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THE STATES assembled on Tuesday 22nd September 2009, at 09.30 a.m. under the Presidency of the Bailiff ,
Michael Cameron St. John Birt Esquire. __________________
His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant-General Andrew Peter Ridgway, C.B., C.B.E., was present
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All members were present at roll call with the exception of –
Senator Frederick Ellyer Cohen – en défaut
Senator Alan John Henry Maclean – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.39 a.m.) Connétable Kenneth Priaulx Vibert of St. Ouen – en défaut
Connétable Silvanus Arthur Yates of St. Martin – ill
Deputy Judith Ann Martin of St. Helier – excused attendance
Deputy Angela Elizabeth Jeune of St. Brelade – en défaut
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Prayers __________________
Documents presented or laid
Draft Annual Business Plan 2010 (P.117/2009): comments. P.117/2009. Presented: 22nd September 2009. Com. Economic Affairs Scrutiny Panel.
H1N1 Influenza Pandemic in Jersey: funding. R.105/2009. Presented: 22nd September 2009.
Minister for Treasury and Resources.
States of Jersey Law 2005: delegation of functions – Assistant Minister for Transport and R.106/2009. Technical Services.
Presented: 22nd September 2009.
Minister for Transport and Technical Services.
Review of Income Support (S.R.5/2009): Response of the Minister for Social Security. S.R.5/2009. Presented: 22nd September 2009. Res. Minister for Social Security.
Notification of lodged propositions
Wheel clamping: introduction of legislation (P.119/2009) – amendment. P.119/2009. Lodged: 22nd September 2009. Amd. Minister for Transport and Technical Services.
427 Price code: C
Wheel clamping: introduction of legislation (P.119/2009) – second amendment. Lodged: 22nd September 2009.
Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .
P.119/2009.
Amd.(2)
Draft Currency Notes (Variation of Maximum Amount of Issue) (Jersey) Regulations P.152/2009. 200-.
Lodged: 22nd September 2009.
Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Draft Annual Business Plan 2010 P.117/2009
THE STATES commenced consideration of paragraph (2) of a proposition of the Chief Minister concerning the Draft Annual Business Plan 2010 and, adopting an amendment of Senator Sarah Craig Ferguson, agreed that in paragraph (a)(i) after the words "report pages 11 to 13", there should be inserted the words –
"except that in Objective 2 on page 11, after success criterion (v) there shall be inserted a new success criterion as follows –
vi) Departmental suggestion schemes introduced in all Departments during 2010 at the
initiative of the Chief Minister's Department with monetary awards for staff putting forward valid suggestions which genuinely improve efficiency, productivity or value for money.'
and the subsequent success criteria renumbered accordingly".
THE STATES rejected an amendment of the Deputy of St. Mary that in paragraph (a)(i) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2010, after the words "report pages 11 to 13", there should be inserted the words –
"except that in Objective 5 on page 13, after success criterion (i) there shall be inserted a new success criterion as follows –
(ii) Quality and availability of advice on the impacts of climate change and peak oil on all
States policies and programmes'
and the subsequent success criteria renumbered accordingly".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 20 CONTRE: 27 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator S. Syvret
Senator A. Breckon Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of Grouville
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy S. Pitman (H) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy of St. Mary
Senator T.A. Le Sueur
Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Senator T.J. Le Main
Senator J.L. Perchard
Senator S.C. Ferguson
Senator A.J.D. Maclean
Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of Trinity
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. John
Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Clement
Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy A.T. Dupré (C) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy D. De Sousa (H)
Connétable of St. Peter
Connétable of St. Mary
Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)
Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)
Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy of Trinity
Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B)
Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)
Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)
Deputy of St. John
Deputy E.J. Noel (L)
Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
THE STATES, adopting an amendment of the Deputy of St. Mary , agreed that in paragraph (a)(i) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2010, after the words "report pages 11 to 13", there should be inserted the words –
"except that in Objective 7 on page 13, in success criterion (iii), after the words "front line services" insert the words –
whilst ensuring that our public services are delivered in a way which is effective, fair and in keeping with the States' environmental and social objectives' ".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 40 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator T.J. Le Main Senator A. Breckon
Senator A.J.D. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Mary Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (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 K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Deputy of St. John Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy of St. Mary Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy A.T. Dupré (C) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy D. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
THE STATES, adopting an amendment of the Deputy of St. Mary , agreed that in paragraph (a)(ii) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2010, after the words "report pages 14 to 16;" there should be inserted the words –
"except that in Objective 11 on page 16, in success criterion (iii), after the words "front line services" insert the words –
whilst ensuring that our public services are delivered in a way which is effective, fair and in keeping with the States' environmental and social objectives' ".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 40 CONTRE: 1 ABSTAIN: 0 Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator T.J. Le Main
Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Senator J.L. Perchard
Senator A. Breckon
Senator A.J.D. Maclean
Senator B.I. Le Marquand
Connétable of St. Helier
Connétable of Trinity
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. Brelade
Connétable of St. Saviour
Connétable of St. Peter
Connétable of St. Lawrence
Connétable of St. Mary
Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)
Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)
Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Deputy G.P. Southern (H)
Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (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 K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Deputy of St. John Deputy of St. Mary Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy A.T. Dupré (C) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy D. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
THE STATES, adopting an amendment of the Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel, agreed that in paragraph (a)(iii) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2010, after the words "report pages 17 to 20", there should be inserted the words –
"except that in Objective 2 on page 18, after success criterion (viii) there shall be inserted a new success criterion (ix) as follows –
(ix) Review and report on the options available for the Island's secondary education
system by April 2010, in order to ensure it is fit for purpose and cost effective.' ".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 41 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 1 Senator T.A. Le Sueur Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Senator T.J. Le Main
Senator A. Breckon
Senator S.C. Ferguson
Senator A.J.D. Maclean
Senator B.I. Le Marquand
Connétable of St. Helier
Connétable of Trinity
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. John
Connétable of St. Saviour
Connétable of St. Peter
Connétable of St. Lawrence
Connétable of St. Mary
Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)
Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)
Deputy G.P. Southern (H)
Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (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 K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Deputy of St. John Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy of St. Mary Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy A.T. Dupré (C) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy D. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
THE STATES, adopting an amendment of the Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel, agreed that in paragraph (a)(iii) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2010, after the words "report pages 17 to 20", there should be inserted the words –
"except that in success criterion (v) of Objective 8 on page 19, after the words "monitored and reviewed" insert the words "with a fully-costed plan showing the total cost of implementation prepared and presented to the States by April 2010.".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 41 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator T.J. Le Main Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator A.J.D. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of Trinity Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Mary Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (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 K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Deputy of St. John Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy of St. Mary Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy A.T. Dupré (C) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy D. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
THE STATES, adopting an amendment of the Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel, agreed that in paragraph (a)(iii) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2010, after the words "report pages 17 to 20", there should be inserted the words –
"except that in Objective 9 on page 20, after success criterion (vii) there shall be inserted a new success criterion (viii) as follows –
(viii) Review of management structure of ESC Department undertaken by April 2010 to
ensure it is fit for purpose and cost effective.' ".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 44 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator T.J. Le Main Senator B.E. Shenton Senator A. Breckon
Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of Trinity Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Mary Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy of Grouville
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (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 K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Deputy of St. John
Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy A.T. Dupré (C) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy D. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
THE STATES, adopting an amendment of the Deputy of St. Mary , agreed that in paragraph (a)(v) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2010, after the words "report pages 24 to 25;" there should be inserted the words –
"except that in Objective 6 on page 25, in success criterion (iii), after the words "front line services" insert the words –
whilst ensuring that our public services are delivered in a way which is effective, fair and in keeping with the States' environmental and social objectives' ".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 39 CONTRE: 1 ABSTAIN: 0 Senator T.A. Le Sueur Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Senator T.J. Le Main
Senator B.E. Shenton
Senator A. Breckon
Senator B.I. Le Marquand
Connétable of Trinity
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. Brelade
Connétable of St. John
Connétable of St. Saviour
Connétable of St. Clement
Connétable of St. Peter
Connétable of St. Lawrence
Connétable of St. Mary
Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)
Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)
Deputy G.P. Southern (H)
Deputy of Grouville
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (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 K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy A.T. Dupré (C) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy D. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
THE STATES rejected an amendment of the Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel that in paragraph (a)(v) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2010, after the words "report pages 24 to 25;" there should be inserted the words –
"except that after Objective 6 on page 25 there shall be inserted a new Objective 7 as follows –
Objective 7 – To take the necessary steps to introduce discrimination legislation by 1st January 2011
Success criteria
- All necessary legislation debated and approved during 2010
- Appropriate training and other practical measures to enable introduction of discrimination legislation undertaken
Strategic Plan Priority: 8' ".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 19 CONTRE: 27 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator S. Syvret
Senator B.E. Shenton Senator J.L. Perchard Senator A. Breckon Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy S. Pitman (H) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H)
Senator T.A. Le Sueur
Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Senator T.J. Le Main
Senator S.C. Ferguson
Senator A.J.D. Maclean
Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of Trinity
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. John
Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Peter
Connétable of St. Mary
Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy D. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)
Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy of Trinity
Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B)
Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)
Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)
Deputy of St. John
Deputy A.T. Dupré (C)
Deputy E.J. Noel (L)
Following the rejection of the above amendment to paragraph (a)(v) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2010, the Bailiff informed the Assembly that paragraph 5 of the consequential amendment of the Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel to paragraph (b) was deemed to have been withdrawn.
THE STATES, adopting an amendment of the Deputy of St. Mary , agreed that in paragraph (a)(ix) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2010, after the words "report pages 33 to 34;" there should be inserted the words –
"except that in Objective 1 on page 33, in success criterion (iv) there shall be deleted the following words –
subject to the approval of Environmental Taxes by the States' ".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 35 CONTRE: 13 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator S. Syvret
Senator B.E. Shenton Senator J.L. Perchard Senator A. Breckon
Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Mary Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy of Grouville
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy S. Pitman (H) Deputy of St. John
Deputy M. Tadier (B)
Senator T.A. Le Sueur
Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Senator T.J. Le Main
Senator A.J.D. Maclean
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. Brelade
Connétable of St. Peter
Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy of Trinity
Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)
Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)
Deputy E.J. Noel (L)
Deputy of St. Mary Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy A.T. Dupré (C) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy D. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Chief Minister, agreed, in accordance with Article 11(5) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 to consider his amendment to paragraph 2 of the amendment of Senator Sarah Craig Ferguson at the present meeting.
THE STATES, commenced consideration of an amendment of Senator Sarah Craig Ferguson that in paragraph (a)(x) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2010, after the words "report pages 35 to 38", there should be inserted the words –
"except that after Objective 6 on page 36 there shall be inserted a new Objective 7 as follows –
Objective 7: Transparency and Accountability in relation to grants
Success criteria:
- All organisations receiving grants from the States submit their accounts to be published as a report to the States; subject to a de minimis limit, namely that accounts are only be published for organisations receiving a grant of £5,000 or more or where the grant represents more than 50% of the total income of the organisation.
- A full list of all grants, including amounts, made by Amd.(4) Para 2 each Department is included as an Appendix to the Annual Accounts of the States and listed by Department with no de minimis level for this listing."
THE STATES, adopting an amendment of the Chief Minister, agreed that in paragraph 2(i) of the amendment, after the words "total income of the organisation" there should be added the words "except where to do so would breach confidentiality agreements, Codes of Practice or legislation such as Data Protection legislation" and in paragraph 2(ii) of the amendment, after the words "with no de minimis level for this listing" there should be added the words "except where to do so would breach confidentiality agreements, Codes of Practice or legislation such as Data Protection legislation".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 33 CONTRE: 3 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator T.J. Le Main Senator B.E. Shenton Senator J.L. Perchard Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator A.J.D. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of Trinity Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade
Senator A. Breckon
Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy D. De Sousa (H)
Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Mary Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy of Grouville
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy of Trinity
Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy A.T. Dupré (C) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
THE STATES, adopting an amendment of Senator Sarah Craig Ferguson, as amended, agreed that in paragraph (a)(x) of the draft Annual Business Plan 2010, after the words "report pages 35 to 38", there should be inserted the words –
"except that after Objective 6 on page 36 there shall be inserted a new Objective 7 as follows –
Objective 7: Transparency and Accountability in relation to grants
Success criteria:
- All organisations receiving grants from the States submit their accounts to be published as a report to the States; subject to a de minimis limit, namely that accounts are only be published for organisations receiving a grant of £5,000 or more or where the grant represents more than 50% of the total income of the organisation, except where to do so would breach confidentiality agreements, Codes of Practice or legislation such as Data Protection legislation.
- A full list of all grants, including amounts, made by Amd (4) Para 2 each Department is included as an Appendix to the Annual Accounts of the States and listed by Department with no de minimis level for this listing except where to do so would breach confidentiality agreements, Codes of Practice or legislation such as Data Protection legislation.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 44 CONTRE: 1 ABSTAIN: 0 Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator A. Breckon
Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Senator T.J. Le Main
Senator B.E. Shenton
Senator J.L. Perchard
Senator S.C. Ferguson
Senator A.J.D. Maclean
Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of Trinity Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Mary Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy of Grouville
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (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 K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Deputy of St. John
Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy A.T. Dupré (C) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy D. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
THE STATES noted that, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 106(1)(a), Deputy Michael Roderick Higgins of St. Helier declared an interest and withdrew from the Chamber for the duration of the debate on paragraph 2 of the amendment of Senator Sarah Craig Ferguson and the amendment to that amendment by the Chief Minister.
In accordance with Standing Order 106(1)(b) Senator Paul Francis Routier declared an interest but remained in the Chamber for the duration of the debate.
Change of presidency
The Bailiff retired from the Chamber during consideration of the debate on paragraph 2 of the amendment of Senator Sarah Craig Ferguson to paragraph (a)(x) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2010 and the amendment to that amendment by the Chief Minister and the meeting continued under the presidency of Mr. Michael Nelson de la Haye, Greffier of the States.
Adjournment
THE STATES adjourned, having agreed to reconvene on Wednesday 23rd September 2009 to continue consideration of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2010.
THE STATES rose at 5.27 p.m.
M.N. DE LA HAYE Greffier of the States