 2012 by £215,000 and in 2013 by £220,000 to enable a new post for a Tax Strategist to be created within the Chief Minister's Department to work closely with the Director of International Finance and International Relations officers;"
  3. " , except that the net revenue expenditure of the Education, Sport and Culture Department shall be increased in 2010 by £1,498,000, in 2011 by £1,657,000, in 2012 by £1,639,000 and in 2013 by £1,679,000 to extend opportunities for children who attain the age of 4 years between 1st September and 31st August in the year before commencing statutory education, to access free education, 20 hours per week during term time;"
  4. " , except that the net revenue expenditure of the Home Affairs Department shall be increased in 2010 by £256,000, in 2011 by £263,000 in 2012 by £269,000 and in 2013 by £276,000 to provide the necessary funding for the implementation of the Discrimination (Jersey) Law 200-;"
  5. " , except that the net revenue expenditure of the Planning and Environment Department shall be increased in 2010 by £2.0 million, in 2011 by£2.5 million, in 2012 by£2.65 million and in 2013 by £2.65 million to fund further phases of the extensive package of environmental initiatives providing that a new Vehicle Emissions Duty is approved by the States in 2008 to fund this expenditure;"
  6. " , except that the net revenue expenditure of the Social Security Department shall be increased in 2010 by £842,000, in 2011 by £863,000, in 2012 by £884,000 and in 2013 by £906,000 for the purposes of providing work and vocational day care service opportunities for people with learning disabilities and people on the autistic spectrum ;"
  7. " , except that the net revenue expenditure of the Social Security Department shall be increased in 2010 by £2,056,000, in 2011 by £1,111,000, in 2012 by £716,000 and in 2013 by £351,000 to extend the phasing out of transitional relief, starting from October 2009, for those in receipt of protected benefit payments under income support and to increase the Winter Fuel Allowance in accordance with recent increases in the cost of fuel;"
  8. " , except that the net revenue expenditure of the Transport and Technical Services Department shall be increased in 2010 by £1.752 million in 2011 by£2.5 million, in 2012 by£2.5 million and in 2013 by £2.5 million to fund further phases of the package of Recycling and Sustainable Transport initiatives providing that a new Vehicle Emissions Duty is approved by the States in 2008 to fund this expenditure;"
  9. " , except that the net revenue expenditure of the Treasury and Resources Department shall be increased in 2010 by £308,000, in 2011 by £315,000, in 2012 by £323,000 and in 2013 by £331,000 to meet the additional costs associated with administering GST zero-rating;"
  10. ", except that the net revenue expenditure of the Law Officers' Department shall be increased in 2010 by £533,000, in 2011 by £546,000, in 2012 by £560,000, in 2013 by £574,000 to ensure there are sufficient resources to restructure the Department in order to meet the pressures on the Department and achieve service levels which are to be agreed with the Council of Ministers;".

THE STATES, in accordance with Article 11(5) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005, acceded to the request of the Chief Minister that his amendment to the draft Annual Business Plan 2008 (Annual Business Plan 2008 (P.113/2008): fourth amendment (P.113/2008 Amd. (4)) – second amendment lodged au Greffe' on 22nd September 2008) be considered as an item of business at the present meeting.

THE STATES, adopting the amendment of the Chief Minister to the Council of Ministers' amendments to paragraph (f), agreed that in (5) for the words"providing that a new Vehicle Emissions Duty is approved by the States in 2008 to fund this expenditure" there should be substituted the words "providing that a new Environmental Tax is approved by the States in 2009, following further public consultation, to fund this expenditure" and in (8) for the words "providing that a new Vehicle Emissions Duty is approved by the States in 2008 to fund this expenditure" there should be substituted the words "providing that a new Environmental Tax is approved by the States in 2009, following further public consultation, to fund this expenditure".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 26 CONTRE: 7 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator F.H. Walker Senator W. Kinnard Senator T.A. Le Sueur

Senator M.E. Vibert

Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator T.J. Le Main Senator B.E. Shenton Senator F.E. Cohen Connétable of St.  Ouen Connétable of St.  Mary Connétable of St.  Peter Connétable of St.  Clement Connétable of St.  Lawrence Connétable of St.  Brelade Connétable of St.  Martin Connétable of St.  John Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy C.J. Scott Warr en (S)

Deputy J.B. Fox (H)

Deputy S.C. Ferguson (B) 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 S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy of St. Mary


Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy A. Breckon (S) Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C)

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

Following the adoption of the amendment of the Chief Minister to the Council of Ministers' amendment (8) of paragraph (f), the Deputy Bailiff informed the Assembly that paragraphs (3) and (4) of the amendment of Senator Frederick Ellyer Cohen (Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008): fourth amendment (P.113/2008 Amd.(4)) – amendment' lodged au Greffe on 2nd September 2008) were deemed to have been withdrawn.

THE STATES, adopting paragraph  (f), as amended, approved in principle the total net revenue expenditure for the States-funded bodies, as set out in Part Three of the report, Summary Table C, page 96, except that –

  1. the net revenue expenditure of the Chief Minister's Department should be increased in 2010 by £584,000, in 2011 by £599,000, in 2012 by £614,000 and in 2013 by £629,000 to ensure the range of functions within the Chief Minister's Department required for a modern and responsible government are strengthened and re organised;
  2. the net revenue expenditure of the Chief Minister's Department should be increased in 2010 by £205,000, in 2011 by £210,000, in 2012 by £215,000 and in 2013 by £220,000 to enable a new post

for a Tax Strategist to be created within the Chief Minister's Department to work closely with the

Director of International Finance and International Relations officers;

  1. the  net revenue expenditure of the Education, Sport and Culture Department should be increased in 2010 by £1,498,000, in 20111 by £1,657,000, in 2012 by £1,639,000 and in 2013 by £1,679,000 to extend opportunities for children who attained the age of 4  years between 1st September and 31st August in the year before commencing statutory education, to access free education, 20 hours per week during term time;
  2. the  net revenue expenditure of the Home Affairs Department should be increased in 2010 by £256,000, in 2011 by £263,000 in 2012 by £269,000 and in 2013 by £276,000 to provide the necessary funding for the implementation of the Discrimination (Jersey) Law 200-;
  3. the  net revenue expenditure of the Planning and Environment Department should be increased in 2010  by £2.0  million,  in  2011  by £2.5 million,  in  2012  by £2.65  million  and  in  2013  by £2.65  million to fund further phases of the extensive package of environmental initiatives providing that  a  new  Environmental  Tax  is  approved  by  the  States  in  2009,  following  further  public consultation, to fund this expenditure;
  4. the  net revenue expenditure of the Social Security Department should be increased in 2010 by £842,000, in 2011 by £863,000, in 2012 by £884,000 and in 2013 by £906,000 for the purposes of providing work and vocational day care service opportunities for people with learning disabilities and people on the autistic spectrum;
  5. the  net revenue expenditure of the Social Security Department should be increased in 2010 by £2,056,000, in 2011 by £1,111,000, in 2012 by £716,000 and in 2013 by £351,000 to extend the phasing out of transitional relief, starting from October 2009, for those in receipt of protected benefit payments under income support and to increase the Winter Fuel Allowance in accordance with recent increases in the cost of fuel;
  6. the  net  revenue  expenditure  of  the  Transport  and  Technical  Services  Department  should  be increased in 2010 by £1.752  million in 2011 by£2.5 million, in 2012 by£2.5 million and in 2013 by £2.5  million to fund further phases of the package of Recycling and Sustainable Transport initiatives providing that a new Environmental Tax is approved by the States in 2009, following further public consultation, to fund this expenditure;
  7. the  net revenue expenditure of the Treasury and Resources Department should be increased in 2010 by £308,000, in 2011 by £315,000, in 2012 by £323,000 and in 2013 by £331,000 to meet the additional costs associated with administering GST zero-rating;
  8. the net revenue expenditure of the Law Officers' Department should be increased in 2010 by £533,000, in 2011 by £546,000, in 2012 by £560,000, in 2013 by £574,000 to ensure there would be  sufficient  resources  to  restructure  the  Department  in  order  to  meet  the  pressures  on  the Department and achieve service levels which would be agreed with the Council of Ministers;

for the period 2010 to 2013 and the proposed programme of capital projects for the States funded bodies for 2010 to 2013 as set out in Part Three of the report, Summary Table F, page 99; and requested the Chief Minister to present Annual Business Plans to the States within these amounts, with any additional growth in the net revenue expenditure of a States funded body being offset by compensatory savings elsewhere within the total amounts.

THE STATES, having acceded to the request of the Chief Minister, in accordance with Standing Order 26(8), to delete the words Highbury House' from the list of properties for disposal in 2009, adopted paragraph (g), and approved the schedule of properties for disposal in 2009 in the property plan, as detailed in Part Three of the report, Summary Table G, pages 100 to 101 of the report.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 36 CONTRE: 2 ABSTAIN: 1 Senator L. Norman Deputy G.C.L. Baudains

(C) Senator F.E. Cohen

Senator F.H. Walker Deputy S. Pitman (H)

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 Connétable of St.  Ouen Connétable of St.  Mary Connétable of St.  Peter Connétable of St.  Clement Connétable of St.  Helier Connétable of St.  Lawrence Connétable of St.  Brelade Connétable of St.  Martin Connétable of St.  John Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy A. Breckon (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 J.A. Martin (H) Deputy S.C. Ferguson (B) 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 S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy A.J.D. Maclean (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy of St. John

Deputy of St. Mary

THE STATES rejected a proposition of the Chief Minister that the Assembly continue the meeting to conclude its consideration of the draft Annual Business Plan 2009.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 12 CONTRE: 25 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator F.H. Walker

Senator W. Kinnard

Senator P.F. Routier

Senator M.E. Vibert

Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Connétable of St.  Lawrence Connétable of St.  Brelade Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)

Deputy J.B. Fox (H)

Deputy S.C. Ferguson (B) Deputy G.W.J. de  Faye (H) Deputy J.A.N. Le  Fondré (L)


Senator L. Norman Senator T.J. Le Main Senator F.E. Cohen Connétable of St.  Ouen Connétable of St.  Mary Connétable of St.  Peter Connétable of St.  Clement Connétable of St.  Helier

Connétable of St.  Martin Connétable of St.  John 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 J.A. Martin (H)

Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy P.V.F. Le  Claire (H) Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy S. Pitman (H) Deputy A.J.D. Maclean (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy of St. John

Deputy of St. Mary

Adjournment

THE  STATES  adjourned,  having  agreed  to  reconvene  on  Tuesday  23rd  September  2008  to  continue consideration  of  the  Draft  Annual  Business  Plan  2009  (P.113/2008)  and the  outstanding  items  of  public business.

THE STATES rose at 5.42 p.m.

A.H. HARRIS Deputy Greffier of the States