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States Minutes 9th June 2009

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THE STATES assembled on Tuesday 9th June 2009, at 09.30 a.m. under

the Presidency of the Deputy Bailiff , Michael Cameron St. John Birt Esquire. __________________

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

Senator Frederick Ellyer Cohen – ill

Connétable Alan Simon Crowcroft of St. Helier – excused attendance Connétable Leonard Norman of St. Clement – en défaut

Deputy Ian Joseph Gorst of St. Clement – excused attendance

__________________

Prayers __________________

Documents presented or laid

Committee of Inquiry to examine the operation of third party planning appeals in the  R.14/2009. Royal Court (up to 31st March 2008): final report (R.14/2009) – response of the Minister  Rpt. for Planning and Environment.

Presented: 8th June 2009.

Minister for Planning and Environment.

States of Jersey Law 2005: delegation of functions – Agriculture (Loans and Guarantees)  R.56/2009. (Jersey) Law 1974.

Presented: 8th June 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

States of Jersey Law 2005: delegation of functions – authority to make special payments  R.57/2009. under Article 8(2) and (3) of the Income Support (Jersey) Law 2007.

Presented: 8th June 2009.

Minister for Social Security.

States of Jersey Law 2005: delegation of functions – Deeds of Assignment on behalf of  R.58/2009. the States of Jersey under the Temporary Insolvency Payments Scheme.

Presented: 8th June 2009.

Minister for Social Security.

States of Jersey Law 2005: delegation of functions – Planning and Environment – revised  R.59/2009. delegations.

Presented: 9th June 2009.

Minister for Planning and Environment.

The Lord Portsea Gift Fund and other special funds.  R.60/2009. Presented: 9th June 2009.

Comptroller and Auditor General.

265   Price code: C

Notification of lodged propositions

Property and Infrastructure Regeneration: the States of Jersey Development Company P.79/2009. Limited (P.79/2009) – amendment.  Amd. Lodged: 8th June 2009.

Connétable of St. Helier .

States Strategic Plan 2009 – 2014 P.52/2009

THE STATES resumed consideration of the States Strategic Plan 2009 – 2014, and, adopting an amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier , agreed that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

(d)  for Priority 5 there should be substituted the following Priority – "5. Limit population growth.";

and consequential changes made to the wording of the Priorities where they appeared in other parts of the Plan.".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 45 CONTRE: 3 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator S. Syvret

Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier

Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator T.J. Le Main Senator J.L. Perchard Senator A. Breckon

Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator A.J.D. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of Trinity Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Mary Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy J.B. Fox (H)

Deputy J.A. Martin (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)


Connétable of St. Saviour

Connétable of St. Peter

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)

Deputy of Trinity

Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy S. Pitman (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy of St. John Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy A.E. Jeune (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 rejected an amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 5 on page 17, in the first introductory paragraph, after the words "form part of this Strategic Plan." there should be inserted the words "However there is no agreement over what level of population is sustainable, and little consensus even over what this means.".".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 21 CONTRE: 27 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator S. Syvret

Senator A. Breckon Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin Deputy J.A. Martin (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 of St. John

Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy D. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)


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 St. Ouen

Connétable of Trinity

Connétable of Grouville

Connétable of St. Brelade

Connétable of St. Martin

Connétable of St. Saviour

Connétable of St. Mary

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

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 A.E. Jeune (B)

Deputy A.T. Dupré (C)

Deputy E.J. Noel (L)

Deputy A.K.F. Green (H)

THE STATES rejected an amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 5 on page 17, in the section entitled "What we will do" –

  1. in the first bullet point, the words "there is" should be deleted and after the word "levels" the words "is brought to the States for agreement within 6 months of the acceptance of the Strategic Plan" added;
  2. in the second bullet point, the word "100,000" should be deleted and substituted with the words "levels set by the States";
  3. in the second bullet point, the words "between 150 and 200 heads of household per annum in the long-term" should be deleted and substituted with the words "agreed by the States";
  4. in the second bullet point, the words "rolling five year average of no more than 150 heads of household per annum (an overall increase of circa 325 people per annum)" should be deleted and substituted with the words "level agreed by the States";
  5. in the third bullet point, for the words "through the Migration Policy" there should be substituted the words "through a Migration Policy";
  6. in the fourth bullet point, the word "an" should be deleted and the words "any agreed" added".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 20 CONTRE: 28 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator S. Syvret

Senator A. Breckon Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of Grouville

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 T.A. Vallois (S) 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 J.L. Perchard

Senator S.C. Ferguson

Senator A.J.D. Maclean

Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of St. Ouen

Connétable of Trinity

Connétable of Grouville

Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. Saviour 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 of St. John

Deputy A.E. Jeune (B)

Deputy A.T. Dupré (C)

Deputy E.J. Noel (L)

THE STATES noted that, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 70(1A), as the Connétable of St. Helier had been excused attendance from the States, the Chief Minister had been requested by the Connétable to propose his amendment to the Strategic Plan that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 7 on page 19, in the section entitled "What we will do", after the last bullet point, there should be inserted an additional bullet point as follows –

Support the recruitment, development and training of the Island's Honorary Police".

THE STATES, adopting an amendment of the Connétable of St. Helier , agreed that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 7 on page 19, in the section entitled "What we will do", after the last bullet point, there should be inserted an additional bullet point as follows –

Support the recruitment, development and training of the Island's Honorary Police".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 43 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator T.J. Le Main Senator J.L. Perchard Senator A. Breckon Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator A.J.D. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of Trinity Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin 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.A. Martin (H) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy of Grouville

Deputy of St. Peter

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy of Trinity

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

Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy A.E. Jeune (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 rejected an amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 8 on pages 20–21 –

  1. at the end of the first introductory paragraph, the words "This can only be done by building incentives to work and to save into our benefit structure." should be inserted;

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 17 CONTRE: 29 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator S. Syvret

Senator J.L. Perchard Senator A. Breckon Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of Grouville

Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy S. Pitman (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy D. De Sousa (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 St. Ouen

Connétable of Trinity

Connétable of Grouville

Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. John

Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Peter

Connétable of St. Mary

Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)

Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)


Deputy J.B. Fox (H)

Deputy of St. Ouen

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 of St. John

Deputy A.E. Jeune (B)

Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy A.T. Dupré (C)

Deputy E.J. Noel (L)

Deputy A.K.F. Green (H)

THE STATES rejected an amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 8 on pages 20–21 –

  1. in the section entitled "What we will do" in the first bullet point, after the word "themselves" there should be inserted the words "In order to do so we shall conduct a major restructuring of Income Support to ensure that it contains effective measures to encourage work and saving.".".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 21 CONTRE: 25 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator S. Syvret

Senator J.L. Perchard Senator A. Breckon Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of Grouville

Deputy of St. Peter

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

Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy D. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)


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 St. Ouen

Connétable of Trinity

Connétable of Grouville

Connétable of St. Brelade

Connétable of St. John

Connétable of St. Peter

Connétable of St. Mary

Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)

Deputy J.B. Fox (H)

Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)

Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)

Deputy of St. John

Deputy A.E. Jeune (B)

Deputy A.T. Dupré (C)

Deputy E.J. Noel (L)

THE STATES, adopting an amendment of Deputy Deborah Jane de Sousa of St. Helier , agreed that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 8 on pages 20–21, in the section entitled "What we will do", in the first bullet point, after the words "help themselves" there should be inserted the words –

  1. "by providing real incentives to improve their situation and standard of living";
  2. in the second bullet point, after the words "people in need" there should be inserted the words "by making the system easier to access and flexible to ensure against unusual circumstances";
  3. in the fourth bullet point, after the words "greater independence" there should be inserted the words "by providing training for appropriate jobs that will be available";
  4. after the last bullet point there should be inserted an additional bullet point as follows –

Review and strengthen the community role of the parish."

  1. ", except that in Priority 8 on page 21, in the section entitled "Key Indicators", after the last bullet point there should be inserted the following additional bullet points –

Level of incentives to gain employment and stay in work.

Amount of real training available for jobs.

Number of claimants supported in full-time or part-time work and training."

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 42 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator S. Syvret

Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier

Senator T.J. Le Main Senator J.L. Perchard Senator A. Breckon

Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator A.J.D. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of Trinity Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin 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.A. Martin (H) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy of Grouville

Deputy J.A. Hilton (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. John

Deputy A.E. Jeune (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 Deputy Roy George Le Hérissier of St. Saviour , agreed that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 9 on page 22, in the second introductory paragraph, before the words "One priority will be" there should be inserted the words "Subject to the Report of the Scrutiny Panel".

and

", except that in Priority 9 on page 22, after the third introductory paragraph there should be inserted an additional paragraph as follows –

The Services for this group have been through a traumatic period which has affected staff morale and shaken the trust and perceptions of some service users. The task of rebuilding confidence requires robust whistle-blowing, complaints and advocacy procedures'.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 44 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator S. Syvret

Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier Senator T.J. Le Main Senator J.L. Perchard Senator A. Breckon Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator A.J.D. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of St. Ouen

Connétable of Trinity Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin 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 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 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

Deputy A.E. Jeune (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 commenced consideration of an amendment of Deputy Paul Vincent Francis Le Claire of St. Helier that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 9 on pages 22–23 in the section entitled "What we will do", after the first bullet point, there should be inserted the following new bullet point –

Ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child".

and adopted an amendment of the Council of Ministers that in the amendment, in the inserted bullet point, for the word "Ratify" there should be substituted the words "Seek extension of the UK ratification of".

THE STATES, adopting the amendment of Deputy Paul Vincent Francis Le Claire of St. Helier , as amended, agreed that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 9 on pages 22–23 in the section entitled "What we will do", after the first bullet point, there should be inserted the following new bullet point –

Seek extension of the UK ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 43 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator S. Syvret

Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier

Senator T.J. Le Main Senator A. Breckon

Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of Trinity Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin 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 J.A. Martin (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 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 granted leave of Deputy Paul Vincent Francis Le Claire of St. Helier to withdraw his amendment that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 9 on pages 22–23 in the section entitled "What we will do", after the last bullet point, there should be inserted the following additional bullet points –

Introduce procedures to allow access to the Courts for registered members of the media in relation to cases involving children to bring greater openness to the family courts.

Allow for the release of Court Judgements to the media in a way that ensures best practice is followed and adhered to.

Promote issues pertaining to child welfare in the local media and raise public awareness to reduce and address potential future harm to children.".

THE STATES rejected an amendment of Deputy Paul Vincent Francis Le Claire of St. Helier that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 9 on pages 22–23 in the section entitled "What we will do", after the first bullet point, there should be inserted the following new bullet point –

Introduce  a  Children's  Commissioner  for  Jersey,  who will amongst other duties be funded and act independently to promote issues pertaining to child welfare in the local media and raise public awareness to reduce and address potential future harm to them.".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 21   CONTRE: 23  ABSTAIN: 1 Senator S. Syvret   Senator T.A. Le Sueur  Senator A. Breckon

Connétable of St. Ouen   Senator P.F. Routier

Connétable of St. Peter   Senator P.F.C. Ozouf

Connétable of St. Lawrence   Senator T.J. Le Main

Connétable of St. Mary   Senator S.C. Ferguson

Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)   Senator A.J.D. Maclean

Deputy of St. Martin   Senator B.I. Le Marquand

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)   Connétable of Trinity

Deputy G.P. Southern (H)   Connétable of Grouville

Deputy of Grouville   Connétable of St. Brelade

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)   Connétable of St. Martin

Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H)   Connétable of St. John

Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B)   Connétable of St. Saviour

Deputy S. Pitman (H)   Deputy J.B. Fox (H)

Deputy M. Tadier (B)   Deputy J.A. Martin (H)

Deputy of St. Mary   Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy T.M. Pitman (H)   Deputy of St. Peter

Deputy T.A. Vallois (S)   Deputy of Trinity

Deputy M.R. Higgins (H)   Deputy of St. John

Deputy D. De Sousa (H)   Deputy A.E. Jeune (B)

Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)   Deputy A.T. Dupré (C)

  Deputy E.J. Noel (L)

  Deputy A.K.F. Green (H)

THE STATES, adopting an amendment of the Deputy of St. Mary , agreed that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 11 on pages 25 –

  1. in the section entitled "Why we must do this", in the fourth bullet point for the words "maintaining their own healthy lifestyles" there should be substituted the words "for adopting or maintaining healthy lifestyles";
  2. in the section entitled "What we will do", after the last bullet point there should be inserted an additional bullet point as follows –

Support healthy choices via policies in all areas.

  1. in the section entitled "Key Indicators", after the last bullet point there should be inserted an additional bullet point as follows –

Indicators of positive health across the population.".

THE STATES, adopting an amendment of Deputy Roy George Le Hérissier of St. Saviour , agreed that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 11 on page 25, in the section entitled "What we will do", after the fourth bullet point there should be inserted the following new bullet point –

Consider remodelling provision of primary care through mechanisms such as Walk-In Clinics and Group Practices oriented to preventative services.".

THE STATES, adopting an amendment of Deputy Trevor Mark Pitman of St. Helier , agreed that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 12 on page 26, in the section entitled "Why we must do this", after the fourth bullet point, there should be inserted the following new bullet point –

We must recognise that not all young people are suited to, or wish to, pursue a career in finance and pro-actively target our education curriculum accordingly.".

THE STATES commenced consideration of an amendment of Deputy Shona Pitman of St. Helier that after the words "attached as Appendix 1" there should be inserted the words –

", except that in Priority 12 on page 26, in the section entitled "What we will do", after the fourth bullet point, there should be inserted the following new bullet point –

"Bring forward legislation to give the Jersey Youth Service statutory status, bringing it into line with the United Kingdom, to ensure the benefits of informal education are both protected and fully utilised. (ESC)".

Adjournment

THE STATES adjourned, having agreed to reconvene on Wednesday 10th June 2009 to continue consideration of the Strategic Plan 2009 – 2014 (P.52/2009).

THE STATES rose at 5.30 p.m.

M.N. DE LA HAYE Greffier of the States